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Date
Name
Affiliation
Other Observers
Instrument
Hours Observed
Hours Lost
Reason
Observing Program
02/01/2026
Yong Sheng
Clemson University
Dieter Hartmann
Andor CCD griz
7
1
Humidity
Clemson blazar study. Closed the telescope for ~1 hour due to high humidity.
01/31/2026
Keefe Kamp
ERAU
Clark
CCD
5
0
No problems to report
Public Outreach. Cluster Observations. No problems to report.
01/30/2026
Keefe Kamp
Erau
EP 425 Students
CCD
2
0
Connection Issues
Telescope Demo. Slow response on Telescope computer. restarting computer fixed lag issue.
01/29/2026
Kaylee Grace
UD/MCAO
Millie Dill, Terry Lisansky
CCD
6
0
Connection Issues
Had issues with both the telescope and camera computers being slow to respond and timing out. Seemed to not be an issue for a few months, but is back :(
01/25/2026
Walter Van Hamme
FIU
Samec
CCD
9
0
No problems to report
Observations of Interacting binaries. Observations not stable tonight. Usable for minima. Need another night.
01/27/2026
Garima Rajguru
Clemson University
Dieter Hartmann
Andor CCD griz
9
0
No problems to report
Clemson Blazar Study
01/24/2026
Steve Gillam
ERAU
Desiree Robinson
ARC Camera
9
0
Other
Supplimentary report. About two hours before sunrise, a bright whispy illumination pattern appeared in the images. Near the end of the night a circular shadow appeared in the images. I left an example of the pattern on the camera computer.
01/24/2026
Steve Gillam
ERAU
Desiree Robinson
ARC Camera
9
0
Equipment Failure
Microvariables. The camera did not reach the set point temperature of -90C. It started at -79C and cooled over about three hours to -83C. So, I moved the set point to -80C. The temp was stable after that.
01/23/2026
Kurtis Williams
ETAMU
none
Andor
8
0
No problems to report
White dwarf time series photometry. Camera computer screen showed significant slow baud rate all night not seen on telescope computer, but no functional issues.
01/22/2026
Billy Quarles
ETAMU
None
CCD
8
0
No problems to report
TESS EBs, ~70% humidity but steady all night. Found Focus at 130000
01/21/2026
Walter Van Hamme
FIU
Samec
CCD
9
0
No problems to report
Observations of Interacting Binaries, ASASSN-V J091549.61-680344.1.
01/20/2026
Van Hamme
FIU
Samec
CCD
9
0
No problems to report
Observations of interacting binaries: ASASSN-V J091549.61-680344.1. 9 hours observed/15.8 hour period. Continuing tomorrow.
01/19/2026
Ava Webber
Clemson University
Dieter Hartmann
Andor CCD griz
9
0
No problems to report
Clemson blazar study
01/17/2026
Martha A. Leake
Valdosta State University
none
Andor CD
12
0
Other
Observations of various objects for classes. No problems. I used the Andor camera accessible on the camera computer but used the telescope computer to change filters, change objects to view, open and close the computer. I tried to run the camera from the telescope computer and received an error message. The two computers were linked, so I was able to transfer files from the computer to my EHD (in progress). Because the use of the binning seemed unclear, I used 1x1. The file transfer will be long. I'll come back later this morning or noon to check. It was great to have a smoother observing run.
01/16/2026
Billy Quarles
ETAMU
None
CCD
8
0
No problems to report
TESS EBs. 50% humidity but constant throughout the night and clear skies. Focus at 129500
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