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Session Aims & Highlights (2024-11-16)

Main aims

1. Targets.  Acquire images of a selection of variable stars, nearby stars, comets & deep sky targets as allowed by sky conditions.
2. Composite Slewing.  Test use of Composite Slewing after fixes to prevnet sideeffects from efffecting measurement of dome slewing speeds and PHD2 Guiding

 Equipment & Software

• 12" LX200 and ST-10XME
• 80mm APO and ZWO ASI 178MC
• TheSky6, CCDSoft5, DeviceHub 7.0.2 RC4 (2), MeadeGeneric 1.3.9, UPB 1.5, ASCOM 7.0.2 RC4,  Pulsar Dome Firmware 1.51 & Driver 6.3.10
• Pegasus UPB & Motor Focus, TCF-S
• SharpCap 3.2, PHD2  2.6.13, Siril 1.0.6, deCONZ 1.18.2, ASCOM 7.0.2 RC4
• [ DomeLink 1.0 / 1.1 - not used ]
   
• AstroMain 3.72.5,  AstroPlan 1.42.4  AstroShCap 1.3.15, AstroGuard 1.10.5   (any new items or versions in bold)
  AstroVOE 1.15.1,  AstroSN 1.14,  AstroProtect 1.7,  AstroMove 1.13   
  AstroWeather 1.25, AstroAllSky 3.20.6,  AstroObsCam 1.11.4 (not 1.11.5), AstroLaunch 1.11.5

Highlights

• Targets. 19/41 planned targets observations were completed with 1 other target partially completed.  Other target failed due to rain, threat of rain or cloud/session suspension.
• Composite Slewing.  Composite Slewing worked well as did the fixes to calculate correct dome speeds, to not give false dome hold-ups and to guide with PHD2 with stopping when dome progressively moves in 1 deg steps acoording to the telescope tracking.
• Guiding.  Issue with guiding turning part way through imaging run has been resolved and guiding performance during the S1270 session was normal.
• Dome. There was no issues opening/closing the shutter during session. Dome closed and parked at end of session Ok

Notes

• The 'Composite Slewing' state can be determined (read) programatically, if required, by looking at the value in the <UseCompositeSlewingFlag> tag in the file
   "C:\Users\ [username] \AppData\Local\The ASCOM Initiative\DeviceHub\DeviceHubApplication.settings"
  e.g.     <UseCompositeSlewingFlag>true</UseCompositeSlewingFlag>
  
  

Summary Plots & Logs

Observing Plan

Observing Result

Dome & Scope Slewing Performance

Slew/Centering Performance

Guiding Performance

Sky Conditions (Locate Frames)

Night Sky Summary Plot Top axis: Sky Brightness at Zenith (in ADU/s) Lefthand axis: Local Time (hh LT). Righthand axis: Sun Altitude (degs)

