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Date
Name
Affiliation
Other Observers
Instrument
Hours Observed
Hours Lost
Reason
Observing Program
05/07/2023
Nayra Rodríguez
Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC)
N/A
ARC CCD
5
0
No problems to report
Student research projects on exoplanet transit, 2nd half night.
05/07/2023
Matt Wood
Texas A&M University-Commerce
NA
Leach
4
0
No problems to report
Time series of white dwarf. This was a half night, so IAC observer took over at about 07:00 UT. Best focus early night was 448500
05/03/2023
Nayra Rodríguez Eugenio
Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC)
NA
ARC CCD
0.5
4
Humidity
Exoplanet transit, 2nd half night. Only observed from 7:30 to 8:10 UT. Domes closed due to high humidity and variable conditions. Focus 445000.
05/01/2023
Tom Rutherford
ETSU
None
CCD
2
6
Connection Issues
About two hours after starting, the CCD computer disconnected. I made several attempts to reconnect over the next hour or so but was unable to do so. Tried again a couple of times this morning (the next day) but still am unable to connect. Everything was working fine until this happened.
04/28/2023
William Keel
University of Alabama
N/A
ARC CCD
6
0
No problems to report
AGN with extended emission regions. Focus 445000, guide focus -18500. Filter wheel 1 needed INIT after almost every movement to put filters in position.
04/27/2023
Matt A Wood
Texas A&M University-Commerce
NA
Andor
10
0
No problems to report
Time series observations of white dwarf and cataclysmic variable. Focus 450000 at beginning of night, 445000 end of night.
04/26/2023
Matt A Wood
Texas A&M University-Commerce
NA
Andor
10
0
No problems to report
Time series observations of cataclysmic variables. Focus 444000
04/26/2023
Matt A Wood
Texas A&M University-Commerce
NA
Andor
10
0
No problems to report
Time series observations of cataclysmic variables. Focus 443500. No problems.
04/24/2023
james webb
Florida International Universigy
none
Leach CCD
4
0
No problems to report
wasn't able to find guide star, guide stage wouldn't go to east positions, only west. Wasn't able to save images from Telescope CCD control menu, had to use the camera menu on the ccd computer. Not sure what the issue was. But got the images I needed.
04/16/2023
Xianming Han
Butler Univ
none
CCD
8
1.5
Equipment Failure
filter wheel keeps getting stuck when moving from Bessel I to Bessel B - emailed ACE about it.
04/21/2023
Todd Hillwig
Valparaiso University
Public demonstration
ARC camera
3
0.5
Other
Filter wheel did not seem to set properly a few times. Not a real problem since I was just doing a public demo. Quit early since Board meeting in the morning.
04/20/2023
William Keel
University of Alabama
2 cats
ARC CCD
7
0
No problems to report
Galaxies with extended AGN-ionized clouds. Focus 399500, guider focus -16500. Focus shifted by 4000 units when moving telescope by 2 hours RA near midnight. Had to change guider setting X Speed from -1 to +1.
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