ACP console log opened 12-Apr-2023 01:37:38 UTC This is ACP version 9.0 (build 4, ACP 9 Production Release) Licensed to Arne Henden 01:37:38 This is AutoFlat version 9.0.3 01:37:38 Using flat plan SchedulerDuskFlats.txt 01:37:38 Starting dusk flats. Low Sun at 8:11:59 PM 01:37:38 Start tracking for next phase 01:37:38 Starting flat field acquisition. 01:37:38 Flats will be acquired with Fast readout mode 01:37:38 Doing 5 flats in Halpha at binning 2 01:37:38 Start slew to flat area... 01:37:40 Switching from B to Halpha filter for imaging 01:37:40 Focus change of -320 steps required 01:37:44 (wait for slew to complete) 01:38:05 (slew complete) 01:38:05 Stop tracking for test exposures 01:38:05 TEST Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 01:38:05 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:38:05 Camera exposing 01:38:09 Exposure complete 01:38:09 Downloading image... 01:38:10 Image downloaded 01:38:11 Background mean = 1913 (ADU) 01:38:12 **Sky is too dark 01:38:12 Doing 5 flats in SU at binning 2 01:38:12 Start slew to flat area... 01:38:13 Switching from Halpha to SU filter for imaging 01:38:13 No focus change required 01:38:13 (wait for slew to complete) 01:38:23 (slew complete) 01:38:23 Stop tracking for test exposures 01:38:23 TEST SU: 1 sec at bin 2 01:38:23 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:38:23 Camera exposing 01:38:27 Exposure complete 01:38:27 Downloading image... 01:38:28 Image downloaded 01:38:29 Background mean = 3910 (ADU) 01:38:30 TEST SU: 8.06 sec at bin 2 01:38:30 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:38:30 Camera exposing 01:38:41 Exposure complete 01:38:41 Downloading image... 01:38:42 Image downloaded 01:38:43 Background mean = 27165 (ADU) 01:38:44 Start tracking for real flats 01:38:44 FLAT1 SU: 9.35 sec at bin 2 01:38:44 Camera exposing 01:39:00 Exposure complete 01:39:00 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:39:00 Downloading image... 01:39:01 Image downloaded 01:39:03 Start tracking 01:39:04 Background mean = 28770 (ADU) 01:39:05 FLAT2 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 01:39:05 Camera exposing 01:39:20 Exposure complete 01:39:20 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:39:20 Downloading image... 01:39:21 Image downloaded 01:39:24 Start tracking 01:39:25 Background mean = 29072 (ADU) 01:39:26 FLAT3 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 01:39:26 Camera exposing 01:39:41 Exposure complete 01:39:41 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:39:41 Downloading image... 01:39:42 Image downloaded 01:39:45 Start tracking 01:39:46 Background mean = 27517 (ADU) 01:39:47 FLAT4 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 01:39:47 Camera exposing 01:40:03 Exposure complete 01:40:03 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:40:03 Downloading image... 01:40:04 Image downloaded 01:40:06 Start tracking 01:40:07 Background mean = 26005 (ADU) 01:40:08 FLAT5 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 01:40:08 Camera exposing 01:40:24 Exposure complete 01:40:24 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:40:24 Downloading image... 01:40:25 Image downloaded 01:40:28 Start tracking 01:40:29 Background mean = 24557 (ADU) 01:40:30 Doing 5 flats in SG at binning 2 01:40:30 Start slew to flat area... 01:40:31 Switching from SU to SG filter for imaging 01:40:31 Focus change of 50 steps required 01:40:34 (wait for slew to complete) 01:40:41 (slew complete) 01:40:41 Stop tracking for test exposures 01:40:41 TEST SG: 10 sec at bin 2 01:40:41 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:40:41 Camera exposing 01:40:54 Exposure complete 01:40:54 Downloading image... 01:40:55 Image downloaded 01:40:56 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:40:57 Scaling exposure and trying again 01:40:57 TEST SG: 4.81 sec at bin 2 01:40:57 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:40:57 Camera exposing 01:41:05 Exposure complete 01:41:05 Downloading image... 01:41:06 Image downloaded 01:41:07 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:41:08 Scaling exposure and trying again 01:41:08 TEST SG: 2.31 sec at bin 2 01:41:08 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:41:08 Camera exposing 01:41:13 Exposure complete 01:41:13 Downloading image... 01:41:14 Image downloaded 01:41:14 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:41:15 Scaling exposure and trying again 01:41:15 TEST SG: 1.11 sec at bin 2 01:41:15 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:41:15 Camera exposing 01:41:19 Exposure complete 01:41:19 Downloading image... 01:41:20 Image downloaded 01:41:21 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:41:22 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:41:37 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -2.8 deg. elevation 01:41:37 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:41:37 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:41:37 Camera exposing 01:41:41 Exposure complete 01:41:41 Downloading image... 01:41:42 Image downloaded 01:41:43 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:41:44 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:41:59 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -2.8 deg. elevation 01:41:59 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:41:59 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:41:59 Camera exposing 01:42:03 Exposure complete 01:42:03 Downloading image... 