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Session Aims & Highlights (2019-10-25)

Main aims

  1. AstroMain:  Test new version of AstroMain (3.16)  which uses new ObsQueue and OB objects (in place of older TakeFrameJobs_QSO / TakeImageT_QSO standalone routines)
  2. Targets: Acquire images of a selection of new targets plus monitoring of previous variable stars, nearby stars and comets.

Equipment & Software

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Summary Plots & Logs

Observing Plan
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Observing Result
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Slew/Centering Performance
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Dome Slewing 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 (AstroWeather 1.7.8)
Forecast showed patchy cloud up to 00:00 and then cloud thickeneing until total cloud cover at 04:00
In the event therre was a moderately clear interval between 23:00 and 00:45.
Operations suspended at 23:42 and remained that way until the morning  
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Session Event Log
Time     Event Detail
22:16:11 Session Created Live Session Created (2019-10-25 S00715, ImageSaveNum: 715001)
22:16:28   Scope Switched On Scope Power has been switched on via UPB Powerbox.
22:18:12   Obs.Manager Started Obs.Manager started
22:18:14   Obs.Overseer Started Obs.Overseer started
22:18:18   Services Started Observatory Services started
22:18:36   Services Started Observatory Services started
22:19:18 Observatory (Auto) Observatory placed in Fully-Automated Mode
22:19:23 Session Pending Session pending (2019-10-25)
22:19:25 Session Initiating Session initiating (2019-10-25)
22:19:27   Plan Requested Observing Plan requested from AstroPlan (1.12.9)
22:19:49   Plan Loaded Observing Plan loaded to queue (2019-10-25 V1 BEST PLAN, Plan ID: 403)
22:20:02   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -20°C)
22:20:06   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6)
22:20:19 Session Equilibration Session ready for dome & camera equilibration
22:21:05   Shutter Opened Shutter opened (opening time 45s)
22:21:08   Equilibration Started Dome Equilibration started
22:22:24   Equilibration Skipped Dome Equilibration skipped by user
22:22:26 Session Running Session running
22:22:28   Queue Started Observing Queue started (38 targets selected)
22:23:27       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
22:25:16       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 1)
22:25:18     Target Started (1/38) Target started (1/38, GCVS Z And)
22:27:35       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
22:29:44       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 2)
22:33:41     Target Completed Target completed (1/38, GCVS Z And)
22:33:43     Target Started (2/38) Target started (2/38, GCVS HH And)
22:35:43       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
22:37:38       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 3)
22:39:22     Target Completed Target completed (2/38, GCVS HH And)
22:39:24     Target Started (3/38) Target started (3/38, GCVS TT Ari)
22:44:07       Focusing Failed Foc1 Focusing Failed - unable to find a star (TCF-S)
22:51:12     Target Completed Target completed (3/38, GCVS TT Ari)
22:51:14     Target Started (4/38) Target started (4/38, GCVS BL Lac)
22:53:37       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
22:55:35       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 4)
22:59:56     Target Completed Target completed (4/38, GCVS BL Lac)
22:59:59     Target Started (5/38) Target started (5/38, WDS GRB 34)
23:02:48       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
23:04:48       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 5)
23:06:36     Target Completed Target completed (5/38, WDS GRB 34)
23:06:38     Target Started (6/38) Target started (6/38, C/2018 N2 (ASASSN))
23:08:39       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
23:10:39       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 6)
23:19:20     Target Completed Target completed (6/38, C/2018 N2 (ASASSN))
23:20:11     Target Started (7/38) Target started (7/38, GCVS U And)
