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Session Aims & Highlights (2020-04-23)

Main aims

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

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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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)
Weather forecast was clear skies through the whole night, calm conditions and temperature dropping to 5 deg C by dawn.

In the event conditions were clear and calm through the whole night (as forecast). 
Minimum temperature was 0 deg C (much lower than forecast)
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Session Event Log
Time     Event Detail
21:16:07 Session Created Live Session Created (2020-04-23 S00773, ImageSaveNum: 773001)
21:16:19   Scope Switched On Telescope power has been switched on via UPB Powerbox.
21:18:25   Services Started Observatory Services started
21:19:33   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -15°C)
21:19:47   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6)
21:34:12   Shutter Opened Shutter opened (opening time 47s)
21:37:50       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
21:39:34       Focusing Failed Foc1 Focusing Failed - star lost
21:40:14       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
21:43:20       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 2)
21:43:44       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
21:46:39       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 3)
21:47:33       Focusing Started Foc2 Focusing Started (Secondary Scope, using ShCap)
21:47:46       Focusing Started Foc2 Focusing Started (Secondary Scope, using ShCap)
21:49:49       Focusing Completed Foc2 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 4)
21:50:12 Observatory (Auto) Observatory placed in Fully-Automated Mode
21:50:14 Session Pending Session pending (2020-04-23)
21:50:16 Session Initiating Session initiating (2020-04-23)
21:50:18   Plan Requested Observing Plan requested from AstroPlan (1.14.1)
21:50:39   Plan Loaded Observing Plan loaded to queue (2020-04-23 V1 BEST PLAN, Plan ID: 497)
21:50:42   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -15°C)
21:50:47   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6)
21:50:59 Session Equilibration Session ready for dome & camera equilibration
21:58:11   Equilibration Started Dome Equilibration started
21:58:13   Equilibration Skipped Dome Equilibration skipped by user
21:58:15 Session Running Session running
21:58:17   Queue Started Observing Queue started (20 targets selected)
22:05:06     Target Started (1/20) Target started (1/20, GCVS DX Cnc)
22:08:28       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
22:12:10       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 5)
22:16:58     Target Completed Target completed (1/20, GCVS DX Cnc)
22:17:00     Target Started (2/20) Target started (2/20, UGC 4599)
22:20:13       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
22:23:05       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 6)
22:38:50     Target Completed Target completed (2/20, UGC 4599)
22:38:52     Target Started (3/20) Target started (3/20, IC 2657)
22:41:34       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
22:44:35       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 7)
23:00:23     Target Completed Target completed (3/20, IC 2657)
23:00:32     Target Started (4/20) Target started (4/20, IC 2677)
23:05:00       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
23:08:13       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 8)
23:23:59     Target Completed Target completed (4/20, IC 2677)
23:24:01     Target Started (5/20) Target started (5/20, GCVS AM CVn)
23:26:15       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
23:28:54       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 9)
23:31:43     Target Completed Target completed (5/20, GCVS AM CVn)
23:32:27     Target Started (6/20) Target started (6/20, IC 4089)
23:34:39       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
23:37:41       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 10)
23:53:34     Target Completed Target completed (6/20, IC 4089)
23:54:49     Target Started (7/20) Target started (7/20, IC 3278)
23:57:29       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
00:00:20       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 11)
00:16:20     Target Completed Target completed (7/20, IC 3278)
00:17:11     Target Started (8/20) Target started (8/20, UGC 5708)
00:20:28       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
00:23:43       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 12)
00:39:43     Target Completed Target completed (8/20, UGC 5708)
00:39:45     Target Started (9/20) Target started (9/20, C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS))
00:43:04       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
00:45:57       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 13)
01:07:44     Target Completed Target completed (9/20, C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS))
01:07:46     Target Started (10/20) Target started (10/20, GCVS ER UMa)
01:09:55       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
01:13:16       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 14)
01:28:11   Shutter Closed Shutter closed (closing time 48s)
01:29:34   Dome Parked Dome moved to Az 90 deg (Park Position)
04:19:52   SoftSuspend Called Soft Suspend is called due to Deteriorating Conditions (too few stars)
04:52:19 User Intervention User request to close and finish session
04:54:13   Telescope Parked Telescope parked (parking time 44s)
04:54:45     Target Completed Target partially completed (10/20, GCVS ER UMa)
04:54:48   Queue Aborted Job Queue aborted
04:54:49 Session Closing Session closing
04:54:55   Shutter Closed Shutter already closed (closed at 01:28, closing time 48s)
04:54:57   Dome Parked Dome already parked (parking time is unknown)
04:55:31   Scope Switched Off Telescope Power has been switched off via UPB Powerbox.
04:56:20   Services Stopped Night Services stopped
04:56:22 Session Housekeeping Housekeeping Started (Cleanup FITS, Create Fits Summary, Transfer Files)
04:56:31 Session Finished Session Finished
   

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