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Notes - Session 713 (2019-10-22)

 
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Session Aims & Highlights (2019-10-22)

Main aims

  1. SharpCap:  Execute the second live session test involving integrated SharpCap/AstroMain imaging, under better sky conditons
  2. Targets: Acquire images of a selection of new targets and monitoring of previous variable stars, nearby stars and comets.

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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Dome Slewing Performance
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Sky Conditions (Locate Frames)
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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)
Forecast showed patchy cloud up to 00:00 and then cloud thickeneing until total cloud cover at 04:00
In the event therre was a moderately clear interval between 23:00 and 00:45.
Operations suspended at 23:42 and remained that way until the morning  
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Session Event Log
Time     Event Detail
19:28:44 Session Created Live Session Created (2019-10-22 S00713, ImageSaveNum: 713001)
19:29:31   Scope Switched On Scope Power has been switched on via UPB Powerbox.
19:31:06   Obs.Manager Started Obs.Manager started
19:31:08   Obs.Overseer Started Obs.Overseer started
19:31:13   Services Started Observatory Services started
19:31:49 Observatory (Auto) Observatory placed in Fully-Automated Mode
19:31:53 Session Pending Session pending (2019-10-22)
19:31:55 Session Initiating Session initiating (2019-10-22)
19:31:57   Plan Requested Observing Plan requested from AstroPlan (1.12.8)
19:33:03   Plan Loaded Observing Plan loaded to queue (2019-10-22 V1 BEST PLAN, Plan ID: 397)
19:33:16   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -15°C)
19:33:22   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6)
19:33:35 Session Equilibration Session ready for dome & camera equilibration
19:34:20   Shutter Opened Shutter opened (opening time 45s)
19:34:23   Equilibration Started Dome Equilibration started
19:38:20   Equilibration Ended Dome Equilibration ended (4.0 mins total)
19:38:22 Session Running Session running
19:38:24   Queue Started Observing Queue started (20 targets selected)
19:39:20       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
19:41:09       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 1)
19:41:11     Target Started (1/20) Target started (1/20, NGC 5777)
20:00:59     Target Completed Target completed (1/20, NGC 5777)
20:01:02     Target Started (2/20) Target started (2/20, IC 5067). Using SharpCap
20:03:07     Target Completed Target completed (2/20, IC 5067)
20:13:27     Target Started (3/20) Target started (3/20, 61 Cyg)
20:15:42       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
20:17:38       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 2)
20:19:13     Target Completed Target completed (3/20, 61 Cyg)
20:20:31     Target Started (4/20) Target started (4/20, M39). Using SharpCap
20:22:05     Target Aborted (4/20) Target aborted (4/20, M39) due to Unknown Reason
20:32:53     Target Started (5/20) Target started (5/20, GCVS HH And)
20:36:04       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
20:38:06       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 3)
20:39:46     Target Completed Target completed (5/20, GCVS HH And)
20:40:18     Target Started (6/20) Target started (6/20, NGC 7814). Using SharpCap
20:54:24     Target Completed Target completed (6/20, NGC 7814)
20:57:00     Target Started (7/20) Target started (7/20, WDS GRB 34)
20:59:28       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
21:01:26       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 4)
21:03:04     Target Completed Target completed (7/20, WDS GRB 34)
21:04:25     Target Started (8/20) Target started (8/20, C/2017 T2 (PanStarrs)). Using SharpCap
21:06:21     Target Completed Target completed (8/20, C/2017 T2 (PanStarrs))
21:21:07     Target Started (9/20) Target started (9/20, NGC 489)
21:23:34       Focusing Failed Foc1 Focusing Failed - star is too dim (TCF-S)
