MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observing Report for 2014 Mar 10

Observer(s): van Saders, Shappee
Institution(s): Ohio State University

Instrument: CCDS

Worked for 12 hours (all night)
Conditions were Photometric most of the night.
Problems were encountered, see the separate trouble report for details.

Seeing and Weather:
   Beg: Seeing 1.1 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable
   Mid: Seeing 1.1 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable
   End: Seeing 1.5 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable

Observing Summary:

Observed all slated AGN14 targets for the night. Conditions were clear with ~1 arcsec seeing in the beginning of the night, and degrading over time.

Encountered the N-S nodding issue again, this time badly enough to disrupt observations on one of our targets. It appears that the telescope would nod far enough that the guiding system would get lost.  

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Submitted on 2014 Mar 11 [5:59:19]