MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope Observing Report for 2017 Sep 04

Observer(s): Gilligan
Institution(s): Dartmouth

Instrument: TIFKAM

Worked for 7 hours (all night)
Conditions were Mixed most of the night.
Problems were encountered, see the separate trouble report for details.

Seeing and Weather:
   Clouds from 1830 until 2230.
   Beg: Seeing 20 arcsec, Overcast, Winds Moderate
   Mid: Seeing 1.5 arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm
   End: Seeing 1.5 arcsec, Patchy Clouds, Winds Calm

Observing Summary:

I started off the night with thunderstorms right around sunset. I
did the lightning shutdown for both the 1.3 and 2.4 m telescopes.
When I turned back on the 2.4, I had some issues with Prospero
that were slightly my own making. I documented them in a trouble
report.
I had no issues turning everything back on on the 1.3m, but it 
might be a good idea to check tomorrow.
I also had a weird issue with the TCS to the next object causing
the telescope to move without me saying go. I also have a trouble
report for this.
At 4:30 we had a power blip, but everything seemed to be running
fine after it. Only the lights flickered.


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Submitted on 2017 Sep 5 [5:53:06]