01:42:04 Image downloaded 01:42:05 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:42:06 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:42:21 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -2.9 deg. elevation 01:42:21 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:42:21 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:42:21 Camera exposing 01:42:25 Exposure complete 01:42:25 Downloading image... 01:42:26 Image downloaded 01:42:26 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:42:27 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:42:42 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.0 deg. elevation 01:42:42 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:42:42 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:42:42 Camera exposing 01:42:46 Exposure complete 01:42:46 Downloading image... 01:42:47 Image downloaded 01:42:48 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:42:49 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:43:04 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.1 deg. elevation 01:43:04 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:43:04 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:43:04 Camera exposing 01:43:08 Exposure complete 01:43:08 Downloading image... 01:43:09 Image downloaded 01:43:09 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:43:10 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:43:25 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.1 deg. elevation 01:43:25 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:43:25 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:43:25 Camera exposing 01:43:30 Exposure complete 01:43:30 Downloading image... 01:43:31 Image downloaded 01:43:31 Background mean = 65534 (ADU) 01:43:32 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:43:47 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.2 deg. elevation 01:43:47 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:43:47 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:43:47 Camera exposing 01:43:51 Exposure complete 01:43:51 Downloading image... 01:43:52 Image downloaded 01:43:53 Background mean = 61842 (ADU) 01:43:54 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:44:09 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.3 deg. elevation 01:44:09 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:44:09 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:44:09 Camera exposing 01:44:13 Exposure complete 01:44:13 Downloading image... 01:44:14 Image downloaded 01:44:15 Background mean = 57515 (ADU) 01:44:16 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:44:31 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.4 deg. elevation 01:44:31 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:44:31 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:44:31 Camera exposing 01:44:35 Exposure complete 01:44:35 Downloading image... 01:44:36 Image downloaded 01:44:36 Background mean = 53434 (ADU) 01:44:37 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:44:52 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.4 deg. elevation 01:44:52 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:44:52 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:44:52 Camera exposing 01:44:56 Exposure complete 01:44:56 Downloading image... 01:44:57 Image downloaded 01:44:58 Background mean = 49656 (ADU) 01:44:59 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:45:14 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.5 deg. elevation 01:45:14 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:45:14 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:45:14 Camera exposing 01:45:18 Exposure complete 01:45:18 Downloading image... 01:45:19 Image downloaded 01:45:20 Background mean = 46070 (ADU) 01:45:21 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:45:36 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.6 deg. elevation 01:45:36 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:45:36 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:45:36 Camera exposing 01:45:40 Exposure complete 01:45:40 Downloading image... 01:45:41 Image downloaded 01:45:41 Background mean = 42716 (ADU) 01:45:42 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:45:58 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.7 deg. elevation 01:45:58 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:45:58 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:45:58 Camera exposing 01:46:01 Exposure complete 01:46:01 Downloading image... 01:46:03 Image downloaded 01:46:03 Background mean = 39554 (ADU) 01:46:04 Start tracking for real flats 01:46:04 FLAT1 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:46:04 Camera exposing 01:46:11 Exposure complete 01:46:11 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:46:11 Downloading image... 01:46:12 Image downloaded 01:46:15 Start tracking 01:46:16 Background mean = 37117 (ADU) 01:46:17 FLAT2 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:46:17 Camera exposing 01:46:24 Exposure complete 01:46:24 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:46:24 Downloading image... 01:46:25 Image downloaded 01:46:27 Start tracking 01:46:28 Background mean = 35522 (ADU) 01:46:29 FLAT3 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:46:29 Camera exposing 01:46:36 Exposure complete 01:46:36 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:46:36 Downloading image... 01:46:37 Image downloaded 01:46:39 Start tracking 01:46:40 Background mean = 34001 (ADU) 01:46:41 FLAT4 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:46:41 Camera exposing 01:46:48 Exposure complete 01:46:48 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:46:48 Downloading image... 