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Date
Name
Affiliation
Other Observers
Instrument
Hrs Observed
Hrs Lost
Reason
Observing Program
01/28/2023
Michael Fauerbach
FGCU
NA
CCD
0
11
Humidity
humidity over 90% and temps around freezing. Never opened
01/25/2023
Xianming Han
Butler Univ
none
CCD
10
0
Equipment Failure
Dome stopped tracking the telescope near sunrise, so not sure if data is effected or not.
01/25/2023
Xianming Han
Butler Univ
none
CCD
0
10
Connection Issues
Connection to SARA RM was not possible from anywhere, and was not fixed by evening.
01/21/2023
Michael Fauerbach
FGCU
NA
CCD
0
11
Wind
Was able to focus the telescope, then the wind increased and I had to close. Now 100% humidity. BE CAREFUL, THE ING WEATHER PAGE IS FROZEN.
01/20/2023
Kurtis Williams
TAMUC
Olive (feline)
Andor
11
1
Software/Control PC Issues
White dwarf time series. Lost hour to telescope computer thinking telescope HA was out of limits. ACE/Brian quickly responded and found problem was an incorrect setting on control card. Some additional time lost as various things needed homing (dome, guider stage). Autoguider worked well but guider focus was at about 250.
01/19/2023
William Keel
University of Alabama
3 cats
Andor CCD
0
13
Connection Issues
Telescope continues to not pick up my calls and is not returning my messages either.
01/18/2023
Steve Gillam
ERAU
Divyeshwari Vansadia, Stephen Barnier
None
0
12
Connection Issues
Micro-variables.
01/16/2023
Todd Hillwig
Valparaiso University
None
Andor CCD
0
10
Connection Issues
Could not connect to computers.
01/15/2023
Michael Fauerbach
FGCU
NA
CCD
0
11
Connection Issues
Unable to connect o any SARA RM computers
01/13/2023
Javier Licandro
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
Hissa Medeiros
Andor camera (JKT)
0
10
Equipment Failure
Asteroid photometry. Problems with Az limites. I did the full restart five times and not fix it.
01/12/2023
Gary Henson
ETSU
Rutherford
Andor CCD
0
6
Wind
Had connection issue in that both Radmin and VNC would connect, but no screen display under Radmin and frozen controls under VNC for all computers. Finally did remote computer restart through Radmin tools and connections back to normal. High winds for early evening with some very strong gusts so gave up early.
01/11/2023
Priya Gokuldass
Florida Tech
none
CCD
0
08
Humidity
Ultra long GRB host galaxy observation. Rain and high humidity.
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