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Date
Name
Affiliation
Other Observers
Instrument
Hours Observed
Hours Lost
Reason
Observing Program
11/23/2024
Billy Quarles
East Texas A&M University
None
Leach Camera
12
0
No problems to report
Eclipsing binaries. Excellent night, no problems to report.
11/19/2024
Yong Sheng
Clemson University
Dieter Hartmann
CCD
11
1
Other
The tracking went bad sometimes and it was unpredictable. The time lost due this issue.
11/21/2024
Hodari James
Agnes Scott College
Students
Arc Camera
4-5 hours
4 hours
Software/Control PC Issues
Observing variability of active K Dwarfs. Issues with the telescope Focus. Could not get it focused after the first hour.
11/18/2024
Todd R Vaccaro
Ball State University
Bob and Wyatt
ARC
12
.2
Software/Control PC Issues
Eclipsing binaries. Early on, within the first hour or so of tracking on a target tracking was lost and auto dome switched off, lost a few data points in eclipse egress. No other problems except focusing issues. Also, the first attempt to move the telescope continues to hang and needs to be told twice.
11/17/2024
Gary D Henson
ETSU
Rutherford
CCD & Spectrograph
11
0
No problems to report
Spectroscopy of Massive Stars & Photometry of Exoplanet Light Curves, excellent night all-around
11/13/2024
Yong Sheng
Clemson University
9
ARC CCD BRIV
9
0
No problems to report
Teaching students for optical observing experience.
11/16/2024
Stephen Gillam
ERAU
Thomas Matney
ARC Camera
6
0
Humidity
Micro Variables
11/09/2024
Jadia Ewing
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Stephen Gillam
SARA North 0.9-m Telescope
9
0
Other
A bit of trailing issues. Tends to trail to the right and had to correct for trailing. Other than this, it was good.
11/08/2024
Aarran Shaw
Butler University
N/A
Leach camera
10
0
No problems to report
CV candidates. Excellent night, no problems to report.
11/07/2024
William Keel
Unievrsity of Alabama
3 cats
AFRC CCD
6
0
No problems to report
(2nd half of night after ASC observers, to whom I apologize for miscopying my own schedule entry) AGN ionized clouds. Focus 318000, guider focus 32050.
11/07/2024
Oralyn
Agnes Scott College
Dr. James
Kitt Peak Telescope
4
0
No problems to report
Observing Program: ASC PHY420
11/07/2024
Samuel Quinutolo
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
Jadia Ewinf
2-1 Meter
9
2
Software/Control PC Issues
I am wrapping up and then started getting pop ups for anti virus software on the CCD Computer and the Telescope computer, I already wrote a report, but I have not seen this before and wanted to report this ASAP as I do not want to leave with potentially something harmful happening.
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