MDM Trouble Report for 2017 Oct 11

Telescope: 2.4m
Observer(s): John Thorstensen (Dartmouth)
Instrument: Modspec + Echelle

Problem(s) Encountered:
At the end of a 10-minute exposure the image looked like a bias
frame -- noise and structure visible but no obvious cosmic rays.
I thought the shutter might have failed, but that didn't explain
the absence of CRs.  In the end I powered down the Leach boards;
the first image that way was similarly blank, but then it
started working and I had no trouble with it the rest of the night. 


A few teething trouble with the TCS, all known bugs at 
this point. The dome did not respond to the HOME switch (it did las
last night, so I moved it onto the contacts with the hand 
paddle.  Also, the NSEW buttons on the paddle often don't 
respond. 

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Submitted on 2017 Oct 12 [7:03:52]