| Date | Observer | Inst | Obs | Lost | Weather | Inst | Tel | Obs | Comments |
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| 01/01/2017 | MCalkins | FAST | 10.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | t know if it was frozen shut or the relay didn |
| 01/02/2017 | PBerlind | FAST | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | _ |
| 01/03/2017 | PBerlind | FAST | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | _ |
| 01/04/2016 | MCalkins | FAST | 9.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cirrus throughout the night |
| 01/05/2016 | MCalkins | TRES | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Moisture blew in during 2nd half of night... Clouds, humidity, fog |
| 01/06/2017 | MCalkins | TRES | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | The bench hung a couple of times requiring a restart. No other problems |
| 01/07/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 12 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mostly clear early with threatening clouds all night. Had a couple points where I had to pause observing while waiting for clouds to break, but these never lasted very long. One projector arm hang, but otherwise no problems |
| 01/08/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 12.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clear all night until the very end when the start of the clouds from the next system arrived. No problems |
| 01/09/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 5.5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clouds early and again in the middle. With the exception of a stretch at the very end of the night, most of my open time was spend dodging and observing through clouds. A frustrating night when coupled with the bright moon. No problems |
| 01/10/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES> | 8.75 | 3.75 | 3.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Partly cloudy to start before a band of clouds had me idle for almost four hours. Broke and was quite clear but with a looming band of clouds on the horizon until shutting down for the night. No problems |
| 01/11/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 12 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clear except for a departing band of clouds at dusk and a batch at the very end of the night. Soft seeing and bright moonlight made for a challenging night. No problems |
| 01/12/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 11.75 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Light cirrus at dusk but then remarkably clear almost all night despite thick bands of clouds just to the east and to the west. Very productive night until right at the very end when the gap filled in, ending the night. No problems |
| 01/13/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Overcast early then mostly cloudy for the last 1/3 of the night. Never opened |
| 01/14/2017 | JWinters | TRES | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cloudy, rainy condidtions |
| 01/15/2017 | JWinters | TRES | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rain, Snow, & Clouds all night |
| 01/16/2017 | JWinters | TRES | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clouds and high humidity at the beginning of the night, but cleared up around 8:30 pm. Observed a variety of programs: Quinn, Kelt, Hyades, Winters, & Hat. Thanks to Mike for patiently answering my many questions. The 1.2m hit a limit at one point and Mik |
| 01/18/2017 | JWinters | TRES | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clouds & high humidity at the beginning of the night. Aside from weather, it was another great night with no problems. I observed objects from the Quinn, Winters, K2, Hat, and Torres programs. |
| 01/18/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 9.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clear most of the night until the first band of the incoming storm arrived. There was a brief break near the end of the night that allowed me to get a few more targets before I was shut down for the remainder of the night. No problems |
| 01/19/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clouds early with a very light snow flurry before fog set in for the remainder of the night. Never opened |
| 01/20/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fog all night with high winds and bands of snow. Maybe only 4 or 5 inches of snow on the road, but everything is coated with 1/4 to 1/2 inch of ice. Conditions outside were a little too dangerous to go to the 60" to check on the morning FAST fill. I'll |
| 01/21/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 10.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clouds and fog early that I was sort of able to work around until finally getting shut down. Humidity broke and allowed me to observe in poor seeing. A batch of workable clouds came through briefly late that cleared for the end of the very end of the ni |
| 01/22/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 10.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clear almost all night until a strange cap cloud formed over the mountain shutting me down at the end. Seeing was mediocre and variable while I was open. Otherwise, no problems |
| 01/23/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Snow, wind and fog most of the night with 2-4 inches of new snow. The skies did break at astronomical twilight, much too late to ensure things were clear of snow and ice and open before dawn. Never opened |
| 01/24/2017 | PBerlind | FAST | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clear night, FAST ok. Seeing improved late |
| 01/25/2017 | PBerlind | FAST | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | _ |
| 01/26/2017 | PBerlind | FAST | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | please repair desk lamp loose parts |
| 01/27/2017 | Hutchison
Macri | FAST | 2 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | and quickly degenerated to 5-7 |
| 01/28/2017 | Hutchison
Macri | FAST | 11.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clear night, mediocre seeing |
| 01/29/2017 | Hutchison
Macri | FAST | 11.75 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | 0.75 | 0 | CCD did not read out after 30-min integration (sigh). Mike helped us to restart everything |
| 01/30/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clear all night with good to excellent seeing until the very end. No problems |
| 01/31/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clear all night with good seeing once again. No problems |
| Date | Observer | Inst | Obs | Lost | Weather | Inst | Tel | Obs | Comments |
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| 02/01/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clear early with cirrus starting up around midnight, becoming thicker in the last hour of the night. Good seeing throughout despite the thin clouds. No problems |
| 02/02/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Light and variable cirrus all night. Large spans of time where it was effectively clear. Good seeing throughout helped a great deal. No problems |
| 03/02/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cirrus of various thickness all night with a batch early that was too thick to observe through. A later batch had me shut down for nearly 30 minutes, but then thinned out enough I was able to work through the rest of the night. One projector arm hang at |