21:39:58     Target Completed Target completed (9/20, NGC 489)
21:42:59     Target Started (10/20) Target started (10/20, NGC 489)
21:43:37       Focusing Failed Foc1 Focusing Failed - star is too dim (TCF-S)
21:44:31     Target Completed Target partially completed (10/20, NGC 489)
21:44:33   Queue Aborted Job Queue aborted
21:44:52 Observatory (Auto) Observatory placed in Fully-Automated Mode
21:44:54 Session Pending Session pending (2019-10-22)
21:44:56 Session Initiating Session initiating (2019-10-22)
21:44:58   Plan Requested Observing Plan requested from AstroPlan (1.12.8)
21:45:23   Plan Loaded Observing Plan loaded to queue (2019-10-22 V2 BEST PLAN, Plan ID: 398)
21:45:27   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -15°C)
21:45:31   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6)
21:45:44 Session Equilibration Session ready for dome & camera equilibration
21:45:47   Equilibration Started Dome Equilibration started
21:45:49   Equilibration Skipped Dome Equilibration skipped by user
21:45:51 Session Running Session running
21:45:53   Queue Started Observing Queue started (40 targets selected)
21:47:52     Target Started (1/40) Target started (1/40, 61 Cyg)
21:50:37       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
21:52:32       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 5)
21:53:49     Target Completed Target completed (1/40, 61 Cyg)
21:54:56     Target Started (2/40) Target started (2/40, GCVS SS Cyg)
21:57:15       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
21:59:04       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 6)
22:02:52     Target Completed Target completed (2/40, GCVS SS Cyg)
22:09:19     Target Started (3/40) Target started (3/40, GCVS BL Lac)
22:11:11       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
22:13:13       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 7)
22:17:19     Target Completed Target completed (3/40, GCVS BL Lac)
22:19:06     Target Started (4/40) Target started (4/40, C/2018 N2 (ASASSN))
22:21:44       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
22:23:55       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 8)
22:32:24     Target Completed Target completed (4/40, C/2018 N2 (ASASSN))
22:32:51     Target Started (5/40) Target started (5/40, GSC 1224:29)
22:35:30       Focusing Failed Foc1 Focusing Failed - star is too dim (TCF-S)
22:40:21     Target Completed Target completed (5/40, GSC 1224:29)
22:42:43     Target Started (6/40) Target started (6/40, GCVS RR Tau)
22:45:20       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
22:47:17       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 9)
22:54:01     Target Completed Target completed (6/40, GCVS RR Tau)
22:54:03     Target Started (7/40) Target started (7/40, GCVS V Sge)
22:58:02       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
23:00:27       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 10)
23:09:00     Target Completed Target completed (7/40, GCVS V Sge)
23:09:02     Target Started (8/40) Target started (8/40, GCVS U And)
23:11:55       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
23:14:03       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 11)
23:22:55     Target Completed Target partially completed (8/40, GCVS U And)
23:22:57     Target Started (9/40) Target started (9/40, NGC 509)
23:25:27       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
23:27:29       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 12)
23:44:02     Target Completed Target completed (9/40, NGC 509)
23:44:04     Target Started (10/40) Target started (10/40, NGC 516)
23:46:37       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
23:48:50       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 13)
00:05:03     Target Completed Target completed (10/40, NGC 516)
00:05:05     Target Started (11/40) Target started (11/40, GCVS DY Per)
00:07:48       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
00:09:45       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 14)
00:14:40     Target Completed Target completed (11/40, GCVS DY Per)
00:14:42     Target Started (12/40) Target started (12/40, GCVS S Cyg)
