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Session Aims & Highlights (2022-03-17)

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
19:57:42 Session Monitoring AutoStart monitoring for Live Session opportunity between 19:57 & 04:11
19:57:46 Session AutoStarting Session autostarting (19:57)
19:58:14 Session Created Live Session Created (2022-03-17 S00987, ImageSaveNum: 987001)
19:58:16   Scope Switched On Telescope Power has been switched on via UPB Powerbox.
19:59:59   Services Started Observatory Services started
20:00:06 Observatory (Auto) Observatory placed in Fully-Automated Mode
20:00:11 Session Pending Session pending (2022-03-17)
20:00:13 Session Initiating Session initiating (2022-03-17)
20:00:15   Plan Requested Observing Plan requested from AstroPlan (1.29.13)
20:00:46   Plan Loaded Observing Plan loaded to queue (Plan ID: 745)
20:01:11   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -20°C)
20:01:18   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6)
20:01:41 Session Equilibration Session ready for dome & camera equilibration
20:02:27   Dome Opened Dome opened (opening time 45s)
20:03:17 Session Running Session running
20:03:19   Queue Started Observing Queue started (34 targets selected)
20:03:22     Target Started (NrZen) Target started (Focus Field 8, HIP 39357)
20:04:57       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
20:07:53       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 1, wide)
20:09:49       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 1)
20:09:51       Focusing Started-Foc2 Foc2 Focusing Started (Secondary Scope, using ShCap)
20:12:02       Focusing Completed Foc2 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 2, wide)
20:13:48       Focusing Completed Foc2 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 2)
20:14:06     Target Completed Target completed (Focus Field 8, HIP 39357)
20:15:19     Target Started (1/34) Target started (1/34, C/1997 T1 (Utsunomiya))
20:21:11       Focusing Skipped Foc1 focusing skipped - star is lost (TCF-S)
20:30:22     Target Completed Target completed (1/34, C/1997 T1 (Utsunomiya))
20:30:26     Target Started (2/34) Target started (2/34, GCVS SY Cnc)
20:33:43       Focusing Skipped Foc1 focusing skipped - star is too dim (TCF-S)
20:36:55     Target Completed Target completed (2/34, GCVS SY Cnc)
20:39:16     Target Started (3/34) Target started (3/34, GCVS SU Tau)
20:41:44       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
20:43:30       Focusing Failed Foc1 focusing failed (failed QC check - Ambiguous)
20:48:17     Target Completed Target completed (3/34, GCVS SU Tau)
20:49:48     Target Started (4/34) Target started (4/34, 104P/Kowal)
20:52:26       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
20:54:50       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 4)
21:04:16     Target Completed Target completed (4/34, 104P/Kowal)
21:04:20     Target Started (5/34) Target started (5/34, AT2022eoq)
21:07:02       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
21:09:12       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 5)
21:24:58     Target Completed Target completed (5/34, AT2022eoq)
21:25:52     Target Started (6/34) Target started (6/34, AT2022dzi)
21:28:15       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
21:30:39       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 6)
21:36:37     Target Completed Target completed (6/34, AT2022dzi)
21:37:52     Target Started (7/34) Target started (7/34, 80P/Peters-Hartley)
21:41:20       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
21:43:45       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 7)
21:52:12     Target Completed Target completed (7/34, 80P/Peters-Hartley)
21:52:16     Target Started (8/34) Target started (8/34, 19P/Borrelly)
21:57:14       Focusing Skipped Foc1 focusing skipped - star is too dim (TCF-S)
22:06:25     Target Completed Target completed (8/34, 19P/Borrelly)
22:06:29     Target Started (9/34) Target started (9/34, Nova Per 2020)
22:09:01       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
22:11:11       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 8)
22:19:27     Target Completed Target completed (9/34, Nova Per 2020)
22:20:45     Target Started (10/34) Target started (10/34, C/2020 V2)
22:24:28       Focusing Skipped Foc1 focusing skipped - star is lost (TCF-S)
22:42:18     Target Completed Target completed (10/34, C/2020 V2)
22:42:55     Target Started (11/34) Target started (11/34, GCVS AM CVn)
22:45:53       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
22:47:49       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 9)
22:50:53     Target Completed Target completed (11/34, GCVS AM CVn)
22:52:16     Target Started (12/34) Target started (12/34, 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko)
22:55:13       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
22:57:23       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 10)
23:10:54     Target Completed Target completed (12/34, 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko)
23:10:58     Target Started (13/34) Target started (13/34, GCVS ER UMa)
23:13:50       Focusing Skipped Foc1 focusing skipped - star is too dim (TCF-S)
23:17:49     Target Completed Target completed (13/34, GCVS ER UMa)
23:20:57     Target Started (14/34) Target started (14/34, GCVS DX Cnc)
23:23:21       Focusing Skipped Foc1 focusing skipped - star is too dim (TCF-S)
23:28:08     Target Completed Target completed (14/34, GCVS DX Cnc)
23:31:17     Target Started (15/34) Target started (15/34, NGC 2922 w/SN2022bdu)
23:34:06       Focusing Skipped Foc1 focusing skipped - star is too dim (TCF-S)
23:49:58     Target Completed Target completed (15/34, NGC 2922 w/SN2022bdu)
23:53:17     Target Started (16/34) Target started (16/34, GCVS RZ LMi)
23:55:47       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
23:57:52       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 11)
00:03:08     Target Completed Target completed (16/34, GCVS RZ LMi)
00:04:43     Target Started (17/34) Target started (17/34, LEDA 3096431 w/AT2021agma)
00:08:02       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
00:10:12       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 12)
