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Notes - Session 698 (2019-09-21)

 
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 - Observing Result
 - Night Summary Plot
 - Session Event Log
 
Bullet Operational Issues
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Session Aims & Highlights (2019-09-21)

Main aims

  1. Centering Chart: Test out fixes to 'Centering Charts' (AstroMain 3.11.6)
  2. Mixed Target - Image a selection of targets, but mainly Open Clusters, Variable Stars and Nearby Star Targets due to bright moonlit sky conditions
  3. Software & Systems  - Check stability of software and presence of any side effects following ongoing enhancements to AstroMain and associated support programs.

 
Equipment & Software

Highlights

Lowlights

Summary Plots & Logs

Observing Plan
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Observing Result
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Slew/Centering Performance
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Night Sky Summary Plot
Top axis: Sky Brightness at Zenith (in ADU/s)
Lefthand axis: Local Time (hh LT). Righthand axis: Sun Altitude (degs)
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Pre-Session Weather Forecast (AstroWeather 1.7.8)
Cloudy for most of night with skies potentially clearing at 03:00,  low probability of any significant rain
(As it turned out the evolving forecast through the late evening extended the cloud further and further through the night,
and indeed it was cloudy for the the whole night, only clearing at around 06:30 after the sun has risen.
A few spots of rain occurred at around 00:45 and 02:40)
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Session Event Log
Time     Event Detail
20:00:54 Session Created Live Session Created (2019-09-21 S00698, ImageSaveNum: 698001)
20:03:23   Obs.Manager Started Obs.Manager started
20:03:30   Services Started Observatory Services started
20:04:29 Observatory (Auto) Observatory placed in Fully-Automated Mode
20:04:31 Session Pending Session pending (2019-09-21)
20:04:33 Session Initiating Session initiating (2019-09-21)
20:04:35   Plan Requested Observing Plan requested from AstroPlan (1.10.5)
20:05:15   Plan Loaded Observing Plan loaded to queue (2019-09-21 V1 BEST PLAN, Plan ID: 357)
20:05:33   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -10°C)
20:05:35   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6)
20:05:48 Session Equilibration Session ready for dome & camera equilibration
20:18:44   Shutter Opened Shutter opened (opening time 45s)
20:18:47   Equilibration Started Dome Equilibration started
20:26:00   Equilibration Ended Dome Equilibration ended (7.3 mins total)
20:26:02 Session Running Session running
20:26:04   Queue Started Observing Queue started (12 targets selected)
20:26:06     Target Started (1/12) Target started (1/12, GCVS CI Cyg)
20:28:39       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
20:31:06       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 1)
20:34:48     Target Completed Target completed (1/12, GCVS CI Cyg)
20:34:50     Target Started (2/12) Target started (2/12, GCVS WZ Sge)
20:37:03       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
20:39:28       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 2)
20:45:15     Target Completed Target completed (2/12, GCVS WZ Sge)
20:45:17     Target Started (3/12) Target started (3/12, GCVS FG Sge)
20:47:11       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
20:49:39       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 3)
20:52:10     Target Completed Target completed (3/12, GCVS FG Sge)
20:52:12     Target Started (4/12) Target started (4/12, GCVS EV Lac)
20:54:08       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
20:56:10       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 4)
20:58:30     Target Completed Target completed (4/12, GCVS EV Lac)
20:58:32     Target Started (5/12) Target started (5/12, NGC 5278)
21:02:49       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
21:04:37       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 5)
21:20:44     Target Completed Target completed (5/12, NGC 5278)
21:20:47     Target Started (6/12) Target started (6/12, GCVS U Her)
21:25:13       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
21:26:57       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 6)
21:35:21     Target Completed Target completed (6/12, GCVS U Her)
21:35:23     Target Started (7/12) Target started (7/12, GCVS SS Her)
21:42:26     Target Completed Target completed (7/12, GCVS SS Her)
21:42:28     Target Started (8/12) Target started (8/12, NGC 5218)
21:45:59       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
21:48:12       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 7)
22:04:21     Target Completed Target completed (8/12, NGC 5218)
22:04:23     Target Started (9/12) Target started (9/12, NGC 5693)
22:07:44       Focusing Failed Foc1 Focusing Failed - unable to find a star (TCF-S)
22:23:49     Target Completed Target completed (9/12, NGC 5693)
22:23:51     Target Started (10/12) Target started (10/12, GCVS R CrB)
22:26:57       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
