MDM Trouble Report for 2017 Jun 29

Telescope: 2.4m
Observer(s): Ruth Angus & Dan Foreman-Mackey (Columbia)
Instrument: modspec+echelle

Problem(s) Encountered:
By our fault entirely, we attempted to point at a target below the horizon
and the TCS entered some sort of safe-mode. The telescope was pointing
horizontally at the control room, leaking liquid nitrogen, and the TCS
wouldn't turn back on. It was early enough that we could get Eric on the
phone and he talked us through regaining control - we had to hold down
 Start  while using the paddle to point to zenith. After that, it took some
fiddling to regain pointing, but we got it eventually. Then, we parked the
telescope, topped off the dewar, and continued our program without
any problems for the rest of the night.

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Submitted on 2017 Jun 30 [4:54:29]