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Session Aims & Highlights (2026-03-09)

Main aims

1. Targets.  Acquire images of a selection of variable stars, nearby stars, comets & deep sky targets as allowed by sky conditions.
2. ShCap Imaging/Processing.   Continue testing of AstroMain/AstroShCap routines and workflow including Siril scripts

 Equipment & Software

• 12" LX200 and ST-10XME
• 80mm APO and ZWO ASI 178MC
• TheSky6 6.0.0.65, CCDSoft 5.00.201, DeviceHub 7.1.0.4707, MeadeGeneric 1.3.12.522, UPB 3,  Pulsar Dome Firmware 1.51 & Driver 6.3.10
• Pegasus-UI 2.10, Peg-Focuser 2.10, Peg-Switch 2.10, TCF-LSI 3.3.5
• SharpCap 3.2, PHD2  2.6.13, Siril 1.2.0, deCONZ 1.18.2, ASCOM 7.1.0.4707
• [ DomeLink 1.0 / 1.1 - not used ]
   
• AstroMain 3.80.24,  AstroPlan 1.46.2, AstroShCap 1.3.16, AstroGuard 1.13.1  (any new items or versions in bold)
  AstroMag 1.5.12, AstroVOE 1.16,  AstroSN 1.16,  AstroProtect 1.10.6,  AstroMove 1.17.7
  AstroAllSky 3.27.6, AstroWeather 1.30.1,   AstroObsCam 1.13.1, AstroNorthCam 1.8.1, AstroLaunch 1.14.6 / 1.14.8

Highlights

• Targets. 11/30 planned targets were completed with 2 targets partially completed. Other targets failed due to cloud / session suspension. 
• ShCap Imaging/Processing.   Images collected from 2 ShCap targets (Berkeley 69 and Berkeley 71)
•  Dome. No issues open/closing shutter. Dome was successfully parked at the end of the session.

Notes

Summary Plots & Logs

Observing Plan

Observing Result

Dome & Scope Slewing Performance

Slew/Centering Performance

Guiding Performance

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) Note:  The NorthCam Star Count line is unreliable and should be ignored (The AstroNorthCam 'Find' Star method is producing many false positives from clouds)