| 02/04/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 9.75 | 2.25 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | A brief bout of clouds early and a longer stretch late in the night shut me down two separate times. Fought thin but variable clouds most of the rest. A frustrating but still productive night. No problems |
| 02/05/2017 | MCalkins | TRES | 4.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | _ |
| 02/06/2017 | MCalkins | TRES | 10 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | _ |
| 02/07/2017 | MCalkins | TRES | 10 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clouds and mostly poor seeing |
| 02/08/2017 | PBerlind | TRES | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | bright moon, partly cloudy |
| 02/09/2017 | PBerlind | TRES | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | _ |
| 02/10/2017 | PBerlind | TRES | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | _ |
| 02/11/2017 | MCalkins | TRES | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cirrus throughout the night |
| 02/12/2017 | MCalkins | TRES | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fog, clouds, rain, snow |
| 02/13/2017 | MCalkins | TRES | 4.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clouds, humidity, and fog... |
| 02/14/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clouds most of the night then gusty over-limit winds for the very end. When I was open, the seeing was very poor. Kind of a wash of a night |
| 02/15/2017 | TGroner | TRES | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TEST |
| 02/15/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clear all night with soft seeing early that improved at the end of the night |
| 02/16/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 5.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mostly clear early with a batch of clouds most of the remainder keeping me shut until the very end. I chased sucker holes and breaks for the last couple hours ahead of the clouds from the incoming storm. Otherwise, no problems |
| 02/17/2017 | MCalkins | TRES | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Winter storm passing through |
| 02/18/2017 | MCalkins | TRES | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | winter storm |
| 02/19/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Scattered rain for the first half with fog. Over limit humidity all night despite clearing in the last half hour of the night. Never opened |
| 02/20/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clear all night but with a gusty north wind starting up part way into the night causing variable seeing. No problems |
| 02/21/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Essentially clear all night with only some very thin cirrus in the first half of the night. Good seeing throughout. No problems |
| 02/22/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Some clouds early then a clouds cap and fog for a couple hours near the end of the night. Seeing was OK early but poor once the fog lifted. No problems |
| 02/23/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clear all night but with poor seeing, especially late. No problems to end the TRES run |
| 02/24/2017 | Amali Vaz | FAST | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | weather |
| 02/26/2017 | Amali Vaz | FAST | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | FailedC Open |
| 02/27/2017 | Amali Vaz | FAST | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clouds at the start of the night, but cleared up. Seeing was iffy though. No other problems! |
| 02/28/2017 | Amali Vaz | FAST | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clouds! |
| Date | Observer | Inst | Obs | Lost | Weather | Inst | Tel | Obs | Comments |
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| 03/01/2017 | Amali Vaz | FAST | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clouds and then humidity killed the first half of the night, but it dried off just before midnight and the rest of the night went smoothly. Until next time! |
| 03/01/2017 | MCalkins | FAST | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | No problems |
| 03/02/2017 | MCalkins | FAST | 1.0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clouds, wind, poor seeing. End of FAST run |
| 03/03/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 6.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cloudy early but with the clouds letting a couple of stars through long enough to test the new tip-tilt for the TRES guider. The BNC-like connectors numbered 1 & 3 on the control box had to be switched to get it to work properly, but after that, the guid |
| 03/04/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Variable clouds all night from mostly clear to capped in with clouds formed over the mountain. Very frustrating night sitting idle for 20-30 minutes at a time waiting for clouds to pass |
| 03/05/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clouds and fog most of the night clearing with about three hours left in the night. Seeing was soft for most of this time |
| 03/06/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clear all night with good seeing in the middle portion of the night. No problems |
| 03/07/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clear early with extremely light cirrus for the last third. Good seeing throughout with no problems |
| 03/08/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clear all night but not photometric with variable and extremely thin cirrus throughout the night. Seeing was rather good. No problems other than one projector arm hang |
| 03/09/2017 | MCalkins | TRES | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | _ |
| 03/10/2017 | MCalkins | TRES | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | _ |
| 03/11/2017 | MCalkins | TRES | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clouds toward the end of the night.... 48" guider hung around midnight. Restarted with no problem |
| 03/12/2017 | PBerlind | TRES | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/13/2017 | PBerlind | TRES | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Please repair or replace led desk lamp in 60" control room asap. It is broken |
| 3/14/2017 | DFinkbeiner | FAST | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | No problems tonight. Pointing was not great, was often off by 10 arcmin. Solution is to have a big finding chart. |
| 03/15/2017 | TCarmichael | FAST | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | _ |
| 03/16/2017 | TCarmichael | FAST | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Slew enabled before cexx finished. Telecom terminal got hung up, so CCD had to be powered off and restarted |
| 03/17/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mostly clear all night with only some very light cirrus in the first half. No problems |
| 03/18/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clear all night. No problems |
| 03/19/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clouds after sunset for a while then again a bit later for over 90 minutes, finally clearing at midnight. Seeing was on the soft side throughout becoming worse in the last hour or so of the night. No problems |
