MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observer's Report for 2002 May 08

Observer(s): Crotts
Institution(s): Columbia

Instrument: 8K

Worked for 10 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 0.9 arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm
   Mid: Seeing 1.2 arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm
   End: Seeing 1 arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

Autoguider (and handpaddle) stopped functioning twice, for no
apparent reason.  When guider ceased, stars were still seen in
guider monitor, and star counts in guide box were still being
acquired.  No motion was being applied to scope, however.  About
15 minutes were lost in this two instances, and function was
restored for no apparent reason.

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Submitted on 2002 May 9 [5:37:16]