Actual Weather vs Pre-Session Weather Forecast

Session Event Log

Time     Event Detail 18:28:02 Session Monitoring AutoStart monitoring for Live Session opportunity between 18:27 & 05:43 18:28:04 Session AutoStarting Session autostarting (18:28) 18:28:17   CCDSoft Restarting CCDSoft being restarted (to set AutoSave No.) 18:28:44   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera connected (Set point -20°C) 18:28:46 Session Created Session Created (Live, 2024-11-16 S01270, ImageSaveNum: 1270001) 18:28:51   Scope Switched On Telescope Power has been switched on via UPB Powerbox. 18:30:49   Services Started Observatory Services started 18:30:57 Observatory (Auto) Observatory placed in Fully-Automated Mode 18:31:00 Session Pending Session pending (2024-11-16) 18:31:02 Session Initiating Session initiating (2024-11-16) 18:31:11   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera connected (Set point -20°C) 18:31:18   Plan Requested Observing Plan requested from AstroPlan (1.42.4) 18:32:02   Plan Loaded Observing Plan loaded to queue (Plan ID: 1052) 18:32:45   Telescope Connected Telescope connected (TheSky6) 18:33:09 Session Equilibration Session ready to Open Dome 18:33:54   Dome Opened Dome opened (Opening time 45s, Zigbee 40s) 18:34:19 Session Running Session running 18:34:22   Queue Started Observing Queue started (41 targets selected) 18:34:25     Target Started (NrZen) Target started (Focus Field 23, HIP 113729) 18:34:41       Dome Unparked Dome unparked 18:38:13       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 18:41:09       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 1, wide) 18:43:29       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 1) 18:43:31       Focusing Started-Foc2 Foc2 Focusing Started (Secondary Scope, using ShCap) 18:45:43       Focusing Completed Foc2 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 2, wide) 18:47:35       Focusing Completed Foc2 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 2) 18:47:54     Target Completed (NrZen) Target completed (Focus Field 23, HIP 113729) 18:47:59     Target Started (1/41) Target started (1/41, AT2024aapb (CV)) 18:52:26       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 18:55:21       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 3) 19:01:48     Target Completed Target completed (1/41, AT2024aapb (CV)) 19:01:53     Target Started (2/41) Target started (2/41, GCVS BL Lac) 19:02:27       SoftSuspend Called Soft Suspend called due to Deteriorating Conditions (too few stars) 19:06:13       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 19:08:54       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 4) 19:11:18       SoftSuspend Cancelled Soft Suspend is cancelled due to improved conditions 19:12:54     Target Completed Target completed (2/41, GCVS BL Lac) 19:12:58     Target Started (3/41) Target started (3/41, M31 w/AT2024aayx) 19:17:04       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 19:19:49       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 5) 19:36:13     Target Completed Target completed (3/41, M31 w/AT2024aayx) 19:36:17     Target Started (4/41) Target started (4/41, M31 w/Nova M31 2024-11b?) 19:56:31     Target Completed Target completed (4/41, M31 w/Nova M31 2024-11b?) 19:56:35     Target Started (5/41) Target started (5/41, GCVS RX And) 20:00:02       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 20:02:30       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 6) 20:05:51     Target Completed Target completed (5/41, GCVS RX And) 20:05:55     Target Started (6/41) Target started (6/41, GCVS U And) 20:09:18       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 20:11:45       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 7) 20:23:40     Target Completed Target completed (6/41, GCVS U And) 20:23:44     Target Started (7/41) Target started (7/41, AT2024tde) 20:27:23       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 20:30:06       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 8) 20:46:05     Target Completed Target completed (7/41, AT2024tde) 20:46:09     Target Started (8/41) Target started (8/41, GCVS DY Per) 20:49:33       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 20:52:19       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 9) 20:57:52     Target Completed Target completed (8/41, GCVS DY Per) 20:57:56     Target Started (9/41) Target started (9/41, AT2023vqa) 21:01:02       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 21:03:39       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 10) 21:05:39   Critical Data Alert Critical Weather Data Alert (Obs.Manager will close the Dome) 21:05:41   HardSuspend Called Hard Suspend called due to Critical Conditions (missing sky/weather information) 21:05:43     Target Aborted (9/41) Target aborted (9/41, AT2023vqa) due to missing sky/weather information 21:05:45   Queue Paused Queue paused for Session Suspension 21:05:47 Session Suspending Session suspending 21:06:30   Dome Closed Dome closed (Closing time 46s, Zigbee 43s) 21:06:32 Session Suspended Session suspended 21:08:34 Session Resuming Session resuming 21:09:20   Dome Opened Dome opened (Opening time 45s, Zigbee 41s) 21:09:22 Session Running Session running 21:09:24   Queue Resumed Observing Queue resumed 21:09:27     Target Started (9/41) Target started (9/41, AT2023vqa) 21:20:21     Target Completed Target partially completed (9/41, AT2023vqa) 21:20:25     Target Started (10/41) Target started (10/41, AT2024zys (CV)) 21:30:16     Target Completed Target completed (10/41, AT2024zys (CV)) 21:30:20     Target Started (11/41) Target started (11/41, NGC 493 w/SN2022ywf) 21:34:31       Focusing Skipped Foc1 focusing skipped - star is lost (TCF-S) 21:50:38     Target Completed Target completed (11/41, NGC 493 w/SN2022ywf) 21:50:42     Target Started (12/41) Target started (12/41, GCVS TT Ari) 21:54:47       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 21:58:21       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 11) 22:05:20     Target Completed Target completed (12/41, GCVS TT Ari) 22:05:24     Target Started (13/41) Target started (13/41, Gliese 65) 22:10:09       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 22:12:57       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 12) 22:21:06     Target Completed Target completed (13/41, Gliese 65) 22:21:10     Target Started (14/41) Target started (14/41, MCG -1-60-14 w/SN2023joj) 22:41:13     Target Completed Target completed (14/41, MCG -1-60-14 w/SN2023joj) 22:41:18     Target Started (15/41) Target started (15/41, AT2023ypm (CV)) 22:52:00     Target Completed Target completed (15/41, AT2023ypm (CV)) 22:52:04     Target Started (16/41) Target started (16/41, AT2023au (CV)) 22:56:58       Focusing Skipped Foc1 focusing skipped - star is too dim (TCF-S) 23:03:05     Target Completed Target completed (16/41, AT2023au (CV)) 23:03:09     Target Started (17/41) Target started (17/41, LEDA 867006 w/SN2024ttf) 23:04:01   Dome Closed Dome closed (Closing time 45s, Zigbee 43s) 23:04:06     Target Aborted (17/41) Target aborted (17/41, LEDA 867006 w/SN2024ttf) due to wait on timer 23:04:08   Queue Paused Queue paused for Session Suspension 23:04:11 Session Suspending Session suspending 23:04:13   Dome Closed Dome already closed (closed at 23:04, Closing time 45s, Zigbee 43s 23:04:15 Session Suspended Session suspended 23:21:24     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (17/41, LEDA 867006 w/SN2024ttf) due to cloud 23:37:59     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (18/41, GCVS X TRI) due to rain 23:46:24     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (19/41, Capella) due to rain 00:05:24     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (20/41, IC 415 w/SN2023yzv) due to rain 00:19:44     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (21/41, AT2022rsz (CV)) due to threat of rain 00:32:04     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (22/41, AT2021afkt (CV)) due to cloud 00:45:34     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (23/41, GCVS YZ Cnc) due to rain 01:05:04     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (24/41, MRK 0628 w/SN2024aakr) due to cloud 01:27:04     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (25/41, AT2024vjw) due to cloud 01:49:24     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (26/41, UGC 5426 w/SN2024aanq) due to cloud 02:11:24     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (27/41, AT2023clj (CV)) due to cloud 02:23:12     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (28/41, GCVS U Gem) due to cloud 02:42:57     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (29/41, SN 2023tsz) due to cloud 03:04:57     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (30/41, LEDA 181124 w/SN2023ytn) due to cloud 03:15:04     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (31/41, GCVS SY Cnc) due to rain 03:27:09     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (32/41, AT2024zck (CV)) due to cloud 03:39:09     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (33/41, AT2023abqd (CV)) due to cloud 03:59:29     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (34/41, AT2024zlk) due to cloud 04:21:49     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (35/41, SN 2022ukr) due to cloud 04:44:09     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (36/41, LEDA 1012969 w/SN2022zvu) due to cloud 05:06:09     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (37/41, M105 w/AT2024bpy) due to too few stars 05:07:10 Session Resuming Session resuming 05:07:55   Dome Opened Dome opened (Opening time 45s, Zigbee 41s) 05:07:58 Session Running Session running 05:08:00   Queue Resumed Observing Queue resumed 05:09:13     Target Started (38/41) Target started (38/41, AT2024aart) 05:14:21       SoftSuspend Called Soft Suspend called due to Deteriorating Conditions (too few stars) 05:15:12       Focusing Skipped Foc1 focusing skipped - star is too dim (TCF-S) 05:21:02       SoftSuspend Cancelled Soft Suspend is cancelled due to improved conditions 05:27:32       SoftSuspend Called Soft Suspend called due to Deteriorating Conditions (too few stars) 05:27:37       SoftSuspend Cancelled Soft Suspend is cancelled due to improved conditions 05:31:49     Target Completed Target completed (38/41, AT2024aart) 05:31:53     Target Started (39/41) Target started (39/41, NGC 5162 w/AT2024aawh) 05:36:58       Focusing Skipped Foc1 focusing skipped - star is lost (TCF-S) 05:53:03     Target Completed Target completed (39/41, NGC 5162 w/AT2024aawh) 05:53:53     Target Started (40/41) Target started (40/41, T CrB) 05:57:31       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 06:00:13       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 13) 06:05:08     Target Completed Target completed (40/41, T CrB) 06:05:12     Target Started (41/41) Target started (41/41, SN 2024xqt) 06:09:28       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 06:12:14       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 14) 06:28:43     Target Completed Target completed (41/41, SN 2024xqt) 06:28:45   Queue Completed Job Queue completed 06:28:48 Session Closing Session closing 06:29:48   Dome Closed Dome closed (Closing time 55s, Zigbee 44s) 06:30:17   Dome Parked Dome parked (parking time 21s), Az: 90.0 deg 06:31:12   Telescope Parked Telescope parked (parking time 52s total) 06:31:42   Telescope State Handbox reads 'Scope parked Turn scope off.' 06:32:04   Telescope Switched Off Telescope Power has been switched off via UPB Switch. 06:33:30   Services Stopped Night Services stopped 06:33:33 Session Finishing Session Finishing started (Create Fits Summary, Transfer Files) 06:34:00     Dome (Find Park) Find Park started (Search Az 80.0 to 100.0°, Step 1.0°, Wide) 06:35:02     Dome Find Park found (Best Park Az 92.0°) 06:35:08     Dome (Find Park) Find Park started (Search Az 90.0 to 94.0°, Step 0.2°, Narrow) 06:35:56     Dome Find Park found (Best Park Az 91.8°) 06:36:02     Dome Dome has been synced at park position (Az 90.0°, Adjustment: -1.8°) 06:36:04   Dome Parked Dome parked 06:36:43   Dome Charging Dome is parked and re-charging Ok (35mA) 06:36:45 Session Finished Session Finished

