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Date: 
Thursday, August 14, 2025
Telescope: 
CTIO 1.5-m
Submitter: 
Todd Henry
Submitter Email: 
thenry88@gsu.edu
Observer Support: 
None
Night Assistant: 
None
Problems: 

NBTW traveled the sky flawlessly tonight, no problems here.

Even doing spectroscopy I could tell on the guider that the seeing was lousy all night.  This was confirmed by our intrepid observer at TBTW.  The wind always from the north and erratic, but increasing from open until 2am and peaked at about 6am over 15 m/s.  The fog crept up to try and smother us until 2am.  I then went out, looked to the west, and gave it a look of awesome defiance.  The fog retreated.

Comments: 

Luxury Suite 101 update --- While observing I got an email that the sliding door to the patio in 101 has been fixed.  Quick work.  I look forward to brunch on the verando tomorrow.  Muchas gracias to the valiant soul(s) who fixed the door.  Best Observatory People in the World!

For our beloved schedulers:

* added delta Sco --- ideally, every night

* added V907 Sco --- ideally, every night

* added HD 190206

* added T0102038371

* added AI_Phe

* added RMS0302-1809

* added HIP008102 --- high wind, bad seeing, needed bright target

* added HIP18714 --- high wind, bad seeing, needed bright target

* added V1150 Tau

 

* hammered RKS1540-1841AB three times --- maybe a hot Jupiter orbiting every 0.8 days?  maybe not?

 

* dropped T CrB --- observation needed every other night

* dropped GDR3-5877... --- awaiting forecast for several clear nights in a row

* dropped GJ0865ABC --- not needed every night

* dropped RKS2252+1730 --- other targets preferred

* dropped RKS0011+0512AB --- other targets preferred

* dropped T0028116365 --- other targets preferred

 

Conditions: 
General Conditions
Comment: 
None.
1st Quarter
Clouds: 
Clear
Wind: 
Medium
Seeing Value: 
1.80
Seeing Variability: 
0.2
Seeing Source: 
Other
Sky : 
0
2nd Quarter
Clouds: 
Clear
Wind: 
Medium
Seeing Value: 
1.70
Seeing Variability: 
0.4
Seeing Source: 
Other
Sky: 
0
3rd Quarter
Clouds: 
Clear
Seeing Value: 
2.00
Seeing Variability: 
1.0
Seeing Source: 
Other
Sky: 
0
4th Quarter
Clouds: 
Clear
Seeing Value: 
3.00
Seeing Variability: 
1.0
Seeing Source: 
Other
Sky: 
0
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: 
RECONS
Email: 
thenry88@gsu.edu
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
2025-08-14 11.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.5