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Notes - Session 652 (2019-01-29)

   
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Session Aims & Highlights (2019-01-29)

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Observing Plan (2019-01-29, S652)
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Observing Result (2019-01-29, S652)
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Night Sky Summary Plot - 2019-01-29, S652
Top axis: Sky Brightness at Zenith (in ADU/s)
Lefthand axis: Local Time (hh LT). Righthand axis: Sun Altitude (degs)
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Session Event Log (2019-01-29, S652)
Time   Event Detail
17:31 Obs.Manager Started Obs.Manager started
17:31 Services Started Observatory Services started
17:31 Services Stopped Observatory Services stopped
17:32 Program Closed Program closed by User
17:34 Session Created Live Session Created (2019-01-29 S00652, ImageSaveNum: 652001)
17:35 Obs.Manager Started Obs.Manager started
17:35 Services Started Observatory Services started
17:36   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -30°C)
17:37   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6)
17:37 Observatory (Auto) Observatory placed in Fully-Automated Mode
17:37 Session Pending Session pending (2019-01-29)
17:37   Plan Requested Observing Plan requested from AstroPlan ()
17:40   Plan Loaded Observing Plan loaded to queue (2019-01-29 V1 BEST PLAN, Plan ID: 257)
17:40   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -30°C)
17:40   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6)
17:49 Shutter Opened Shutter opened (opening time 45s)
17:49 Equilibration Started Dome Equilibration started
17:56 Equilibration Ended Dome Equilibration ended (7.3 mins total)
17:56   Queue Started Observing Queue started (32 targets selected)
17:56     Target Started (1/32) Target started (1/32, C/2015 O1 (PANSTARRS))
18:16 Services Stopped Observatory Services stopped
18:19 Session Resumed Live Session Resumed (2019-01-29 S00652, ImageSaveNum: 652004)
18:20 Obs.Manager Started Obs.Manager started
18:20 Services Started Observatory Services started
18:20 Services Stopped Observatory Services stopped
18:20 Program Closed Program closed by User
18:22 Session Resumed Live Session Resumed (2019-01-29 S00652, ImageSaveNum: 652004)
18:23 Obs.Manager Started Obs.Manager started
18:23 Services Started Observatory Services started
18:24   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6)
18:25   Telescope Parked Telescope parked
18:28   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6)
18:29   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -30°C)
18:29 Observatory (Auto) Observatory placed in Fully-Automated Mode
18:29 Session Pending Session pending (2019-01-29)
18:29   Plan Loaded Observing Plan loaded to queue (2019-01-29 V1 BEST PLAN, Plan ID: 257)
18:30   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -30°C)
18:30   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6)
18:30 Equilibration Started Dome Equilibration started
18:30   Queue Started Observing Queue started (32 targets selected)
18:30     Target Missed (1/32) Target Missed (1/32, C/2015 O1 (PANSTARRS))
18:37     Target Completed Target partially completed (4/32, GSC 1224:29)
18:41     Target Completed Target completed (5/32, GCVS FU Ori)
18:49     Target Completed Target completed (6/32, GCVS CN Ori)
18:56     Target Completed Target completed (7/32, GCVS Z And)
18:56     Target Started (8/32) Target started (8/32, GCVS RX And)
19:01     Target Completed Target completed (8/32, GCVS RX And)
19:03     Target Started (9/32) Target started (9/32, GCVS GK Per)
19:09     Target Completed Target completed (9/32, GCVS GK Per)
19:11     Target Started (10/32) Target started (10/32, 61 Cyg)
19:15     Target Completed Target completed (10/32, 61 Cyg)
19:18     Target Started (11/32) Target started (11/32, GCVS SS Cyg)
19:26     Target Completed Target completed (11/32, GCVS SS Cyg)
19:33     Target Started (12/32) Target started (12/32, GCVS EV Lac)
19:37     Target Completed Target completed (12/32, GCVS EV Lac)
19:41     Target Started (13/32) Target started (13/32, GCVS U And)
19:54     Target Completed Target completed (13/32, GCVS U And)
19:54     Target Started (14/32) Target started (14/32, GCVS DY Per)
20:00     Target Completed Target completed (14/32, GCVS DY Per)
20:04     Target Started (15/32) Target started (15/32, GCVS HH And)
20:08     Target Completed Target completed (15/32, GCVS HH And)
