MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observing Report for 2014 Dec 14

Observer(s): Thorstensen
Institution(s): Dartmouth

Instrument: Mark III + Templeton CCD

Worked for 12 hours (all night)
Conditions were Non-Photometric most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Beg: Seeing 1+ arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Calm
   Mid: Seeing 1+ arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm
   End: Seeing 1+ arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

Ran a simple spectroscopic program remotely from the 2.4m.  
Cirrusy at dinner, but remarkably clear most of the night 
according to KP all sky camera and my eyeballs.  Saw a nice
Geminid when I stepped out once. Warmer than last night, with
essentially no wind, and extremely dry, so that dewars barely
plume when filled.  

This is nothing new, but there is something screwy about the 
guiding at the 1.3m.  Around 1 h west, the field of view 
slips by 10 or so arcsec, even though the guide star is not 
lost.  The only explanation I can think of is that something
in the guide optics slips at this position. It wouldn't take 
much.  In slit spectroscopy, it causes the star to be lost. 
I expect Jules will have something to say, as he has more 
experience with the 1.3m than I have ... 

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Submitted on 2014 Dec 15 [7:11:21]