MDM Trouble Report for 2009 Jan 17

Telescope: 2.4m
Observer(s): C. Liu, T. Paglione, N. Hunt-Walker (AMNH/CUNY)
Instrument: CCDS

Problem(s) Encountered:
Late in the night, the telescope tracking suddenly slipped
about one arcminute east.  I was pointing toward the equator
about three hours westward at the time.  It only happened once,
and I was able to recover quickly since I was doing a long 
integration of a small object.

Reporting on a different kind of trouble: there is a foul odor
at the base of the stairs that leads from the 2.4m work area to
the bedrooms - like animal urine or a dead creature.  Perhaps
something is in the vent along the floor there?


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Submitted on 2009 Jan 18 [23:42:43]