Session Alerts & Alarms

Time     Type       Name Detail 18:31:00 Yellow Alert Disk Space Free Space on C:\ Drive (47.22 GB) is less than 50 GB 19:52:38 Red Alert Cloud Sensor Cloud Sensor data has been inactive for more than 5 min 20:07:34 Red Alarm Cloud Sensor Cloud Sensor data has been inactive for more than 20 min 20:12:50 Green Alarm Cloud Sensor Cloud Sensor data is active again (outage 25.2 min) 20:17:45 Red Alert Cloud Sensor Cloud Sensor data has been inactive for more than 5 min 20:25:26 Green Clear Cloud Sensor Cloud Sensor data is active again (outage 12.6 min) 20:40:37 Red Alert Cloud Sensor Cloud Sensor data has been inactive for more than 5 min 20:55:39 Red Alarm Cloud Sensor Cloud Sensor data has been inactive for more than 20 min 21:08:20 Green Alarm Cloud Sensor Cloud Sensor data is active again (outage 32.7 min) 21:14:35 Red Alert Cloud Sensor Cloud Sensor data has been inactive for more than 5 min 21:29:37 Red Alarm Cloud Sensor Cloud Sensor data has been inactive for more than 20 min 21:31:32 Green Alarm Cloud Sensor Cloud Sensor data is active again (outage 21.9 min) 23:03:16 Red Alert Unexpected Dome Closure Dome is unexpectedly closing (Poor Conditions) 23:03:18 Red Alarm Dome Unsafe CloudSensor detects Rain, but Shutter Sensor is open 23:04:01 Green Clear Dome Safe Shutter Sensor indicates that Dome is now closed 06:33:53 Yellow Alert Disk Space Free Space on C:\ Drive (45.43 GB) is less than 50 GB 06:36:43 Green Clear Dome Charging Dome is parked and re-charging Ok (35mA)

