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Notes - Session 667 (2019-02-23)

 
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Session Aims & Highlights (2019-02-23)

Main aims

  1. Variable Stars Project - Continue acquire  light curve data from selected  variables over the course of a few hours with aim of detecting variation associated with eclipsing binary stars , RR Lyr stars and dwarf novae
  2. Software & Systems  - Check stability of software and presence of any side effects following changes to AstroMain/AstroPlan to avoid slewing beyond 340/342°.

Equipment & Software

Highlights

Lowlights

Summary Plots & Logs

Observing Plan (2019-02-23, S667)
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Observing Result (2019-02-23, S667)
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Night Sky Summary Plot - 2019-02-23, S667
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 (2019-02-23, S667)
Time   Event Detail
21:22 Session Created Live Session Created (2019-02-23 S00667, ImageSaveNum: 667001)
21:23   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -20°C)
21:24 Obs.Manager Started Obs.Manager started
21:24 Services Started Observatory Services started
21:25   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6)
21:26 Observatory (Auto) Observatory placed in Fully-Automated Mode
21:26 Session Pending Session pending (2019-02-23)
21:26 Session Initiating Session initiating (2019-02-23)
21:26   Plan Requested Observing Plan requested from AstroPlan ()
21:30   Plan Loaded Observing Plan loaded to queue (2019-02-23 V1 BEST PLAN, Plan ID: 290)
21:30   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -20°C)
21:30   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6)
21:31 Shutter Opened Shutter opened (opening time 45s)
21:31 Equilibration Started Dome Equilibration started
21:35 Equilibration Ended Dome Equilibration ended (4.0 mins total)
21:35 Session Running Session running
21:35   Queue Started Observing Queue started (33 targets selected)
21:35     Target Started (1/33) Target started (1/33, GCVS RR Tau)
21:44     Target Completed Target completed (1/33, GCVS RR Tau)
21:44     Target Started (2/33) Target started (2/33, GCVS U Mon)
21:52     Target Completed Target completed (2/33, GCVS U Mon)
21:52     Target Started (3/33) Target started (3/33, NGC 3684)
22:11     Target Completed Target completed (3/33, NGC 3684)
22:11     Target Started (4/33) Target started (4/33, GCVS CN Leo)
22:22     Target Completed Target completed (4/33, GCVS CN Leo)
22:24     Target Started (5/33) Target started (5/33, IC 1222)
22:27   Focusing Started (Foc1) Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
22:43     Target Completed Target completed (5/33, IC 1222)
22:46     Target Started (6/33) Target started (6/33, GCVS GK Per)
22:49   Focusing Started (Foc1) Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
22:52   Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 1)
22:55     Target Completed Target completed (6/33, GCVS GK Per)
22:55     Target Started (7/33) Target started (7/33, C/2018 Y1 (Iwamoto))
23:02     Target Completed Target completed (7/33, C/2018 Y1 (Iwamoto))
23:04     Target Started (8/33) Target started (8/33, GCVS U Gem)
23:08     Target Completed Target completed (8/33, GCVS U Gem)
23:13     Target Started (9/33) Target started (9/33, GCVS SU Tau)
23:20     Target Completed Target completed (9/33, GCVS SU Tau)
23:22     Target Started (10/33) Target started (10/33, GCVS DX Cnc)
23:24   Focusing Started (Foc1) Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
23:28     Target Completed Target completed (10/33, GCVS DX Cnc)
23:32     Target Started (11/33) Target started (11/33, GCVS SY Cnc)
23:37     Target Completed Target completed (11/33, GCVS SY Cnc)
23:41     Target Started (12/33) Target started (12/33, LAMOST-HVS1)
23:46     Target Completed Target completed (12/33, LAMOST-HVS1)
23:50     Target Started (13/33) Target started (13/33, 46P/Wirtanen)
00:06     Target Completed Target completed (13/33, 46P/Wirtanen)
00:08     Target Started (14/33) Target started (14/33, GCVS AM Her)
00:17     Target Completed Target completed (14/33, GCVS AM Her)
00:18     Target Started (15/33) Target started (15/33, Kepler-447)
00:19 Job Executor Froze Job Executor frooze during middle of centering jog
01:24 Observatory (Manual) Observatory placed in Manual Mode
01:25 Services Stopped Observatory Services stopped
01:27 Program Closed Program closed by User
01:28 Session Resumed Live Session Resumed (2019-02-23 S00667, ImageSaveNum: 667166)
