ACP console log opened 07-Jan-2022 00:28:30 UTC This is ACP version 8.3 (build 1, Release 8.3) Licensed to Arne Henden 00:28:30 This is AutoFlat version 8.3.1 00:28:30 Using flat plan SchedulerDuskFlats.txt 00:28:30 Starting dusk flats. Low Sun at 5:57:38 PM 00:28:30 Start tracking for next phase 00:28:30 Starting flat field acquisition. 00:28:30 Flats will be acquired with Fast readout mode 00:28:30 Doing 5 flats in SZ at binning 2 00:28:30 Start slew to flat area... 00:28:32 Switching from SR to SZ filter for imaging 00:28:32 Focus change of -50 steps required 00:28:40 (wait for slew to complete) 00:29:17 (slew complete) 00:29:17 Stop tracking for test exposures 00:29:17 TEST SZ: 1 sec at bin 2 00:29:17 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:29:17 Camera exposing 00:29:21 Exposure complete 00:29:21 Downloading image... 00:29:22 Image downloaded 00:29:23 Background mean = 5388 (ADU) 00:29:24 TEST SZ: 5.85 sec at bin 2 00:29:24 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:29:24 Camera exposing 00:29:33 Exposure complete 00:29:33 Downloading image... 00:29:34 Image downloaded 00:29:35 Background mean = 28502 (ADU) 00:29:36 Start tracking for real flats 00:29:36 FLAT1 SZ: 6.47 sec at bin 2 00:29:36 Camera exposing 00:29:48 Exposure complete 00:29:48 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:29:48 Downloading image... 00:29:49 Image downloaded 00:29:51 Start tracking 00:29:52 Background mean = 28931 (ADU) 00:29:54 FLAT2 SZ: 7.04 sec at bin 2 00:29:54 Camera exposing 00:30:05 Exposure complete 00:30:05 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:30:05 Downloading image... 00:30:07 Image downloaded 00:30:09 Start tracking 00:30:10 Background mean = 30218 (ADU) 00:30:11 FLAT3 SZ: 7.34 sec at bin 2 00:30:11 Camera exposing 00:30:23 Exposure complete 00:30:23 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:30:23 Downloading image... 00:30:25 Image downloaded 00:30:27 Start tracking 00:30:30 Background mean = 30278 (ADU) 00:30:31 FLAT4 SZ: 7.64 sec at bin 2 00:30:31 Camera exposing 00:30:43 Exposure complete 00:30:43 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:30:43 Downloading image... 00:30:45 Image downloaded 00:30:47 Start tracking 00:30:49 Background mean = 30116 (ADU) 00:30:50 FLAT5 SZ: 7.99 sec at bin 2 00:30:50 Camera exposing 00:31:03 Exposure complete 00:31:03 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:31:03 Downloading image... 00:31:04 Image downloaded 00:31:06 Start tracking 00:31:08 Background mean = 30123 (ADU) 00:31:09 Doing 5 flats in SI at binning 2 00:31:09 Start slew to flat area... 00:31:10 Switching from SZ to SI filter for imaging 00:31:10 Focus change of 30 steps required 00:31:15 (wait for slew to complete) 00:31:20 (slew complete) 00:31:20 Stop tracking for test exposures 00:31:20 TEST SI: 8.36 sec at bin 2 00:31:20 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:31:21 Camera exposing 00:31:32 Exposure complete 00:31:32 Downloading image... 00:31:33 Image downloaded 00:31:34 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 00:31:35 Scaling exposure and trying again 00:31:35 TEST SI: 4.02 sec at bin 2 00:31:35 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:31:35 Camera exposing 00:31:42 Exposure complete 00:31:42 Downloading image... 00:31:43 Image downloaded 00:31:43 Background mean = 44846 (ADU) 00:31:44 Scaling exposure and trying again 00:31:45 TEST SI: 2.82 sec at bin 2 00:31:45 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:31:45 Camera exposing 00:31:51 Exposure complete 00:31:51 Downloading image... 