00:17:53       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
00:19:43       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 15)
00:30:00     Target Completed Target completed (12/40, GCVS S Cyg)
00:30:02     Target Started (13/40) Target started (13/40, GCVS CI Cyg)
00:32:09       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
00:34:09       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 16)
00:37:57     Target Completed Target completed (13/40, GCVS CI Cyg)
00:37:59     Target Started (14/40) Target started (14/40, WDS GRB 34)
00:39:51       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
00:42:01       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 17)
00:43:47     Target Completed Target completed (14/40, WDS GRB 34)
00:43:49     Target Started (15/40) Target started (15/40, GCVS Z And)
00:46:30       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
00:48:38       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 18)
00:52:31     Target Completed Target completed (15/40, GCVS Z And)
00:52:33     Target Started (16/40) Target started (16/40, GCVS TT Ari)
00:54:53       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
00:57:37       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 19)
01:04:32     Target Completed Target completed (16/40, GCVS TT Ari)
01:04:34     Target Started (17/40) Target started (17/40, GCVS RX And)
01:06:59       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
01:09:05       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 20)
01:11:44     Target Completed Target completed (17/40, GCVS RX And)
01:11:46     Target Started (18/40) Target started (18/40, NGC 502)
01:13:50       Focusing Failed Foc1 Focusing Failed - unable to find a star (TCF-S)
01:30:12     Target Completed Target completed (18/40, NGC 502)
01:30:14     Target Started (19/40) Target started (19/40, NGC 985)
01:34:14       Focusing Failed Foc1 Focusing Failed - unable to find a star (TCF-S)
01:46:47 Critical Cloud Alert Critical Cloud Alert (Obs.Manager will close the Shutter)
01:46:49   HardSuspend Called Hard Suspend is called due to Critical Conditions (cloud)
01:46:52     Target Aborted (19/40) Target aborted (19/40, NGC 985) due to cloud
01:46:54   Queue Paused Queue pausing for HardSuspend
01:46:57 Session Suspended Session suspended
01:47:42   Shutter Closed Shutter closed (closing time 47s)
01:47:45     Queue Resumed Queue resumed after HardSuspend (51s)
01:48:04     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (19/40, NGC 985) due to cloud
01:58:24     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (20/40, GCVS HH And) due to cloud
02:09:10 Session Resuming Session resuming
02:09:55   Shutter Opened Shutter opened (opening time 45s)
02:09:58 Session Running Session running
02:10:00   Queue Resumed Observing Queue resumed
02:10:02     Target Started (21/40) Target started (21/40, GCVS CM Tau)
02:18:05 Critical Cloud Alert Critical Cloud Alert (Obs.Manager will close the Shutter)
02:18:07   HardSuspend Called Hard Suspend is called due to Critical Conditions (cloud)
02:18:09     Target Aborted (21/40) Target aborted (21/40, GCVS CM Tau) due to cloud
02:18:11   Queue Paused Queue paused for SoftSuspend
02:18:13   Queue Resumed Queue resumed after SoftSuspend (0s)
02:18:15   Queue Paused Queue pausing for HardSuspend
02:18:17 Session Suspended Session suspended
02:18:19 Session Suspended Session suspended
02:19:01   Shutter Closed Shutter closed (closing time 48s)
02:19:03     Queue Resumed Queue resumed after HardSuspend (55s)
02:26:35     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (22/40, GCVS SU Tau) due to cloud
02:34:58     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (23/40, GCVS FO Ori) due to wind
02:42:47     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (24/40, GCVS NV Ori) due to cloud
02:50:17     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (25/40, GCVS FU Ori) due to cloud
02:58:45     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (26/40, GCVS U Gem) due to cloud
03:01:19 Session Resuming Session resuming
03:02:05   Shutter Opened Shutter opened (opening time 46s)
