MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observing Report for 2012 Apr 05

Observer(s): De Rosa
Institution(s): OSU

Instrument: CCDS

Worked for 9 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 1.3 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate, Bright moon
   Mid: Seeing 1.4 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate, Bright moon
   End: Seeing 1.2 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable, Bright moon

Observing Summary:

When I first tried to point Mrk704, the telescope started to 
oscillate more than 10arcsec in NS direction (HA +00:25:07 DEC 
+19:48:15). I then moved to NGC3227: the NS oscillations 
stopped but the source was slightly 
bouncing on EW direction (even if always on slit). 
Even if the wind was only moderate (4m weather station: 19mph, 
no strong gasps) 
I needed to shut the doors and the dropout in order to improve 
the guiding. After this, all the sources were stable on slit. 
I had some problems with the paddle that was not responding 
properly (see trouble report). Bright moon all night. I went 
through all targets. 
 

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Submitted on 2012 Apr 6 [5:11:48]