00:31:52 Image downloaded 00:31:52 Background mean = 30786 (ADU) 00:31:53 Start tracking for real flats 00:31:53 FLAT1 SI: 2.89 sec at bin 2 00:31:53 Camera exposing 00:32:02 Exposure complete 00:32:02 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:32:02 Downloading image... 00:32:03 Image downloaded 00:32:05 Start tracking 00:32:07 Background mean = 29076 (ADU) 00:32:08 FLAT2 SI: 3.13 sec at bin 2 00:32:08 Camera exposing 00:32:16 Exposure complete 00:32:16 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:32:16 Downloading image... 00:32:17 Image downloaded 00:32:20 Start tracking 00:32:21 Background mean = 30071 (ADU) 00:32:22 FLAT3 SI: 3.28 sec at bin 2 00:32:22 Camera exposing 00:32:30 Exposure complete 00:32:30 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:32:30 Downloading image... 00:32:31 Image downloaded 00:32:34 Start tracking 00:32:35 Background mean = 30045 (ADU) 00:32:37 FLAT4 SI: 3.44 sec at bin 2 00:32:37 Camera exposing 00:32:45 Exposure complete 00:32:45 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:32:45 Downloading image... 00:32:46 Image downloaded 00:32:48 Start tracking 00:32:50 Background mean = 29918 (ADU) 00:32:52 FLAT5 SI: 3.62 sec at bin 2 00:32:52 Camera exposing 00:33:00 Exposure complete 00:33:00 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:33:00 Downloading image... 00:33:01 Image downloaded 00:33:03 Start tracking 00:33:06 Background mean = 29870 (ADU) 00:33:08 Doing 5 flats in R at binning 2 00:33:08 Start slew to flat area... 00:33:09 Switching from SI to R filter for imaging 00:33:09 Focus change of 290 steps required 00:33:21 (wait for slew to complete) 00:33:21 (slew complete) 00:33:21 Stop tracking for test exposures 00:33:21 TEST R: 3.82 sec at bin 2 00:33:21 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:33:21 Camera exposing 00:33:28 Exposure complete 00:33:28 Downloading image... 00:33:29 Image downloaded 00:33:30 Background mean = 29432 (ADU) 00:33:31 Start tracking for real flats 00:33:31 FLAT1 R: 4.09 sec at bin 2 00:33:31 Camera exposing 00:33:40 Exposure complete 00:33:40 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:33:40 Downloading image... 00:33:42 Image downloaded 00:33:44 Start tracking 00:33:46 Background mean = 28742 (ADU) 00:33:47 FLAT2 R: 4.48 sec at bin 2 00:33:47 Camera exposing 00:33:56 Exposure complete 00:33:56 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:33:56 Downloading image... 00:33:57 Image downloaded 00:33:59 Start tracking 00:34:01 Background mean = 29462 (ADU) 00:34:02 FLAT3 R: 4.79 sec at bin 2 00:34:02 Camera exposing 00:34:11 Exposure complete 00:34:11 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:34:11 Downloading image... 00:34:12 Image downloaded 00:34:14 Start tracking 00:34:16 Background mean = 29595 (ADU) 00:34:17 FLAT4 R: 5.1 sec at bin 2 00:34:17 Camera exposing 00:34:28 Exposure complete 00:34:28 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:34:28 Downloading image... 00:34:29 Image downloaded 00:34:31 Start tracking 00:34:32 Background mean = 29545 (ADU) 00:34:34 FLAT5 R: 5.44 sec at bin 2 00:34:34 Camera exposing 00:34:44 Exposure complete 00:34:44 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:34:44 Downloading image... 