David's Astronomy Pages Notes - Session 989 (2022-03-19)

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	Session Aims & Highlights
	- Observing Result  - Night Summary Plot  - Session Event Log
	Operational Issues
	- Critical Issues (0),  Major Issues (0),  Minor Issues (0),  Small Defects (0),  Continuous Improvement (1)
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Session Aims & Highlights (2022-03-19)

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

• 12" LX200 and ST-10XME
• 80mm APO and ZWO ASI 178MC
• CCDApp2, TheSky6, CCDSoft5, DeviceHub 6.5.1.9,  MeadeGeneric 1.3.3.373, UPB 1.5, ASCOM 6.5 SP1
• Pegasus UPB & Motor Focus, TCF-S
• SharpCap 3.2, PHD2  2.6.10
   
• AstroMain 3.50.7,  AstroPlan 1.29.12,   AstroShCap 1.3.12, AstroGuard 1.7
  AstroVOE 1.9.2  AstroSN 1.7.3,  AstroProtect 1.6,  AstroMove 1.8.6
  (AstroWeather 1.16.5, AstroAllSky 3.15.3,  AstroObsCam 1.8, AstroLaunch 1.8.3)

Highlights

•  Targets.  Very few target acquired due to poor sky conditions
•  Cloud/Poor Transparency.  Although sky wasn't completely overcast, haze and thin cloud combined to produce poor sky conditions, which was made worse by bright moonlit sky. Session suspended after less than one hour due to insufficient AllSky Stars Count.

Notes:

  Summary Plots & Logs

Observing Plan

Observing Result

Dome & Scope Slewing Performance

Slew/Centering Performance

Guiding Performance Reasons for poor Dec guiding : Black/Purple points (None) - Red points (None) - Orange targets (16,18) -

Sky Conditions (Locate Frames)

Night Sky Summary Plot Top axis: Sky Brightness at Zenith (in ADU/s) Lefthand axis: Local Time (hh LT). Righthand axis: Sun Altitude (degs)

