MDM Trouble Report for 2010 Nov 3

Telescope: 2.4m
Observer(s): Joe Antognini (OSU)
Instrument: OSMOS

Problem(s) Encountered:
During the night, I tried to point the telescope to one of my objects (it
was at 2h17m -05 12' and an airmass of 1.27).  When I slewed the telescope, the
monitor stated that the telescope was at an airmass of ~300.  I then tried
slewing the telescope to the zenith.  The monitor claimed that the telescope was
pointed at the zenith, but when I went out to check the telescope in the dome,
it was pointed about 45 degrees away from the zenith.

I tried pointing the telescope to another object and watched it move and it
seemed to be unable to move with respect to the fork it's mounted on.  I went
out to the dome to look around and I found that one of the large metallic hoses 
for the air conditioning had become wedged in between one prong of the fork and
the edge of the base of the telescope.  This seemed to be preventing the
telescope from moving with respect to the fork.  After I removed the hose, the
telescope ran fine although one of the motors continued to squeak for the next
few pointings.


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Submitted on 2010 Nov 4 [7:06:16]