20:11     Target Started (16/32) Target started (16/32, UGC 118)
20:30     Target Completed Target completed (16/32, UGC 118)
20:36     Target Completed Target completed (17/33, GCVS BL Lac)
20:49     Target Completed Target completed (18/33, M77)
20:50     Target Started (19/33) Target started (19/33, GCVS RR Tau)
21:00     Target Completed Target completed (19/33, GCVS RR Tau)
21:00     Target Started (20/33) Target started (20/33, GCVS SU Tau)
21:07     Target Completed Target completed (20/33, GCVS SU Tau)
21:09     Target Started (21/33) Target started (21/33, GCVS NV Ori)
21:16     Target Completed Target completed (21/33, GCVS NV Ori)
21:17     Target Started (22/33) Target started (22/33, 38P/Stephan-Oterma)
21:24     Target Completed Target completed (22/33, 38P/Stephan-Oterma)
21:27     Target Started (23/33) Target started (23/33, GCVS ER UMa)
21:34     Target Completed Target completed (23/33, GCVS ER UMa)
21:37     Target Started (24/33) Target started (24/33, GCVS RZ LMi)
21:46     Target Completed Target completed (24/33, GCVS RZ LMi)
21:48     Target Started (25/33) Target started (25/33, GCVS U Gem)
21:53     Target Completed Target completed (25/33, GCVS U Gem)
21:57     Target Started (26/33) Target started (26/33, GCVS DX Cnc)
22:04     Target Completed Target completed (26/33, GCVS DX Cnc)
22:07     Target Started (27/33) Target started (27/33, GCVS SY Cnc)
22:12     Target Completed Target completed (27/33, GCVS SY Cnc)
22:16     Target Started (28/33) Target started (28/33, GCVS FO Ori)
22:23     Target Completed Target completed (28/33, GCVS FO Ori)
22:24     Target Started (29/33) Target started (29/33, GCVS U MON)
22:31     Target Completed Target completed (29/33, GCVS U MON)
22:32     Target Started (30/33) Target started (30/33, LAMOST-HVS1)
22:38     Target Completed Target completed (30/33, LAMOST-HVS1)
22:41     Target Started (31/33) Target started (31/33, GCVS CN Leo)
22:54     Target Completed Target completed (31/33, GCVS CN Leo)
23:01     Target Completed Target completed (32/33, GCVS AM CVn)
23:03     Target Started (33/33) Target started (33/33, Hickson 47)
23:22     Target Completed Target completed (33/33, Hickson 47)
23:22 Queue Completed Job Queue completed
23:22 Session Closing Session closing
23:23 Shutter Closed Shutter closed (closing time 50s)
23:24 Observatory (Manual) Observatory placed in Manual Mode
23:27   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6)
23:27   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -30°C)
23:28 Shutter Opened Shutter opened (opening time 44s)
23:28 Observatory (Auto) Observatory placed in Fully-Automated Mode
23:29 Session Pending Session pending (2019-01-29)
23:29   Plan Requested Observing Plan requested from AstroPlan ()
23:31   Plan Loaded Observing Plan loaded to queue (2019-01-29 V2 BEST PLAN, Plan ID: 258)
23:31   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -30°C)
23:31   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6)
23:32 Equilibration Started Dome Equilibration started
23:32   Queue Started Observing Queue started (33 targets selected)
23:32     Target Started (1/33) Target started (1/33, GCVS SY Cnc)
23:37     Target Completed Target completed (1/33, GCVS SY Cnc)
23:46 Session Resumed Live Session Resumed (2019-01-29 S00652, ImageSaveNum: 652291)
23:46 Obs.Manager Started Obs.Manager started
23:46 Observatory (Auto) Observatory placed in Fully-Automated Mode
23:46 Session Pending Session pending (2019-01-29)
23:46   Plan Loaded Observing Plan loaded to queue (2019-01-29 V2 BEST PLAN, Plan ID: 258)
23:47   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -30°C)
23:47   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6)
23:47 Equilibration Started Dome Equilibration started
23:47   Queue Started Observing Queue started (32 targets selected)
23:47     Target Started (2/33) Target started (2/33, LAMOST-HVS1)
23:49     Target Aborted (2/33) Target aborted (2/33, LAMOST-HVS1) due to other condition
23:50     Target Started (4/35) Target started (4/35, GCVS CM Tau)
23:57     Target Completed Target partially completed (4/35, GCVS CM Tau)
23:58   Telescope Parked Telescope parked
00:04   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6)
00:08 Observatory (Auto) Observatory placed in Fully-Automated Mode
00:08 Session Pending Session pending (2019-01-29)
00:08   Plan Loaded Observing Plan loaded to queue (2019-01-29 V2 BEST PLAN, Plan ID: 258)
00:08   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -30°C)
00:08   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6)
