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Date
Name
Affiliation
Other Observers
Instrument
Hrs Observed
Hrs Lost
Reason
Observing Program
06/25/2026
Tom Rutherford
ETSU
Exeter Astrononmy class
CCD
8
0
No problems to report
No problems. Exoplanet transit.
06/24/2026
Aarran Shaw
Butler
None
CCD
7
0
No problems to report
focus around 99000. Couldn't get guider to work, crashed multiple times. Luckily I had short exposures so I didn't need it. Observing CV candidates.
06/23/2026
Tom Rutherford
ETSU
None
CCD
8
0
No problems to report
Exoplanet. No problems-- everything worked well.
06/22/2026
Billy Quarles
ETAMU
Caysen Mayo, Raven Powers
CCD
4
4
Humidity
Asteroid. Closed dome and mirror covers due to high humidity. >90% for about an hour across whole island. Called it a night.
06/21/2026
Billy Quarles
ETAMU
Caysen Mayo
CCD
4
4
No problems to report
Observed asteroid, stopped due to air mass and HA limits.
06/18/2026
Roi Alonso
IAC
none
CCD
7
0.5
Equipment Failure
Tracking lost at HA 2h, az 234, alt 60.
06/18/2026
Xianming Han
Butler University
Betuel Paz
ccd
9
0
No problems to report
same problem mentioned previously: when using H-alpha in sequence tool, wheel 1 automatically turns to R filter which messes up its focus.
06/17/2026
Xianming Han
Butler University
Betuel Paz
ccd
8.5
0
No problems to report
When using the H-alpha filter on wheel 2 in sequence tool, wheel 1 automatically turns to the red filter. This messes up the focus for this filter.
06/16/2026
Billy Quarles
ETAMU
Raven Powers
CCD
8
0
No problems to report
Observing cataclysmic variable. No issues.
06/15/2026
Michael Fauerbach
FGCU
NA
CCD
8
0
No problems to report
Good night no issues to report.
06/13/2026
Yong Sheng
Clemson University
Dieter Hartmann
Andor CCD griz
8
0
No problems to report
Clemson Blazar study
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 :(
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