22:28:37       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 8)
22:31:30     Target Completed Target completed (10/12, GCVS R CrB)
22:31:33     Target Started (11/12) Target started (11/12, HIP 87937)
22:35:28       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
22:37:25       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 9)
22:39:47     Target Completed Target completed (11/12, HIP 87937)
22:39:49     Target Started (12/12) Target started (12/12, GCVS V Sge)
22:42:20       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
22:44:22       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 10)
22:52:21     Target Completed Target completed (12/12, GCVS V Sge)
22:52:24   Queue Completed Job Queue completed
22:52:26 Session Initiating Session initiating (2019-09-21)
22:52:29   Plan Requested Observing Plan requested from AstroPlan (1.10.5)
22:52:49   Plan Requested Observing Plan requested from AstroPlan (1.10.5)
22:53:04   Plan Loaded Observing Plan loaded to queue (2019-09-21 V3 BEST PLAN, Plan ID: 359)
22:53:12   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -10°C)
22:53:14   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6)
22:53:26 Session Equilibration Session ready for dome & camera equilibration
22:53:29   Equilibration Started Dome Equilibration started
22:53:31   Equilibration Skipped Dome Equilibration skipped by user
22:53:33 Session Running Session running
22:53:35   Queue Started Observing Queue started (4 targets selected)
22:55:49     Target Started (1/4) Target started (1/4, GCVS CI Cyg)
22:58:01       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
22:59:58       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 11)
23:03:42     Target Completed Target completed (1/4, GCVS CI Cyg)
23:03:44     Target Started (2/4) Target started (2/4, GCVS WZ Sge)
23:06:06       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
23:07:55       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 12)
23:13:20     Target Completed Target completed (2/4, GCVS WZ Sge)
23:15:00     Target Started (3/4) Target started (3/4, GCVS FG Sge)
23:17:18       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
23:19:10       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 13)
23:21:39     Target Completed Target completed (3/4, GCVS FG Sge)
23:22:21     Target Started (4/4) Target started (4/4, GCVS V Sge)
23:24:32       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
23:26:35       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 14)
23:34:56     Target Completed Target completed (4/4, GCVS V Sge)
23:34:59   Queue Completed Job Queue completed
23:35:01 Session Initiating Session initiating (2019-09-21)
23:35:06   Plan Requested Observing Plan requested from AstroPlan (1.10.5)
23:35:21   Plan Loaded Observing Plan loaded to queue (2019-09-21 V4 BEST PLAN, Plan ID: 360)
23:35:29   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -10°C)
23:35:31   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6)
23:35:42 Session Equilibration Session ready for dome & camera equilibration
23:35:45   Equilibration Started Dome Equilibration started
23:35:47   Equilibration Skipped Dome Equilibration skipped by user
23:35:49 Session Running Session running
23:35:51   Queue Started Observing Queue started (3 targets selected)
23:38:06     Target Started (1/3) Target started (1/3, GCVS CI Cyg)
23:40:35       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
23:42:27       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 15)
23:46:12     Target Completed Target completed (1/3, GCVS CI Cyg)
23:46:15     Target Started (2/3) Target started (2/3, GCVS WZ Sge)
23:49:10       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
23:51:08       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 16)
23:56:45     Target Completed Target completed (2/3, GCVS WZ Sge)
23:57:17     Target Started (3/3) Target started (3/3, GCVS V Sge)
23:59:20       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
00:01:21       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 17)
00:09:20     Target Completed Target completed (3/3, GCVS V Sge)
00:09:23   Queue Completed Job Queue completed
00:09:26 Session Initiating Session initiating (2019-09-21)
00:09:32   Plan Requested Observing Plan requested from AstroPlan (1.10.5)
00:09:46   Plan Loaded Observing Plan loaded to queue (2019-09-21 V5 BEST PLAN, Plan ID: 361)
00:09:54   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -10°C)
00:09:57   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6)
00:10:08 Session Equilibration Session ready for dome & camera equilibration
00:10:11   Equilibration Started Dome Equilibration started
00:10:13   Equilibration Skipped Dome Equilibration skipped by user
00:10:15 Session Running Session running
00:10:17   Queue Started Observing Queue started (3 targets selected)
00:12:32     Target Started (1/3) Target started (1/3, GCVS CI Cyg)
00:15:35       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
00:17:31       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 18)
00:21:14     Target Completed Target completed (1/3, GCVS CI Cyg)
