MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observer's Report for 2001 Jan 02

Observer(s): C. Gerardy & E. C. Sung
Institution(s): Dartmouth & KAO

Instrument: TIFKAM

Worked for 11  hours (most of the night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
Problems were encountered, see the summary for details.

Seeing and Weather:
   High Winds all night.
   Beg: Seeing 1.5 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Moderate
   Mid: Seeing 2.0 arcsec, Clear, Winds High
   End: Seeing 2.0 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Moderate

Observing Summary:

Had troubly re-booting TIFKAM computers this afternoon after
they were moved to UPS power.  Finally fixed by power-cycling
the electronics boxes on the instrument.  (See trouble report
for further details)

Dome wouldn't open at the begining of the night (the relay was
clicking, but the dome didn't want to open) so we used the
 emergency  extension cord to open the dome.

Poor seeing all night, and sometimes clouds as well.

Obs:
JHK imaging of BCD's & nearby spiral galaxies... 
Ks Imaging of Cas A SNR
H2 & 2.09 micron NB imaging of Crab Nebula.  New NB filters seem
to work well.


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Submitted on 2001 Jan 3 [6:29:19]