MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope Observing Report for 2021 Oct 26

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

Instrument: modspec+templeton

Worked for 12 hours (all night)
Conditions were Photometric most of the night.
Problems were encountered, see the separate trouble report for details.

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

Observing Summary:

A really good night, very good conditions the whole time 
 except for an hour or so of excessive wind 
shake at the beginning.  The winds were not especially strong,
certainly way below any limit, but the 1.3m is something of a 
sail at some orientations.  Even with the shake I got useful 
data on a bright target.  

Everything worked very nicely, until the end when I could not 
get the dropleaf to move.  I figured the electrical contact
was bad so tried moving the dome off home and re-homing it, but
still no dice.  I can't get the slit to move either, so I figure
the problem is in the contacts. Luckily the weather is good!

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Submitted on 2021 Oct 27 [6:31:02]