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	Session Aims & Highlights
	- Observing Result  - Night Summary Plot  - Session Event Log
	Operational Issues
	- Critical Issues (0),  Major Issues (0),  Minor Issues (4),  Small Defects (0),  Continuous Improvement (11)
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Session Aims & Highlights (2021-09-27)

Main aims

1. Targets. Acquire images of a selection of variable stars, nearby stars, comets & deep sky targets as allowed by time & conditions.
2. AstroMain. Test fixes, improvements and new features in AstroMain 3.42.7.

Equipment & Software

• 12" LX200 and ST-10XME
• 80mm APO and ZWO ASI 178MC
• CCDApp2, TheSky6, CCDSoft5, PHD2 2.6.10,  DeviceHub 6.5.1.4,  MeadeGeneric 1.3.1.361, UPB 1.5, ASCOM 6.5 SP1
• Pegasus UPB & Motor Focus, TCF-S
• SharpCap 3.2, PHD2  2.6.10
   
• AstroMain 3.42.7 ,  AstroPlan 1.24.1,  AstroShCap 1.3.2, AstroGuard 1.6.2,  AstroVOE 1.8,  AstroSN 1.6,  AstroProtect 1.6
  (AstroWeather 1.12.4, AstroAllSky 3.10.4, AstroObsCam 1.5.7)

Highlights

• Targets.  Images from a total of x targets were acquired through the session.   Sky clear, but moon light and only moderate seeing
•   AstroMain.  AstroMain observatory control worked well and their were software or hardware glitches at all. 100% operational success.

Lowlights

•  Seeing  Seeing wasonly moderate and sometimes rather poor

Notes:

Summary Plots & Logs

Observing Plan

Observing Result

Dome & Scope Slewing Performance

Slew/Centering Performance

Guiding Performance

Sky Conditions (Locate Frames)

Night Sky Summary Plot Top axis: Sky Brightness at Zenith (in ADU/s) Lefthand axis: Local Time (hh LT). Righthand axis: Sun Altitude (degs)

