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Date
Name
Affiliation
Other Observers
Instrument
Hrs Observed
Hrs Lost
Reason
Observing Program
06/10/2026
Kaylee Grace
UD/MCAO
N/A
CCD
0
7
Software/Control PC Issues
Couldn't get the filter wheel to initialize so couldn't observe last night :(
06/09/2026
Kaylee Grace
UD/MCAO
N/A
CCD
6
2
Other
Observed a pulsating WD. Beautiful weather! Lost 2 hours of time to the +3 HA limit.
06/05/2026
Kaylee Grace
UD/MCAO
N/A
CCD
0
8
Wind
Too windy to open :(
06/05/2026
Roi Alonso
IAC
None
CCD
8
0
No problems to report
No problems. Avoided tracking too far west.
06/04/2026
TODD R VACCARO
Ball State University
n/a
Andor
8
0
Software/Control PC Issues
EB's and M31 nova. Cousins R filter would not indicate in name of file like Johnson B/V and Cousins I but listed as --- in header and file name. Apparently this behavior is happening for H alpha and another file mentioned by previous observers. I was able to view the closing of the dome and I powered off the shutter when done.
06/02/2026
Yong Sheng
Clemson University
Dieter Hartmann
Andor CCD griz
8
0
No problems to report
Clemson blazar study
06/02/2026
Garima Rajguru
Clemson University
Dieter, Yong
Andor CCD
7
0
No problems to report
05/30/2026
Alba Rico
Clemson University
Yong, Dieter
ANDOR CCD griz
5
3
Software/Control PC Issues
Clemson AGN project 3 hours lost due to problems with filter wheels. Peter said he will fix it
05/27/2026
Roi Alonso
IAC
none
CCD
7
1
No problems to report
Dome lights were on at the beginning of the night. Tracking lost at the end of the night, telescope 40degs alt to the west.
05/26/2026
William Keel
University of Alabama
2 cats
Andor CCD
9
0
No problems to report
AGN-ionized clouds, galaxy nuclei. Focus 99228, guider focus 50. Cut it too close and ran into 3-hr west drive shutoff once. Caught dome trying to open once in afternoon (while dome-shutter power was off at APC switch). Guider x-stage remains stuck in position 0.
05/25/2026
Tom Rutherford
ETSU
None
CCD
1
7
Clouds
No telescope problems, but after about an hour, clouds rolled in so I closed down.
05/24/2026
Aarran Shaw
Butler University
None
Andor
5.5
1.5
Equipment Failure
Candidate CV observing program. Lost tracking at HA~3, which is strange because I got to HA=4 three nights ago on the same source. I managed to get the telescope going again but by that point it was only 1h20m until twilight and I didn't have a second source that was worthwhile only observing for that short a time.
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