03:02:08 Session Running Session running
03:02:10   Queue Resumed Observing Queue resumed
03:02:12     Target Started (27/40) Target started (27/40, GCVS DX Cnc)
03:05:34       Focusing Failed Foc1 Focusing Failed - unable to find a star (TCF-S)
03:10:11     Target Completed Target completed (27/40, GCVS DX Cnc)
03:10:13     Target Started (28/40) Target started (28/40, GCVS GK Per)
03:12:48       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
03:15:14       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 21)
03:18:14     Target Completed Target completed (28/40, GCVS GK Per)
03:18:16     Target Started (29/40) Target started (29/40, GCVS CN Ori)
03:21:54       Focusing Failed Foc1 Focusing Failed - unable to find a star (TCF-S)
03:25:25     Target Completed Target completed (29/40, GCVS CN Ori)
03:25:34     Target Started (30/40) Target started (30/40, NGC 1614)
03:29:52       Focusing Failed Foc1 Focusing Failed - unable to find a star (TCF-S)
03:38:37 Critical Cloud Alert Critical Cloud Alert (Obs.Manager will close the Shutter)
03:38:39   HardSuspend Called Hard Suspend is called due to Critical Conditions (cloud)
03:38:42     Target Aborted (30/40) Target aborted (30/40, NGC 1614) due to cloud
03:38:44   Queue Paused Queue pausing for HardSuspend
03:38:47 Session Suspended Session suspended
03:39:33   Shutter Closed Shutter closed (closing time 48s)
03:39:35     Queue Resumed Queue resumed after HardSuspend (52s)
03:44:26     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (30/40, NGC 1614) due to cloud
04:00:26     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (31/40, C/2017 T2 (PanStarrs)) due to cloud
04:10:59     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (32/40, GCVS RZ LMi) due to cloud
04:31:21     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (33/40, SHK 1) due to cloud
04:53:13     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (34/40, NGC 3501) due to cloud
05:15:05     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (35/40, NGC 3681) due to cloud
05:22:32 Session Resuming Session resuming
05:23:17   Shutter Opened Shutter opened (opening time 45s)
05:23:20 Session Running Session running
05:23:22   Queue Resumed Observing Queue resumed
05:23:24     Target Started (36/40) Target started (36/40, Rose 8)
05:43:15     Target Completed Target completed (36/40, Rose 8)
05:43:17     Target Started (37/40) Target started (37/40, NGC 4183)
05:46:42       Focusing Failed Foc1 Focusing Failed - unable to find a star (TCF-S)
05:59:35 Critical Cloud Alert Critical Cloud Alert (Obs.Manager will close the Shutter)
05:59:37   HardSuspend Called Hard Suspend is called due to Critical Conditions (cloud)
05:59:39     Target Aborted (37/40) Target aborted (37/40, NGC 4183) due to cloud
05:59:41   Queue Paused Queue pausing for HardSuspend
05:59:43 Session Suspended Session suspended
06:00:30   Shutter Closed Shutter closed (closing time 47s)
06:00:32     Queue Resumed Queue resumed after HardSuspend (51s)
06:10:07     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (38/40, GCVS AM CVn) due to cloud
06:22:07 Session Resuming Session resuming
06:22:52   Shutter Opened Shutter opened (opening time 45s)
06:22:55 Session Running Session running
06:22:57   Queue Resumed Observing Queue resumed
06:22:59     Target Started (39/40) Target started (39/40, NGC 2506)
06:29:44     Target Completed Target partially completed (39/40, NGC 2506)
06:29:46     Target Started (40/40) Target started (40/40, GCVS ER UMa)
06:37:32     Target Completed Target completed (40/40, GCVS ER UMa)
06:37:35   Queue Completed Job Queue completed
06:37:39 Session Closing Session closing
06:38:29   Shutter Closed Shutter closed (closing time 45s)
06:38:35   Dome Parked Dome parked (parking time 6s)
07:11:53 Observatory (Manual) Observatory placed in Manual Mode
07:13:32 User Intervention User request to close and finish session
07:13:34 Session Closing Session closing
07:13:36   Shutter Closed Shutter already closed (closed at 06:38, closing time 45s)
07:14:27 Session Housekeeping Housekeeping Started (Cleanup FITS, Create Fits Summary, Transfer Files)
07:14:56 Session Finished Session Finished
   

