MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observing Report for 2015 Oct 11

Observer(s): Alper
Institution(s): Dartmouth

Instrument: Modspec/Templeton

Worked for 5 hours (first half of the night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds all night.
   Beg: Clear, Winds Calm
   Mid: Patchy Clouds, Winds Calm
   End: Overcast, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

Got the pointing issue fixed with John's help, much fruitless
searching, and a recentering of the tilt sensors. I believe he
just wrote an in-depth email about it to all interested parties,
so I'll spare regurgitating that information here. Was able to go
on-sky for maybe 2 hours or so after that before clouds rolled in.
Of course. KPNO immediately closed their dome (also of course),
but as Karolina took an earlier night after I explained how to
observe to her, I had no feet immediately on the ground, and so
opted to close to be safe.
I've stuck around in case things clear, but they show no signs
of letting up, so I'm calling the night a wash. At least we
got a few measurements.

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Submitted on 2015 Oct 12 [4:18:02]