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Operational Issues (2024-11-16 S1270)

• Critical Issues (0)
• Major Issues (0)
• Minor Issues (2)
• Small Defects (1)
• Continuous Improvement (6)
  

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Critical Issues

• None

Major Issues

• None

Minor Issues

• There were 4 outages in CloudSensor data during the early part of the session (19:52, 20:17, 20:40, 21:14). There were 7 'Cloud Sensor' red alerts between 19:52 and 21:29, with messages like "Cloud Sensor data has been inactive for more than 5 min"  & "Cloud Sensor data has been inactive for more than 20 min", that were associated with 4 outages in CloudSensor data lasting 25.2, 12.6, 32.7, 21.9 minutes.   Whilst there was an immediate concern that this related to a true problem with Cloud Sensor or with  Communication, it was quickly established that these outage corresponded to periods when AstroWeather was being tested on the Development Computer as part of integration of the observatory's planned new weather station.  It is a significant issue if activities on the Development Computer are interrupting/effecting activities on the AllSky Weather/Observatory Computers especially during a live session.   AstroWeather should be updated to prevent records being sent to the observatory computers using tcp/ip when running on Development Computer. A separate Continuous Improvement ticket has been raised to split Weather Station and Cloud Sensor tasks into separate threads, so that one can be tested in isolation from the other.  Implemented in AstroWeather
  Fixed 2024-11-17  (AstroWeather 1.25.1, Development Computer, User Awareness)
   
• Rain Detected whilst Dome Still Open (23:03). At 23:03:16 there was an 'Unexpect Dome Closure' red alert with the message "Dome is unepectedly cloiding (Poor Conditions)", followed 2s later by a 'Dome Unsafe' red alert "Cloud Sensor detects Rain but Shutter Sensor is open".  This was due to the approach of a rain front, which put down some spots of rain ahead of it whilst the sky was still relatively clear (see Fig 1 & Fig 2).  The CloudSensor/Dome Relay operated immediately to close the shutter (as per design) and with the limited rain there was likely no damage to telescope and other equipment.  Log messages at 23:03:16.39 show a dump of the weather/cloud sensor data that AstroMain had at the time.  This showed Rain 3.5, Clarity 41.4 (i.e. clear sky). AllSky images show cloud appearing along the northern horizon from around 22:54 with spits of rain appearing on the north side of the camera at 23:02:34, but sky was completely clear overhead. Logs show Shutter was fully closed at 23:03:59. Annotation shows CloudSensor Rain still at 0 at this time and only changed to Rain 2.6 at 23:08:47 returning to Rain 0 at 23:09:49. Rain values are possibly delayed by 30-60s in the annotation ?.  The AllSky annotation doesn't show Rain 3.5 at 23:03:16, but visual evidence of falling rain drops is definitely present,   Images suggest rain drops stopped shortly after. Clarity was still at 40-41 at 23:09.  The lowest clarity value (36.9) comes somewhat later at 23:18.  The rain / dome closure occurred whilst telescope was slewing to Target 17/41 (LEDA 867006 w/SN2024ttf) . Pre-Slew Conditions check at 23:03 showed Clarity 38.7 (Stars 9 - suppressed due to bright moon-lit sky), with Rain Radar forecast indicating 'Possible Rain (next 15 mins). Closed after review.   Procedues operated according to or close to design. Whilst Clarity was good the nightsummary plot shows a trend of deteriorating star count.  At the time the 'Too Few Stars Threshold was set to 10, and a star count of 9 if it persisted would have triggered a SoftSuspend call at some point during the target, but operations would have continued running all the time that Cloud/Rain stayed above their thresholds.  It could be argued that as 9 stars was below the threshold (10) at the pre-slew conditions check the session should have been suspended and the Target made to wait until conditions improved.
  Closed after review 2024-11-17 (Session, AstroMain)