01:46:49 Image downloaded 01:46:52 Start tracking 01:46:53 Background mean = 32543 (ADU) 01:46:54 FLAT5 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:46:54 Camera exposing 01:47:01 Exposure complete 01:47:01 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:47:01 Downloading image... 01:47:02 Image downloaded 01:47:04 Start tracking 01:47:05 Background mean = 31083 (ADU) 01:47:06 Doing 5 flats in SZ at binning 2 01:47:06 Start slew to flat area... 01:47:08 Switching from SG to SZ filter for imaging 01:47:08 Focus change of -100 steps required 01:47:11 (wait for slew to complete) 01:47:18 (slew complete) 01:47:18 Stop tracking for test exposures 01:47:18 TEST SZ: 1.01 sec at bin 2 01:47:18 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:47:18 Camera exposing 01:47:22 Exposure complete 01:47:22 Downloading image... 01:47:23 Image downloaded 01:47:23 Background mean = 2371 (ADU) 01:47:24 **Sky is too dark 01:47:24 Doing 5 flats in SR at binning 2 01:47:24 Start slew to flat area... 01:47:26 Switching from SZ to SR filter for imaging 01:47:26 Focus change of 50 steps required 01:47:29 (wait for slew to complete) 01:47:31 (slew complete) 01:47:31 Stop tracking for test exposures 01:47:31 TEST SR: 1 sec at bin 2 01:47:31 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:47:31 Camera exposing 01:47:35 Exposure complete 01:47:35 Downloading image... 01:47:36 Image downloaded 01:47:36 Background mean = 11029 (ADU) 01:47:37 TEST SR: 2.86 sec at bin 2 01:47:37 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:47:37 Camera exposing 01:47:43 Exposure complete 01:47:43 Downloading image... 01:47:44 Image downloaded 01:47:45 Background mean = 29693 (ADU) 01:47:46 Start tracking for real flats 01:47:46 FLAT1 SR: 3.03 sec at bin 2 01:47:46 Camera exposing 01:47:55 Exposure complete 01:47:55 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:47:55 Downloading image... 01:47:56 Image downloaded 01:47:58 Start tracking 01:47:59 Background mean = 29157 (ADU) 01:48:00 FLAT2 SR: 3.27 sec at bin 2 01:48:00 Camera exposing 01:48:10 Exposure complete 01:48:10 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:48:10 Downloading image... 01:48:11 Image downloaded 01:48:13 Start tracking 01:48:14 Background mean = 29653 (ADU) 01:48:15 FLAT3 SR: 3.47 sec at bin 2 01:48:15 Camera exposing 01:48:24 Exposure complete 01:48:24 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:48:24 Downloading image... 01:48:25 Image downloaded 01:48:28 Start tracking 01:48:29 Background mean = 29625 (ADU) 01:48:30 FLAT4 SR: 3.69 sec at bin 2 01:48:30 Camera exposing 01:48:40 Exposure complete 01:48:40 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:48:40 Downloading image... 01:48:41 Image downloaded 01:48:43 Start tracking 01:48:44 Background mean = 29654 (ADU) 01:48:45 FLAT5 SR: 3.92 sec at bin 2 01:48:45 Camera exposing 01:48:56 Exposure complete 01:48:56 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:48:56 Downloading image... 01:48:57 Image downloaded 01:48:59 Start tracking 01:49:00 Background mean = 29601 (ADU) 01:49:01 Doing 5 flats in SI at binning 2 01:49:01 Start slew to flat area... 01:49:03 Switching from SR to SI filter for imaging 01:49:03 Focus change of -20 steps required 01:49:05 (wait for slew to complete) 01:49:13 (slew complete) 01:49:13 Stop tracking for test exposures 01:49:13 TEST SI: 4.17 sec at bin 2 01:49:13 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:49:13 Camera exposing 01:49:20 Exposure complete 01:49:20 Downloading image... 01:49:21 Image downloaded 01:49:22 Background mean = 17580 (ADU) 01:49:23 (wait for slew to complete) 01:49:28 (slew complete) 01:49:28 TEST SI: 7.47 sec at bin 2 01:49:28 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:49:28 Camera exposing 01:49:38 Exposure complete 01:49:38 Downloading image... 01:49:39 Image downloaded 01:49:40 Background mean = 29037 (ADU) 01:49:41 Start tracking for real flats 01:49:41 FLAT1 SI: 8.1 sec at bin 2 01:49:41 Camera exposing 01:49:55 Exposure complete 01:49:55 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:49:55 Downloading image... 01:49:56 Image downloaded 01:49:59 Start tracking 01:50:00 Background mean = 28510 (ADU) 01:50:01 FLAT2 SI: 8.95 sec at bin 2 01:50:01 Camera exposing 01:50:15 Exposure complete 01:50:15 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:50:15 Downloading image... 01:50:16 Image downloaded 01:50:19 Start tracking 01:50:20 Background mean = 29091 (ADU) 01:50:21 FLAT3 SI: 9.69 sec at bin 2 01:50:21 Camera exposing 01:50:37 Exposure complete 01:50:37 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:50:37 Downloading image... 01:50:38 Image downloaded 01:50:40 Start tracking 01:50:41 Background mean = 29102 (ADU) 01:50:42 FLAT4 SI: 10 sec at bin 2 01:50:42 Camera exposing 01:50:59 Exposure complete 01:50:59 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:50:59 Downloading image... 01:51:00 Image downloaded 01:51:02 Start tracking 01:51:03 Background mean = 27732 (ADU) 01:51:04 FLAT5 SI: 10 sec at bin 2 01:51:04 Camera exposing 01:51:20 Exposure complete 01:51:20 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:51:20 Downloading image... 01:51:21 Image downloaded 01:51:24 Start tracking 01:51:25 Background mean = 25562 (ADU) 01:51:26 Sun is now at -4.8 deg. elevation 01:51:26 Stop tracking 01:51:26 Flat acquisition complete. ACP console log closed 12-Apr-2023 01:51:26 UTC