MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observing Report for 2009 Sep 16

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

Instrument: CCDS

Worked for 6 hours (last 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: Seeing 1.5 arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm
   End: Seeing 1 arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

The observer arrived at midnight due to transportation constraints.

There was a problem starting the telescope because the emergency
stop button in the dome was jammed in, and the stop/start button
lights on the telescope control console were burned out.

The telescope lost its coordinates at one point (to within 10 arcmin
or so) and they were reacquired by pointing at a large object, M31.

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Submitted on 2009 Sep 18 [1:53:45]