MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observer's Report for 2005 Jul 10

Observer(s): Reed, Eggen
Institution(s): Missouri State U.

Instrument: Apogee CCD photometer

Worked for 3 hours (first half of the night)
Conditions were Photometric most of the night.
Problems were encountered, see the separate trouble report for details.

Seeing and Weather:
   Beg: Clear, Winds Calm
   Mid: Clear, Winds Calm
   End: Clear, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

The airbag system has stopped working. We noticed that we could 
not focus, and the best focus seemed to have a triangular pattern,
and that the airbag pumps (clicking noise heard in the dome) were
inactive. MOved the telescope to zenith, quit the support program
and rebooted the computers twice. Tried initiating more air (cm),
less air (cl) and normal (cn) commands, but with no luck. Decided 
it was safest to stop for the night. Closed shop and went to bed.

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Submitted on 2005 Jul 11 [0:24:55]