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Date
Name
Affiliation
Other Observers
Instrument
Hrs Observed
Hrs Lost
Reason
Observing Program
09/04/2026
William Keel
University of Alabama
DragonConSpace Track
Andor CCD
5
0
No problems to report
Live Astronomy program - NGC 7331+SN, Roman , more galaxies/nebulae/comet. Focus 100586.
09/03/2026
Xianming Han
Butler Univ
none
ccd
10
0
No problems to report
active stars
09/02/2026
Todd Vaccaro
Ball State University
TaylorAnn Minarik
Andor
8
.25
Equipment Failure
Nova, EB. Twice with the usual failure to track at about 3.5 hour angle requiring a full restart to regain control of the telescope, which really stops observing earlier than one would like to follow to 2 air masses. A far north object also saw the dome stop tracking around 1 deg Az, but unlink/relinking dome kicked it to follow telescope and stop vignetting. No other major problems, the night was fairly clear, but closed about an hour early as all targets covered. I made sure that I saw the dome close and turned the dome shutter power off and parked both dome and telescope.
08/31/2026
Tom Rutherford
ETSU
None
Andor CCD
8
0
No problems to report
Delta Scuti star, M31.
08/30/2026
Tom Rutherford
ETSU
None
Andor CCD
8
0
No problems to report
Variable star, M31.
08/29/2026
Tom Rutherford
ETSU
None
Andor CCD
8
0
No problems to report
No problems. Delta scuti star, M31.
08/28/2026
Tom Rutherford
ETSU
Elgin Leary, Mia Jakubowsky
Andor CCD
8
0
No problems to report
WASP-114, M31. No problems to report-- a good night.
08/26/2026
Tom Rutherford
ETSU
None
Andor CCD
8
0
Software/Control PC Issues
When I first logged on, the CCD computer was frozen-- no amount of clicking on things would elicit a response. I finally went to the PDU controller and flipped the switch for the CCD computer to "off." When I flipped back to "on," the computer came back up and everything worked as it should have and there were no problems for the remainder of the night. Delta scuti variable and M31.
08/12/2026
Kaylee Grace
UD/MCAO
N/A
N/A
0
6
No problems to report
Ended up having no one to use the night and realized when it was too late to give it away. Will do better next time!
08/22/2026
Michael Fauerbach
FGCU
NA
CCD
8
0.5
Software/Control PC Issues
At the beginning of the night everything was working fine, except filter wheel 2. Took 3 restarts to get it working, but then the focus tool was unresponsive. 2 more restarts with power cycling ACE control cabinet then it worked. No other issues the rest of the nigh.
08/21/2026
Tom Rutherford
ETSU
None
Andor CCD
8
0
No problems to report
No problems. Variable star, M31.
08/19/2026
William Keel
University of Alabama
2 cats
Andor CCD
9.5
0
No problems to report
AGN-ionized clouds. Focus 99786, guider focus 0.
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