MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observing Report for 2018 Feb 09

Observer(s): Li Jiang-Tao
Institution(s): University of Michigan

Instrument: Echelle

Worked for 10 hours (all night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
Problems were encountered, see the separate trouble report for details.

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds from 4:00 until 6:30.
   Beg: Clear, Winds Moderate
   Mid: Clear, Winds Moderate
   End: Cirrus, Winds Moderate

Observing Summary:

weather was good in the first half of the night, but turns cloudy in the east after 4am. When closing the dome in the morning, I was able to close the dropleaf using the command line in remote mode, but cannot do the same thing to close the main slit. I have to turn to local mode and close the main slit manually. 

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Submitted on 2018 Feb 10 [7:01:49]