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Date
Name
Affiliation
Other Observers
Instrument
Hours Observed
Hours Lost
Reason
Observing Program
06/25/2023
Walter Van Hamme
FIU
Samec
CCD
9
0
No problems to report
Observing the short period Algol, NSVS01126493.
07/07/2023
William Keel
University of Alabama
3 cats
ARC CCD
5.5
3
Software/Control PC Issues
Doing twilight flats, V exposure showed blank at level 140, aborted. Then "exposure start failed", so I cycled the telescope-outlet power and rebooted both computers. Still managed to set on main target by the end of twilight. During 60m exposure, the QSI guider silently disconnected (while leaving the display looking plausible) so I got 30" diagonal trails. (No screaming so as not to disturb the cats.) The second 60m exposure was successful with a disconnection event just after its end. ARC camera froze again around 0030 MST. I was unable to get it to complete an exposure and read out after that, even after the restarts that worked before.
07/05/2023
Gary Henson
ETSU
none
Spectrograph
7.5
0
No problems to report
Spectroscopy of WR stars, another excellent night for July.
07/03/2023
Gary Henson
ETSU
none
Spectrograph
7
0
No problems to report
Spectra of WR stars, a very good night, warm but clear and autoguider working well.
07/02/2023
Gary Henson
ETSU
none
Spectrograph
3
5
Clouds
Spectroscopy of WR stars, instruments working fine, but cloudy patches forming and moving in from Northeast middle of night.
06/27/2023
Robert Berrington
Ball State University
none
arc
7
0
No problems to report
Short Period Variable stars.
06/25/2023
Lindsay Spence
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Tomomi Otani
CCD
8
0
No problems to report
Clear night
06/24/2023
Lindsay Spence
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Tomomi Otani
CCD
8
0
No problems to report
Clear night
06/22/2023
William Keel
University of Alabama
2 cats
ARC CCD
7
0
No problems to report
Windy, best results looking downwind to N. Guider x-stage labels are opposite the EW directions of buttons for motion; also, had to change X and Y guider speeds from 1,1 to -1, -1. RAdmin from telescope computer disconnected with annoying frequency. Focus 454000, guider focus 3000.
06/20/2023
S Johns
Texas A&M Commerce
Lena D, Shayaan Z, Dr. Williams
Andor
7
0
No problems to report
White dwarf relative photometry.
06/18/2023
Lindsay Spence
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Julia Clark
CCD
6
2
Clouds
Lots of Clouds
06/17/2023
Lindsay Spence
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
Julia Clark
0.9 m
8
0
No problems to report
None
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