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Date
Name
Affiliation
Other Observers
Instrument
Hours Observed
Hours Lost
Reason
Observing Program
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.
11/07/2024
Samuel Quinutolo
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
Jadia Ewing
2-1 Meter
9
2
No problems to report
Dome Shutter view camera is still down, we used low light exposures to ensure that the dome was closed after observation and stowed the telescope.
11/05/2024
William Keel
University of Alabama
2 cats
ARC CCD
11.5
0
No problems to report
AGN-ionized clouds. Focus 325500, guider focus -600. (Lost one hour to feline exposure interference; I had forgotten that touching any key during an exposure will abort it, so stacking other windows on top may be wise). Guider focus was not changing with JOG buttons, even after re-initializing (which left it at focus 32050).
11/05/2024
Jadia Ewing
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Samuel Quinutolo, Stephen Gillam
2.1 meter
9
0
Other
Camera not connecting/could not connect to the observatory. Focusing a bit off. The focus would jump at about a factor of 10. Other than that, smooth observing.
11/03/2024
Matt Wood
A&M-Commerce
None
CCD
0
All
Clouds
Clouds expected until midnight, which was after my primary target would have set, so I offered up the night, but no takers.
10/26/2024
Xianming Han
Butler University
Basra, Erickson, Nixon, McDonough
ccd
11
0
No problems to report
eclipsing binaries
10/25/2024
Xianming Han
Butler University
Basra, Erickson, Nixon, McDonough
ccd
11
0
No problems to report
eclipsing binaries
10/24/2024
Xianming Han
Butler University
Basra, Erickson, Nixon, McDonough
ccd
11
0
No problems to report
eclipsing binaries
10/23/2024
Xianming Han
Butler University
Basra, Erickson, Nixon, McDonough
CCD
11
0
No problems to report
eclipsing binaries
10/30/2024
Tomomi Otani
ERAU
None
CCD
7.5
0
No problems to report
Hot subdwarf photometry time series
10/29/2024
Tomomi Otani
ERAU
None
CCD
7
0
No problems to report
Hot subdwarf photometry time series
10/27/2024
Aarran Shaw
Butler
None
Leach Camera
10
0
Software/Control PC Issues
Perfect night! Observed CVs and CV candidates. Issue on telescope PC: Keyboard input wasn't working properly - I couldn't type numbers or capital letters. Very weird. Had to bring up the virtual keyboard on the PC. Could be issue with my Macbook (though everything worked fine on the camera PC) but I thought I'd report it.
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