00:34:45 Image downloaded 00:34:47 Start tracking 00:34:49 Background mean = 29459 (ADU) 00:34:50 Doing 5 flats in V at binning 2 00:34:50 Start slew to flat area... 00:34:51 Switching from R to V filter for imaging 00:34:52 Focus change of 20 steps required 00:35:00 (wait for slew to complete) 00:35:01 (slew complete) 00:35:01 Stop tracking for test exposures 00:35:01 TEST V: 5.82 sec at bin 2 00:35:01 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:35:01 Camera exposing 00:35:10 Exposure complete 00:35:10 Downloading image... 00:35:11 Image downloaded 00:35:12 Background mean = 31701 (ADU) 00:35:13 Start tracking for real flats 00:35:13 FLAT1 V: 5.78 sec at bin 2 00:35:13 Camera exposing 00:35:23 Exposure complete 00:35:23 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:35:23 Downloading image... 00:35:25 Image downloaded 00:35:27 Start tracking 00:35:28 Background mean = 28746 (ADU) 00:35:30 FLAT2 V: 6.33 sec at bin 2 00:35:30 Camera exposing 00:35:41 Exposure complete 00:35:41 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:35:41 Downloading image... 00:35:42 Image downloaded 00:35:44 Start tracking 00:35:46 Background mean = 29404 (ADU) 00:35:47 FLAT3 V: 6.78 sec at bin 2 00:35:47 Camera exposing 00:35:59 Exposure complete 00:35:59 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:35:59 Downloading image... 00:36:00 Image downloaded 00:36:02 Start tracking 00:36:04 Background mean = 29346 (ADU) 00:36:05 FLAT4 V: 7.28 sec at bin 2 00:36:05 Camera exposing 00:36:16 Exposure complete 00:36:16 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:36:16 Downloading image... 00:36:17 Image downloaded 00:36:19 Start tracking 00:36:21 Background mean = 29319 (ADU) 00:36:22 FLAT5 V: 7.82 sec at bin 2 00:36:22 Camera exposing 00:36:35 Exposure complete 00:36:35 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:36:35 Downloading image... 00:36:36 Image downloaded 00:36:38 Start tracking 00:36:40 Background mean = 29322 (ADU) 00:36:41 Doing 5 flats in B at binning 2 00:36:41 Start slew to flat area... 00:36:43 Switching from V to B filter for imaging 00:36:43 Focus change of 30 steps required 00:36:52 (wait for slew to complete) 00:36:53 (slew complete) 00:36:53 Stop tracking for test exposures 00:36:53 TEST B: 8.4 sec at bin 2 00:36:53 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:36:53 Camera exposing 00:37:04 Exposure complete 00:37:04 Downloading image... 00:37:05 Image downloaded 00:37:06 Background mean = 39161 (ADU) 00:37:07 Start tracking for real flats 00:37:07 FLAT1 B: 6.76 sec at bin 2 00:37:07 Camera exposing 00:37:18 Exposure complete 00:37:18 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:37:18 Downloading image... 00:37:19 Image downloaded 00:37:21 Start tracking 00:37:23 Background mean = 28736 (ADU) 00:37:24 FLAT2 B: 7.41 sec at bin 2 00:37:24 Camera exposing 00:37:35 Exposure complete 00:37:35 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:37:35 Downloading image... 00:37:37 Image downloaded 00:37:39 Start tracking 00:37:40 Background mean = 29432 (ADU) 00:37:41 FLAT3 B: 7.93 sec at bin 2 00:37:41 Camera exposing 00:37:54 Exposure complete 00:37:54 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:37:54 Downloading image... 00:37:56 Image downloaded 00:37:58 Start tracking 00:37:59 Background mean = 29394 (ADU) 00:38:00 FLAT4 B: 8.5 sec at bin 2 00:38:00 Camera exposing 00:38:13 Exposure complete 00:38:13 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:38:13 Downloading image... 00:38:14 Image downloaded 00:38:16 Start tracking 00:38:18 Background mean = 29203 (ADU) 00:38:19 FLAT5 B: 9.17 sec at bin 2 00:38:19 Camera exposing 00:38:32 Exposure complete 00:38:32 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:38:32 Downloading image... 