MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observer's Report for 2006 Sep 21

Observer(s): Bentz and Denney
Institution(s): OSU

Instrument: CCDS

Worked for 7 hours (most of the night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
Problems were encountered, see the separate trouble report for details.

Seeing and Weather:
   Very bad weather from 8:45 until 11:45.
   Beg: Seeing 2 arcsec, Fog/Low Clouds, Winds Moderate, high humidity
   Mid: Seeing 2 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Moderate
   End: Seeing 2 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Moderate

Observing Summary:

We started observing NGC 7469 at the beginning of the night again,
and once again had to shut down because the humidity spiked, only
this time it was accompanied by fog.  We were closed for about 3
hours, after which the humidity dropped and the fog dissipated.  
We were able to observe the rest of the night.

Also at the beginning of the night, the finder mirror would not 
move to the  in  position.  I called Bob, who had me turn the 
belt on the finder mirror motor and jiggle the wire connections
to the motor.  The white plastic wire harness was slightly 
loose, because the motor started functioning properly after I 
tightened the connection.  We had no more problems with the 
finder mirror after that.

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Submitted on 2006 Sep 22 [5:24:53]