Actual Weather vs Pre-Session Weather Forecast

Session Event Log

Time     Event Detail 21:02:43 Session Monitoring AutoStart monitoring for Live Session opportunity between 21:02 & 04:05 21:02:44 Session AutoStarting Session autostarting (21:02) 21:03:13 Session Created Live Session Created (2022-03-19 S00989, ImageSaveNum: 989001) 21:03:15   Scope Switched On Telescope Power has been switched on via UPB Powerbox. 21:04:58   Services Started Observatory Services started 21:05:05 Observatory (Auto) Observatory placed in Fully-Automated Mode 21:05:09 Session Pending Session pending (2022-03-19) 21:05:12 Session Initiating Session initiating (2022-03-19) 21:05:14   Plan Requested Observing Plan requested from AstroPlan (1.29.13) 21:05:45   Plan Loaded Observing Plan loaded to queue (Plan ID: 747) 21:06:10   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera Connected (set point -20°C) 21:06:16   Telescope Connected Telescope Connected (TheSky6) 21:06:40 Session Equilibration Session ready for dome & camera equilibration 21:07:25   Dome Opened Dome opened (opening time 45s) 21:08:16 Session Running Session running 21:08:18   Queue Started Observing Queue started (33 targets selected) 21:08:20     Target Started (NrZen) Target started (Focus Field 9, HIP 44139) 21:09:56       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 21:13:08       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 1, wide) 21:15:27       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 1) 21:15:28       Focusing Started-Foc2 Foc2 Focusing Started (Secondary Scope, using ShCap) 21:17:38       Focusing Completed Foc2 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 2, wide) 21:19:24       Focusing Completed Foc2 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 2) 21:19:42     Target Completed Target completed (Focus Field 9, HIP 44139) 21:20:18     Target Started (1/33) Target started (1/33, NGC 5732 w/SN2021agpf) 21:24:17       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 21:26:28       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 3) 21:43:12     Target Completed Target completed (1/33, NGC 5732 w/SN2021agpf) 21:43:16     Target Started (2/33) Target started (2/33, AT2022evv (CV)) 21:46:33       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 21:48:32       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 4) 21:55:35     Target Completed Target completed (2/33, AT2022evv (CV)) 21:55:40     Target Started (3/33) Target started (3/33, AT2022evu (CV)) 21:58:28       Focusing Skipped Foc1 focusing skipped - star is too dim (TCF-S) 22:05:36     Target Completed Target completed (3/33, AT2022evu (CV)) 22:06:19     Target Started (4/33) Target started (4/33, Nova Per 2020) 22:10:06       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 22:12:15       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 5) 22:20:44     Target Completed Target completed (4/33, Nova Per 2020) 22:20:48     Target Started (5/33) Target started (5/33, AT2022dzi) 22:23:39       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 22:26:03       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 6) 22:32:05     Target Completed Target completed (5/33, AT2022dzi) 22:32:48     Target Started (6/33) Target started (6/33, 19P/Borrelly) 22:35:54       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 22:38:05       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 7) 22:45:58     Target Completed Target completed (6/33, 19P/Borrelly) 22:46:41     Target Started (7/33) Target started (7/33, GCVS GK Per) 22:49:31       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 22:51:42       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 8) 22:55:14     Target Completed Target completed (7/33, GCVS GK Per) 22:55:58     Target Started (8/33) Target started (8/33, 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann) 22:58:52       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 23:01:07       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 9) 23:06:53     Target Completed Target completed (8/33, 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann) 23:07:58     Target Started (9/33) Target started (9/33, C/2019 L3 (ATLAS)) 23:10:40       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 23:12:51       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 10) 23:20:44     Target Completed Target completed (9/33, C/2019 L3 (ATLAS)) 23:21:51     Target Started (10/33) Target started (10/33, PKS0735+17 w/AT2021agfn) 23:24:43       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 23:27:09       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 11) 23:43:27     Target Completed Target completed (10/33, PKS0735+17 w/AT2021agfn) 23:43:52     Target Started (11/33) Target started (11/33, 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko) 23:46:42       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 23:49:07       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 12) 00:02:03     Target Completed Target completed (11/33, 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko) 00:02:26     Target Started (12/33) Target started (12/33, NGC 2922 w/SN2022bdu) 00:05:00       Focusing Skipped Foc1 focusing skipped - star is too dim (TCF-S) 00:20:58     Target Completed Target completed (12/33, NGC 2922 w/SN2022bdu) 00:24:26     Target Started (13/33) Target started (13/33, GCVS ER UMa) 00:27:03       Focusing Skipped Foc1 focusing skipped - star is too dim (TCF-S) 00:31:02     Target Completed Target completed (13/33, GCVS ER UMa) 00:34:32     Target Started (14/33) Target started (14/33, GCVS RZ LMi) 00:37:13       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 00:39:13       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 13) 00:44:18     Target Completed Target completed (14/33, GCVS RZ LMi) 00:45:58     Target Started (15/33) Target started (15/33, 110P/Hartley) 00:48:50       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 00:51:13       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 14) 00:57:22     Target Completed Target completed (15/33, 110P/Hartley) 00:57:58     Target Started (16/33) Target started (16/33, GCVS DX Cnc) 01:00:47       Focusing