MDM Trouble Report for 2007 Nov 19

Telescope: 2.4m
Observer(s): Assef & Atlee (OSU)
Instrument: Direct/Echelle

Problem(s) Encountered:
The TCS failed to track when first starting up.  This was
resolved relatively quickly (with Bob's help) by restarting the
TCS system and re-initializing.  Had only a minor impact on
observing efficiency, and did not recurr during the night.

There appears to be a set of hot pixels in the CCD that saturate
in a streak.  We first noticed these early in the night, and
they persisted throughout the night.  They do not appear to have 
affected the region of interest in any images, and we think the
data will all be useable.  This is an outstanding issue.

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Submitted on 2007 Nov 20 [7:05:24]