00:21:16     Target Started (2/3) Target started (2/3, GCVS WZ Sge)
00:24:10       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
00:26:46       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 19)
00:32:25     Target Completed Target completed (2/3, GCVS WZ Sge)
00:32:27     Target Started (3/3) Target started (3/3, GCVS V Sge)
00:34:51       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
00:37:16       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 20)
00:45:15     Target Completed Target completed (3/3, GCVS V Sge)
00:45:18   Queue Completed Job Queue completed
00:45:20 Session Initiating Session initiating (2019-09-21)
00:45:23   Plan Requested Observing Plan requested from AstroPlan (1.10.5)
00:45:43   Plan Requested Observing Plan requested from AstroPlan (1.10.5)
00:45:59   Plan Loaded Observing Plan loaded to queue (2019-09-21 V7 BEST PLAN, Plan ID: 363)
00:46:06   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -10°C)
00:46:08   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6)
00:46:19 Session Equilibration Session ready for dome & camera equilibration
00:46:22   Equilibration Started Dome Equilibration started
00:46:24   Equilibration Skipped Dome Equilibration skipped by user
00:46:26 Session Running Session running
00:46:28   Queue Started Observing Queue started (2 targets selected)
00:48:43     Target Started (1/2) Target started (1/2, GCVS CI Cyg)
00:50:46       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
00:52:39       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 21)
00:56:22     Target Completed Target completed (1/2, GCVS CI Cyg)
00:56:36     Target Started (2/2) Target started (2/2, GCVS V Sge)
00:59:30       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
01:02:25       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 22)
01:10:34     Target Completed Target completed (2/2, GCVS V Sge)
01:10:37   Queue Completed Job Queue completed
01:10:40 Session Initiating Session initiating (2019-09-21)
01:10:43   Plan Requested Observing Plan requested from AstroPlan (1.10.5)
01:10:58   Plan Requested Observing Plan requested from AstroPlan (1.10.5)
01:11:08   Plan Loaded Observing Plan loaded to queue (2019-09-21 V9 BEST PLAN, Plan ID: 365)
01:11:16   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -10°C)
01:11:18   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6)
01:11:28 Session Equilibration Session ready for dome & camera equilibration
01:11:31   Equilibration Started Dome Equilibration started
01:11:33   Equilibration Skipped Dome Equilibration skipped by user
01:11:35 Session Running Session running
01:11:37   Queue Started Observing Queue started (1 targets selected)
01:13:58     Target Started (1/1) Target started (1/1, GCVS V Sge)
01:16:38       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
01:19:37       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 23)
01:27:44     Target Completed Target completed (1/1, GCVS V Sge)
01:27:47   Queue Completed Job Queue completed
01:27:51 Session Initiating Session initiating (2019-09-21)
01:27:56   Plan Requested Observing Plan requested from AstroPlan (1.10.5)
01:28:06   Plan Loaded Observing Plan loaded to queue (2019-09-21 V10 BEST PLAN, Plan ID: 366)
01:28:14   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -10°C)
01:28:16   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6)
01:28:26 Session Equilibration Session ready for dome & camera equilibration
01:28:29   Equilibration Started Dome Equilibration started
01:28:31   Equilibration Skipped Dome Equilibration skipped by user
01:28:33 Session Running Session running
01:28:35   Queue Started Observing Queue started (1 targets selected)
01:30:56     Target Started (1/1) Target started (1/1, GCVS V Sge)
01:33:54       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
01:36:41       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 24)
01:44:55     Target Completed Target completed (1/1, GCVS V Sge)
01:44:58   Queue Completed Job Queue completed
01:45:01 Session Initiating Session initiating (2019-09-21)
01:45:04   Plan Requested Observing Plan requested from AstroPlan (1.10.5)
01:45:14   Plan Loaded Observing Plan loaded to queue (2019-09-21 V11 BEST PLAN, Plan ID: 367)
01:45:22   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -10°C)
01:45:24   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6)
01:45:36 Session Equilibration Session ready for dome & camera equilibration
01:45:39   Equilibration Started Dome Equilibration started
01:45:41   Equilibration Skipped Dome Equilibration skipped by user
01:45:43 Session Running Session running
01:45:45   Queue Started Observing Queue started (1 targets selected)
01:48:04     Target Started (1/1) Target started (1/1, GCVS V Sge)
01:50:53       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
01:55:28 Critical Cloud Alert Critical Cloud Alert (Obs.Manager will close the Shutter)
01:55:30   HardSuspend Called Hard Suspend is called due to Critical Conditions (cloud)
01:55:40       Focusing Aborted Foc1 Focusing Aborted
01:55:43       Focusing Aborted Foc1 Focusing Aborted
01:55:45     Target Aborted (1/1) Target aborted (1/1, GCVS V Sge) due to cloud
01:55:47   Queue Paused Queue pausing for HardSuspend
