MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observing Report for 2017 Aug 23

Observer(s): John Thorstensen & Justin Rupert
Institution(s): Dartmouth, MDM

Instrument: OSMOS + B4K

Worked for 6 hours (part of the night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
No equipment or software problems were encountered.

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds from start until 9.
   Beg: Overcast, Winds Moderate
   Mid: Seeing 1.5? arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable
   End: Seeing 1.5? arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable

Observing Summary:

JT arrived a bit later than usual because the gate on the road
was closed and looked locked the previous night.  Heavy storm 
in afternoon, shutdown for lightning.  Around 10 PM it cleared
nicely with humidity well below limit; brought the machines back
up slowly because of numerous mistakes and the very, very long
boot time of hiltner, but eventually got there.  Observed several 
targets, rather maladroitly, getting used to the instrument again.
Got very few calibrations.  

Power and internet went down early in the night, apparently a 
consequence of whatever they're doing at the summit.  Also,
instrument rotator had to be power-cycled a few times; we'll
see if this persists tonight.

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Submitted on 2017 Aug 24 [12:20:15]