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Date
Name
Affiliation
Other Observers
Instrument
Hrs Observed
Hrs Lost
Reason
Observing Program
05/23/2026
Tom Rutherford
ETSU
None
CCD
8
0
No problems to report
No problems at all. Exoplanet transit.
05/22/2026
Xianming Han
Butler University
none
ccd
7
1.5
Equipment Failure
Tracking stopped at HA=3 hours
05/21/2026
Aarran Shaw
Butler
None
Andor
6.5
0
No problems to report
Best focus found at 98487. Imaging of CV candidates. Made it all the way to HA=4, which is nice. Did not have another target to observe for the remaining hour so closing up.
05/20/2026
William Keel
University of Alabama
2 cats
Andor CCD
9
0.3
Software/Control PC Issues
AGN-ionized clouds. Focus 98487, guider focus -50. After quick look at standard stars and Jupiter in twilight, images turned into 10-pixel E-W lines. Cycled camera/mirror support power, images were much improved. At one point, DS9 mysteriously crashed 4 times in quick succession, followed by Connector Client on the camera computer (unclear whether related). The guider x-stage is still stuck.
05/18/2026
William Keel
University of Alabama
3 cats
Andor CCD
8
1
Software/Control PC Issues
AGN-ionized clouds. Focus 96875, guider focus -100. Had to reboot telescope PC, cycle power to ACE cabinet, restart connector client and ACE control to get guider controlling the QSI camera. Even after that, guider x-stage does not move.
05/16/2026
Roi Alonso
IAC
none
CCD
8
0
No problems to report
Parked telescope HA 0, Dec-28. Checked with Mercator webcam that dome is closed.
05/16/2026
Martha Leake
Valdosta State Univrsity
none
CCD Camera
0
10
Software/Control PC Issues
I hap problems opening the dome. Following the new script, I was not able to log in. Skies in the area looked clear, and received the "Everything OK" label from the NOT site.
05/06/2026
Garima Rajguru
Clemson University
Dieter Hartmann
Andor CCD griz
0
11
Humidity
Could not open at all due to high humidity and weather conditions.
05/14/2026
Kaylee Grace
UD/MCAO
Terry Lisansky, Rishi Sanjeev, Ava Showell
N/A
0
8
Humidity
Too rainy to open. Still was able to hold a training session on how the SARA telescopes are generally used.
05/13/2026
Tom Rutherford
ETSU
None
CCD
0
8
Humidity
High humidity all night so never opened.
05/11/2026
Ken Rumstay
VSU (Emeritus)
None
CCD
0
10
Other
I was unable to observe because of illness. I contacted the SARA Board, asking them to make the night available to whoever could use it. I hope someone did; it turned out to be a good night.
05/10/2026
Aarran Shaw
Butler
None
CCD
0
8
Humidity
Will not open tonight due to inclement weather
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