00:09 Equilibration Started Dome Equilibration started
00:09   Queue Started Observing Queue started (31 targets selected)
00:09     Target Missed (3/33) Target Missed (3/33, GCVS U MON)
00:15     Target Completed Target completed (5/33, GCVS RX And)
00:29     Target Completed Target completed (6/34, M31_AT2018lcl)
00:29     Target Missed (7/34) Target Missed (7/34, GCVS ER UMa)
00:35 Observatory (Auto) Observatory placed in Fully-Automated Mode
00:35 Session Pending Session pending (2019-01-29)
00:35   Plan Loaded Observing Plan loaded to queue (2019-01-29 V2 BEST PLAN, Plan ID: 258)
00:35   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -30°C)
00:35   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6)
00:35 Equilibration Started Dome Equilibration started
00:35   Queue Started Observing Queue started (26 targets selected)
00:36     Target Aborted (8/33) Target aborted (8/33, C/2015 O1 (PANSTARRS)) due to other condition
00:40 Focusing Started (Foc1) Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
00:41 Critical Conditions Alert Critical Conditions Alert (Obs.Manager will close the Shutter
00:41   Focusing Aborted Foc1 Focusing Aborted
00:41     Target Aborted (9/34) Target aborted (9/34, M31_AT2018lcl) due to cloud
00:41 Session Suspended Session suspended
00:42 Shutter Closed Shutter closed (closing time 48s)
00:43 Session Resuming Session resuming
00:44 Shutter Opened Shutter opened (opening time 45s)
00:46     Target Aborted (10/34) Target aborted (10/34, GCVS CN Leo) due to cloud
00:46 Focusing Started (Foc1) Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
00:49   Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 2)
00:57     Target Aborted (11/35) Target aborted (11/35, M31_AT2018lcl) due to other condition
00:59 Focusing Started (Foc1) Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
01:02   Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 3)
01:24     Target Completed Target completed (12/36, NGC 3254 SN2019np)
01:32     Target Completed Target partially completed (15/36, GCVS RR Tau)
01:32     Target Started (16/36) Target started (16/36, GCVS FU Ori)
01:38     Target Completed Target completed (16/36, GCVS FU Ori)
01:45     Target Completed Target completed (17/36, 38P/Stephan-Oterma)
01:59     Target Started (19/36) Target started (19/36, GCVS U Her)
02:10     Target Started (20/36) Target started (20/36, GCVS SS Cyg)
02:24     Target Started (21/36) Target started (21/36, GCVS EV Lac)
02:32     Target Started (22/36) Target started (22/36, GCVS S Cyg)
02:46     Target Completed Target completed (22/36, GCVS S Cyg)
02:46     Target Started (23/36) Target started (23/36, Hickson 72)
03:06     Target Completed Target completed (23/36, Hickson 72)
03:08     Target Started (24/36) Target started (24/36, Hickson 73)
03:27     Target Completed Target completed (24/36, Hickson 73)
03:30     Target Started (25/36) Target started (25/36, Hickson 75)
03:48     Target Completed Target completed (25/36, Hickson 75)
03:52     Target Started (26/36) Target started (26/36, Hickson 67)
04:11     Target Completed Target completed (26/36, Hickson 67)
04:14     Target Started (27/36) Target started (27/36, Hickson 76)
04:33     Target Completed Target completed (27/36, Hickson 76)
04:36     Target Started (28/36) Target started (28/36, GCVS AM CVn)
04:41     Target Completed Target completed (28/36, GCVS AM CVn)
04:45     Target Started (29/36) Target started (29/36, GCVS R CrB)
04:49     Target Completed Target completed (29/36, GCVS R CrB)
04:53     Target Started (30/36) Target started (30/36, GCVS BL Lac)
05:00     Target Completed Target completed (30/36, GCVS BL Lac)
05:02     Target Started (31/36) Target started (31/36, WDS GRB 34)
05:07     Target Completed Target completed (31/36, WDS GRB 34)
05:10     Target Started (32/36) Target started (32/36, GCVS HH And)
05:17     Target Started (33/36) Target started (33/36, GCVS DY Per)
05:26     Target Completed Target completed (33/36, GCVS DY Per)
05:27     Target Started (34/36) Target started (34/36, GCVS AM Her)
05:35     Target Completed Target completed (34/36, GCVS AM Her)
05:37     Target Started (35/36) Target started (35/36, 61 Cyg)
05:40     Target Completed Target completed (35/36, 61 Cyg)
05:44     Target Started (36/36) Target started (36/36, GCVS Z And)
05:50     Target Completed Target completed (36/36, GCVS Z And)
05:50 Queue Completed Job Queue completed
05:50 Session Closing Session closing
05:51 Shutter Closed Shutter closed (closing time 50s)
05:55 Session Finished Session Finished

