MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observing Report for 2017 Nov 04

Observer(s): Douglas, Nunez, Halpern
Institution(s): Columbia

Instrument: OSMOS

Worked for 3 hours (first half of the night)
Conditions were Photometric most of the night.
Problems were encountered, see the separate trouble report for details.

Seeing and Weather:
   High Humidity from 0500 until 1300.
   Beg: Patchy Clouds, Winds Light & Variable
   Mid: Clear, Winds Light & Variable, High humidity
   End: Clear, Winds Light & Variable, High Humidity

Observing Summary:

It was partly cloudy at sunset, but we were able to open not long
after. We got a few hours of data before the humidity got too high
and we shut down. The humidity stayed up so we never re-opened. 

We ran into a couple of issues - the guider froze up a few times, 
a mirror a/c duct/tube ripped (this may have been caused when we got
too close to the pole; that's at least when we noticed it), and 
the telescope ran away again, heading West when it was supposed to 
slew East. 

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Submitted on 2017 Nov 5 [3:24:07]