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Notes - Session 971 (2022-02-14)

 
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 - Night Summary Plot
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Session Aims & Highlights (2022-02-14)

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.  Check bug fixes and enhancements associated with AstroMain 3.49.5
  3. HD 84406.  Take images of star HD 84406 in UMa.  This is the star that is currently being using by James Webb Space Telescope for aligning and focusing its mirrors.

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
Reasons for poor Dec guiding :
Black/Purple points () - None
Red/Orange points () - None
Yellow points (1,3,11) - Poorly effective Dec guiding (South) during certain intervals.
   
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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
21:10:28 Session Monitoring AutoStart monitoring for Live Session opportunity between 21:10 & 05:31
21:10:32 Session AutoStarting Session autostarting (21:10)
21:11:00 Session Created Live Session Created (2022-02-14 S00971, ImageSaveNum: 971001)
21:11:03   Scope Switched On Telescope Power has been switched on via UPB Powerbox.
21:12:48   Services Started Observatory Services started
21:12:55 Observatory (Auto) Observatory placed in Fully-Automated Mode
21:12:58 Session Pending Session pending (2022-02-14)
21:13:00 Session Initiating Session initiating (2022-02-14)
21:13:02   Plan Requested Observing Plan requested from AstroPlan (1.29.9)
21:13:34   Plan Loaded Observing Plan loaded to queue (, Plan ID: 729)
21:13:58   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -25°C)
21:14:04   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6)
21:14:28 Session Equilibration Session ready for dome & camera equilibration
21:15:13   Dome Opened Dome opened (opening time 45s)
21:16:04 Session Running Session running
21:16:06   Queue Started Observing Queue started (33 targets selected)
21:16:09     Target Started (NrZen) Target started (Focus Field 7, HIP 34070)
21:17:53       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
21:20:53       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 1, wide)
21:22:49       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 1)
21:22:51       Focusing Started-Foc2 Foc2 Focusing Started (Secondary Scope, using ShCap)
21:25:01       Focusing Completed Foc2 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 2, wide)
21:26:48       Focusing Completed Foc2 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 2)
21:27:06     Target Completed Target completed (Focus Field 7, HIP 34070)
21:28:06     Target Started (1/33) Target started (1/33, UGC 6014 w/AT2022bil)
21:33:45       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
21:36:10       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 3)
21:52:47     Target Completed Target completed (1/33, UGC 6014 w/AT2022bil)
21:52:51     Target Started (2/33) Target started (2/33, AT2022bqs (CV))
21:56:40       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
21:59:04       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 4)
22:05:50     Target Completed Target completed (2/33, AT2022bqs (CV))
22:05:54     Target Started (3/34) Target started (3/34, HD 84406, ToO)
22:10:02       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
22:12:06       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 5)
22:15:19     Target Completed Target completed (3/34, HD 84406, ToO)
22:15:21     Target Missed (4/34) Target's time slot was missed (4/34, 19P/Borrelly)
22:15:59     Target Started (5/34) Target started (5/34, GCVS GK Per)
22:19:36       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
22:21:47       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 6)
22:25:33     Target Completed Target completed (5/34, GCVS GK Per)
22:25:37     Target Started (6/34) Target started (6/34, 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann)
22:28:20       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
22:30:32       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 7)
22:36:41     Target Completed Target completed (6/34, 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann)
22:37:16     Target Started (7/34) Target started (7/34, UGC 3457 w/SN2022blm)
22:40:17       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
22:42:13       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 8)
22:58:23     Target Completed Target completed (7/34, UGC 3457 w/SN2022blm)
22:59:16     Target Started (8/34) Target started (8/34, C/2019 L3 (ATLAS))
23:02:04       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
23:04:29       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 9)
23:12:24     Target Completed Target completed (8/34, C/2019 L3 (ATLAS))
