MDM Trouble Report for 2006 Nov 29

Telescope: 2.4m
Observer(s): Eastman (OSU)
Instrument: CCDS

Problem(s) Encountered:
I pointed to 7:35:37 +66:24:33 (-1 hour angle). When I tried to 
position the object into the slit with the guider or the paddle,
I got an error message that the RA and Dec encoders stopped responding. 

I restarted the TCS and and tried again, this time getting an error
message that just the Dec encoder was not responding. I tried to 
point to a bright star (moves through the TCS worked without a 
problem) and reset the encoders, but that didn't help. Then I 
pointed to +40 dec and it worked. I found a bright star, reset 
the encoders and tried it back at +66 dec, and everything was fine.

The wind is strong (gusts up to 30 mph, average around 20 mph) 
and it's cold (-7 C).


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Submitted on 2006 Nov 30 [2:53:17]