00:26:02     Target Completed Target completed (17/34, LEDA 3096431 w/AT2021agma)
00:26:43     Target Started (18/34) Target started (18/34, AT2021agpw (CV))
00:29:20       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
00:31:44       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 13)
00:38:06     Target Completed Target completed (18/34, AT2021agpw (CV))
00:38:43     Target Started (19/34) Target started (19/34, AT2022bj (CV))
00:41:41       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
00:44:06       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 14)
00:49:51     Target Completed Target completed (19/34, AT2022bj (CV))
00:50:43     Target Started (20/34) Target started (20/34, GCVS AM Her)
00:53:35       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
00:55:52       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 15)
01:02:26     Target Completed Target completed (20/34, GCVS AM Her)
01:02:30     Target Started (21/34) Target started (21/34, NGC 5945 w/AT2021abqm)
01:05:29       Focusing Skipped Foc1 focusing skipped - star is too dim (TCF-S)
01:21:43     Target Completed Target completed (21/34, NGC 5945 w/AT2021abqm)
01:24:00     Target Started (22/34) Target started (22/34, GCVS R CrB)
01:26:21       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
01:28:13       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 16)
01:31:34     Target Completed Target completed (22/34, GCVS R CrB)
01:33:17     Target Started (23/34) Target started (23/34, UGC 11252 w/AT2021ugn)
01:36:47       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
01:38:57       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 17)
01:46:10   SoftSuspend Called Soft Suspend is called due to Deteriorating Conditions (too few stars)
01:46:40   SoftSuspend Cancelled Soft Suspend is cancelled due to improved conditions
01:55:34     Target Completed Target completed (23/34, UGC 11252 w/AT2021ugn)
01:55:38     Target Started (24/34) Target started (24/34, LEDA 2156782 w/SN2021ahot)
01:58:20       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
02:00:30       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 18)
02:16:44     Target Completed Target completed (24/34, LEDA 2156782 w/SN2021ahot)
02:17:17     Target Started (25/34) Target started (25/34, UGC 10566 w/SN2022aab)
02:19:44       Focusing Skipped Foc1 focusing skipped - star is too dim (TCF-S)
02:19:58   SoftSuspend Called Soft Suspend is called due to Deteriorating Conditions (too few stars)
02:26:24   SoftSuspend Cancelled Soft Suspend is cancelled due to improved conditions
02:34:04   SoftSuspend Called Soft Suspend is called due to Deteriorating Conditions (too few stars)
02:36:00     Target Completed Target completed (25/34, UGC 10566 w/SN2022aab)
02:36:02   Queue Paused Queue paused for Session Suspension
02:36:05 Session Suspended Session suspended
02:36:55   Dome Closed Dome closed (closing time 50s)
02:44:00 Session Resuming Session resuming
02:44:45   Dome Opened Dome opened (opening time 45s)
02:44:48 Session Running Session running
02:44:50   Queue Resumed Observing Queue resumed
02:44:52     Target Started (26/34) Target started (26/34, GCVS U Her)
02:55:44     Target Completed Target completed (26/34, GCVS U Her)
02:55:48     Target Started (27/34) Target started (27/34, C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS))
02:58:40       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
03:01:04       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 19)
03:08:59     Target Completed Target completed (27/34, C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS))
03:09:03     Target Started (28/34) Target started (28/34, GCVS CI Cyg)
03:11:42       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
03:13:54       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 20)
03:18:34     Target Completed Target completed (28/34, GCVS CI Cyg)
03:18:38     Target Started (29/34) Target started (29/34, NGC 5732 w/SN2021agpf)
03:22:06       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
03:24:05       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 21)
03:40:48     Target Completed Target completed (29/34, NGC 5732 w/SN2021agpf)
03:40:52     Target Started (30/34) Target started (30/34, NGC 6223 w/SN2021bls)
03:44:29       Focusing Skipped Foc1 focusing skipped - star is too dim (TCF-S)
04:00:18     Target Completed Target completed (30/34, NGC 6223 w/SN2021bls)
04:00:22     Target Started (31/34) Target started (31/34, Mrk 506 w/AT2021agiv)
04:03:06       Focusing Skipped Foc1 focusing skipped - star is too dim (TCF-S)
04:19:19     Target Completed Target completed (31/34, Mrk 506 w/AT2021agiv)
04:21:54     Target Started (32/34) Target started (32/34, HIP 87937)
04:24:38       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
04:26:48       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 22)
04:29:16     Target Completed Target completed (32/34, HIP 87937)
04:29:20     Target Started (33/34) Target started (33/34, GCVS CY Lyr)
04:31:55       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
04:34:04       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 23)
04:37:54     Target Completed Target completed (33/34, GCVS CY Lyr)
04:39:30     Target Started (34/34) Target started (34/34, 61 Cyg)
04:42:18       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S)
04:44:15       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 24)
04:46:03     Target Completed Target completed (34/34, 61 Cyg)
04:46:07   Queue Completed Job Queue completed
04:46:11 Session Closing Session closing
04:47:06   Dome Closed Dome closed (closing time 50s)
04:47:22   Dome Parked Dome parked (parking time 9s), Az: 90.0 deg
04:48:42   Telescope Parked Telescope parked (parking time 75s)
04:48:57   Telescope State Scope parked Turn scope off. (Handbox)
04:49:19   Telescope Switched Off Telescope Power has been switched off via UPB Switch.
04:50:13   Services Stopped Night Services stopped
04:50:15 Session Housekeeping Housekeeping Started (Cleanup FITS, Create Fits Summary, Transfer Files)
04:50:51 Session Finished Session Finished
 
Session Alerts
Time     Alert Detail
03:56:56 Dome Dome has been stationary for more than 15 mins
04:00:32 Dome Dome Movements have begun again (outage 18.6 mins)
 

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