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Session Aims & Highlights (2020-01-20)

Main aims

  1. Targets: Acquire images of selected variable and nearby stars and a few specifically selected deep sky objects

Equipment & Software

Highlights

Lowlights

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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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 (API data from darksky.net)
Forecast showed  moderately clear skies in first part of night (26-44% cloud cover) before clouding over after
midnight  (55-100%cloud cover) with wind increasing slightly from 7 mph to 11-12 mph.
In the event skies clouded over between at 18:50 - 19:30 and the session automatically suspended itself at 19:14.
With no improvement in conditions a user interventation was made close the session at 22:54. 
Skies remained cloudy for the remainder of the night.
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Session Event Log
Time     Event Detail
17:32:29 Session Created Live Session Created (2020-01-20 S00744, ImageSaveNum: 744001)
17:32:50   Scope Switched On Telescope Power has been switched on via UPB Powerbox.
17:34:32   Obs.Manager Started Obs.Manager started
17:34:34   Obs.Overseer Started Obs.Overseer started
17:34:39   Services Started Observatory Services started
17:35:07 Observatory (Auto) Observatory placed in Fully-Automated Mode
17:35:09 Session Pending Session pending (2020-01-20)
17:35:11 Session Initiating Session initiating (2020-01-20)
17:35:13   Plan Requested Observing Plan requested from AstroPlan (1.13.10)
17:36:25   Plan Loaded Observing Plan loaded to queue (2020-01-20 V1 BEST PLAN, Plan ID: 460)
17:36:38   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -20°C)
17:36:43   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6)
17:36:54 Session Equilibration Session ready for dome & camera equilibration
17:37:40   Shutter Opened Shutter opened (opening time 45s)
17:37:43   Equilibration Started Dome Equilibration started
17:44:10   Equilibration Ended Dome Equilibration ended (6.5 mins total)
17:44:12 Session Running Session running
17:44:14   Queue Started Observing Queue started (51 targets selected)
17:45:11       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
17:47:51       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 1)
17:47:54       Focusing Started Foc2 Focusing Started (Secondary Scope, using ShCap)
17:49:39       Focusing Completed Foc2 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 2)
17:49:41     Target Missed (1/51) Target's time slot was missed (1/51, 61 Cyg)
17:49:43     Target Started (2/51) Target started (2/51, SHK 84)
17:52:46       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
17:55:52       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 3)
18:11:25     Target Completed Target completed (2/51, SHK 84)
18:11:27     Target Started (3/51) Target started (3/51, SHK 21)
18:31:20     Target Completed Target completed (3/51, SHK 21)
18:32:57     Target Started (4/51) Target started (4/51, NGC 185)
18:35:44       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
18:38:45       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 4)
19:00:40     Target Completed Target completed (4/51, NGC 185)
19:01:23     Target Started (5/51) Target started (5/51, C/2018 N2 (ASASSN))
19:03:47       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
19:05:48   SoftSuspend Called Soft Suspend is called due to Deteriorating Conditions (too few stars)
19:06:48       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 5)
19:09:03   SoftSuspend Cancelled Soft Suspend is cancelled due to Improved Conditions
19:11:38   SoftSuspend Called Soft Suspend is called due to Deteriorating Conditions (too few stars)
19:14:33     Target Completed Target completed (5/51, C/2018 N2 (ASASSN))
19:14:35   Queue Paused Queue paused for SoftSuspend
19:14:37 Session Suspended Session suspended
19:15:19   Shutter Closed Shutter closed (closing time 45s)
19:23:48     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (6/51, WDS GRB 34) due to cloud
19:43:15     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (7/51, SHK 40) due to cloud
19:57:26     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (8/51, GCVS TT Ari) due to cloud
20:07:02     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (9/51, GCVS CN Ori) due to cloud
20:18:52     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (10/51, Basel 8) due to cloud
20:34:40     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (11/51, PLN 210+ 1.1) due to cloud
20:47:10     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (12/51, Basel 10) due to cloud
21:01:10     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (13/51, C/2017 T2 (PanStarrs)) due to cloud
21:11:33     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (14/51, GCVS DY Per) due to cloud
21:20:46     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (15/51, GCVS FO Ori) due to cloud
21:40:01     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (16/51, GCVS CM Tau) due to cloud
21:49:25     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (17/51, GCVS NV Ori) due to cloud
21:57:45     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (18/51, GCVS FU Ori) due to cloud
22:09:25     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (19/51, Basel 7) due to cloud
22:21:25     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (20/51, Biur 11) due to cloud
22:40:39     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (21/51, Jonckheere 900) due to cloud
22:50:57     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (22/51, GCVS U Gem) due to cloud
22:54:29 User Intervention User request to close and finish session
22:54:31   Queue Aborted Job Queue aborted
22:54:34 Session Closing Session closing
22:54:39   Shutter Closed Shutter already closed (closed at 19:15, closing time 45s)
22:55:59   Dome Parked Dome parked (parking time 80s)
22:56:12   Telescope Parked Telescope parked (parking time 10s)
22:56:42   Scope Switched Off Telescope Power has been switched off via UPB Powerbox.
22:57:30   Services Stopped Night Services stopped
22:57:32 Session Housekeeping Housekeeping Started (Cleanup FITS, Create Fits Summary, Transfer Files)
22:57:35 Session Finished Session Finished
   

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