MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observer's Report for 2006 Jan 11

Observer(s): Sheets
Institution(s): Dartmouth

Instrument: Mark III + Templeton

Worked for 13 hours (all night)
Conditions were Photometric most of the night.
Problems were encountered, see the separate trouble report for details.

Seeing and Weather:
   Beg: Clear, Winds Light & Variable
   Mid: Clear, Winds Moderate
   End: Clear, Winds Moderate

Observing Summary:

pointing was once again difficult.  i had to set to zenith twice
and then set to the nearest bright star before being able to find
anything this evening.  i found point13m then as well, which made
finding things much easier.  the wind picked up, so i couldn't 
observe to the west, power dropped out for a fraction of a second,
so i lost control of the telescope, and had to restart it. 

on the mouse front, i do believe there is relatively new mouse
poo on the counter in the kitchen.  i haven't actually seen the
mouse yet though. 

the troubles i'm reporting are that the north button on the paddle
in the control room isn't responding well, and the dec coordinates
very briefly flashed an obviously wrong dec at me while i was 
locating a target.  neither was terribly hampering, but the north
button is getting annoying.

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Submitted on 2006 Jan 12 [7:16:53]