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Date
Name
Affiliation
Other Observers
Instrument
Hrs Observed
Hrs Lost
Reason
Observing Program
10/10/2026
Martha A. Leake
Valdosta State University
none
CCD
0
10
Clouds
Early high humidity (100%), which dropped to 35%, clouds over 50-30% sky, images from other exterior cameras showed streaks (Starlink? or meteor shower). Meteograms predicted cloud cover 50-30%. Closed at 6:11 EDT to file report. Did not open or move any equipment.
10/09/2026
Tom Rutherford
ETSU
Elgin Leary, Mia Jakubowsky
CCD
10
0
No problems to report
High humidity and clouds at first but the clouds cleared and the humidity dropped as darkness approached and had no further issues with either so turned out to be a good night. Exoplanet transits (2), M31, NGC 2158.
10/08/2026
Todd Vaccaro
BSU
n/a
Andor
0
10
Humidity
high humidity/rain soaked things all night, never opened.
10/07/2026
William Keel
University of Alabama
2 cats
Andor CCD
6
4
Humidity
AGN-ionized clouds. Focus 97383, guider focus -180. Three humidity spikes; gave up for the night when the third one came in after closing for ~1 hour each for the previous ones.
10/04/2026
Roi Alonso
IAC
none
CCD
10
0
No problems to report
Excellent night. Only one tracking issue at the usual NW location az,alt = 308, 43
10/03/2026
Xianming Han
Butler University
none
ccd
10
0
No problems to report
active stars
10/03/2026
Zach Savery
Univeristy of Delaware
Kaylee Grace
CCD
10
0
No problems to report
Gathered V band photometry of two variable white dwarfs. Weather was great all night. Switched from first target before it hit RM's tracking limit.
10/01/2026
Kaylee Grace
UD
Zach Savery
CCD
7
4
Humidity
humid at start of night but cleared up. observed two white dwarfs.
09/30/2026
Millie
University of Delaware
Kaylee Grace
CCD
0
12
Clouds
We were supposed to a PG 1159 star and two white dwarfs. Sadly, it is raining, so no data collection tonight.
09/29/2026
Kaylee Grace
University of Delaware
Evelyn Palmer, Zach Savery, Ben Kaiser
CCD
11
0
Other
Observed a PG 1159 star and two white dwarfs. When observing our first target of the night, the telescope stopped with a Dec of +64:21:52.1 at an hour angle of +03:55:10 and an altitude of 39.
09/28/2026
Kaylee Grace
UD
Evelyn Palmer, Ben Kaiser, Zach Savery
CCD
8
3
Humidity
Humid at start of night but dropped off quickly around 3 hours in. Observed two white dwarfs. All was well for the night :)
09/27/2026
Kaylee Grace
UD
Zach Savery
N/A
0
10
Humidity
The air is so, so wet. And so we did not open :(
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