Actual Weather vs Pre-Session Weather Forecast

Session Event Log

Time     Event Detail 19:41:37 Session Monitoring AutoStart monitoring for Live Session opportunity between 19:41 & 04:52 19:41:41   AutoStart Delayed Session delayed due to recent rain 19:48:02 Session AutoStarting Session autostarting (19:48) 19:48:08 Session Created Session Created (Live, 2026-03-09 S01404) 19:48:11   CCDSoft Restarting CCDSoft being restarted (to set AutoSave No.) 19:48:30   Scope Switched On Telescope Power has been switched on via UPB Switch 19:50:21   Services Started Observatory Services started 19:50:30 Observatory (Auto) Observatory placed in Fully-Automated Mode 19:50:32   AutoStart Delayed Session delayed due to recent rain 19:50:34 Session Pending Session pending (2026-03-09) 19:50:36 Session Initiating Session initiating (2026-03-09) 19:50:56   Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera connected (Set point -15°C) 19:50:59   Plan Requested Observing Plan requested from AstroPlan (1.46.2) 19:51:27   Plan Loaded Observing Plan loaded to queue (PlanID: 1202) 19:52:11   Telescope Connected Telescope connected (TheSky6) 19:52:36 Session Equilibration Session ready to Open Dome 19:53:22   Dome Opened Dome opened (Opening time 45s, Zigbee 40s) 19:54:01 Session Running Session running 19:54:04   Queue Started Observing Queue started (30 targets selected) 19:54:11     Target Started (NrZen) Target started (Focus Field 7, HIP 34070) 19:54:25       Dome Unparked Dome unparked 19:57:44       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 20:00:15       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 1, wide) 20:02:19       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 1) 20:02:22       Focusing Started-Foc2 Foc2 Focusing Started (Secondary Scope, using ShCap) 20:04:20       Focusing Completed Foc2 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 2, wide) 20:06:02       Focusing Completed Foc2 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 2) 20:06:22     Target Completed (NrZen) Target completed (Focus Field 7, HIP 34070) 20:07:27     Target Started (1/30) Target started (1/30, Berkeley 69). Using SharpCap 20:12:11       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 20:14:18       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 3) 20:23:26       Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera connected (Set point -15°C) 20:23:29     Target Completed Target completed (1/30, Berkeley 69) 20:23:31     Target Started (2/30) Target started (2/30, GCVS GW Ori) 20:26:16   Telescope Slew Telescope slew has timed out after 2.5 minutes 20:43:18     Target Completed Target completed (2/30, GCVS GW Ori) 20:43:22     Target Started (3/30) Target started (3/30, Berkeley 71). Using SharpCap 20:45:52       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 20:48:15       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 4) 20:55:37   Critical Cloud Alert Critical Cloud Alert (Obs.Manager will close the Dome) 20:55:39   HardSuspend Called Hard Suspend called due to Critical Conditions (cloud) 20:56:07       Camera1 Connected SBIG Camera connected (Set point -15°C) 20:56:09     Target Aborted (3/30) Target aborted (3/30, Berkeley 71) due to cloud 20:56:11   Queue Paused Queue paused for Session Suspension 20:56:13 Session Suspending Session suspending 20:57:02   Dome Closed Dome closed (Closing time 50s, Zigbee 43s) 20:57:05 Session Suspended Session suspended 20:59:39     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (3/30, Berkeley 71) due to cloud 21:19:49     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (4/30, M37) due to cloud 21:39:20     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (5/30, AT2026evo (CV)) due to cloud 21:56:59     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (6/30, Berkeley 17) due to cloud 22:11:49     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (7/30, Berkeley 19) due to cloud 22:31:19     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (8/30, AT2026eva) due to cloud 22:48:59     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (9/30, Berkeley 76) due to cloud 23:02:02 Session Resuming Session resuming 23:02:47   Dome Opened Dome opened (Opening time 45s, Zigbee 40s) 23:02:50 Session Running Session running 23:02:52   Queue Resumed Observing Queue resumed 23:02:54     Target Started (10/30) Target started (10/30, AT2026coj (CV)) 23:06:26   PHD2 Communication PHD2 is potentially stalled ('LoopingExposures' Events not detected) 23:06:45   PHD2 Restarted PHD2 service restarted 23:14:16     Target Completed Target partially completed (10/30, AT2026coj (CV)) 23:14:20     Target Started (11/30) Target started (11/30, GCVS RR Leo) 23:17:59       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 23:20:21       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 