MDM Trouble Report for 2010 Mar 17

Telescope: 2.4m
Observer(s): Stanonik (Columbia)
Instrument: CCDS

Problem(s) Encountered:
The retrocam mirror seems to be stuck in the 'out' position. 
Before sunset I successfully took calibration lamp and flat 
spectra and moved the mirror in and out.  Later I was taking 
images to measure the focus, and found that when I pushed the 'In'
button in the xmis it showed the text 'Moving mirror in...' but 
didn't blink red 'Moving' as it had before and when I looked with 
the CCDS acquisition camera the view of the slit was not blocked. 
I tried re-initializing the xmis and it recognized that the mirror
was currently out, but it still would not move in. I called Bob
but he thought it was a mechanical problem he would have to look
at himself. Since it got stuck out, it didn't interfere 
significantly with the rest of my nights observing. 

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Submitted on 2010 Mar 18 [6:24:12]