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Date
Name
Affiliation
Other Observers
Instrument
Hrs Observed
Hrs Lost
Reason
Observing Program
11/01/2024
Ken Watanabe
Florida Gulf Coast University
Jacob Kinney, Max Smuda
RM
4
0
No problems to report
AGN and Nebula observations, clear weather, no issues
10/30/2024
William Keel
University of Alabama
Sam Grunblatt, AY203 class
Andor CCD
11.5
0.4
Software/Control PC Issues
AGN-ionized clouds, class projects. Focus 97074, guider focus 0. Two drive shutdowns (HA 2:42 west when I got a value), fixed this time by cycling the HA and dec resets.
10/29/2024
William Keel
University of Alabama
Sam Grunblatt, AY203 class
Andor CCD
10
1
Software/Control PC Issues
AGN clouds, class targets. Focus 96900, guider focus 0. Tracking shut off at 2h58 W once (in middle of a comet filter sequence), and after that to regain telescope slew control and communication with the QSI guide camera I wound up cycling ACE cabinet 3x, camera power 2x, and rebooting telescope and camera computers, plus waiting for Andor CCD to cool back down. After that everything was well behaved.
10/27/2024
William Keel
University of Alabama
3 cats
Andor CCD
0
11
Clouds
Clouds+humidity.
10/26/2024
Tom Rutherford
ETSU
Gary Henson
CCD
0.5
10.5
Humidity
Humidity and wind came up just after opening so had to close up for the night. Received a "doors ajar" message while trying to close up-- Gary was able to reset things through the observatory computer and all seemed to work after that.
10/19/2024
Tom Rutherford
ETSU
None
CCD
8
0
No problems to report
M31, Exoplanet. No problems
10/18/2024
Tom Rutherford
ETSU
None
CCD
6
0
No problems to report
No problems.
10/17/2024
Tom Rutherford
ETSU
None
CCD
6
0
No problems to report
M31, Exoplanet. No issues.
10/16/2024
Kaylee Grace
University of Delaware/MCAO
Millie Dill
N/A
0
10
Humidity
Too humid to open + chance of rain
10/05/2024
William Keel
University of Alabama
Not nobody, not nohow
Andor CCD
0
10
Clouds
Planned class observing session.
10/14/2024
Kurtis Williams
TAMUC
none
Andor
0
11
Humidity
Moved telescope and dome to proper stow positions, otherwise I watched the dew form on webcams. GCT all sky camera caught a nice view of Comet Tsuchinsan-ATLAS.
10/12/2024
Billy Quarles
TAMUC
None
Andor CCD
2
10
Equipment Failure
When crossing +2HA lost tracking. "Unable to complete slew due to equipment error". Tech was helpful in resolving error and slewing back to park. Most of the time lost was due to rain + humidity .
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