SARA 

William Keel

University of Alabama

None

ARC CCD

3.5

0

No problems to report

AGN-ionized clouds. Focus 314000, guider focus 28400.

Kaylee Grace

UD/MCAO

Millie Dill, Zach Savery

CCD

12

0

No problems to report

All was well! Observed two white dwarfs.

William Keel

University of Alabama

Evening tour lookenspeepers

ARC CCD

9

2

Software/Control PC Issues

AGN-ionized clouds. Started on-site, but trouble with monitors, mice, combined with the fact that I brought the wrong MacBook Ethernet adapter sent me back to Tucson at sunset where I had a solid network connection. Focus 312700, guider focus 29000.

Ken Rumstay

VSU (Emeritus)

None

CCD Camera

1

9

Wind

Was planning to observe active galaxies. I was able to obtain calibration images (bias, flat field, etc.), then parked the telescope and closed the dome at 01:16 UTC as the reported wind speed at the 4-meter exceed 40 mph and continued to climb. I may have been overcautious, but the recent wind damage at Lick was fresh in my mind. I monitored the situation, then gave up at 8:00 UTC since the wind showed no sign of abating. When I first opened, the spectrograph arm prevented light from reaching the camera. Recycling power to the ACE spectrograph bench remedied that. The sky over Kitt Peak was gorgeous; it's a shame the wind prevented observation!

Kaylee Grace

UD/MCAO

N/A

CCD

0

8

Snow

Snowed at KP so we couldn't open. Maybe next week!

Robert Berrington

Ball State University

none

arc

0

10

Clouds

Poor night with thick clouds and high humidity, did not open up.

Gary Henson

ETSU

none

Spectrograph

0

10

Clouds

Partly cloudy then overcast all night, never opened.

Ken Watanabe

Florida Gulf Coast University

Jonathan Zielinski

CCD

8

0

No problems to report

All went well. Dome home and closed. Telescope parked and mirror closed.

Stephen Gillam

ERAU

None

ARC Camera

0

11

Clouds

Microvaraiables. Clouds and humidity.

Michael Fauerbach

FGCU

NA

CCD

10

2

Clouds

Asteroid photometry and astrometry. Same issues with the time and the tracking as yesterday. In addition, there were high cirrus throughout the night.

Michael Fauerbach

FGCU

NA

CCD

12

0

Software/Control PC Issues

Asteroid photometry and astrometry. The camera computer time is not steady and off by up to +- 4seconds. It seems to reset when it drifts more than that. The telescope tracking was also not great and after every slew it took a couple of exposure before the tracking got better. Not sure why, but after first slewing eveb a 30sec exposure streaked. I already send the telescope twice before the first exposure.

Ken Watanabe

Florida Gulf Coast University

Jonathan Zielinski

CCD

8

0

No problems to report

All went well. Dome Closed, mirror cover closed, dome and telescope parked/home.