MDM Trouble Report for 2021 Mar 10

Telescope: 2.4m
Observer(s): Rupert (MDM)
Instrument: OSMOS/B

Problem(s) Encountered:
The odd part of the night began with a steady stream of error
messages in the galil status line on the TCS window. The only
noticeable effect this had was sending the dome to positions
away from the telescope. In those instances, the dome would
eventually stop and go back to the telescope position. After
the second time this happened I decided to home the dome and
telescope, close the TCS software, and reopen it. I neglected
to shut the mirror covers before I did this, so when I reopened
the TCS software, they closed by themselves. When I tried to
open them, not all of them would open. I repeatedly tried to
open and close them to no avail. Finally I decided to get up
on the big ladder and take a peak. Somehow the South petal
snuck underneath the East, preventing it from opening. I was
unable to budge the center baffle enough to free them up. As
it was the middle of the night, and I was alone, I wasn't 
inclined to climb up on the telescope to try to get a better
position. Decided after an hour of all of this to call it a
night.

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Submitted on 2021 Mar 10 [22:52:37]