MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observing Report for 2017 Sep 14

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

Instrument: Templeton + buckeye FW

Worked for 10 hours (all night)
Conditions were Photometric most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Beg: Seeing 1.5 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate
   Mid: Seeing 2 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate
   End: Seeing 1.5 arcsec, Clear, Winds Moderate

Observing Summary:

Good night, breezy -- KP closed due to wind, but wind on SW 
ridge seldom exceeded 20 mph. No nodding - a little telescope
shake.  I think I can tell the difference and the excursions
observed last night were nodding.  

Focused more carefully tonight, and images that are maybe 3 
units out of focus look like diamond rings, very asymmetrical.
It's clear that something is wrong with the collimation.  

Had one minor glitch with the filter wheel - tried to move it
while the find/guide mirror was in motion.  Cleared by 
re-initializing xmis2 and cycling through the filters.

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Submitted on 2017 Sep 15 [6:03:40]