Category: Astronomy Report

 

 

Astronomy Report

Name: Salina Peña and Noah Loy

Crew: 274

Date: 02/09/2023

MDRS ROBOTIC OBSERVATORY

Robotic Telescope Requested (Choose one): MDRS-14 MDRS-WF

Objects Viewed: Star/230209/variable star

Problems Encountered: None. Used the MLC RCOS 16 for observations.

Musk OBSERVATORY

Solar Features Observed: Sun/230209/solar prominence

Sun/230209/sunspots

Problems Encountered: None

 

 

Astronomy Report

Name: Salina Peña and Noah Loy

Crew: 274

Date: 02/08/2023

MDRS ROBOTIC OBSERVATORY

Robotic Telescope Requested (Choose one) MDRS-14 MDRS-WF

Objects Viewed: Star/230208/variable star

Problems Encountered: None. Used the MLC RCOS 16 for observations.

Musk OBSERVATORY

Solar Features Observed: Sun/230208/solar prominence

Sun/230208/sunspots

Problems Encountered: None

Astronomy Report

Name: Salina Peña and Noah Loy

Crew: 274

Date: 02/07/2023

MDRS ROBOTIC OBSERVATORY

Robotic Telescope Requested (Choose one) MDRS-14 MDRS-WF

Objects Viewed: None

Problems Encountered: None. The dome MLC RCOS 16 was closed due to bad weather.

Musk OBSERVATORY

Solar Features Observed: Sun/230207/solar prominence

Sun/230207/sunspots

Problems Encountered: None (We are still processing images from today. We will send you images later.)

Astronomy Report

Name: Salina Peña and Noah Loy

Crew: 274

Date: 02/06/2023

MDRS ROBOTIC OBSERVATORY

Robotic Telescope Requested (Choose one) MDRS-14 MDRS-WF

Objects Viewed: None

Problems Encountered: None

Musk OBSERVATORY

Solar Features Observed: None

Problems Encountered: None due to cloud interference.

Astronomy Report

Name: Salina Peña and Noah Loy

Crew: 274

Date: 02/05/2023

MDRS ROBOTIC OBSERVATORY

Robotic Telescope Requested (Choose one) MDRS-14 MDRS-WF

Objects Viewed: None

Problems Encountered: No observations due to weather conditions (High winds and cloudy skies.)

Musk OBSERVATORY

Solar Features Observed: None

Problems Encountered: None due to cloud interference.

Astronomy Report

Name: Salina Peña and Noah Loy

Crew: 274
Date: 02/04/2023

MDRS ROBOTIC OBSERVATORY

Robotic Telescope Requested (choose one) MDRS-14 MDRS-WF

Objects Viewed: Star/230204/Variable star

Problems Encountered: None (I canceled pictures tonight due to overcast weather. I am continuing the calibration process of images.)

MUSK OBSERVATORY

Solar Features Observed: Sun/230204/sunspot Sun/230204/prominence

Problems Encountered: None (I will attach images later)

Astronomy Report

Name: Salina Peña and Noah Loy

Crew: 274

Date: 02/03/2023

MDRS ROBOTIC OBSERVATORY

Robotic Telescope Requested (Choose one) MDRS-14 MDRS-WF

Objects Viewed: None

Problems Encountered: None-overcast prevented any observations during evening hours. Started the process of separating images for calibration later.

Musk OBSERVATORY

Solar Features Observed: Sun/230203/sunspots

Sun/230203/solar prominence

Problems Encountered: None

Astronomy Report

Name: Salina Peña Noah Loy

Crew: 274

Date: 02/01/2023

MDRS ROBOTIC OBSERVATORY

Robotic Telescope Requested (Choose one) MDRS-14 MDRS-WF

Objects Viewed: Star/230201/variable star

Problems Encountered: None

Musk OBSERVATORY

Solar Features Observed: Sun/230201/sunspots

Sun/230201/solar prominence

Problems Encountered: The shutter issue from yesterday (01/31/2023) was resolved today and fully functioning now.

Astronomy Report

Name: Ignacio Sánchez Casla
Crew: 227

Sky Conditions: Clear
Wind Conditions: No wind

MUSK SOLAR OBSERVATORY
Observation Start Time: Observatory was only used to perform the closing procedure.
Observation End Time:

Summary: Closing procedure was done. The requested pictures are attached to this report.
I removed all the images I took from the Astronomer’s computer and left the ones that were already there.

Objects Viewed: None
Problems Encountered: None

MDRS ROBOTIC OBSERVATORY

Robotic Telescope Requested: None

Objects to be imaged this evening: None

Images submitted with this report: None

Errors Encountered: All images taken yesterday night failed. Maybe due to bad weather over New Mexico?

Astronomy Report

Name: Ignacio Sánchez Casla
Crew: 227

Sky Conditions: Clear
Wind Conditions: windy

MUSK SOLAR OBSERVATORY
Observation Start Time: None
Observation End Time: None

Summary: Solar Observatory was not used today

Objects Viewed: None
Problems Encountered: None

MDRS ROBOTIC OBSERVATORY

Robotic Telescope Requested: MLC-RCOS16

Objects to be imaged this evening:
– Messier 51
– Messier 64
– Messier 57
– Messier 101
– NGC 7023
same as always
Images submitted with this report: None, still working on the Photoshop

Errors Encountered: None

Thank you for the tips that you gave me yesterday. I am going with the Photoshop option although I am still working on it. I may have been over-processing the images…