23:22:47       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
23:24:37       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 7)
23:35:15     Target Completed Target completed (7/38, GCVS U And)
23:35:17     Target Started (8/38) Target started (8/38, GCVS S Cyg)
23:38:52       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
23:40:42       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 8)
23:51:12     Target Completed Target completed (8/38, GCVS S Cyg)
23:51:14     Target Started (9/38) Target started (9/38, 61 Cyg)
23:53:36       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
23:55:23       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 9)
23:56:47     Target Completed Target completed (9/38, 61 Cyg)
23:56:49     Target Started (10/38) Target started (10/38, GCVS RX And)
23:59:44       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
00:01:42       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 10)
00:04:25     Target Completed Target completed (10/38, GCVS RX And)
00:04:27     Target Started (11/38) Target started (11/38, GSC 1224:29)
00:07:36       Focusing Failed Foc1 Focusing Failed - unable to find a star (TCF-S)
00:12:01     Target Completed Target completed (11/38, GSC 1224:29)
00:12:32     Target Started (12/38) Target started (12/38, C/2017 T2 (PanStarrs))
00:15:19       Focusing Failed Foc1 Focusing Failed - star is too dim (TCF-S)
00:24:03     Target Completed Target completed (12/38, C/2017 T2 (PanStarrs))
00:26:17     Target Started (13/38) Target started (13/38, GCVS DY Per)
00:29:32       Focusing Failed Foc1 Focusing Failed - unable to find a star (TCF-S)
00:34:46     Target Completed Target completed (13/38, GCVS DY Per)
00:35:35     Target Started (14/38) Target started (14/38, GCVS SS Cyg)
00:39:19       Focusing Failed Foc1 Focusing Failed - star is too dim (TCF-S)
00:43:09     Target Completed Target completed (14/38, GCVS SS Cyg)
00:49:56     Target Started (15/38) Target started (15/38, GCVS RR Tau)
00:54:53       Focusing Failed Foc1 Focusing Failed - unable to find a star (TCF-S)
01:02:06     Target Completed Target completed (15/38, GCVS RR Tau)
01:02:08     Target Started (16/38) Target started (16/38, NGC 985)
01:05:51       Focusing Failed Foc1 Focusing Failed - star is too dim (TCF-S)
01:22:42     Target Completed Target completed (16/38, NGC 985)
01:22:44     Target Started (17/38) Target started (17/38, GCVS CM Tau)
01:25:34       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
01:27:34       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 11)
01:41:50     Target Completed Target completed (17/38, GCVS CM Tau)
01:41:52     Target Started (18/38) Target started (18/38, GCVS DX Cnc)
01:46:59       Focusing Failed Foc1 Focusing Failed - unable to find a star (TCF-S)
01:51:57     Target Completed Target completed (18/38, GCVS DX Cnc)
01:51:59     Target Started (19/38) Target started (19/38, GCVS U Gem)
01:54:46       Focusing Failed Foc1 Focusing Failed - unable to find a star (TCF-S)
01:58:23     Target Completed Target completed (19/38, GCVS U Gem)
02:00:47     Target Started (20/38) Target started (20/38, GCVS RZ LMi)
02:04:55       Focusing Failed Foc1 Focusing Failed - unable to find a star (TCF-S)
02:10:42     Target Completed Target completed (20/38, GCVS RZ LMi)
02:12:05     Target Started (21/38) Target started (21/38, GCVS NV Ori)
02:16:30       Focusing Failed Foc1 Focusing Failed - unable to find a star (TCF-S)
02:20:10     Target Completed Target completed (21/38, GCVS NV Ori)
02:20:12     Target Started (22/38) Target started (22/38, GCVS FU Ori)
02:23:25       Focusing Failed Foc1 Focusing Failed - unable to find a star (TCF-S)
02:26:06     Target Completed Target completed (22/38, GCVS FU Ori)
02:27:19     Target Started (23/38) Target started (23/38, GCVS SU Tau)
02:30:37       Focusing Failed Foc1 Focusing Failed - unable to find a star (TCF-S)
02:36:19     Target Completed Target completed (23/38, GCVS SU Tau)
02:36:21     Target Started (24/38) Target started (24/38, GCVS CN Ori)
02:39:43       Focusing Failed Foc1 Focusing Failed - unable to find a star (TCF-S)
02:43:17     Target Completed Target completed (24/38, GCVS CN Ori)