Actual Weather vs Pre-Session Weather Forecast

Session Event Log

Time     Event Detail 19:31:44 Session Monitoring AutoStart monitoring for Live Session opportunity between 19:46 & 05:02 19:31:47   AutoStart Waiting AutoStart waiting till earliest start time at 19:46 19:46:39   AutoStart Delayed Session delayed due to too few stars 20:05:40 Session AutoStarting Session autostarting (20:05) 20:06:23   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -10°C) 20:06:25 Session Created Live Session Created (2021-09-27 S00917, ImageSaveNum: 917001) 20:06:27   Scope Switched On Telescope Power has been switched on via UPB Powerbox. 20:08:10   Services Started Observatory Services started 20:08:17 Observatory (Auto) Observatory placed in Fully-Automated Mode 20:08:21 Session Pending Session pending (2021-09-27) 20:08:23 Session Initiating Session initiating (2021-09-27) 20:08:25   Plan Requested Observing Plan requested from AstroPlan (1.24.1) 20:09:17   Plan Loaded Observing Plan loaded to queue (, Plan ID: 665) 20:09:30   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -15°C) 20:09:36   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6) 20:10:00 Session Equilibration Session ready for dome & camera equilibration 20:10:45   Dome Opened Dome opened (opening time 45s) 20:11:25 Session Running Session running 20:11:27   Queue Started Observing Queue started (36 targets selected) 20:11:30     Target Started (NrZen) Target started (Focus Field 19, HIP 93376) 20:13:14       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 20:16:08       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 1, wide) 20:17:53       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 1) 20:17:56       Focusing Started-Foc2 Foc2 Focusing Started (Secondary Scope, using ShCap) 20:20:18       Focusing Completed Foc2 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 2, wide) 20:22:10       Focusing Completed Foc2 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 2) 20:22:29     Target Completed Target completed (Focus Field 19, HIP 93376) 20:23:27     Target Started (1/36) Target started (1/36, NGC 9 w/AT2021zju) 20:26:53       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 20:28:40       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 3) 20:44:21     Target Completed Target completed (1/36, NGC 9 w/AT2021zju) 20:45:19     Target Started (2/36) Target started (2/36, HIP 87937) 20:49:20       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 20:51:12       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 4) 20:53:36     Target Completed Target completed (2/36, HIP 87937) 20:53:39     Target Started (3/36) Target started (3/36, GCVS CY Lyr) 20:57:24       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 20:59:10       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 5) 21:02:42     Target Completed Target completed (3/36, GCVS CY Lyr) 21:03:29     Target Started (4/36) Target started (4/36, NGC 6184 w/SN2021wkv) 21:07:25       Focusing Skipped Foc1 focusing skipped - star is too dim (TCF-S) 21:24:04     Target Completed Target completed (4/36, NGC 6184 w/SN2021wkv) 21:25:22     Target Started (5/36) Target started (5/36, GCVS BL Lac) 21:29:09       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 21:30:57       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 6) 21:34:32     Target Completed Target completed (5/36, GCVS BL Lac) 21:35:39     Target Started (6/36) Target started (6/36, AT2021zkf) 21:40:03       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 21:41:50       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 7) 21:57:35     Target Completed Target completed (6/36, AT2021zkf) 21:57:37     Target Started (7/36) Target started (7/36, NGC 6500 w/SN2021wuf) 22:01:08       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 22:02:45       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 8) 22:18:39     Target Completed Target completed (7/36, NGC 6500 w/SN2021wuf) 22:19:23     Target Started (8/36) Target started (8/36, Vega) 22:22:07     Target Completed Target completed (8/36, Vega) 22:26:26     Target Started (9/36) Target started (9/36, GCVS RR Lyr) 22:29:32       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 22:31:19       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 9) 22:37:22     Target Completed Target completed (9/36, GCVS RR Lyr) 22:37:24     Target Started (10/36) Target started (10/36, Vega) 22:40:42     Target Completed Target completed (10/36, Vega) 22:44:24     Target Started (11/36) Target started (11/36, GCVS SS Cyg) 22:47:47       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 22:49:33       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 10) 22:53:16     Target Completed Target completed (11/36, GCVS SS Cyg) 22:59:36     Target Started (12/36) Target started (12/36, GCVS HH And) 23:03:27       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 23:05:15       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 11) 23:06:57     Target Completed Target completed (12/36, GCVS HH And) 23:07:51     Target Started (13/36) Target started (13/36, GCVS EV Lac) 23:11:24       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 23:13:12       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 12) 23:15:29     Target Completed Target completed (13/36, GCVS EV Lac) 23:16:41     Target Started (14/36) Target started (14/36, SN 2021gmh) 23:19:44       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 23:21:43       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 13) 23:37:26     Target Completed Target completed (14/36, SN 2021gmh) 23:38:34     Target Started (15/36) Target started (15/36, (2) Pallas) 23:42:02       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 23:43:49       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 14) 23:46:13     Target Completed Target completed (15/36, (2) Pallas) 23:47:35     Target Started (16/36) Target started (16/36, Nova Cas 2021) 23:51:19       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 23:53:00       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 15) 00:03:17     Target Completed Target completed (16/36, Nova