MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observing Report for 2009 Apr 25

Observer(s): Dane Owen and Ryan Johnson
Institution(s): Dartmouth

Instrument: 4K

Worked for 6 hours (all night)
Conditions were Non-Photometric most of the night.
Problems were encountered, see the separate trouble report for details.

Seeing and Weather:
   Beg: Seeing 2.0 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate
   Mid: Overcast, Winds Moderate
   End: Seeing 1.8 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable

Observing Summary:

Clouds prevented observations from midnight until about 0130. Telescope lost tracking several times, sometimes with errors such as 'point HA fatal following error' or 'point axis = AZ timeout'. Restarting tracking would eventually work to resolve problem. Otherwise obtained some useful data.

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Submitted on 2009 Apr 26 [5:01:44]