MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observing Report for 2010 Jan 08

Observer(s): Jules Halpern
Institution(s): Columbia

Instrument: Templeton

Worked for 8 hours (first half of the night)
Conditions were Photometric most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds from 2:00 until .
   Beg: Seeing 1.2 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable
   Mid: Seeing 1.2 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Light & Variable
   End: Overcast, Winds Light & Variable

Observing Summary:

Clear skys in the beginning, but clouded over solidly just
before 2am.

The telescope failed to complete a long slew, and had
to be pointed several times before it reached the target.

Upon closing it was very difficult to home the telescope.
It did not respond well to instructions from the Home Axes
popup. Finally, after many telescope stop and starts, and
reinitialization of the Control Panel, the telescope is
within a fraction of a degree of home.

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Submitted on 2011 Jan 9 [3:17:42]
NOTE: This report replaces the previous 1.3m telescope
      observing report for 2010 Jan 08