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Date
Name
Affiliation
Other Observers
Instrument
Hours Observed
Hours Lost
Reason
Observing Program
08/05/2023
Isaiah Cox
Clemson University
Dieter Hartmann
Andor CCD
0
11
Connection Issues
No connection
07/25/2023
S Zari
A&M Commerce
S Johns, L Dietrich
Andor
3
1
Clouds
Asteroid observing.
07/22/2023
Lena Dietrich
Texas A&M University - Commerce
S Johns
Andor
0
3
Clouds
White Dwarf Photometry
07/21/2023
Michael Fauerbach
FGCU
NA
CCD
2.5
8
Clouds
asteroid photometry, not a clear night, not sure if any of the data will be useful
07/20/2023
Ken Rumstay
VSU (Emeritus)
None
CCD camera
0
10
Clouds
Hoped to observe active galaxies. Did not open dome, due to cloudy skies. The clouds are predicted to continue through tomorrow night.
07/19/2023
Michael Fauerbach
FGCU
NA
CCD
0
11
Clouds
Clouds, never opened
07/15/2023
Tomomi Otani
ERAU
Julia Clark
CCD
8
0
No problems to report
Hot subdwarf photometry time series. It was a great night.
07/14/2023
Tomomi Otani
ERAU
Julia Clark
CCD
8
0
No problems to report
Hot subdwarf photometry time series. It was a good night.
07/12/2023
Martha Leake
Valdosta State University
none
Arc CCD
0
12
Snow
Humidity at or near 100% most of night. At 6:33 snow (1-2 inches) on the ground. Wind recorded at SOAR 40+ m/s. Sky clearing at 5:30 am to present (6:34). Did not open, but took biases and darks earlier. Camera connections good. Will not open this morning (July 12). Date recording on this form is not correct. This observation run began July 11; a second report filed on July 12 at 6:38 am. Weather should be better later today.
07/11/2023
Martha Leake
Valdosta State University
none
ARC CCD
0
12
Clouds
Clouds, rain, snow, fog at least until 12 midnight, then projected high humidity and clouds until 3-4 am; possible clearing forecast between 6-8. If snow, then dripping domes likely. Will file amendment in 4-5 hours. Intended to observe asteroids for light curve determination.
07/10/2023
Judi Provencal
University of Delaware
none
CCD
0
0
Clouds
CCD imaging
07/09/2023
Terry Oswalt
ERAU
Steve Gillam, Eden Kope, Ahnika Gee, Ryan Reynolds, Melinda Walls, Luca Guida, Krys Confeiteiro
Andor Camera
11
null
Clouds
Gyrochronology. It was very cloudy the entire time. We still observed though - this was mostly a training exercise for the students.
07/07/2023
Yong Sheng
Clemson University
Dieter Hartmann, Kourse Imam, Antonio Circiello
Andor CCD griz
12
2.5
Equipment Failure
The focus was good but went bad during the night. I am not sure if it's a gradually continuous change in the focus or it's a sudden change, causing many scientific images to be useless. This has happened multiple times to me.
06/26/2023
Tom Rutherford
ETSU
None
CCD
3
7
Clouds
Exoplanet. Clouds rolled in around midnight-- tried to out wait them, but eventually gave up and closed up.
06/23/2023
Michael Fauerbach
FGCU
NA
CCD
8
3
Clouds
asteroid photometry clouds and very poor seeing at the beginning of the night.
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