MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observing Report for 2010 Jul 09

Observer(s): Mager, Boettcher, Gusbar
Institution(s): Ohio University

Instrument: Templeton

Worked for 3 hours (part of the night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
Problems were encountered, see the separate trouble report for details.

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds all night.
   Beg: Overcast, Winds Calm
   Mid: Seeing 2 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Calm
   End: Seeing 1.5 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

Most of the night was lost to overcast skies. We were able to 
observe toward the middle/end of the night off and on. Some time 
was lost to problems with telescope slewing, as the telescope 
would suddenly stop frequently, and we had reissue pointing 
commands several times before it reached its destination. Also, 
about 1/2 of our images were bad due to problems with the 
tracking and guiding, as the telescope would occasionally 
suddenly wobble back and forth by a few arcseconds.

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Submitted on 2010 Jul 10 [4:41:56]