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Notes - Session 917 (2021-09-27)

 
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2021-09-28
Bullet MeadeGeneric Telescope Driver (1.3.2)

Session Aims & Highlights (2021-09-27)

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 3.42.7.

Equipment & Software

Highlights

Notes:

Summary Plots & Logs

Observing Plan
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Observing Result
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Dome & Scope Slewing Performance
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Slew/Centering Performance
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Guiding 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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Actual Weather vs Pre-Session Weather Forecast
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Session Event Log
Time     Event Detail
19:31:44 Session Monitoring AutoStart monitoring for Live Session opportunity between 19:46 & 05:02
19:31:47   AutoStart Waiting AutoStart waiting till earliest start time at 19:46
19:46:39   AutoStart Delayed Session delayed due to too few stars
20:05:40 Session AutoStarting Session autostarting (20:05)
20:06:23   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -10°C)
20:06:25 Session Created Live Session Created (2021-09-27 S00917, ImageSaveNum: 917001)
20:06:27   Scope Switched On Telescope Power has been switched on via UPB Powerbox.
20:08:10   Services Started Observatory Services started
20:08:17 Observatory (Auto) Observatory placed in Fully-Automated Mode
20:08:21 Session Pending Session pending (2021-09-27)
20:08:23 Session Initiating Session initiating (2021-09-27)
20:08:25   Plan Requested Observing Plan requested from AstroPlan (1.24.1)
20:09:17   Plan Loaded Observing Plan loaded to queue (, Plan ID: 665)
20:09:30   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -15°C)
20:09:36   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6)
20:10:00 Session Equilibration Session ready for dome & camera equilibration
20:10:45   Dome Opened Dome opened (opening time 45s)
20:11:25 Session Running Session running
20:11:27   Queue Started Observing Queue started (36 targets selected)
20:11:30     Target Started (NrZen) Target started (Focus Field 19, HIP 93376)
20:13:14       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
20:16:08       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 1, wide)
20:17:53       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 1)
20:17:56       Focusing Started-Foc2 Foc2 Focusing Started (Secondary Scope, using ShCap)
20:20:18       Focusing Completed Foc2 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 2, wide)
20:22:10       Focusing Completed Foc2 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 2)
20:22:29     Target Completed Target completed (Focus Field 19, HIP 93376)
20:23:27     Target Started (1/36) Target started (1/36, NGC 9 w/AT2021zju)
20:26:53       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
20:28:40       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 3)
20:44:21     Target Completed Target completed (1/36, NGC 9 w/AT2021zju)
20:45:19     Target Started (2/36) Target started (2/36, HIP 87937)
20:49:20       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
20:51:12       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 4)
20:53:36     Target Completed Target completed (2/36, HIP 87937)
20:53:39     Target Started (3/36) Target started (3/36, GCVS CY Lyr)
20:57:24       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
20:59:10       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 5)
21:02:42     Target Completed Target completed (3/36, GCVS CY Lyr)
21:03:29     Target Started (4/36) Target started (4/36, NGC 6184 w/SN2021wkv)
21:07:25       Focusing Skipped Foc1 focusing skipped - star is too dim (TCF-S)
21:24:04     Target Completed Target completed (4/36, NGC 6184 w/SN2021wkv)
21:25:22     Target Started (5/36) Target started (5/36, GCVS BL Lac)
21:29:09       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
21:30:57       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 6)
21:34:32     Target Completed Target completed (5/36, GCVS BL Lac)
21:35:39     Target Started (6/36) Target started (6/36, AT2021zkf)
21:40:03       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
21:41:50       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 7)
21:57:35     Target Completed Target completed (6/36, AT2021zkf)
21:57:37     Target Started (7/36) Target started (7/36, NGC 6500 w/SN2021wuf)
22:01:08       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
22:02:45       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 8)
22:18:39     Target Completed Target completed (7/36, NGC 6500 w/SN2021wuf)
22:19:23     Target Started (8/36) Target started (8/36, Vega)
22:22:07     Target Completed Target completed (8/36, Vega)
22:26:26     Target Started (9/36) Target started (9/36, GCVS RR Lyr)
22:29:32       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
22:31:19       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 9)
22:37:22     Target Completed Target completed (9/36, GCVS RR Lyr)
22:37:24     Target Started (10/36) Target started (10/36, Vega)
22:40:42     Target Completed Target completed (10/36, Vega)
22:44:24     Target Started (11/36) Target started (11/36, GCVS SS Cyg)
22:47:47       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
22:49:33       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 10)
22:53:16     Target Completed Target completed (11/36, GCVS SS Cyg)
22:59:36     Target Started (12/36) Target started (12/36, GCVS HH And)
23:03:27       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
23:05:15       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 11)
23:06:57     Target Completed Target completed (12/36, GCVS HH And)
23:07:51     Target Started (13/36) Target started (13/36, GCVS EV Lac)
23:11:24       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
23:13:12       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 12)
23:15:29     Target Completed Target completed (13/36, GCVS EV Lac)
23:16:41     Target Started (14/36) Target started (14/36, SN 2021gmh)
23:19:44       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
23:21:43       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 13)
23:37:26     Target Completed Target completed (14/36, SN 2021gmh)
23:38:34     Target Started (15/36) Target started (15/36, (2) Pallas)
23:42:02       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
