David's Astronomy Pages
Notes - Session 914 Attempt (2021-09-16)

 
Bullet Session Aims & Highlights
 - Observing Result
 - Night Summary Plot
 - Session Event Log
 
Bullet Operational Issues
  - Critical Issues (0),  Major Issues (2),  Minor Issues (1),  Small Defects (0),  Continuous Improvement (7)
 
Bullet No Images >>         [ Local Files >> ]

Session Aims & Highlights (2021-09-16)

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. Check for stability.

Equipment & Software

Highlights

Notes:

Summary Plots & Logs

Observing Plan
Image
  
Observing Result
Image
   
Night Sky Summary Plot
Top axis: Sky Brightness at Zenith (in ADU/s)
Lefthand axis: Local Time (hh LT). Righthand axis: Sun Altitude (degs)
Image   
  
Actual Weather vs Pre-Session Weather Forecast
Image
Image   
  
Session Event Log
Time     Event Detail
19:13:40 Session Monitoring AutoStart monitoring for Live Session opportunity between 20:19 & 04:37
19:13:40   AutoStart Waiting AutoStart waiting till earliest start time at 20:19
20:19:31   AutoStart Delayed Session delayed due to too few stars
20:41:03 Session AutoStarting Session autostarting (20:41)
20:41:46   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -5°C)
20:41:48 Session Created Live Session Created (2021-09-16 S00914, ImageSaveNum: 914001)
20:41:50   Scope Switched On Telescope Power has been switched on via UPB Powerbox.
20:43:33   Services Started Observatory Services started
20:43:40 Observatory (Auto) Observatory placed in Fully-Automated Mode
20:43:43 Session Pending Session pending (2021-09-16)
20:43:45 Session Initiating Session initiating (2021-09-16)
20:43:57   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -10°C)
20:44:03   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6)
20:44:27 Session Equilibration Session ready for dome & camera equilibration
21:10:45 Observatory (Manual) Observatory placed in Manual Mode
21:51:50   Services Stopped Observatory Services stopped
21:52:00 Program Closed Program closed by User
21:54:05 Session Resumed Live Session Resumed (2021-09-16 S00914, ImageSaveNum: 914001)
21:54:23   Obs.Manager Started Obs.Manager started
21:54:25   Obs.Overseer Started Obs.Overseer started
21:54:29   Services Started Observatory Services started
21:56:31   Services Started Observatory Services started
21:56:47   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6)
21:57:20   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -10°C)
21:57:52 Observatory (Auto) Observatory placed in Fully-Automated Mode
21:57:54 Session Pending Session pending (2021-09-16)
21:57:56 Session Initiating Session initiating (2021-09-16)
21:58:08   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -10°C)
21:58:14   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6)
21:58:38 Session Equilibration Session ready for dome & camera equilibration
21:59:00 Observatory (Manual) Observatory placed in Manual Mode
22:00:13 Observatory (Auto) Observatory placed in Fully-Automated Mode
22:00:18 Session Pending Session pending (2021-09-16)
22:00:20 Session Initiating Session initiating (2021-09-16)
22:00:22   Plan Requested Observing Plan requested from AstroPlan (1.23)
22:02:44   Plan Loaded Observing Plan loaded to queue (, Plan ID: 659)
22:02:57   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -10°C)
22:03:03   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6)
22:03:27 Session Equilibration Session ready for dome & camera equilibration
22:03:29 Wait On Weather Waiting For acceptable conditions
22:03:31 Session Suspended Session suspended
22:03:33   Dome Closed Dome already closed (closure time is unknown)
22:03:35   Queue Started Observing Queue started (24 targets selected)
22:34:14     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (1/24, NGC 6184 w/SN2021wkv) due to cloud
22:56:06     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (2/24, NGC 6500 w/SN2021wuf) due to cloud
23:12:36     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (3/24, C/2019 L3 (ATLAS)) due to cloud
23:14:38 User Intervention User request to close and finish session
23:14:40   Queue Aborted Job Queue aborted
23:14:43 Session Closing Session closing
23:14:48   Dome Closed Dome already closed (closure time is unknown)
23:14:49   Dome Parked Dome already parked (parking time is unknown)
23:15:49   Telescope Parked Telescope parked (parking time 57s)
23:16:03   Telescope State Scope parked Turn scope off. (Handbox)
23:16:24   Telescope Switched Off Telescope Power has been switched off via UPB Switch.
23:17:15   Services Stopped Night Services stopped
23:17:17 Session Housekeeping Housekeeping Started (Cleanup FITS, Create Fits Summary, Transfer Files)
23:17:18 Session Finished Session Finished
 
Session Alerts
Time     Alert Detail
-- No Alerts                --                              

Back to Top


Operational Issues (2021-09-16, S914 Attempt)

[ Prev | Next ]

Critical Issues

Major Issues

Minor Issues

Post-Session

Small Defects

Continuous Improvement

[ Prev | Next ]

Back to Top