23:13:09     Target Started (9/34) Target started (9/34, AT2022bpl (CV))
23:16:09       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
23:19:16       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 10)
23:25:02     Target Completed Target completed (9/34, AT2022bpl (CV))
23:25:06     Target Started (10/34) Target started (10/34, AT2022cml)
23:28:59       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
23:31:45       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 11)
23:47:32     Target Completed Target completed (10/34, AT2022cml)
23:47:36     Target Started (11/34) Target started (11/34, NGC 3628 w/AT2022brm)
23:51:01       Focusing Skipped Foc1 focusing skipped - star is too dim (TCF-S)
00:07:14     Target Completed Target completed (11/34, NGC 3628 w/AT2022brm)
00:09:09     Target Started (12/34) Target started (12/34, NGC 5117 w/SN2022abq)
00:11:58       Focusing Skipped Foc1 focusing skipped - star is too dim (TCF-S)
00:28:20     Target Completed Target completed (12/34, NGC 5117 w/SN2022abq)
00:31:09     Target Started (13/34) Target started (13/34, LEDA 1614458 w/AT2022ed)
00:35:17       Focusing Skipped Foc1 focusing skipped - unable to find a star (TCF-S)
00:52:01     Target Completed Target completed (13/34, LEDA 1614458 w/AT2022ed)
00:53:09     Target Started (14/34) Target started (14/34, SN 2021abzf)
00:56:28       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
00:58:37       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 12)
01:14:27     Target Completed Target completed (14/34, SN 2021abzf)
01:15:09     Target Started (15/34) Target started (15/34, NGC 4227 w/SN2021biz)
01:17:49       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
01:20:15       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 13)
01:20:49   SoftSuspend Called Soft Suspend is called due to Deteriorating Conditions (too few stars)
01:36:17     Target Completed Target completed (15/34, NGC 4227 w/SN2021biz)
01:36:19   Queue Paused Queue paused for Session Suspension
01:36:21 Session Suspended Session suspended
01:37:11   Dome Closed Dome closed (closing time 50s)
01:56:05     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (16/34, NGC 1233 w/SN2022bqi) due to cloud
02:11:35     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (17/34, GCVS CN Leo) due to cloud
02:30:55     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (18/34, NGC 4188 w/SN2021kgj) due to cloud
02:52:55     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (19/34, NGC 4348 w/SN2022fw) due to cloud
03:14:55     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (20/34, NGC 3836 w/SN2021aefs) due to cloud
03:36:55     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (21/34, UGCA 258 w/SN2022mm) due to cloud
03:50:55     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (22/34, 100P/Hartley) due to cloud
04:00:31     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (23/34, GCVS AM CVn) due to cloud
04:12:16     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (24/34, AT2022bqp (CV)) due to cloud
04:29:16     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (25/34, GCVS SS Cyg) due to cloud
04:38:37     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (26/34, GCVS BL Lac) due to cloud
04:52:37     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (27/34, Nova Cas 2021) due to cloud
05:00:50     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (28/34, HIP 87937) due to cloud
05:14:00     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (29/34, C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)) due to cloud
05:21:35     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (30/34, Vega) due to cloud
05:34:53     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (31/34, GCVS RR Lyr) due to cloud
05:42:29     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (32/34, Vega) due to cloud
05:52:01     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (33/34, GCVS CI Cyg) due to cloud
06:21:16     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (34/34, UGC 522 w/SN2022bqt) due to cloud
06:21:21   Queue Completed Job Queue completed
06:21:25 Session Closing Session closing
06:21:30   Dome Closed Dome already closed (closed at 01:37, closing time 50s)
06:22:10   Dome Parked Dome parked (parking time 31s), Az: 90.0 deg
06:23:21   Telescope Parked Telescope parked (parking time 70s)
06:23:31   Telescope State Scope parked Turn scope off. (Handbox)
06:23:53   Telescope Switched Off Telescope Power has been switched off via UPB Switch.
06:24:47   Services Stopped Night Services stopped
06:24:49 Session Housekeeping Housekeeping Started (Cleanup FITS, Create Fits Summary, Transfer Files)
06:25:01 Session Finished Session Finished
 
Session Alerts
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