5) 23:25:49     Target Completed Target completed (11/30, GCVS RR Leo) 23:25:54     Target Started (12/30) Target started (12/30, UGCA 292) 23:30:41       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 23:32:48       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 6) 23:55:35     Target Completed Target completed (12/30, UGCA 292) 23:55:40     Target Started (13/30) Target started (13/30, 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann) 23:59:18       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 00:01:22       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 7) 00:13:22     Target Completed Target completed (13/30, 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann) 00:13:27     Target Started (14/30) Target started (14/30, UGCA 266) 00:33:31     Target Completed Target completed (14/30, UGCA 266) 00:33:35     Target Started (15/30) Target started (15/30, UGCA 278) 00:37:11       Focusing Skipped Foc1 focusing skipped - star is too dim (TCF-LSI) 00:53:34     Target Completed Target completed (15/30, UGCA 278) 00:54:38     Target Started (16/30) Target started (16/30, NGC 5049) 01:18:12     Target Completed Target completed (16/30, NGC 5049) 01:18:16     Target Started (17/30) Target started (17/30, NGC 5018) 01:22:09       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 01:24:37       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 8) 01:40:34     Target Completed Target completed (17/30, NGC 5018) 01:40:38     Target Started (18/30) Target started (18/30, M63) 01:43:57       Focusing Started-Foc1 Foc1 Focusing Started (TCF-S) 01:46:08       Focusing Completed Foc1 AutoFocus Completed (Profile No 9) 02:02:54     Target Completed Target completed (18/30, M63) 02:02:59     Target Started (19/30) Target started (19/30, NGC 6070 w/SN2026ejy) 02:07:27       Focusing Skipped Foc1 focusing skipped - unable to find a star (TCF-LSI) 02:08:33   Critical Cloud Alert Critical Cloud Alert (Obs.Manager will close the Dome) 02:08:35   HardSuspend Called Hard Suspend called due to Critical Conditions (cloud) 02:08:37     Target Aborted (19/30) Target aborted (19/30, NGC 6070 w/SN2026ejy) due to cloud 02:08:39   Queue Paused Queue paused for Session Suspension 02:08:41 Session Suspending Session suspending 02:09:28   Dome Closed Dome closed (Closing time 50s, Zigbee 43s) 02:09:31 Session Suspended Session suspended 02:20:54     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (19/30, NGC 6070 w/SN2026ejy) due to cloud 02:42:54     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (20/30, UGC 5381 w/SN2025ahep) due to cloud 02:56:20     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (21/30, T CrB) due to cloud 03:16:10     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (22/30, Nova Per 2020) due to cloud 03:29:30     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (23/30, Nova Cas 2021 (Nova)) due to cloud 03:49:35     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (24/30, UGC 11058 w/SN2026ewd) due to cloud 04:07:15     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (25/30, Berkeley 49) due to cloud 04:16:43     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (26/30, GCVS BL Lac) due to cloud 04:25:55     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (27/30, GCVS HH And) due to cloud 04:34:23     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (28/30, WDS GRB 34) due to cloud 04:43:11     Target Cancelled Target cancelled (29/30, GCVS TV Cas) due to cloud 04:51:38 Session Resuming Session resuming 04:52:23   Dome Opened Dome opened (Opening time 45s, Zigbee 41s) 04:52:24 Session Running Session running 04:52:26   Queue Resumed Observing Queue resumed 04:52:28     Target Started (30/30) Target started (30/30, UGC 622 w/AT2026epv) 05:13:28     Target Completed Target completed (30/30, UGC 622 w/AT2026epv) 05:13:30   Queue Completed Job Queue completed 05:13:32 Session Closing Session closing 05:14:20   Dome Closed Dome closed (Closing time 48s, Zigbee 43s) 05:14:56   Dome Parked Dome parked (parking time 28s), Az: 90.0 deg 05:15:56   Telescope Parked Telescope parked (parking time 55s total) 05:16:20   Telescope State Handbox reads 'Scope parked Turn scope off.' 05:17:29   Telescope Switched Off Telescope Power has been switched off via UPB Switch. 05:18:52   Services Stopped Night Services stopped 05:18:55 Session Finishing Session Finishing started (Create Fits Summary, Transfer Files) 05:19:27     Dome (Find Park) Find Park started (Search Az 88.0 to 92.0°, Step 0.2°, Narrow) 05:20:14     Dome Find Park found (Best Park Az 90.4°) 05:20:20     Dome Dome has been synced at park position (Az 90.0°, Adjustment: -0.4°) 05:20:22   Dome Parked Dome parked 05:20:35   Dome Charging Dome is parked and re-charging Ok (17mA) 05:20:37 Session Finished Session Finished