01:29 Obs.Manager Started Obs.Manager started
01:29 Services Started Observatory Services started
01:29   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6)
01:36 Telescope Parked Telescope parked (parking time 34s)
01:39 Services Started Observatory Services started
01:39   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6)
01:39   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -20°C)
01:41 Observatory (Auto) Observatory placed in Fully-Automated Mode
01:41 Session Pending Session pending (2019-02-23)
01:41 Session Initiating Session initiating (2019-02-23)
01:41   Plan Requested Observing Plan requested from AstroPlan ()
01:43   Plan Loaded Observing Plan loaded to queue (2019-02-23 V2 BEST PLAN, Plan ID: 291)
01:43   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -25°C)
01:43   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6)
01:43 Equilibration Started Dome Equilibration started
01:47 Equilibration Ended Dome Equilibration ended (4.3 mins total)
01:47 Session Running Session running
01:47   Queue Started Observing Queue started (24 targets selected)
01:47     Target Started (1/24) Target started (1/24, 46P/Wirtanen)
02:07     Target Completed Target completed (1/24, 46P/Wirtanen)
02:07     Target Started (2/24) Target started (2/24, GCVS AM CVn)
02:13     Target Completed Target completed (2/24, GCVS AM CVn)
02:13     Target Started (3/24) Target started (3/24, GCVS R CrB)
02:18     Target Completed Target completed (3/24, GCVS R CrB)
02:19     Target Started (4/24) Target started (4/24, GCVS AM Her)
02:27     Target Completed Target completed (4/24, GCVS AM Her)
02:29     Target Started (5/24) Target started (5/24, LAMOST-HVS1)
02:36     Target Completed Target completed (5/24, LAMOST-HVS1)
02:38     Target Started (6/24) Target started (6/24, GCVS SY Cnc)
02:47     Target Started (7/24) Target started (7/24, GCVS CN Leo)
02:57     Target Completed Target completed (7/24, GCVS CN Leo)
03:00     Target Started (8/24) Target started (8/24, TrES-2)
03:03   Focusing Started (Foc1) Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
03:09     Target Completed Target completed (8/24, TrES-2)
03:11     Target Started (9/24) Target started (9/24, HAT-P-36)
03:21     Target Completed Target completed (9/24, HAT-P-36)
03:22     Target Started (10/24) Target started (10/24, HAT-P-18)
03:31     Target Completed Target completed (10/24, HAT-P-18)
03:33     Target Started (11/24) Target started (11/24, WASP-135)
03:43     Target Completed Target completed (11/24, WASP-135)
03:47     Target Started (12/24) Target started (12/24, GCVS S Cyg)
03:59     Target Completed Target completed (12/24, GCVS S Cyg)
04:01     Target Started (13/24) Target started (13/24, Kepler-447)
04:09     Target Completed Target completed (13/24, Kepler-447)
04:12     Target Started (14/24) Target started (14/24, GCVS SS Cyg)
04:18     Target Completed Target completed (14/24, GCVS SS Cyg)
04:26     Target Started (15/24) Target started (15/24, GCVS U Her)
04:40     Target Completed Target completed (15/24, GCVS U Her)
04:40     Target Started (16/24) Target started (16/24, TrES-3)
04:49     Target Completed Target completed (16/24, TrES-3)
04:49     Target Started (17/24) Target started (17/24, GCVS CI Cyg)
04:55     Target Completed Target completed (17/24, GCVS CI Cyg)
04:56     Target Started (18/24) Target started (18/24, GCVS FG Sge)
05:01     Target Completed Target completed (18/24, GCVS FG Sge)
05:03     Target Started (19/24) Target started (19/24, 61 Cyg)
05:06     Target Completed Target completed (19/24, 61 Cyg)
05:10     Target Started (20/24) Target started (20/24, GCVS EV Lac)
05:15     Target Completed Target completed (20/24, GCVS EV Lac)
05:18     Target Started (21/24) Target started (21/24, GCVS Z And)
05:24     Target Completed Target completed (21/24, GCVS Z And)
05:26     Target Started (22/24) Target started (22/24, GCVS HH And)
05:31     Target Completed Target completed (22/24, GCVS HH And)
05:34     Target Started (23/24) Target started (23/24, GCVS SS Her)
05:40     Target Completed Target completed (23/24, GCVS SS Her)
05:42     Target Started (24/24) Target started (24/24, HIP 87937)
05:47     Target Completed Target completed (24/24, HIP 87937)
05:47 Queue Completed Job Queue completed
05:47 Session Closing Session closing
05:48 Shutter Closed Shutter closed (closing time 50s)
05:48 Dome Parked Dome parked (parking time 27s)
05:49 Telescope Parked Telescope parked (parking time 35s)
05:51 Session Finished Session Finished

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