01:57:34 Session Suspended Session suspended
01:58:23   Shutter Closed Shutter closed (closing time 49s)
01:58:25     Queue Resumed Queue resumed after HardSuspend (163s)
01:58:27   Queue Completed Job Queue completed
01:58:30 Session Initiating Session initiating (2019-09-21)
01:58:33   Plan Requested Observing Plan requested from AstroPlan (1.10.5)
01:59:13   Plan Loaded Observing Plan loaded to queue (2019-09-21 V12 BEST PLAN, Plan ID: 368)
01:59:21   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -10°C)
01:59:23   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6)
01:59:34 Session Equilibration Session ready for dome & camera equilibration
01:59:36 Wait on Weather Waiting for acceptable weather conditions
02:04:36 Session Suspended Session suspended
02:04:38   Queue Started Observing Queue started (2 targets selected)
02:12:11     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (1/2, GCVS V Sge) due to cloud
02:17:32   Shutter Opened Shutter opened (opening time 45s)
02:17:34 Session Running Session running
02:17:37   Queue Resumed Observing Queue resumed
02:17:39     Target Started (2/2) Target started (2/2, GCVS V Sge)
02:29:42     Target Completed Target completed (2/2, GCVS V Sge)
02:29:45   Queue Completed Job Queue completed
02:29:48 Session Initiating Session initiating (2019-09-21)
02:29:53   Plan Requested Observing Plan requested from AstroPlan (1.10.5)
02:30:08   Plan Loaded Observing Plan loaded to queue (2019-09-21 V13 BEST PLAN, Plan ID: 369)
02:30:16   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -10°C)
02:30:18   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6)
02:30:30 Session Equilibration Session ready for dome & camera equilibration
02:30:33   Equilibration Started Dome Equilibration started
02:30:35   Equilibration Skipped Dome Equilibration skipped by user
02:30:37 Session Running Session running
02:30:39   Queue Started Observing Queue started (6 targets selected)
02:32:53     Target Started (1/6) Target started (1/6, GCVS FO Ori)
02:37:31       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
02:39:31       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 26)
02:43:33     Target Completed Target completed (1/6, GCVS FO Ori)
02:43:35     Target Started (2/6) Target started (2/6, GCVS U Gem)
02:43:37     Target Failed Target failed due to airmass limit (2/6, GCVS U Gem)
02:50:04     Target Started (3/6) Target started (3/6, C/2019 Q4 (Borisov))
02:55:01       Focusing Failed Foc1 Focusing Failed - unable to find a star (TCF-S)
03:01:04 Critical Cloud Alert Critical Cloud Alert (Obs.Manager will close the Shutter)
03:01:06   HardSuspend Called Hard Suspend is called due to Critical Conditions (cloud)
03:01:07     Target Aborted (3/6) Target aborted (3/6, C/2019 Q4 (Borisov)) due to cloud
03:01:09   Queue Paused Queue pausing for HardSuspend
03:03:06 Session Suspended Session suspended
03:03:54   Shutter Closed Shutter closed (closing time 48s)
03:03:57     Queue Resumed Queue resumed after HardSuspend (167s)
03:19:45 Session Resuming Session resuming
03:20:31   Shutter Opened Shutter opened (opening time 45s)
03:20:33 Session Running Session running
03:20:35   Queue Resumed Observing Queue resumed
03:20:37     Target Started (4/6) Target started (4/6, GCVS RZ LMi)
03:20:39     Target Failed Target failed due to airmass limit (4/6, GCVS RZ LMi)
03:21:41 Critical Cloud Alert Critical Cloud Alert (Obs.Manager will close the Shutter)
03:21:43   HardSuspend Called Hard Suspend is called due to Critical Conditions (cloud)
03:21:45   Queue Paused Queue pausing for HardSuspend
03:23:48 Session Suspended Session suspended
03:24:36   Shutter Closed Shutter closed (closing time 48s)
03:24:38   Queue Resumed Queue resumed after HardSuspend (175s)
03:45:14     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (5/6, NGC 4157) due to cloud
03:45:18   Queue Paused Queue paused for SoftSuspend
03:45:20   Queue Resumed Queue resumed after SoftSuspend (0s)
04:05:48     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (6/6, GCVS NV Ori) due to cloud
04:05:52   Queue Paused Queue paused for SoftSuspend
04:05:55   Queue Resumed Queue resumed after SoftSuspend (0s)
04:05:57   Queue Completed Job Queue completed
04:06:00 Session Initiating Session initiating (2019-09-21)
04:06:05   Plan Requested Observing Plan requested from AstroPlan (1.10.5)
04:06:15   Plan Loaded Observing Plan loaded to queue (2019-09-21 V14 BEST PLAN, Plan ID: 370)
04:06:23   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -10°C)
04:06:25   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6)
04:06:35 Session Equilibration Session ready for dome & camera equilibration
04:06:37 Wait on Weather Waiting for acceptable weather conditions
04:06:45 Session Closing Session closing
04:06:50   Shutter Closed Shutter already closed (closed at 03:24, closing time 48s)
04:07:06   Dome Parked Dome parked (parking time 11s)
04:07:56   Telescope Parked Telescope parked (parking time 46s)
04:08:47 Session Housekeeping Housekeeping Started (Cleanup FITS, Create Fits Summary, Transfer Files)
04:09:14 Session Finished Session Finished
 

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