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Date
Name
Affiliation
Other Observers
Instrument
Hrs Observed
Hrs Lost
Reason
Observing Program
07/31/2022
Stephen Gillam
ERAU
None
Andor Camera
10
0
Equipment Failure
ROAps. The dome stopped tracking late in the night. It was also not tracking when I started up at 4;15 EDT. In both cases, the dome azimuth was 314 degrees. An azimuth recycle got it going in both cases. Oddly, I had to move the dome manually before it would home, after the recycle.
07/30/2022
Stephen D. Gillam
ERAU
Leila Alamos, Jacob Romeo
Andor
10
1
Equipment Failure
rOAp stars. Telescope tracked to just over 4 hours west and stopped tracking. Attempts to move the 'scope to the zenith failed with the following error. "Unable to complete slew due to equipment error."
07/29/2022
Stephen Gillam
ERAU
Leila Alamos, Laina Talman-Bogusta, Jacob Romeo
Andor Camera
10
0
Software/Control PC Issues
Rapidly Oscillating Ap Stars. The Dropbox share service is not available.
07/23/2022
Michael Fauerbach
FGCU
NA
CCD
6
2
Other
Dust was intermittent above the threshold value. Closed the dome a couple of times during the night.
07/22/2022
Martha Leake
Valdosta State University
none
Andor
4.5
3
Other
Dusty conditions (over 20 mcg/m3) to start, plus camera computer needed rebooting via APC rack, which was not easy to find; Brian helped. I was able early on to close the mirror covers, then waited for less dusty conditions. Opened dome 22:56 UT, closed it at 3:26 UT. Accidentally using another observer's camera control menu led to long darks that were not mine. Observed Comet and asteroid. Conditions clear, light wind, 0.6-1.5 " seeing; but dust at 23. Closed up; within 15 minutes dust reached 118.8. No problems with dome, mirror covers or pointing.
07/15/2022
Priya Gokuldass
Florida Tech
None
CCD
0
9
Equipment Failure
Couldn't observe due to the Dome shutter failure
07/12/2022
Gary Henson
ETSU
Rutherford
Andor CCD
4
0
No problems to report
Asteroid light curve Dome shutter still under repair but left open by ACE for night observing as weather clear and dry. Telescope and CCD working normally.
07/07/2022
Alex McDaniel
Clemson University
Dieter
Andor CCD
0
9
Equipment Failure
Dome still not functional
07/05/2022
Kurtis Williams
TAMU-C
none
Andor
0
8
Other
Dome still not functional
06/25/2022
Ro
Clemson University
Dieter Hartmann
CCD
0
9
Equipment Failure
Could not observe due to the dome shelter failure.
06/23/2022
Yong Sheng
Clemson University
No
RM-griz
0
9
Equipment Failure
A text file on the RM computer says that RM will not be operational until Jun. 01 due to dome shelter failure.
06/07/2022
Roi Alonso
IAC
Lisa Altinier
CCD
0
8
Equipment Failure
Message in the "telescope computer" from Peter: THE SWITCHED POWER DISTRIBUTION UNIT (PDU) NEED TO BE POWER CYCLED. UNFORTUNATELY, IT WAS NOT CYCLED LAST NIGHT AND SO THE SYSTEM IS NOT USEABLE.
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