23:43:49       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 14)
23:46:13     Target Completed Target completed (15/36, (2) Pallas)
23:47:35     Target Started (16/36) Target started (16/36, Nova Cas 2021)
23:51:19       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
23:53:00       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 15)
00:03:17     Target Completed Target completed (16/36, Nova Cas 2021)
00:03:36     Target Started (17/36) Target started (17/36, WDS GRB 34)
00:08:00       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
00:09:39       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 16)
00:11:25     Target Completed Target completed (17/36, WDS GRB 34)
00:11:51     Target Started (18/36) Target started (18/36, GCVS RX And)
00:15:56       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
00:17:44       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 17)
00:20:28     Target Completed Target completed (18/36, GCVS RX And)
00:20:30     Target Started (19/36) Target started (19/36, AT2021yvz)
00:23:58       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
00:25:56       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 18)
00:41:46     Target Completed Target completed (19/36, AT2021yvz)
00:42:03     Target Started (20/36) Target started (20/36, C/2019 L3 (ATLAS))
00:46:26       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
00:48:26       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 19)
00:56:13     Target Completed Target completed (20/36, C/2019 L3 (ATLAS))
00:56:16     Target Started (21/36) Target started (21/36, NGC 848)
01:00:40       Focusing Skipped Foc1 focusing skipped - star is too dim (TCF-S)
01:17:37     Target Completed Target completed (21/36, NGC 848)
01:18:40     Target Started (22/36) Target started (22/36, M31 w/AT2021zdh)
01:21:46       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
01:23:46       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 20)
01:39:30     Target Completed Target completed (22/36, M31 w/AT2021zdh)
01:40:32     Target Started (23/36) Target started (23/36, GCVS U And)
01:43:29       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
01:45:10       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 21)
01:54:57     Target Completed Target completed (23/36, GCVS U And)
01:54:59     Target Started (24/36) Target started (24/36, UGC 1977 w/AT2021irz)
01:58:10       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
02:00:09       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 22)
02:15:53     Target Completed Target completed (24/36, UGC 1977 w/AT2021irz)
02:17:00     Target Started (25/36) Target started (25/36, GCVS GK Per)
02:20:11       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
02:22:02       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 23)
02:25:05     Target Completed Target completed (25/36, GCVS GK Per)
02:25:41     Target Started (26/36) Target started (26/36, NGC 940 w/SN2021vtl)
02:28:44       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
02:30:54       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 24)
02:46:35     Target Completed Target completed (26/36, NGC 940 w/SN2021vtl)
02:47:33     Target Started (27/36) Target started (27/36, Nova Per 2020)
02:50:20       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
02:52:17       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 25)
03:00:30     Target Completed Target completed (27/36, Nova Per 2020)
03:02:25     Target Started (28/36) Target started (28/36, M33 w/AT2021wcf)
03:09:56       Focusing Skipped Foc1 focusing skipped - star is lost (TCF-S)
03:27:15     Target Completed Target completed (28/36, M33 w/AT2021wcf)
03:27:17     Target Started (29/36) Target started (29/36, M110 w/AT2021yul)
03:31:22       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
03:33:21       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 26)
03:49:09     Target Completed Target completed (29/36, M110 w/AT2021yul)
03:49:11     Target Started (30/36) Target started (30/36, UGC 784 w/SN2021pc)
03:52:36       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
03:55:11       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 27)
04:11:15     Target Completed Target completed (30/36, UGC 784 w/SN2021pc)
04:11:17     Target Started (31/36) Target started (31/36, GCVS TT Ari)
04:15:03       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
04:17:02       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 28)
04:23:21     Target Completed Target completed (31/36, GCVS TT Ari)
04:23:23     Target Started (32/36) Target started (32/36, NGC 1166 w/SN2021zby)
04:26:21       Focusing Skipped Foc1 focusing skipped - star is too dim (TCF-S)
04:43:37     Target Completed Target completed (32/36, NGC 1166 w/SN2021zby)
04:43:39     Target Started (33/36) Target started (33/36, UGC 2605 w/SN2021wvw)
04:46:57       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
04:48:56       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 29)
05:04:39     Target Completed Target completed (33/36, UGC 2605 w/SN2021wvw)
05:04:41     Target Started (34/36) Target started (34/36, GCVS NV Ori)
05:07:36       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
05:09:11       Focusing Failed Foc1 focusing failed (failed QC check - Ambiguous)
05:12:52     Target Completed Target completed (34/36, GCVS NV Ori)
05:13:16     Target Started (35/36) Target started (35/36, AT2021ckv)
05:17:57       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
05:19:54       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 31)
05:25:36     Target Completed Target completed (35/36, AT2021ckv)
05:25:38     Target Started (36/36) Target started (36/36, GCVS FU Ori)
05:29:19       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
05:31:18       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 32)
05:34:00     Target Completed Target completed (36/36, GCVS FU Ori)
05:34:03   Queue Completed Job Queue completed
05:34:06 Session Closing Session closing
05:35:01   Dome Closed Dome closed (closing time 50s)
05:35:42   Dome Parked Dome parked (parking time 34s), Az: 90.0 deg
05:36:58   Telescope Parked Telescope parked (parking time 70s)
05:37:13   Telescope State Scope parked Turn scope off. (Handbox)
05:37:33   Telescope Switched Off Telescope Power has been switched off via UPB Switch.
05:38:23   Services Stopped Night Services stopped
05:38:25 Session Housekeeping Housekeeping Started (Cleanup FITS, Create Fits Summary, Transfer Files)
05:38:52 Session Finished Session Finished
 
