MDM Trouble Report for 2006 Feb 16

Telescope: 2.4m
Observer(s): Statler, Watanabe, Haas (Ohio University)
Instrument: Echelle

Problem(s) Encountered:
Problem with TCS and encoders occurred again around 1:45 AM. The
autoguider was not moving the telescope. TCS reported  RA or Dec
encoders not responding.  It was impossible to move the telescope
in any direction with the paddle. After a few minutes, this
somehow resolved itself, the TCS error message disappeared, and
we were able to slew the telescope back to the stow position
and reset the encoders. However, both at the start of the night
and after this reset, the pointing was off by up to 50s in RA.

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Submitted on 2006 Feb 16 [7:02:37]