MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observing Report for 2012 May 05

Observer(s): Julie Skinner
Institution(s): Dartmouth College

Instrument: CCDS

Worked for 10 hours (all night)
Conditions were Non-Photometric most of the night.
Problems were encountered, see the separate trouble report for details.

Seeing and Weather:
   Beg: Seeing 1.2 arcsec, Cirrus, Winds Calm
   Mid: Seeing 1.2 arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm
   End: Seeing 1 arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

It was a mostly clear night with good seeing and a bright, full moon.  
There were cirrus clouds around intermittently, but they were not a 
problem.  I had some trouble with the rotator.  It stopped moving and
I recycled the power as usual, but it took a few times to work (including 
some amount of wait time before powering up again) and then immediately 
stopped again.  I lost little time, but also didn't use it the rest of
the night because it was unreliable.  I decided I would rather be stuck
at zero than a different angle. 

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Submitted on 2012 May 6 [5:28:46]