MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observing Report for 2013 Mar 19

Observer(s): Nathan Utterback
Institution(s): Dartmouth College

Instrument: TIFKAM

Worked for 6 hours (off and on through the night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
Problems were encountered, see the separate trouble report for details.

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds all night.
   Beg: Patchy Clouds, Winds Calm
   Mid: Overcast, Winds Calm
   End: Patchy Clouds, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

Started calibrations around 6:30, ran into some issues with the limit switches on the platform not triggering properly. 
Called Eric and found solution, but mixed/bad weather prevented any useful observation. 
Possible issue with the dome tracking was also observed, at times the dome would end up 180 degrees off from the telescope, 
and would have to be manually re-aimed to match telescope pointing.

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Submitted on 2013 Mar 20 [4:56:16]