Session Alerts & Alarms

Time     Type       Name Detail 20:26:16 Green Clear Telescope Slew Telescope slew has been successfully aborted following timeout 20:26:18 Yellow Alert Telescope Slew Telescope slew has timed out after 2.5 minutes 05:20:35 Green Clear Dome Charging Dome is parked and re-charging Ok (17mA)

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Operational Issues (2026-03-09 S1404)

• Critical Issues (0)
• Major Issues (0)
• Minor Issues (1)
• Small Defects (5)
• Continuous Improvement (9)
• Figures (1)
  

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Critical Issues

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Major Issues

• None

Minor Issues

• Final Set Numbers used by AstroMain's ShCap imaging routines are incorrect.  Sessions S1402-S1404 have revisited the use of TS80+178MC (secondary scope + ZWO camera) for taking wider, colour view images of selected Open Clusters from the Berkeley Catalog. Whilst the Target Folders in the SharpCap Session Folders contain the correct numbers of sets (generally just 1), and the reporting initially correctly refers to Set1 e.g. "Selecting ShCap SetNo Ok   Set1"  and "Frame 1/30   Ok   Set1, 10s, g375",  the results are described using "Set2" instead of "Set1" as in  "ShCp Description    Ok  30x10s 1x1 g375 Set2"  and in realtime processed images are named like "Berkeley 63.20260307.Set2.g375.30x10s.color.50pc.png". Investigating code in TakeSecondaryScopeFrames() the SetNo reported by "Selecting ShCap SetNo" value comes from parsing 'SetSelected' event from ShCap (this SetNo is created in AstroShCap, the ShCap.TakeImageSet() request call doesn't provide a setno to AstroShCap).   The SetNo in ShCp Description, comes from 'Description' which is extracted from the "ImageSetCompleted" event from ShCap.   Examining AstroShCap code, the Description comes from LASTDESCRIPTION which is assigned by the following line
   LASTDESCRIPTION = str(nStackedFrames) + "...." + " " + SetNo
  where SetNo is assigned by
     SetNo = GetSetNo (TargetFolder)
  This routine returns the SetNo of the next potential Set and not the current Set No.   Fix attempted in AstroShCap 1.3.17 - a new function 'GetCurrentSetNo()' has been added to return the current SetNo and is now used by the LASTDESCRIPTION assignment.  A new explicit function 'GetNextSetNo()' is also added and used earlier when first creating the Set.
  Fix attempted  2026-03-11 (AstroShCap 1.3.17)

Small Defects

• Telescope Slew Monitor timed out after 2.5 minutes and was aborted (20:26).  During the Slew Operation to Target 2/30 (GCVS GW Orio) a yellow 'Telescope Slew' alert was raised at 20:20:18 with the message "Telescope slew has timed out after 2.5 minutes" together with a green alert with message at "Telescope slew has been successfully aborted following timeout". This is an known occassional issue as is due to the Telescope Slew request being lost in transit.   Sometime when previously investigated this has been due to TheSky6 Application not hearing / not responding to the request but this is not the case in this instance.  The Log file indicates that Telescope Slew began after 1.6s, and had more or less stopped slewing after 26s (acccording to angular changes, see Fig 1), but the Slewing Flag remained at 1 (True) for the remainder of the 2.5 minute monitoring.  A separate small defect ticket has been raised to look at the relative timing of the two alerts (the Green Alert was raised 2s before the Yellow Alert which is illogical).  There should be data to recognise that the telescope failed to start long before the 2.5 minutes timeout.  Centering Operations indicated that Telescope was sitting at 33' offset from the Target. Slew. The Slew Target was at Az 217.6°  / Alt  39.5°  Workaround added to AstroMain 3.80.25 so that slew will now be aborted if there have been no significant movements in telescope position for 30s provided that Dome Slew has been completed. The timeout at 2.5 mins has been left as a fall back. Session S1405 showed that the fix wasn't successful due to an error in one code line. New fix made in AstroMain 3.80.26.
  Fixed  2026-03-13 (AstroMain 3.80.26)
   
• Telescope Slew Green Alert was issued before associated Yellow Alert (20:26).  A yellow 'Telescope Slew' alert was raised at 20:20:18 with the message "Telescope slew has timed out after 2.5 minutes" together with a green alert with message at "Telescope slew has been successfully aborted following timeout". This is an known occassional issue as is due to the Telescope Slew request being lost in transit.  The Green Alert was raised at 20:20:16 which is 2s before the Yellow Alert which is illogical and should be fixed.  The 'correct' green alert would be that which comes from a successful 2nd attempt.  The Report file records that slewing timed-out but it is somewhat hidden. A "> Slew Alert" messaage line would be clearer. Both yellow & green alert are raised from Scope.SlewTheSkyScope().  This was confirmed to have been fixed during S1405 session (2026-03-12).
  Fixed 2026-03-10 (AstroMain 3.80.25)
   