Session Alerts
Time     Alert Detail
21:37:24 Dome Discrepency Difference between Telescope Az and Dome Az is > 8 deg (AT2021zkf)
23:49:35 Dome Discrepency Difference between Telescope Az and Dome Az is > 8 deg (Nova Cas 2021)

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2021-09-28


MeadeGeneric Telescope Driver (1.3.2)

The 1.3.2 (.367) version of MeadeGenericDriver (dated 2021-09-26) was downloaded and installed on the Observatory Computer today (2021-09-28)

Earlier versions of MeadeGeneric didn't support handbox actions to scroll-up / scroll-down, and when a Virtual Handbox feature was added to AstroMain it was necessary to use CommandBlind workarounds to pass these actions to the LX200's AutoStar II Handbox.

Version 1.3.2 of the telescope driver adds scrollup & scrolldown handbox commands  and also adds left & right as synonyms of back and forward commands. The version also fixes a bug in driver where tracking rate was returned as lunar, even when it's supposed to be sidereal

Daytime testing of the 1.3.2 version today (2021-09-28) confirmed that the new handbox commands work and that the usual telescope operations using the driver still work.

(AstroMain 3.42.8 has been modified 2021-09-28 to use the driver's newly added handbox actions by default.
 A checkbox option 'Use Handbox Workaround' (cboxUseMeadeHandboxWorkaround) can be used to re-enable the previous workarounds if required).


Meade Generic - Release History (bitbucket site)
Meade Generic - Downloads (bitbucket site)

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