SARA 

Stephen Gillam

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

May, Timothy

ARC Camera

8

1

Clouds

Microvariables

Martha A. Leake

Valdosta State University

Particiapant Tiffany Ferguson

CCD

0

12

Connection Issues

Could not connect in our SARA office, or with Ken's computer or my own (mine doesn't have Radmin). None of the links for SARA KP connected, usual error message was "Error connecting to ..... TCP/IP error occurred or connection closed." Could refer to age of computer in SARA office, but Ken's computer had a similar response. I am headed home. Weather is still good, but Spacewatch All-Sky cam shows yellow clouds in front of stars. How is the dust situation measured at KP (like the NOT listing at RM)? I'm OK if another Board Member wishes to have the rest of this night.

Todd Vaccaro

Ball State University

n/a

ARC

9.5

.5

Equipment Failure

Binary stars. Starting things up always requires sending the telescope to Z for flats with several commands. Around 347am MST the Bessel BVR sequence that had been running all night stopped and it appeared that the filter wheel 1 was stuck flashing the MOVING notification and no images were being obtained, so I lost about half an hour of data until I initiated the wheel, stopped/started the sequence again, and got a new sequence going.

Nayra Rodríguez Eugenio

IAC

Alejandra Goded

CCD

0

5.5

Humidity

Humidity above or close to 80% throughout the night. Did not open up (all domes closed).

Ken Watanabe

Florida Gulf Coast University

Jonathan Zielinski, Xavier

CCD

0

8

Clouds

Unable to observe/open dome because of clouds. "Domes are CLOSED due to: threatening clouds".

Torsten Costell

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Anthony Finkel

CCD

3

0

No problems to report

Observed NGC1275 in B, R, and H- Alpha. telescope focus 110001

Gary Henson

ETSU

none

Spectrograph

8

0

No problems to report

Spectra of Massive Stars, excellent weather, all working well. Returned main focus to very good focus for ARC camera at end of night.

Michael Fauerbach

FGCU

NA

CCD

10

0

No problems to report

Asteroid photometry, smooth night no issues.

Alejandra Goded

IAC

0

ARC CCD

5

0

No problems to report

Student research projects on exoplanet transit, 2nd half night. Some difficulties on finding the focus

Michael Fauerbach

FGCU

NA

CCD

2

9

Clouds

Almost Full Moon and clouds

Catt Beyer

Agnes Scott College

n/a

Arc Camera

2

0

No problems to report

All good.

Kaylee Grace

UD/MCAO

Shay, Millie Dill, Viseth Neak

CCD

4

0

No problems to report

Astrophotography of a galaxy