MDM Trouble Report for 2026 Jan 20

Telescope: 1.3m
Observer(s): Jules Halpern (Columbia)
Instrument: Templeton

Problem(s) Encountered:
On the way to the first target of the night the telescope didn't
complete the slew; the Point button turned red near the end.
Refreshing the TCS and pressing the Point button again completed
the slew, but I didn't recognize the resulting target field.
So I went to zenith and used the tilt meters to test and reset 
the coordinates, which I found were off by 12 minutes of time
to the east.  This number, while familiar to denizens of the
1.3m, is of mysterious origin.  I hope someday to understand its
practical, if not cosmic, significance.

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Submitted on 2026 Jan 21 [7:07:17]