MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observing Report for 2009 Oct 16

Observer(s): Dane Owen
Institution(s): Dart.

Instrument: 4K

Worked for 11.5 hours (all night)
Conditions were Photometric most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Beg: Seeing 1.4 arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm
   Mid: Seeing 1.4 arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm
   End: Seeing 1.4 arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

Bob stayed until ~2000 examining the Dec. axis jitter issue. He determined that the Dec. motor was likely at fault, but by adjusting the pre-load, etc. was able to mostly fix the issue. Obtained good data the rest of the night.

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Submitted on 2009 Oct 17 [5:41:33]