• Session Log File contains large number of 'Run GuideMonitor' records whilst taking ShCap images (20:50+).  When taking ShCap Images for Berkeley 71 (and very likely other ShCap targets)  the log file contaons a whole series of 'trace-like' records with the definition "Run GuideMonitor" and messages like "Starting GuidingStats (Target)",   "Starting GuidingStats (FrameSet)", "Starting GuidingStats (Frame)", "StartGuidingStatsImage, Setting bImageStarted", "Stopping GuidingStats".  These should be either converted to '(trace)' records or removed altogether. Records changed to '(trace)' messages in AstroMain 3.80.25 .
  Fixed  2026-03-10 (AstroMain 3.80.25)
   
• Session Log File contains large number of '(trace)' WriteSessionLogs Calling ObsManager.WriteLatestSessionLogs()' whilst session suspended (20:56-21:25+). After Session Suspended at 20:56/20:57 the logfile records every 5s with the message  "(Worker)   (trace) WriteSessionLogs  | Calling ObsManager.WriteLatestSessionLogs()".  Whilst these are just trace lines and don't appear in final htm version of log file they are likely unnecessary. Raising of bTriggerWriteLatestSessionLogs  has been reduced in AstroMain 3.80.25 . 
  Fix attempted  2026-03-10 (AstroMain 3.80.25)
   
• Incorrect Gain value is being supplied to ShCap.TakeImageSet / take_image_set when using AdHoc Single Imaging.  When using Adhoc (On-The-Fly) imaging using TS80+178MC a gain value of 100 was specified, however a gain value of 200 was employed by the camera. Fixed in AstroMain 3.80.25, there was a logic bug in TakeAdhocObject().
  Fix attempted  2026-03-10 (AstroMain 3.80.25)

Continuous Improvement

• Extend AstroMain to be able to generate a simplified (Telescope) Summary of the Telescope Driver Log. Somewhat similar to the recent added function to 'Create Dome Log' there should be an equivalent 'Create Scope Log' which finds and interrogates the MeadeGeneric ASCOM Logs and produces a summary of the main changes it the log.   Unlike the Dome Log, the MeadeGeneric logs are only opened when Telescope Connection is initiated and closed when all Telescope Clients have disconnected.  The file is typicall quite large - the one from the S1404 session is 126 MB in size. It should be possible to make a summary log which is less than 50 KB in size. Implemented in AstroMain 3.80.25.
  Done 2026-03-10 (AstroMain 3.80.25)
   
• Add 'Berkeley' to list of DeepSky Targets. In order to sort Berkeley open cluster targets in correct order on ImageSet List Box and on Session Web Pages, 'Berkeley_' should be added to the definitions in GetGroupNo() routine. Implemented in AstroMain 3.80.25.
  Done 2026-03-10 (AstroMain 3.80.25)
   
• Modify AstroMain's listboxObjectFolders_SelectedIndexChanged() routine to compile a Gallery List and pass it to PageBuilder form. In AstroMain 3.80.24 and earlier versions, Gallery Page Links for a Target Web Section had to be manually selected from 'Gallery Page' list. It is proposed that the list of links can automatically built by the  ImageSet  routines and passed to PageBuilder along with other definitions for the current target image set. . Implemented in AstroMain 3.80.25. listboxObjectFolders_SelectedIndexChanged() routine modified to pass the value returned by a call to new function GetObjGalleryList().
  Done 2026-03-10 (AstroMain 3.80.25)
   
• Create a new Observing Project and Gallery Web Page for PCG Galaxy Clusters.  It is proposed to create a new observing project / program for imaging and presenting selected galaxy clusters from the PCG  (Palomar Compact Galaxy) catalogue.  Project was inspired by Alvin Huey's guide book "The Palomar Compact Galaxy Catalogue" (on www.faintfuzzies.com) that is based on a select sampling of 60 of 459 compact groups.   This list was created by Dr. Angela Lovino of Italy, using similar selection criteria as Hickson, Shakhbazian, and Rose in their respective projects.  The criteria are a bit tighter and use an automated algorithm scanning POSS plates > 40 degrees from the galactic equator.   This list is the ultimate compact galaxy list.  All of them are less than an arc minute in size. This will in part address the issue that the number of active targets in the database has become recently depleted and causes issues creating a rich and complete Observing Plans for live sessions.
  Done 2026-03-11 (ObservingDB, Web Site)
   