Small Defects

• When ObsViewer opens on Development Computer the grayed telescope is shown pointing at the ground.  After starting a Test Session on Development Computer the grayed Telescope is shown pointing at the ground, rather than expected orientation pointing at its 'Park' position (Az 180/Alt 3). It doesn't do this on Observatory Computer, and it doesn't do it on Development Computer when running is Visual Studio and development code.   It only happens when running AstroMain.exe on Development Computer from the  '/More Programs/AstroMain'.  The issue happens when TP.ScopeAlt is -99 (vcNull) when drawing Scope in ObsViewer. Fixed in AstroMain, Alt 3 is used when TP.ScopeAlt = vcNull ,  and Az 180 is used when TP.ScopeAz = vcNull.
  Fixed 2024-11-20 (AstroMain 3.72.9)
  

Continuous Improvement

• Add small panel flags to AstroMove to indicate when AstroMain & AstroPlan source code have been copied to Observatory Computer.  AstroMove's 'From Observatory' tab doesn't have room to shown a progress bar indicator for AstroMain Source & AstroPlan Source, not an easily way of showing % copied.  It is proposed to add a small panel/flag that can show in green when the copying has been completed, or failed in red, or green flashing when in process of copying ?
  Done 2024-11-17 (AstroMove 1.13.2)
   
• Split Weather and CloudSensor tasks into two separate thread. Presently the tasks of watching for changes in Weather and Cloud Sensor files, their reading, parsing and tcp/ip communication with other computers/ports occurs in a single thread for historic reasons.  It is more sensible to split these two separate (though similar) activities into separate threads (WsServer and CsServer). In this way, one of the tasks can be tested without involving the other ?
  Implementation attempted 2024-11-17 (AstroWeather 1.25.1 )
   
• Add AllSky Star Count, TooFewStars Threshold, bHardSuspend state & bSoftSuspend state to data dump when Dome unexpectedly shuts.  Add additional data to the data already dumped to log file when there is an unexpected closure of the dome.  This will be a closure instigated by the AstroGuard or manually in DeviceHub or more likely by the CloudSensor/Dome Relay.
  Done 2024-11-17 (AstroMain 3.72.6)
   
• AstroMain's ObsViewer should show white flags when CloudSensor data is inactive.  Pictures from S1170 when CloudSensor was accidently made inactive whilst testing AstroWeather on the Development Computer showed green flag for Rain, Clarity & Light with static values.  Flags should be showed with a white flag to indicate data issue.  Implemented in AstroMain 3.72.6 using the condition check
      MinutesSince(CloudSensorData.StartedMonitoringTime) > 5 And Env.MinutesSinceLastUpdate(EProp.CloudSensor) >= 1
  Done 2024-11-17 (AstroMain 3.72.6)
   
• Add Program Icons to AstroMove's Admin Tab. Add Folder, TextPad, AcdSee, Paintshop Pro icons on or adjacent to buttons for 'Close Folder Windows', Close 'ACDSee Windows', 'Close TextPad Windows', 'Close PaintShopPro Windows'.
  Done 2024-11-17 (AstroMove 1.13.2)
   
• Consider whether a Star Count below the Too Few Stars threshold at the time of Pre-Slew Conditons Check should trigger a Session Suspension. There was a minor rain event during S1270 session and the Shutter was closed by the CloudSensor/Dome relay rather than by AstroMain. Although skies were clear overhead (Clarity 38.7) at the time of pre-slew Conditions Check the star count was 9 which is just below the Too Few Stars threshold.  Since the target hadn't yet started (at least not slewed to yet), should a session suspension have been triggered and the target made to wait until conditions had improved, rather than proceed.
  To consider 2024-11-17 (AstroMain 3.72.6)

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