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Date
Name
Affiliation
Other Observers
Instrument
Hours Observed
Hours Lost
Reason
Observing Program
03/11/2024
William Keel
University of Alabama
3 cats
ARC CCD
10
1
Clouds
AGN-ionized clouds around galaxies. Focus 721000, guider focus 27250.
03/10/2024
Todd Vaccaro
Ball State University
N/A
ARC
10
0
No problems to report
EB's.
03/07/2024
William Keel
University of Alabama
No time for any cats
ARC CCD
0
11
Humidity
KPNO weather status continues to list humidity, threatening clouds, and snow. I can take a hint.
03/06/2024
Tom Rutherford
ETSU
None
CCD
3
0.5
Humidity
No issues-- humidity shot up rapidly just before twilight began so closed up.
03/04/2024
Walter Van Hamme
FIU
Samec
CCD
11
0
No problems to report
Observations of near contact binaries. ASASSN-V J070545.44+834129.8 and second binary to round out the night. All went well.
03/02/2024
Van Hamme
FIU
Samec
CCD
0
10
Other
I am not sure if it was from the Texas Fires but I could not get images. I observe tomorrow also.
02/29/2024
Millie Dill
University of Delaware
Kaylee Grace, Easton Honaker
Andor CCD
9
0
No problems to report
Observed white dwarf EC14012-1446.
02/27/2024
Todd Vaccaro
Ball State University
N/A
ARC
0
12
Clouds
EB's. Threatening clouds, never opened.
02/20/2024
Tom Rutherford
ETSU
None
CCD
0
8
Clouds
Clouds-- never opened.
02/23/2024
Tom Rutherford
ETSU
Gary Henson
CCD
7
0
No problems to report
Variable stars, open cluster
02/21/2024
Maddy Buisch
Agnes Scott College
Elliot Arp, Linda Ho, Isabelle Adams, Isabel Masawi, Hodari James
CCD
2
0
No problems to report
Observed Orion nebula and Oyster nebula. First time taking images of sky objects for most of our observers. Note: the dome shutter takes a long time to open and close.
02/06/2024
Terry Oswalt
ERAU
n/a
CCD
0
12
Clouds
Never opened dome, due to clouds, wind, humidity, snow and rain on mountain.
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