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SARA
The Southeastern Association for Research in Astronomy
Date | Name | Affiliation | Other Observers | Instrument | Hours Observed | Hours Lost | Reason | Observing Program |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
02/18/2023 | Xianming Han | Butler Univ | Kaylee Tenbarge | CCD | 1 | 9 | Clouds | eclipsing binary |
02/17/2023 | Xianming Han | Butler Univ | Eric Reed | CCD | 0 | 10 | Clouds | none. never opened |
02/16/2023 | Xianming Han | Butler University | none | CCD | 0 | 10 | Other | Ice on dome. |
02/15/2023 | Martha Leake | Valdosta State University | Tools class early | Arc camera | 0 | 7 | Snow | "Domes are closed because of Ice on Domes." Did not open. Left at 3 :15 am EST when message above did not change. Skies were clear, but temperatures still cold. Planned asteroid photometry. |
02/13/2023 | Kurtis Williams | TAMUC | None | CCD | 0 | 11 | Clouds | Forecast for clouds and possible winters precip; never opened. |
02/12/2023 | Kurtis Williams | TAMUC | none | CCD | 0 | 11 | Clouds | Weather forecast is for increasing clouds with chance of rain, so staying closed out of caution. |
02/11/2023 | Martha Leake | Valdosta State University | none | ARC camera | 11.5 | 0.5 | Other | I had to leave for an appointment at 7:30 am Sunday. No problems tonight, seeing was good early on, but quite variable this morning. Observed asteroids for light curve determinations.G82 is the number for SARA KP telescope in the asteroid finder programs (from Lowell and other observatories and users). Thank you to Ken for leaving such a well organized site! |
02/10/2023 | Ken Rumstay | VSU (Emeritus) | None | CCD camera | 5.5 | 6 | Clouds | AGN observations. No equipment problems; closed up when cloud cover became too thick. |
02/08/2023 | Todd Hillwig | Valparaiso University | None | ARC camera | 0 | 10 | Connection Issues | Had local network issues that didn't get fixed until this morning, so was unable to connect and observe. |
02/07/2023 | Tom Rutherford | ETSU | Gary Henson | CCD | 5 | 0 | No problems to report | Comet, M 31, NGC 1245. No issues at all. |
02/05/2023 | Priya Gokuldass | Florida Tech | None | CCD | 2 | 6 | Clouds | ULGRB host galaxy observation. Cloudy! |
02/02/2023 | Amy Lovell | Agnes Scott | AST200L students | CCD | 6 | 0 | No problems to report | Student projects and finding the comet. Focus wandered quite a bit, ended at 463000 |
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