| 03/20/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clear at times with light and fast moving clouds at others. Never went idle because of them, but did have to tiptoe around at times. One projector arm hang, but otherwise no problems |
| 03/21/2017 | PBerlind | TRES | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | nice clear night |
| 03/22/2017 | PBerlind | TRES | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | high humidity > fog |
| 03/23/2017 | MCalkins | TRES | 11.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/24/2017 | MCalkins | FAST | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nice night |
| 03/25/2017 | MCalkins | FAST | 6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost the first part of the night to clouds, observed the second part in clear skies with good seeing. No problems with instrument or telescope |
| 03/26/2017 | PBerlind | FAST | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | nice clear night |
| 03/27/2017 | PBerlind | FAST | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Surprise snowstorm! 1/2" on the ridge mostly melting not-sticking |
| 03/28/2017 | PBerlind | FAST | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | _ |
| 03/29/2017 | MCalkins | FAST | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | twice |
| 03/30/2017 | MCalkins | FAST | 8.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Observed in clear skies and moderate seeing which became worse as night progressed before having to close due to clouds |
| 03/31/2017 | MCalkins | FAST | 8.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wind, clouds, and terrible seeing at beginning of night which ultimately gave way to much improved conditions by the end of the night |
| Date | Observer | Inst | Obs | Lost | Weather | Inst | Tel | Obs | Comments |
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| 04/01/2017 | PBerlind | FAST | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | couple inches of fresh snow around sunset |
| 04/02/2017 | PBerlind | FAST | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | nice clear night, end of FAST run |
| 04/03/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Light cirrus at the start of the night that broke during twilight leaving clear skies for the entire night. Seeing was on the soft side throughout. No problems |
| 04/04/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cirrus in the late afternoon departed around sunset leaving clear skies all night. Seeing was poor care of a north wind until the last hour or so when it improved. No problems |
| 04/05/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clear with very good seeing most of the night. Light cirrus then thicker clouds came in at the end, finally shutting me down a bit early. Otherwise no problems |
| 04/06/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mostly clear early with threatening but very thin cirrus for the second half. Seeing was good most of the night. No problems |
| 04/07/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 9.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Moderately thick cirrus to start, giving way after a few hours and leaving clear skies for the remainder. Seeing was not as good as the last couple nights but still OK. No problems |
| 04/08/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 9.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Light cloud around sunset and until about the time twilight was over. After that, clear but with OK but slowly degrading seeing becoming quite soft at the end of the night. No problems |
| 04/09/2017 | PBerlind | TRES | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Please check cable loops at telescope. Loose cables |
| 04/10/2017 | PBerlind | TRES | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | nice night bright moon |
| 04/11/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 9.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Light cloud at sunset that quickly gave way to clear skies for the remainder of the night |
| 04/12/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 9.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clear all night but with variable seeing. No problems |
| 04/13/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 8.25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Annoying clouds and sucker holes for the first 2/3 of the night including about an hour of dead time a bit after midnight. Once it cleared, conditions were OK until dawn. No problems |
| 04/14/2017 | MCalkins | TRES | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Full night of observing in clear skies and very good seeing. No problems |
| 04/15/2017 | MCalkins | TRES | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | South |
| 04/16/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 8.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Thick but dissipating cirrus to start the night. This cleared out after a couple hours becoming clear for the remainder. No problems |
| 04/17/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 8.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cirrus early leading to abut a half an hour idle around midnight when the tail end of the clouds came in with a patch that was difficult to observe through. Skies were essentially clear after that passed. Seeing was quite soft all night. No problems |
| 04/18/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clear all night. Calm early with good seeing but the wind picked up speed and a direction change resulted in degraded seeing for the last 1/3 of the night. No problems |
| 04/19/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clear all night with relatively good seeing with the exception of 30-40 minutes 1/3 of the way into the night night when the wind changed direction and picked up speed, during which time it became rather poor. Quite strange. Otherwise, no problems |
| 04/20/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clear all night but with soft seeing that degraded to poor with a wind from the northwest most of the night. A frustrating night. No problems |
| 04/21/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clear all night. Seeing was soft early but improved as the night progressed. No problems |
| 04/22/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 1.45 | 7.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clear all night but lost 7.25 hours when the generator ran out of fuel. After several hours to bring it back up, it was decided to call the might lost mountain-wide not knowing when the power would be lost again |
| 04/23/2017 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 8.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Some thin clouds early that I was able to work through becoming clear for the remainder of the night. A productive end to a very good TRES run |
| 04/24/2017 | MCalkins | FAST | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Observed through thin cirrus and seeing that started out nice and worsened through the remainder of the night |
| 04/25/2017 | MCalkins | FAST | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | crashed. The message given was |
| 04/26/2017 | CCloherty PBerlind | FAST | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | mostly cloudy night. no problems. dewar filled ok |
| 04/27/2017 | CCloherty | FAST | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | dewar filled ok. beeping alarm at minerva aqawan |