Cas 2021) 00:03:36     Target Started (17/36) Target started (17/36, WDS GRB 34) 00:08:00       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 00:09:39       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 16) 00:11:25     Target Completed Target completed (17/36, WDS GRB 34) 00:11:51     Target Started (18/36) Target started (18/36, GCVS RX And) 00:15:56       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 00:17:44       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 17) 00:20:28     Target Completed Target completed (18/36, GCVS RX And) 00:20:30     Target Started (19/36) Target started (19/36, AT2021yvz) 00:23:58       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 00:25:56       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 18) 00:41:46     Target Completed Target completed (19/36, AT2021yvz) 00:42:03     Target Started (20/36) Target started (20/36, C/2019 L3 (ATLAS)) 00:46:26       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 00:48:26       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 19) 00:56:13     Target Completed Target completed (20/36, C/2019 L3 (ATLAS)) 00:56:16     Target Started (21/36) Target started (21/36, NGC 848) 01:00:40       Focusing Skipped Foc1 focusing skipped - star is too dim (TCF-S) 01:17:37     Target Completed Target completed (21/36, NGC 848) 01:18:40     Target Started (22/36) Target started (22/36, M31 w/AT2021zdh) 01:21:46       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 01:23:46       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 20) 01:39:30     Target Completed Target completed (22/36, M31 w/AT2021zdh) 01:40:32     Target Started (23/36) Target started (23/36, GCVS U And) 01:43:29       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 01:45:10       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 21) 01:54:57     Target Completed Target completed (23/36, GCVS U And) 01:54:59     Target Started (24/36) Target started (24/36, UGC 1977 w/AT2021irz) 01:58:10       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 02:00:09       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 22) 02:15:53     Target Completed Target completed (24/36, UGC 1977 w/AT2021irz) 02:17:00     Target Started (25/36) Target started (25/36, GCVS GK Per) 02:20:11       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 02:22:02       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 23) 02:25:05     Target Completed Target completed (25/36, GCVS GK Per) 02:25:41     Target Started (26/36) Target started (26/36, NGC 940 w/SN2021vtl) 02:28:44       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 02:30:54       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 24) 02:46:35     Target Completed Target completed (26/36, NGC 940 w/SN2021vtl) 02:47:33     Target Started (27/36) Target started (27/36, Nova Per 2020) 02:50:20       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 02:52:17       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 25) 03:00:30     Target Completed Target completed (27/36, Nova Per 2020) 03:02:25     Target Started (28/36) Target started (28/36, M33 w/AT2021wcf) 03:09:56       Focusing Skipped Foc1 focusing skipped - star is lost (TCF-S) 03:27:15     Target Completed Target completed (28/36, M33 w/AT2021wcf) 03:27:17     Target Started (29/36) Target started (29/36, M110 w/AT2021yul) 03:31:22       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 03:33:21       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 26) 03:49:09     Target Completed Target completed (29/36, M110 w/AT2021yul) 03:49:11     Target Started (30/36) Target started (30/36, UGC 784 w/SN2021pc) 03:52:36       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 03:55:11       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 27) 04:11:15     Target Completed Target completed (30/36, UGC 784 w/SN2021pc) 04:11:17     Target Started (31/36) Target started (31/36, GCVS TT Ari) 04:15:03       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 04:17:02       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 28) 04:23:21     Target Completed Target completed (31/36, GCVS TT Ari) 04:23:23     Target Started (32/36) Target started (32/36, NGC 1166 w/SN2021zby) 04:26:21       Focusing Skipped Foc1 focusing skipped - star is too dim (TCF-S) 04:43:37     Target Completed Target completed (32/36, NGC 1166 w/SN2021zby) 04:43:39     Target Started (33/36) Target started (33/36, UGC 2605 w/SN2021wvw) 04:46:57       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 04:48:56       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 29) 05:04:39     Target Completed Target completed (33/36, UGC 2605 w/SN2021wvw) 05:04:41     Target Started (34/36) Target started (34/36, GCVS NV Ori) 05:07:36       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 05:09:11       Focusing Failed Foc1 focusing failed (failed QC check - Ambiguous) 05:12:52     Target Completed Target completed (34/36, GCVS NV Ori) 05:13:16     Target Started (35/36) Target started (35/36, AT2021ckv) 05:17:57       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 05:19:54       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 31) 05:25:36     Target Completed Target completed (35/36, AT2021ckv) 05:25:38     Target Started (36/36) Target started (36/36, GCVS FU Ori) 05:29:19       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 05:31:18       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 32) 05:34:00     Target Completed Target completed (36/36, GCVS FU Ori) 05:34:03   Queue Completed Job Queue completed 05:34:06 Session Closing Session closing 05:35:01   Dome Closed Dome closed (closing time 50s) 05:35:42   Dome Parked Dome parked (parking time 34s), Az: 90.0 deg 05:36:58   Telescope Parked Telescope parked (parking time 70s) 05:37:13   Telescope State Scope parked Turn scope off. (Handbox) 05:37:33   Telescope Switched Off Telescope Power has been switched off via UPB Switch. 05:38:23   Services Stopped Night Services stopped 05:38:25 Session Housekeeping Housekeeping Started (Cleanup FITS, Create Fits Summary, Transfer Files) 05:38:52 Session Finished Session Finished

