YALO Telescope Observer's Report for 2000 Nov 29

Observer: Juan Espinoza
Observed all night from 00:10 to 08:30 UTC.
Conditions were Photometric most of the night.
Problems were encountered, see the summary for details.

Seeing and Weather:
   Beg: Seeing 1.6 arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm
   Mid: Seeing 1.4 arcsec, Clear, Winds Calm
   End: Seeing 1.4 arcsec, Clear, Winds Light & Variable

Observing Summary:


Program mostly completed -
Tonight I experienced several problems.

I order to reach the first target of the program (Aql X-1) I had 
to override the TCS's limit switches wich caused (and I'm ashamed to 
explain how this happened) to lose the telescope's zero poiting wich 
meant that I had to shutdown the TCS, thus loosing the Link with WC
wich I did not reset and did not find this out until the middle of the night.

Magnitude for Aql was not obtained for I was not able to see the object.
It was, however, trimed.

Portugal target J0241-0815 was partially observed because I had the 
same problems as last night. - The only, very dim guide star, fades and moves
away and for some strange reason I can not bring it back on the guider TV.
No matter how much I fool around with the dials and so on.
I did however, save two frames on CCD.

Dr Suntzeff's SN200ew was observed after Nova Musca, given the extra time
that I had tonight.  It could not be observed otherwise.

That is all
cheers

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Submitted by Juan Espinoza on 2000 Nov 30 [4:12:39]