Skipped Foc1 focusing skipped - star is too dim (TCF-S) 01:05:40     Target Completed Target completed (16/33, GCVS DX Cnc) 01:08:18     Target Started (17/33) Target started (17/33, UGC 4671 w/SN2021afsj) 01:11:10       Focusing Skipped Foc1 focusing skipped - star is too dim (TCF-S) 01:27:20     Target Completed Target completed (17/33, UGC 4671 w/SN2021afsj) 01:30:18     Target Started (18/33) Target started (18/33, UGC 10566 w/SN2022aab) 01:33:58       Focusing Skipped Foc1 focusing skipped - star is too dim (TCF-S) 01:50:27     Target Completed Target completed (18/33, UGC 10566 w/SN2022aab) 01:52:18     Target Started (19/33) Target started (19/33, CGCG 200-019 w/SN2021usd) 01:55:09       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 01:57:32       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 15) 02:14:06     Target Completed Target completed (19/33, CGCG 200-019 w/SN2021usd) 02:14:18     Target Started (20/33) Target started (20/33, GCVS CY Lyr) 02:16:53       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 02:19:04       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 16) 02:23:40     Target Completed Target completed (20/33, GCVS CY Lyr) 02:24:24     Target Started (21/33) Target started (21/33, GCVS CI Cyg) 02:27:11       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 02:29:23       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 17) 02:33:50     Target Completed Target completed (21/33, GCVS CI Cyg) 02:34:11     Target Started (22/33) Target started (22/33, GCVS SS Cyg) 02:37:21       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 02:39:19       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 18) 02:44:18     Target Completed Target completed (22/33, GCVS SS Cyg) 02:50:26     Target Started (23/33) Target started (23/33, GCVS EV Lac) 02:53:48       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 02:56:00       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 19) 02:58:33     Target Completed Target completed (23/33, GCVS EV Lac) 02:59:05     Target Started (24/33) Target started (24/33, GCVS BL Lac) 03:02:13       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 03:04:23       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 20) 03:08:44     Target Completed Target completed (24/33, GCVS BL Lac) 03:09:10     Target Started (25/33) Target started (25/33, GCVS AM Her) 03:12:15       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 03:14:35       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 21) 03:20:43     Target Completed Target completed (25/33, GCVS AM Her) 03:20:47     Target Started (26/33) Target started (26/33, Nova Cas 2021) 03:23:57       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 03:26:10       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 22) 03:35:05     Target Completed Target completed (26/33, Nova Cas 2021) 03:35:09     Target Started (27/33) Target started (27/33, GCVS TV Cas) 03:38:03       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 03:40:01       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 23) 03:42:53     Target Completed Target completed (27/33, GCVS TV Cas) 03:42:57     Target Started (28/33) Target started (28/33, GCVS S Cyg) 03:46:03       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 03:48:07       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 24) 03:59:21     Target Completed Target completed (28/33, GCVS S Cyg) 03:59:25     Target Started (29/33) Target started (29/33, GCVS Z And) 04:02:35       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 04:04:47       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 25) 04:10:28     Target Completed Target completed (29/33, GCVS Z And) 04:10:32     Target Started (30/33) Target started (30/33, KIC 8462852) 04:13:21       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 04:15:33       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 26) 04:19:22     Target Completed Target completed (30/33, KIC 8462852) 04:19:26     Target Started (31/33) Target started (31/33, 61 Cyg) 04:22:11       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 04:24:09       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 27) 04:25:42     Target Completed Target completed (31/33, 61 Cyg) 04:25:46     Target Started (32/33) Target started (32/33, GCVS HH And) 04:28:44       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 04:30:55       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 28) 04:33:09     Target Completed Target completed (32/33, GCVS HH And) 04:33:22     Target Started (33/33) Target started (33/33, WDS GRB 34) 04:36:18       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 04:38:17       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 29) 04:40:47     Target Completed Target completed (33/33, WDS GRB 34) 04:40:50   Queue Completed Job Queue completed 04:40:53 Session Closing Session closing 04:41:48   Dome Closed Dome closed (closing time 50s) 04:42:19   Dome Parked Dome parked (parking time 23s), Az: 90.0 deg 04:43:45   Telescope Parked Telescope parked (parking time 81s) 04:44:00   Telescope State Scope parked Turn scope off. (Handbox) 04:44:22   Telescope Switched Off Telescope Power has been switched off via UPB Switch. 04:45:16   Services Stopped Night Services stopped 04:45:18 Session Housekeeping Housekeeping Started (Cleanup FITS, Create Fits Summary, Transfer Files) 04:45:49 Session Finished Session Finished

Session Alerts

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Operational Issues (2022-03-19, S989)

• Critical Issues (0)
• Major Issues (0)
• Minor Issues (0)
• Small Defects (0)
• Continuous Improvement (1)

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Critical Issues

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Major Issues

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Minor Issues

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Small Defects

• None

• Reset SortByTime checkbox to 'checked' when changing session (Post-Session Analysis).  UpdateSessionOptions() routine has been modified to accomodate this improvement (2022-04-12).
  Done 2022-04-12 (AstroMain 3.50.11) 

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