Session Alerts

Time     Alert Detail 21:37:24 Dome Discrepency Difference between Telescope Az and Dome Az is > 8 deg (AT2021zkf) 23:49:35 Dome Discrepency Difference between Telescope Az and Dome Az is > 8 deg (Nova Cas 2021)

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Operational Issues (2021-09-27, S917)

• Critical Issues (0)
• Major Issues (0)
• Minor Issues (4)
• Small Defects (0)
• Continuous Improvement (11)

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Critical Issues

• None

Major Issues

• None

Minor Issues

• Pointing Errors from Vega (Brightest Star Locate) aren't getting sent to a new Slew/Centering table, but are being appended to the line belonging to the previous target.   e.g RR Lyr has the following line where 1.57 0.62 and 0.12 belong to the 3 locate frames from the after-calibration target 'Vega'
  00917071 GCVS RR Lyr    1.88   0.18   1.57   0.62   0.12
  Fixed  2021-09-28 (AstroMain 3.42.8)
   
• TargetInfo chart for Vega says 'Target Centering may have failed, position pointing is uncertain',  even though it was centered ok.'   Vega was centered ok (even with generic caveat that the brightest star in the initial blind slew image (Locate 1) is the planned target star (in this case Vega).  Code shows that this message is produced if SavedPointingError_mins = vcNull.   SavedPointingError_mins is a local varaible in the OB.CentreTarget() routine and is set to vcNull near the start of CentreTarget() routine. Fixed by setting  'SavedPointingError_mins = PointingError_mins' in Link Brightest Star section of the routine.
  Fixed  2021-09-28 (AstroMain 3.42.8)
   
• JPG Pictures of S Filter main frame from RR Lyr didn't have a spectral box.  Spectra box worked during testing using RR Lyr, and worked during live session for Vega. but didn't work for spectra box during live session for RR Lyr.  Believed to be fixed (bug was due to RGRG section of TakeMainScopeFrames referring to iset rather than jset.).
  Fixed  2021-09-28 (AstroMain 3.42.8)
    
• Guide Runs for targets like HIP 87937 (15 x 2s) are not being combined into a single ImageSet of 30s duration.  This was something that was added in AstroMain 3.42.7 and should have worked.  Consider extending GuideSummary results to reflect a combined set. eg    2s (R) x 15.  Believed to be resolved/fixed in AstroMain 3.42.8 (2021-09-28).
  Fixed  2021-09-28 (AstroMain 3.42.8)

Small Defects

• None

Continuous Improvement

• Modify AstroMain's Handbox routines to use newly added handbox actions in latest Sept 2021 version of the MeadeGeneric Driver.  Meade Generic 1.3.2 has been updated to allow 'scrollup, scrolldown, left, right' actions.  This change to AstroMain will allow direct commands to be used from Virtual Handbox to Scroll Up/Scoll Down on the LX200 handbox instead of using CommandBlind workarounds.  A checkbox option 'Use Handbox Workaround' (cboxUseMeadeHandboxWorkaround) can be used to re-enable the previous workarounds.
  Done 2021-09-28 (AstroMain 3.42.8)
   
• Description of the Recent Targets section on Latest Session web page to be improved. Description to comprise a shorter first sentance, followed by more explanatary second sentance.
  Done 2021-09-28 (Website)
   
• Change Center and Target Crosses on JPG pictures to make them slightly smaller.  Crosses in ConvertFitsToJpg() routine were formally used as  +10 / -10 crosses (ie 20 pixel wide crosses. Routine has been modified to use +CR/-CR crosses where CR = 9 (ie 18 pixel wide crosses). With option of easily changing to CR=8 if required.
  Done 2021-09-28 (AstroMain 3.42.8)
   
• The 'spectra' label on JPG Main Frame Pictures (S Filter) overposts or lies too close to the zero order target star and should be placed further away .
  Done 2021-09-28 (AstroMain 3.42.8)
   
• Remove hyperlinks from shortened session report file (Session.LatestReport.htm) before upload to website.  Hyperlinks are meaningless for the short report as destinations are almost certainly absent given the selected report material.  WriteLatestLiveLogs() routine modified in AstroMain 3.42.8 to accomplish this improvement. 
  Done 2021-09-28 (AstroMain 3.42.8 )
   
