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Session Aims & Highlights (2022-03-20)

Main aims

  1. Targets.  Acquire images of a selection of variable stars, nearby stars, comets & deep sky targets as allowed by time & conditions.

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 points (None) -
Orange targets (16,18) -
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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
23:16:36 Session Monitoring AutoStart monitoring for Live Session opportunity between 23:16 & 04:03
23:16:41 Session AutoStarting Session autostarting (23:16)
23:17:09 Session Created Live Session Created (2022-03-20 S00990, ImageSaveNum: 990001)
23:17:11   Scope Switched On Telescope Power has been switched on via UPB Powerbox.
23:18:54   Services Started Observatory Services started
23:19:00 Observatory (Auto) Observatory placed in Fully-Automated Mode
23:19:03 Session Pending Session pending (2022-03-20)
23:19:05 Session Initiating Session initiating (2022-03-20)
23:19:07   Plan Requested Observing Plan requested from AstroPlan (1.29.13)
23:19:18   Plan Loaded Observing Plan loaded to queue (Plan ID: 748)
23:19:41   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -20°C)
23:19:47   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6)
23:20:12 Session Equilibration Session ready for dome & camera equilibration
23:20:57   Dome Opened Dome opened (opening time 45s)
23:20:58   Equilibration Started Dome Equilibration started
23:22:07   Equilibration Ended Dome Equilibration ended (1.2 mins total)
23:22:09 Session Running Session running
23:22:11   Queue Started Observing Queue started (20 targets selected)
23:22:13     Target Started (NrZen) Target started (Focus Field 11, HIP 53798)
23:23:49       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
23:26:14       Focusing Failed Foc1 focusing failed - star lost
23:26:16       Focusing Started-Foc2 Foc2 Focusing Started (Secondary Scope, using ShCap)
23:26:32     Target Completed Target completed (Focus Field 11, HIP 53798)
23:34:09     Target Started (1/20) Target started (1/20, 19P/Borrelly)
23:38:10       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
23:39:28       Focusing Failed Foc1 focusing failed - star lost
23:48:37     Target Completed Target completed (1/20, 19P/Borrelly)
23:48:41     Target Started (2/20) Target started (2/20, C/2019 L3 (ATLAS))
23:51:46       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
23:55:13       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 1, wide)
23:57:26       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 1)
23:59:36   SoftSuspend Called Soft Suspend is called due to Deteriorating Conditions (too few stars)
00:05:20     Target Completed Target completed (2/20, C/2019 L3 (ATLAS))
00:05:22   Queue Paused Queue paused for Session Suspension
00:05:24 Session Suspended Session suspended
00:06:12   Dome Closed Dome closed (closing time 50s)
00:12:01     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (3/20, GCVS DX Cnc) due to cloud
00:31:12     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (4/20, NGC 3367 w/SN2022ewj) due to cloud
00:53:11     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (5/20, NGC 3822 w/AT2022eiu) due to cloud
01:04:47     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (6/20, GCVS AM CVn) due to cloud
01:24:32     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (7/20, NGC 5117 w/SN2022abq) due to cloud
01:38:32     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (8/20, AT2022evv (CV)) due to cloud
02:00:12     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (9/20, C/2020 V2) due to cloud
02:20:42     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (10/20, NGC 5732 w/SN2021agpf) due to too few stars
02:34:42     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (11/20, AT2022evu (CV)) due to too few stars
02:44:44     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (12/20, GCVS R CrB) due to too few stars
03:00:59     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (13/20, GCVS SS Cyg) due to too few stars
03:10:20     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (14/20, GCVS BL Lac) due to cloud
03:30:20     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (15/20, UGC 5560 w/AT2022ewv) due to cloud
03:44:21     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (16/20, AT2021agpw (CV)) due to cloud
03:57:33     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (17/20, GCVS U Her) due to cloud
04:17:18     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (18/20, UGC 10566 w/SN2022aab) due to cloud
04:27:46     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (19/20, HIP 87937) due to cloud
04:47:20     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (20/20, GCVS CI Cyg) due to cloud
04:47:25   Queue Completed Job Queue completed
04:47:30 Session Closing Session closing
04:47:35   Dome Closed Dome already closed (closed at 00:06, closing time 50s)
04:49:08   Dome Parked Dome parked (parking time 85s), Az: 90.0 deg
04:50:24   Telescope Parked Telescope parked (parking time 73s)
04:50:39   Telescope State Scope parked Turn scope off. (Handbox)
04:51:01   Telescope Switched Off Telescope Power has been switched off via UPB Switch.
04:51:57   Services Stopped Night Services stopped
04:51:59 Session Housekeeping Housekeeping Started (Cleanup FITS, Create Fits Summary, Transfer Files)
04:52:00 Session Finished Session Finished
 
Session Alerts
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