Date:
Sunday, August 24, 2025
Telescope:
CTIO 1.5-m
Submitter:
Aman Kar
Submitter Email:
Observer Support:
None
Night Assistant:
None
Problems:
Dome shutter remains open after the end of the night.
Program:
Proposal:
SMARTS/CHIRON
Target of Oportunity:
No
Time Observed:
11.5
Time Engineering:
0.0
Time lost technical:
0.0
Time lost weather:
0.0
Time lost other:
0.0
Description:
queue
Primary Investigator:
Todd Henry
Email:
Institution:
SMARTS
Instrument:
CTIO 1.5m Echelle
Organization:
SMARTS
Total Program Time:
11.5
| Total Times | Time Observed | Time Engineering | Time lost technical | Time lost weather | Time lost other | Total Program Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-24 | 11.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.5 |
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Looks like I am back at the 1.5m now. Hoping between telescopes is kinda fun and feels like a new adventure.
Please note, the telescope is running Calib2 right now. The dome shutter still remains open.
The following targets were skipped from the queue because we approached sunrise:
* KT Eri
* RMS0452-1649 -- frames were taken during twilight but I deem them unreliable.
* RKS0459-1059
Special note: RKS0307-2813 was observed at around 05:10 AM local time as requested.
Okay now let's continue the show here shall we...
So let's get back to another episode of the fourth season of ATV (A Man's TV) -- A Man's Journey in Estados Unidos
Episode 12 -- Indiana & Kentucky
Ah yes... the hoosier and the bluegrass state. Although I cannot speak to the former's nickname, Kentucky defintiely is filled with bluegrass everywhere!
I won't lie. My experience in Indiana was very limited but I did get a chance to visit Indianapolis for a day.
There exisits a zoo, museum and a little canal around the city. However, a distinct area that stood out to me was their soldier and sailors monument.
It was very much like the Trafalgar square in London but except this in Indiana!
Next up, we have Kentucky! If you didn't know, the world's longest cave, the mammoth cave system is located in this state! 400+ miles... whoa!
Other than literally bluegrass, this state also gave rise to the music genre with the same name.... and I vibe with bluegrass music!
Louisville is a very cool city in this state that I got to stop by once and although a regular city, they have the ohio river and a beautiful bridge right across it. We need more cities with water bodies!
There are also some hidden gems of nature preserves and national forest scattered throughout the state.
I can also personally recommend that it is a great state to go and camp out during a total solar eclipse because most visitors travel to more popular areas and it is just so much fun to just be in a park and watch the eclipse with not many tourists around you!
To the avid reader I say this, if you want to visit the state that is the largest producer of popcorn in the US, go visit Indiana.
But if you are not too claustrophobic and enjoy tunnels and small openings, go explore the cave systems in Kentucky.
I give Indiana a 2/10 while Kentucky gets a 4/10.
That's all for today folks. Tune in tomorrow for another episode of ATV!