• Upload first spectral image from 'spectra' Targets to website in addition to the first non-spectral image .SaveMainImageToJpg() routine modified to accept new parameter (SpectraNo (=spectracount ) and used to flag whether 500px wide Image should be copied to live folder for upload to website or not.
  If FrameNo = 1 Or SpectraNo = 1 Then Upload500 = 1  Else Upload500 = 0
  Done 2021-09-28 (AstroMain 3.42.8 )
   
• Rationalise/improve the reporting of Guide Stats / Results.Cosmetic and small technical improvements to GuideStatsReporting.
  Done 2021-09-28 (AstroMain 3.42.8 )
   
• Get Current/Latest webpage to auto-update itself with session details, status etc.  Whilst the page autoupdates certain images (like the ObsPic, ManagerTab etc) session details are currently status and not updated.  Required development of a means by which this data can be autoupdated.  This is part of seeingthe progress of a autostarted session, without having to manually refresh the page.   Session details are now transfererd to the web site in a Session.Header.dat file rather than previous Session.Header.js (which is only read when the page is opened/refreshed.
   Done 2021-09-29 (Webpage,  AstroMain 3.42.8, AstroPlan 1.24.2)
   
• Increase the apparent speed that the Current/Latest Session web page takes to load.  Title and session details at top of page are currently only filled in once the whole page has loaded.   Page behaviour should be modified so that the title & session details are filled in without waiting for the entire page to load. This has been done by placing a <script> block in the <body> of page at position below the Title/Contents section (where fields to be filled in are) and before the various page sections with images & tables.  This script calls functions to import session details from Session.Header.dat and write them to DOM components (fields) .
   Done 2021-09-29 (Webpage)
   
• Create Chart showing distribution of image pixel differences between latest AllSky image and one taken 30s (eventually 3 minutes) beforehand.  Chart is prototype for articulating the photometric quality of the sky. For clear photometric skies distribution would be expected to be gaussian. Chart to be filtered on data lying above 30° altitude. Ideally the distribution plot will be of image differences between the most recent AllSky image and an image taken some 3 minutes earlier, but initially will use utilise CreateAllSkyDiffImage() routine that creates a difference image with the image taken 30s beforehand. Creation of the plot was inspired by the paper "Artificial Intelligence in Autonomous Telescopes" by William Mahoney & Karun Thanjavur  ( https://www.cfht.hawaii.edu/~billy/pubs/ASO_tfa_v0.pdf ).   ObsCamListener() routine piggy-backed to upload 'AllSky.LatestDiffDistribution.png' to website.   Picture displayed on Current Weather page for time being.  Files saved to session's night folder /_DiffDistribution folder. The first night (2021-09-29 S918) generated  1406 .png files (18 kB each, total 24 MB)
   Prototype built  2021-09-29 (Astroplan 3.11, Website)
   
• When AstroPlan is started can there be a presumption that pictures/tables in live folder have already been uploaded to website and don't require reuploading until they subsequently get a new modified date.  Currently there is a long delay to get key new file up to website after starting AstroPlan, because it goes through the process of bulk loading some 150 files to website.  Require this 'bulk-uploading' to not needlessly happen.   New process shouldn't apply to key files (Session.Header.dat etc) which should alway be re-uploaded. There needs to be a backdoor option that allows files to be bulk-uploaded. (for example this will be needed when AstroPlan has been restarted near the beginning of a new session, and it is important to that a session's initial 'empty/null' images & tables are uplaoded at start of session.  AstroPlan waits 15s upon startup so that user can interact with checkbox option to Upload Complete Set of live Files at start or not. Default action is 'not' to but instead make a catalog of files and their last change date/time, so that only newly modified files will be uploaded.   In New Session has been flagged from AstroMain,  the catalog is reset, so that upload of new 'blank' files  is forced.
   Done 2021-10-03 (AstroPlan 1.24.3 )
   
• Calculate SN of Foc1 Focus Frames. A SN calculation has been added to Measure_FocusProfile_Foc1 () routine.  It had been thought that the SN would increase as focus gets better (ie FWHM get smaller), but this doesn't seem to happen.  I guess there is still the same amount of star flux being captured whether the star is focused or defocused.  Only increasing the aperature area in line with increasing FWHM would the SN become lower with star defocusing.  SN should respond to sky transparency.  Getter lower if the focus star became covered by thin cloud.
   Done 2021-10-06 (AstroMain 3.43.4 )

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