MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observing Report for 2017 Jun 24

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

Instrument: Andor direct + buckeye FW

Worked for 4 hours (off and on through the night)
Conditions were Overcast most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Beg: Seeing 1+ arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Moderate
   Mid: Seeing 1+ arcsec, Overcast, Winds Light & Variable
   End: Seeing 1+ arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Light & Variable

Observing Summary:

Lots of cloud tonight, with long intervals of completely opaque
high cloud, interspersed with sucker holes.  May have obtained
some useful data through the holes, but pickin's were thin. 

I stopped and restarted the TCS program ('telescope stop/
telescope start') at one point, and pointing was off
a bit afterward; reset on the zenith tilt meters.  JSkyCalc 
apparently has to be restarted after doing a telescope stop/start.

No actual problems, aside from weather. 

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Submitted on 2017 Jun 25 [5:11:30]