MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observing Report for 2017 Apr 26

Observer(s): Schiminovich, Zorrilla, Astronomy Class
Institution(s): Columbia

Instrument: Templeton

Worked for 7 hours (all night)
Conditions were Non-Photometric most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

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

Observing Summary:

Good night of observing with the class.

Dome appeared to work somewhat erratically, didn't center/track properly at times.
We decided to operate dome w/ manual Az setting and tracking which seemed to work.

Also had a minor issue at end of night, needed to restart telescope
in order to close slit

Observed various targets successfully throughout.

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Submitted on 2017 Apr 27 [2:55:10]