02:44:46     Target Started (25/38) Target started (25/38, GCVS GK Per)
02:48:55       Focusing Failed Foc1 Focusing Failed - star is too dim (TCF-S)
02:52:01     Target Completed Target completed (25/38, GCVS GK Per)
02:52:37     Target Started (26/38) Target started (26/38, GCVS FO Ori)
02:56:02       Focusing Failed Foc1 Focusing Failed - unable to find a star (TCF-S)
03:00:07     Target Completed Target completed (26/38, GCVS FO Ori)
03:00:45     Target Started (27/38) Target started (27/38, NGC 1614)
03:04:51       Focusing Failed Foc1 Focusing Failed - unable to find a star (TCF-S)
03:21:33     Target Completed Target completed (27/38, NGC 1614)
03:22:37     Target Started (28/38) Target started (28/38, GCVS SY Cnc)
03:26:02       Focusing Failed Foc1 Focusing Failed - unable to find a star (TCF-S)
03:29:39     Target Completed Target completed (28/38, GCVS SY Cnc)
03:31:46     Target Started (29/38) Target started (29/38, C/2019 Q4 (Borisov))
03:36:04       Focusing Failed Foc1 Focusing Failed - unable to find a star (TCF-S)
03:56:01     Target Completed Target completed (29/38, C/2019 Q4 (Borisov))
03:56:46     Target Started (30/38) Target started (30/38, SHK 1)
04:00:00       Focusing Failed Foc1 Focusing Failed - unable to find a star (TCF-S)
04:16:17     Target Completed Target completed (30/38, SHK 1)
04:18:38     Target Started (31/38) Target started (31/38, Scholz's Star)
04:22:10       Focusing Failed Foc1 Focusing Failed - unable to find a star (TCF-S)
04:38:09     Target Completed Target completed (31/38, Scholz's Star)
04:39:34     Target Started (32/38) Target started (32/38, LAMOST-HVS1)
04:42:53       Focusing Failed Foc1 Focusing Failed - unable to find a star (TCF-S)
04:46:09     Target Completed Target completed (32/38, LAMOST-HVS1)
04:48:30     Target Started (33/38) Target started (33/38, NGC 3279)
04:52:26       Focusing Failed Foc1 Focusing Failed - star is too dim (TCF-S)
05:08:59     Target Completed Target completed (33/38, NGC 3279)
05:10:22     Target Started (34/38) Target started (34/38, NGC 3454)
05:13:41       Focusing Failed Foc1 Focusing Failed - unable to find a star (TCF-S)
05:30:22     Target Completed Target completed (34/38, NGC 3454)
05:32:14     Target Started (35/38) Target started (35/38, NGC 3455)
05:35:17       Focusing Failed Foc1 Focusing Failed - unable to find a star (TCF-S)
05:52:19     Target Completed Target completed (35/38, NGC 3455)
05:54:06     Target Started (36/38) Target started (36/38, GCVS CN Leo)
05:58:17       Focusing Failed Foc1 Focusing Failed - unable to find a star (TCF-S)
06:05:31     Target Completed Target completed (36/38, GCVS CN Leo)
06:06:28     Target Started (37/38) Target started (37/38, UGC 4596)
06:10:38       Focusing Failed Foc1 Focusing Failed - unable to find a star (TCF-S)
06:26:59     Target Completed Target completed (37/38, UGC 4596)
06:28:20     Target Started (38/38) Target started (38/38, GCVS ER UMa)
06:31:17       Focusing Failed Foc1 Focusing Failed - unable to find a star (TCF-S)
06:35:25     Target Completed Target completed (38/38, GCVS ER UMa)
06:35:28   Queue Completed Job Queue completed
06:35:31 Session Closing Session closing
06:36:19   Shutter Closed Shutter closed (closing time 45s)
06:36:29   Dome Parked Dome parked (parking time 10s)
06:36:40   Telescope Parked Telescope parked (parking time 10s)
06:37:24 Session Housekeeping Housekeeping Started (Cleanup FITS, Create Fits Summary, Transfer Files)
06:37:53 Session Finished Session Finished
   

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SharpCap Notes

LiveStacking Tabs contain Filter on Brightness Checkbox (with Min Brightness limit) and Filter on FWHM checkbox (with Max FWHM limit). How to use and modify these in scripting ?

 

Focusing

 FWHM score : 
 print SharpCap.Transforms.SelectedTransform.FrameTransform.CurrentScore

 fwhm =  SharpCap.Transforms.SelectedTransform.FrameTransform.CurrentScore

Multi-Star FWHM Measurement

SharpCap.Transforms.SelectTransform('Multi-Star FWHM Measurement')

 starcount = SharpCap.Transforms.SelectedTransform.FrameTransform.Parameters.StarCount 

 

 

 

 

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