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Date
Name
Affiliation
Other Observers
Instrument
Hours Observed
Hours Lost
Reason
Observing Program
04/26/2026
Ken Watanabe
Florida Gulf Coast University
Jonathan Zielinski, Evelyn
CCD
8
0
No problems to report
No problems. Dome closed and home. Mirror cover closed and telescope parked.
04/25/2026
Michael Fauerbach
FGCU
NA
CCD
10
0
No problems to report
Asteroid photometry. no problems to report
04/23/2026
Jim Webb
FIU
none
ccd
0
8
Connection Issues
Computers couldn't get through VPN network Opened it up to the board but no takers.
04/22/2026
Zach Savery
University of Delaware
Kaylee, Millie, Ben, Evelyn, and Caitlyn
CCD
8
0
No problems to report
Observed the pulsating WD 1150-153 throughout the night with V band photometry.
04/20/2026
Gillam
ERAU
Robinson, Beianu
ARC Camera
8.5
0
No problems to report
Microvariables
04/19/2026
Martha A. Leake
Valdosta State University
none
Andor CCD
9
0.5
Connection Issues
Left early while files transferred. Exited at 9 am. Used Andor on Camera computer, Telescope for pointing, filters, and times; but trying to operate from the telescope computer resulted in error message (as before). Set up observing plan with Student's project, but all of the Objects selected were too far north. Observed Proxima Centauri first; amazing star field. Will set up, with student, several acceptable Exoplanets in southern sky. At least I was able to use radmin after VPN.
04/18/2026
Gillam
ERAU
Matney, Desiree
ARC Camera
10
0
No problems to report
Microvariables
04/14/2026
Stephen Gillam
ERAU
Flesher, Beianu, Robinson
Andor Camera
10
0
Software/Control PC Issues
Microvariables. No technical or weather issues. I allowed the scope to reach the west limit.
04/08/2026
Walter Van Hamme
FIU
Samec
ANDOR CCD
0
10
Connection Issues
No observations to report
04/07/2026
William Keel
University of Alabama
1 cat
Andor CCD
1.5
0
No problems to report
Artemis II at range 354,000 km. (I couldn't resist when Stefan Geier posted that the night was open). The biggest challenge was getting the track rates; its apparent acceleration was significant over 10m spans. (Well, that and the moonlight spillover). Focus 128400. Sign of dec rate is still reversed.
04/06/2026
Hodari James
Agnes Scott College
Vic, Jasmin, Allie, Catt
CCD
11
0
No problems to report
Variable Star Observations
04/06/2026
Victoria Bartlett
Agnes Scott College
Jasmin Molina
CCD
3
0
No problems to report
Astronomy 200 Lab observing variable stars.
04/06/2026
Hodari James
Agnes Scott
AST 200L Students
CCD
6
0
No problems to report
No Problems. Variable star and star cluster.
04/04/2026
Tom Rutherford
ETSU
None
CCD
11
0
No problems to report
No problems. Exoplanet, supernova remnant.
04/03/2026
Tom Rutherford
ETSU
None
CCD
11
0
No problems to report
Variable stars, supernova remnants. No problems at all.
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