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Date
Name
Affiliation
Other Observers
Instrument
Hours Observed
Hours Lost
Reason
Observing Program
06/22/2026
James Webb, Asa Bluck
FIU
NSF students
CCD
8
0
No problems to report
Galaxies, poor focus but circular.
06/22/2026
James Webb
FIU
Asa Bluck + outreach class
CCD
8
2
Connection Issues
NSF grant program, galaxies 1. The telescope computer was not communicating with the camera computer. Thanks Gary for solving that issue. Never got a good focus. The images were elongated. Spend an hour or 2 trying to get id of the peanuts. Not sure what I was doing wrong, never had this problem before.
06/20/2026
Ken Watanabe
Florida Gulf Coast University
Jonathan Zielinski
CCD
8
0
No problems to report
All went smoothly, No problems. Dome closed and home. Mirror cover closed and telescope parked.
06/19/2026
Kaylee Grace
UD/MCAO
N/A
CCD
0
0
No problems to report
didn't have any observers available and didn't realize until too late to offer up :(
06/18/2026
William Keel
University of Alabama
2 cats
ARC CCD
5
2
Software/Control PC Issues
AGN-ionized clouds. Focus 453000 after reset (was 38000 before, then slipped below zero so had to reset the zero point). Guider focus 2000. Had to cycle power on telescope outlets and reboot camera computer to get guide camera working. Shut down early due to announcement of expected mountaintop internet outage between 0000-0500 MST.
06/18/2026
Billy Quarles
ETAMU
Alan Briseno
CCD
6
2
Clouds
Hot Jupiter. Found focus at 35000. Lost 2 hours due to threatening clouds at beginning of night.
06/16/2026
Kaylee Grace
UD/MCAO
N/A
CCD
0
7
Humidity
Unable to open due to threatening clouds at beginning of night.
06/15/2026
Kaylee Grace
UD/MCAO
N/A
CCD
0
7
Humidity
Not allowed to open due to threatening clouds at beginning of night.
06/14/2026
Billy Quarles
ETAMU
Kyra Prospero
CCD
8
0
No problems to report
Hot Jupiter. Found focus at 122500 early in the night. Lost focus near the end of night could not regain reliably. Humidity was moderate at ~50%, otherwise clear night.
06/12/2026
Martha A. Leake
Valdosta State University
none
CCD
0
8
Connection Issues
Connection issues (probably from my side), cloud cover (less than earlier)
06/12/2026
Steve Gillam
ERAU (retired)
Desiree Robinson, Matthew Hernandez
ARC Camera
0
9
Clouds
Microvariables.
06/03/2026
Antonio Circiello
Clemson University
Dieter Hartmann
KP
0
8
Other
The collimation is being adjusted. I could not perform the photometry I needed with the current setting
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