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SharpCap Notes

SharpCap.Transforms.SelectedTransform.FrameTransform

AcceptsRawFrame', 'Activate', 'Activated', 'AlignStatus', 'AltersImage', 'App', 'AutoSave', 'BeforeFrameProcessed', 'CanAlign', 'DetectedStars', 'DetectsHotPixels', 'DisplayParameters', 'Dispose', 'DroppedFrames', 'Equals', 'FrameProcessed', 'GetBins', 'GetControl', 'GetHashCode', 'GetType', 'ImageUpdateRequest', 'IsActive', 'IsEndOfChainTransform', 'IsFocusScore', 'LastExposure', 'LiveStackReset', 'LocalLogger', 'MaxValue', 'MemberwiseClone', 'PHDGuiding', 'Parameters', 'ProcessFrame', 'ProcessTime', 'PropertyChanged', 'ReGetFrame', 'ReferenceEquals', 'RenderTime', 'RequiresLiveMode', 'RequiresROI', 'Reset', 'SaveFrame', 'SaveFrameAsSeen', 'SaveImageWithDisplayStretchAsync', 'SaveStackedFrames', 'SetActive', 'SetROIRect', 'SetStackMode', 'StackEffectiveBitDepth', 'StackInfo', 'StackProgress', 'StackedFrames', 'Status', 'SupportsPixelFormat', 'SupportsROI', 'ToString', 'TotalExposure', 'TotalFrames', 'TransformFrame', 'TransformName', 'UpdateDisplayParameters', 'UpdateImage', 'UpdateTransferCurve', 'UsedFrame', 'ViewModel', 'WantsFrame',

SharpCap.Transforms.SelectedTransform.FrameTransform.DisplayParameters

['BlackLevel', 'Equals', 'GetHashCode', 'GetStretchFunction', 'GetType', 'MemberwiseClone', 'MidLevel', 'NeedsPSF', 'NoiseReduction', 'ReferenceEquals', 'Saturation', 'Sharpening', 'ToString', 'WBB', 'WBG', 'WBR', 'WhiteLevel'

SharpCap.Transforms.SelectedTransform.FrameTransform.Parameters

['Align', 'AlignStarCount', 'AllowRotation', 'AutoReset', 'AutoResetPeriod', 'BlackThreshold', 'BlurAmount', 'Clone', 'DigitalGain', 'Equals', 'Filter', 'FilterBrightness', 'FilterFWHM', 'GetHashCode', 'GetType', 'HighlightStars', 'IgnoredFrameWarningThreshold', 'MaxFWHM', 'MaxStarWidth', 'MemberwiseClone', 'MinBrightness', 'MinStarWidth', 'OnPropertyChanged', 'Pause', 'PauseReason', 'Paused', 'PropertyChanged', 'ReferenceEquals', 'SigmaClipInitialCount', 'SigmaClipThreshold', 'SigmaMinimumPercent', 'ToString', 'UnPause', 'ViewRawFrames',
>>>

 

SharpCap.Transforms.SelectedTransform.FrameTransform.DetectedStars

'Equals', 'FrameBrightness', 'FrameFWHM', 'FrameStars', 'GetHashCode', 'GetType', 'MemberwiseClone', 'ReferenceEquals', 'StackFWHM', 'StackStars', 'ToString',

SharpCap.SelectedCamera.Controls.FindByName("Display Black Point").Value = 0.3
SharpCap.SelectedCamera.Controls.FindByName("Display MidTone Point").Value = 0.7
SharpCap.SelectedCamera.Controls.FindByName("Display White Point").Value = 0.9

SharpCap.Transforms.SelectedTransform.FrameTransform.DetectedStars.FrameStars.Count

 

Reticles

No reticle:    SharpCap.Reticules.SelectedReticule = SharpCap.Reticules[0]
Circle reticle:   SharpCap.Reticules.SelectedReticule = SharpCap.Reticules[2]

 

AreaSelection

SharpCap.Transforms.AreaSelection = True
SharpCap.Transforms.AreaSelection = False

print SharpCap.Transforms.SelectionRect 
 {X=626,Y=1384,Width=123,Height=121}

import clr 
clr.AddReference("System.Drawing"
from System.Drawing import Rectangle
SharpCap.Transforms.AreaSelection = True
SharpCap.Transforms.SelectionRect = Rectangle(700,800,120,120# adjust selection rectangle, parameters are (x, y, width, height)

 

SharpCap.Transforms.SelectTransform('FWHM Measurement')

 

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