00:38:34 Image downloaded 00:38:36 Start tracking 00:38:37 Background mean = 29290 (ADU) 00:38:38 Doing 5 flats in SR at binning 2 00:38:39 Start slew to flat area... 00:38:40 Switching from B to SR filter for imaging 00:38:40 Focus change of -320 steps required 00:38:54 (wait for slew to complete) 00:38:55 (slew complete) 00:38:55 Stop tracking for test exposures 00:38:55 TEST SR: 9.86 sec at bin 2 00:38:55 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:38:55 Camera exposing 00:39:08 Exposure complete 00:39:08 Downloading image... 00:39:09 Image downloaded 00:39:10 Background mean = 23926 (ADU) 00:39:11 Start tracking for real flats 00:39:11 FLAT1 SR: 10 sec at bin 2 00:39:11 Camera exposing 00:39:26 Exposure complete 00:39:26 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:39:26 Downloading image... 00:39:27 Image downloaded 00:39:29 Start tracking 00:39:31 Background mean = 21559 (ADU) 00:39:32 FLAT2 SR: 10 sec at bin 2 00:39:32 Camera exposing 00:39:47 Exposure complete 00:39:47 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:39:47 Downloading image... 00:39:48 Image downloaded 00:39:50 Start tracking 00:39:52 Background mean = 19865 (ADU) 00:39:53 **Sky is too dark 00:39:53 Doing 5 flats in SG at binning 2 00:39:53 Start slew to flat area... 00:39:55 Switching from SR to SG filter for imaging 00:39:55 Focus change of 50 steps required 00:39:58 (wait for slew to complete) 00:40:04 (slew complete) 00:40:04 Stop tracking for test exposures 00:40:04 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:40:04 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:40:04 Camera exposing 00:40:08 Exposure complete 00:40:08 Downloading image... 00:40:09 Image downloaded 00:40:09 Background mean = 4982 (ADU) 00:40:10 TEST SG: 6.32 sec at bin 2 00:40:11 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:40:11 Camera exposing 00:40:20 Exposure complete 00:40:20 Downloading image... 00:40:21 Image downloaded 00:40:22 Background mean = 27748 (ADU) 00:40:23 Start tracking for real flats 00:40:23 FLAT1 SG: 7.17 sec at bin 2 00:40:23 Camera exposing 00:40:34 Exposure complete 00:40:34 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:40:34 Downloading image... 00:40:36 Image downloaded 00:40:38 Start tracking 00:40:39 Background mean = 28486 (ADU) 00:40:40 FLAT2 SG: 7.93 sec at bin 2 00:40:40 Camera exposing 00:40:53 Exposure complete 00:40:53 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:40:53 Downloading image... 00:40:54 Image downloaded 00:40:56 Start tracking 00:40:58 Background mean = 29342 (ADU) 00:40:59 FLAT3 SG: 8.51 sec at bin 2 00:40:59 Camera exposing 00:41:11 Exposure complete 00:41:11 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:41:11 Downloading image... 00:41:13 Image downloaded 00:41:15 Start tracking 00:41:16 Background mean = 29181 (ADU) 00:41:18 FLAT4 SG: 9.19 sec at bin 2 00:41:18 Camera exposing 00:41:31 Exposure complete 00:41:31 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:41:31 Downloading image... 00:41:32 Image downloaded 00:41:35 Start tracking 00:41:36 Background mean = 29171 (ADU) 00:41:37 FLAT5 SG: 9.92 sec at bin 2 00:41:37 Camera exposing 00:41:52 Exposure complete 00:41:52 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:41:52 Downloading image... 00:41:53 Image downloaded 00:41:55 Start tracking 00:41:57 Background mean = 29057 (ADU) 00:41:58 Sun is now at -5.9 deg. elevation 00:41:58 Stop tracking 00:41:58 Flat acquisition complete. ACP console log closed 07-Jan-2022 00:41:58 UTC