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Operational Issues (2019-01-29, S652)

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Autofocussing / HFD Profiles

Focus Profiles from Session,  including new HFD measurements
  Profile 1: Re-focusing prior to Target 10 (GCVS Z And)
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  Profile 2: Re-focusing prior to Target 22 (NGC 2585, Set 2)
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  Profile 3: Re-focusing prior to Target 33 (GCVS SY Cnc)
My Standard autofocus method has been thrown off by two anomalous
 FWHM points at either end of range. HFD method performs ok.
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  Profile 4: Focusing Test
Focusing Test on planned Focus Star (GSC 1310:2696)
for Crab Pulsar Project.   The focus star is a double star
and cause problems for autofocusing
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Issues

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Pegasus UPB - Replacement Humidity Sensor

A new Sensor arrived today (2019-01-29)  to replace the original sensor which had failed and was returned to supplier earlier this month.
( See earlier notes Pegasus UPB - Failed Humidity Sensor (2019-01-08) )

The sensor was fitted in the Observatory ahead of the S652 session and data feed examined which confirmed that is readings were consistent with those from Oregon Scientific Temp/Humidity sensor that is also located in the observatory.   

The AutoDew facility on the UPB PowerBox was confirmed to again be available, though at present the AutoDew facility can't be used as there current draw of heaters + LX200  leads to too much voltage reduction in the DC extension cable currently used  power the UPB (see earlier notes  Pegasus PowerBox Voltage Supply Issue (2019-01-20) ).

  Replacement Temperature-Humidity Sensor
for Pegasus Astro Ultimate PowerBox
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