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Date
Name
Affiliation
Other Observers
Instrument
Hours Observed
Hours Lost
Reason
Observing Program
06/18/2024
Tom Rutherford
ETSU
None
CCD
0
11
Clouds
Exoplanet-- cloudy though so no observations made.
06/17/2024
Yong Sheng
Clemson University
Dieter Hartmann
Andor griz
12
0
No problems to report
Clemson blazar study. The night was good, no issues.
06/16/2024
Xianming Han
Butler University
none
CCD
9
1
Connection Issues
It appears the CCD computer turned itself off at some point in the last few days.
06/15/2024
Xianming Han
Butler University
none
CCD
0
10
Clouds
never opened
06/14/2024
Xianming Han
Butler University
none
CCD
0
10
Clouds
none
06/13/2024
Xianming Han
Butler University
none
CCD
0
10
Clouds
clouds and possibly rain
06/12/2024
Xianming
Butler University
none
CCD
0
10
Clouds
clouds
06/11/2024
Xianming Han
Butler University
none
CCD
3
7
Clouds
eclipsing binaries
06/08/2024
Yong Sheng
Clemson University
Dieter Hartmann
Andor griz
2
10
Humidity
The humidity was good for the first 2 hours. Later, it went up >80% and I have to close the telescope.
06/04/2024
Kurtis Williams
TAMU-C
none
Andor
0
12
Clouds
Thick clouds are present and predicted to be around all night.
06/04/2024
Tomomi Otani
ERAU
N/A
CCD
0
8
Clouds
It was cloudy whole night.
06/02/2024
Tomomi Otani
ERAU
N/A
CCD
8
0
No problems to report
subdwarf B star time series
05/31/2024
Martha Leake
Valdosta State University
none
Andor CCD
13
0
Connection Issues
See earlier report. On returning today, the file in question had been "flagged" and noted. I was able to disconnect and exit. The Sara Observatory page did work earlier with various weather information. I accessed some of that info through through another computer. As the night progressed, more of that SARA information ceased to be connected, for unknown reason. Thank you for any help today. It was a pleasure to have a mostly positive observing run at CTIO.
05/31/2024
Martha A. Leake
Valdosta State University
none
Andor CCD
13
0
Connection Issues
Asteroid photometry plus globular clusters and Baade's window. Some clouds. Major pointing issue; given the object's coordinates, you must move westward and southward nearly a half field to find or see the object you expected. No access problems, however, in the file transfer, the program is stuck on one file that isn't transferring. It would be OK to cancel that one file, and use the others. How does this affect the next viewer? I will return later today to check on any progress.
05/28/2024
Easton Honaker
University of Delaware
Kaylee Grace, Tali Natan
CCD
14
0
No problems to report
No issues. Observed CoRoT-3b transit
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