MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observing Report for 2014 Apr 22

Observer(s): Pat Seitzer & Mario Mateo
Institution(s): U Michigan

Instrument: eyepiece

Worked for 4 hours (first half of 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: Seeing 0.75 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Calm
   Mid: Clear, Winds Calm
   End: Clear, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

1. leave eyepiece on 2.4-m for Wednesday night.

2. please remove eyepiece from 1.3-m and do instrument change for
next observer.

3. 2.4-m always moving at guide rate to north.  Believed this was problem with hand
paddle, 
so shut down
TCS computer, turned off TCS power, disconnected both hand paddles
from Model 70, and started TCS.  Still moving in Dec.  Shutdown again,
reconnected hand paddles, and restarted.  Both hand paddles show 
identical behaviour - pressing just the set button causes rapid motion.


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Submitted on 2014 Apr 23 [0:26:40]