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Session Aims & Highlights (2020-02-23)

Main aims

  1. Targets: Acquire images of a number of comets and deep sky objects

Equipment & Software

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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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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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Pre-Session Weather Forecast (API data from darksky.net)
Forecast not saved/archived due to technical issue.

In the event skies were ...
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Session Event Log
Time     Event Detail
21:02:31 Session Created Live Session Created (2020-02-23 S00754, ImageSaveNum: 754001)
21:03:00   Scope Switched On Telescope power has been switched on via UPB Powerbox.
21:05:15   Services Started Observatory Services started
21:05:37   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -20°C)
21:05:47   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6)
21:07:18   Shutter Opened Shutter opened (opening time 47s)
21:09:01       Focusing Started Foc2 Focusing Started (Secondary Scope, using ShCap)
21:11:03       Focusing Completed Foc2 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 1)
21:11:46       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
21:15:40       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 2)
21:16:01 Observatory (Auto) Observatory placed in Fully-Automated Mode
21:16:03 Session Pending Session pending (2020-02-23)
21:16:05 Session Initiating Session initiating (2020-02-23)
21:16:07   Plan Requested Observing Plan requested from AstroPlan (1.14)
21:16:34   Plan Loaded Observing Plan loaded to queue (2020-02-23 V1 BEST PLAN, Plan ID: 474)
21:16:38   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -20°C)
21:16:42   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6)
21:16:57 Session Equilibration Session ready for dome & camera equilibration
21:17:00   Equilibration Started Dome Equilibration started
21:17:02   Equilibration Skipped Dome Equilibration skipped by user
21:17:04 Session Running Session running
21:17:06   Queue Started Observing Queue started (31 targets selected)
21:22:03     Target Started (1/31) Target started (1/31, GCVS RX And)
21:25:54       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
21:29:03       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 3)
21:31:45     Target Completed Target completed (1/31, GCVS RX And)
21:31:47     Target Started (2/32) Target started (2/32, C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS))
21:49:52     Target Completed Target completed (2/32, C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS))
21:49:54     Target Missed (3/32) Target's time slot was missed (3/32, GCVS CM Tau)
21:50:23     Target Started (4/32) Target started (4/32, Scholz's Star)
21:54:01       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
21:57:10       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 4)
22:12:23     Target Completed Target completed (4/32, Scholz's Star)
22:12:25     Target Started (5/32) Target started (5/32, 155P/Shoemaker)
22:18:01       Focusing Failed Foc1 Focusing Failed - star is too dim (TCF-S)
22:29:28     Target Completed Target completed (5/32, 155P/Shoemaker)
22:29:30     Target Started (6/32) Target started (6/32, GCVS GK Per)
22:33:55       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
22:37:06       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 5)
22:40:05     Target Completed Target completed (6/32, GCVS GK Per)
22:40:07     Target Started (7/32) Target started (7/32, LAMOST-HVS1)
22:42:50       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
22:45:51       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 6)
22:49:12     Target Completed Target completed (7/32, LAMOST-HVS1)
22:49:14     Target Started (8/32) Target started (8/32, 289P/Blanpain)
22:51:11       Focusing Failed Foc1 Focusing Failed - unable to find a star (TCF-S)
23:02:51     Target Completed Target completed (8/32, 289P/Blanpain)
23:03:17     Target Started (9/32) Target started (9/32, GCVS RR Tau)
23:05:37       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
23:06:44   SoftSuspend Called Soft Suspend is called due to Deteriorating Conditions (too few stars)
23:08:30       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 7)
23:14:36     Target Completed Target completed (9/32, GCVS RR Tau)
23:14:38   Queue Paused Queue paused for SoftSuspend
23:14:40 Session Suspended Session suspended
23:15:30   Shutter Closed Shutter closed (closing time 50s)
23:23:08     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (10/32, GCVS U Gem) due to cloud
23:24:41   Camera1 SetPoint SBIG Camera Set Point Temperature Updated (new set point -25°C)
23:34:26     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (11/32, GCVS DX Cnc) due to cloud
23:43:53     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (12/32, GCVS ER UMa) due to cloud
23:53:47     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (13/32, GCVS SY Cnc) due to cloud
00:04:50     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (14/32, GCVS RZ LMi) due to cloud
00:15:08     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (15/32, GCVS AM CVn) due to cloud
00:35:15     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (16/32, SHK 19) due to cloud
00:57:37     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (17/32, IC 4461) due to cloud
01:19:59     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (18/32, Rose 12) due to cloud
01:42:21     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (19/32, NGC 5410) due to cloud
02:04:43     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (20/32, Rose 25) due to cloud
02:25:55     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (21/32, C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS)) due to cloud
02:46:02     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (22/32, Rose 18) due to cloud
03:08:24     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (23/32, Rose 20) due to cloud
03:30:46     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (24/32, IC 1007) due to cloud
03:53:08     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (25/32, NGC 5674) due to cloud
04:15:30     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (26/32, NGC 5994) due to cloud
04:27:06     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (27/32, GCVS SS Her) due to cloud
04:46:48     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (28/32, NGC 5534) due to cloud
05:09:10     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (29/32, NGC 5953) due to cloud
05:31:32     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (30/32, SHK 360) due to cloud
05:46:54     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (31/32, M10) due to cloud
06:05:04     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (32/32, HIP 87937) due to cloud
06:05:09   Queue Completed Job Queue completed
06:05:13 Session Closing Session closing
06:05:18   Shutter Closed Shutter already closed (closed at 23:15, closing time 50s)
06:06:38   Dome Parked Dome parked (parking time 80s)
06:06:51   Telescope Parked Telescope parked (parking time 10s)
06:07:21   Scope Switched Off Telescope Power has been switched off via UPB Powerbox.
06:08:09   Services Stopped Night Services stopped
06:08:11 Session Housekeeping Housekeeping Started (Cleanup FITS, Create Fits Summary, Transfer Files)
06:08:18 Session Finished Session Finished
   

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