Category: Astronomy Report

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Astronomy Report
Name: Cesare Guariniello
Crew: 288
Date: 14 Dec 2023

MDRS ROBOTIC OBSERVATORY
Robotic Telescope Requested (choose one): MDRS-WF and MLC-RCOS16.
Objects to be Imaged this Evening: Barnard 33 (Horsehead Nebula) and M42 (Orion Nebula)
Images submitted with this report: None.
Problems Encountered: MDRS-WF reports a Camera Error on Skynet Live

MUSK OBSERVATORY
Solar Features Observed: None
Images submitted with this report: None
Problems Encountered: None. I took a photo of the decoupled ball screw. However, the crew Engineer Jesus and I found that the motor works, so we re-coupled the ball screw, and tested both the full opening motion and closing motion of both the top shutter and bottom shutter.

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Astronomy Report
Name: Cesare Guariniello
Crew: 288
Date: 11 Dec 2023

MDRS ROBOTIC OBSERVATORY
Robotic Telescope Requested (choose one) MDRS-WF
Objects to be Imaged this Evening: PGC69327,
Images submitted with this report: None
Problems Encountered: None

MUSK OBSERVATORY
Initial photos of Astronomy laptop and Musk observatory will be sent tomorrow.

Solar Features Observed: None
Images submitted with this report: None
Problems Encountered: None

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Astronomy Report
Name: Cesare Guariniello
Crew: 288
Date: 12 Dec 2023

MDRS ROBOTIC OBSERVATORY
Robotic Telescope Requested (choose one) MDRS-WF and MLC-RCOS16
Objects to be Imaged this Evening: PGC69327, M31
Images submitted with this report: None
Problems Encountered: None, the telescopes are imaging right now

MUSK OBSERVATORY
Astronomy laptop and astronomy box are in the right location. The dome operates correctly (first slide is a little noisy out of friction). However, the telescope appeared to have the wrong orientation, as per photo attached. After turning it on, it went to “star alignment”, so I just used “last alignment”, which send it to what usually was the Home Location, aligned with the column and pointing towards the back of the dome. The alignment was very accurate. On sending the telescope back to the Home Location, it went back to the location to which I initially found it, that is sideways. If necessary, I can reset the Home Location to what was the usual location in the past years.

Solar Features Observed: None
Images submitted with this report: None
Problems Encountered: Telescope seems to have the wrong Home location

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Astronomy Report
Name: Cesare Guariniello
Crew: 288
Date: 12 Dec 2023

MDRS ROBOTIC OBSERVATORY
Robotic Telescope Requested (choose one) MDRS-WF and MLC-RCOS16
Objects to be Imaged this Evening: PGC69327, M31
Images submitted with this report: None
Problems Encountered: None, the telescopes are imaging right now

MUSK OBSERVATORY
Astronomy laptop and astronomy box are in the right location. The dome operates correctly (first slide is a little noisy out of friction). However, the telescope appeared to have the wrong orientation, as per photo attached. After turning it on, it went to “star alignment”, so I just used “last alignment”, which send it to what usually was the Home Location, aligned with the column and pointing towards the back of the dome. The alignment was very accurate. On sending the telescope back to the Home Location, it went back to the location to which I initially found it, that is sideways. If necessary, I can reset the Home Location to what was the usual location in the past years.

Solar Features Observed: None
Images submitted with this report: None
Problems Encountered: Telescope seems to have the wrong Home location

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Name: Luis Diaz
Crew: 285
Date: 11/09/2023
MDRS ROBOTIC OBSERVATORY
Robotic Telescope Requested: MDRS-WF
Objects to be Imaged this Evening: Helix Nebula and Soul Nebula
Images submitted with this report: –
Problems Encountered: Mount error and Camera Error most of the night.
MUSK OBSERVATORY
Solar Features Observed: – Sunspot, very defined filaments and solar flares.
Images submitted with this report: – Solar quadrant.
Problems Encountered: –

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Crew 285 Astronomy Report 07-11-2023

Name: Luis Diaz
Crew: 285
Date: 11/07/2023
MDRS ROBOTIC OBSERVATORY
Robotic Telescope Requested: MDRS-WF
Objects to be Imaged this Evening: *Waiting for good weather…
Images submitted with this report: Triangulum Galaxy (M33)
Problems Encountered: –
MUSK OBSERVATORY
Solar Features Observed: –
Images submitted with this report: –
Problems Encountered: –