• Review whether the file structure used by ShCap imaging is suitable. In AstroMain 3.80.24 / AstroShCap 1.3.16  the 'time' folder (original output file from SharpCap with CameraSettings per frame) , 'lights folder (contained 'moved' fits files) and realtime processed results are placed directly in the Object folder for the first set.   This makes sense where there is just a single set, but where there is a second set all the set's subfolders and files are placed in a 'Set2' folder.  This is therefore inconsistent with 'Set1' (Whilst a 'Set1' folder is created it remains empty. The best structure/procedure moving forward needs to be decised.  AstroShCap's TakeImageSet() routine currently sets workfolder, according to whether SetNo is 'Set1' or not.
     if SetNo == "Set1":
      WorkFolder = TargetFolder
   else:
      WorkFolder = TargetFolder + "\\" + SetNo
  So this would be easy to change.  Change implemented 2026-03-11 so that each ImageSet files are put in a Setx subfolder (Set1, Set2 etc)
  Done 2026-03-11 (AstroMain 3.80.25, AstroShCap 1.3.18)
   
• Add PCG and SHK to list of objects in DeepSky Object Category.  In order to be sorted correctly in ImageSets List Box and in Session Page (produced by PageBuilder,  Palomar Compact Galaxies (PGC) and Shakhbazian Galaxy Groups (SHK) needed to be added to list of of DeepSkyObjects (Object Group 8) in GetGroupNo() routine. Implemented in AstroMain 3.80.27
  Done 2026-03-11 (AstroMain 3.80.27)
   
• Extend AstroMain's ImageBuilder to be able to create 'square' cropped images.  Currently in AstroMain 3.80.24 and earlier versions, Image Builder produces just rectangular images based on the aspect ratio of the source image.  A workaround can be used to separately created a square png image, that can be imported and used to generate square picture images. It would be useful however to have a facility that can directly produce a cropped square picture image from a rectangular source image. To be implemented in AstroMain 3.80.25.  Implemented in AstroMain 3.80.27
  Done 2026-03-15 (AstroMain 3.80.27)
   
• Create a new Gallery Page for Selected Spiral Galaxies. It is proposed to create a new gallery page 'spiral_galaxies.htm' for showing selected / best Spiral Galaxy images. Spiral Galaxies are very common and this will necessarily be a selection and will focus on face-on spirals in preference to edge on galaxies (the later already have their own 'Flat_Galaxies' page. A new page [Spiral Galaxies) ] has been created (2026-03-11). Completed adding examples of spiral galaxies from Messier, Caldwell and Herschel 400 catalogues 2026-04-03.
  Done  2026-04-03 (Web Site)
   
• Extend the list of Shakhbazian Galaxy Group targets in the ObservingDB. A selection of Shakhbazian Galaxy Group targets have been imaged and presented on the Shakhbazian Galaxy Groups page.  It is proposed to add additional Shakhbazian targets to the Observing Database (ObservingDB). This will in part address the issue that the number of active targets in the database has become recently depleted and causes issues creating a rich and complete Observing Plans for live sessions. Page 1 of 3 entered into database.
  In Progress 2026-03-12+ (ObservingDB)
   
• Create a new Gallery Page for Extragalactic Objects in Host Galaxies.  It is proposed to create a new observing project / program for imaging and presenting Extragalactic Objects in Host Galaxies. The project is inspired by Alvin Huey's guide book "Observing Extragalactic Objects Within Host Galaxies"  (on www.faintfuzzies.com). The guide contains 158 host galaxies with observable extragalactic objects. Each host galaxy has annotated extragalactic objects with scholarship plus links to observing notes and sketches from a few well known and skilled observer.  Potentially adding new targets to the ObservingDB will in part address the issue that the number of active targets in the database has become recently depleted and causes issues creating a rich and complete Observing Plan for live sessions. New page [ Extragalactic Objects Within Galaxies ] has been created but it still requires populating with selected Host Galaxy Pictures.
  In Progress 2026-03-12+ (Web Site)

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