MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observing Report for 2012 May 29

Observer(s): John Thorstensen
Institution(s): Dartmouth

Instrument: Modspec + Templeton

Worked for 9 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 1+ arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable
   Mid: Seeing 1 arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm
   End: Seeing 1- arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

This was the first use of Templeton with the new Leach Gen III 
control system, and it basically worked fine.  In the afternoon
we had problems with readouts failing, but Bob Leach suggested
it was temperature related; Bob Barr took a cover off the 
electronics box, and there were no problems in the cool of the 
evening.  

I did have a few minor glitches, described in trouble report, and
a shutter failure at the end of the night.

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Submitted on 2012 May 30 [4:57:52]