MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observing Report for 2011 May 07

Observer(s): S.Lepine
Institution(s): AMNH

Instrument: MkIII+Wilbur

Worked for 10 hours (all night)
Conditions were Photometric most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Beg: Seeing 1.2 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable
   Mid: Seeing 1.0 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable
   End: Seeing 1.0 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable

Observing Summary:

Declination guiding motion was jumpy again. Telescope
would be shaking even with weak wind gusts. Had to keep
the dropout close to minimize jumps. Possible issue 
with the DEC preloads?

Lost tracking a few times again while moving to a target. 

Otherwise night went well. Excellent conditions. Observed 
50 targets.


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Submitted on 2011 May 8 [5:22:55]