ACP console log opened 08-Jun-2023 02:16:32 UTC This is ACP version 9.0 (build 4, ACP 9 Production Release) Licensed to Arne Henden 02:16:32 This is AutoFlat version 9.0.3 02:16:32 Using flat plan SchedulerDuskFlats.txt 02:16:32 Starting dusk flats. Low Sun at 8:55:45 PM 02:16:32 Start tracking for next phase 02:16:33 Starting flat field acquisition. 02:16:33 Flats will be acquired with Fast readout mode 02:16:33 Doing 5 flats in Halpha at binning 2 02:16:33 Start slew to flat area... 02:16:34 Switching from B to Halpha filter for imaging 02:16:34 Focus change of -320 steps required 02:16:38 (wait for slew to complete) 02:16:54 (slew complete) 02:16:54 Stop tracking for test exposures 02:16:54 TEST Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 02:16:54 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 02:16:54 Camera exposing 02:16:58 Exposure complete 02:16:58 Downloading image... 02:16:59 Image downloaded 02:17:00 Background mean = 2039 (ADU) 02:17:01 **Sky is too dark 02:17:01 Doing 5 flats in SU at binning 2 02:17:01 Start slew to flat area... 02:17:03 Switching from Halpha to SU filter for imaging 02:17:03 No focus change required 02:17:03 (wait for slew to complete) 02:17:13 (slew complete) 02:17:13 Stop tracking for test exposures 02:17:13 TEST SU: 1 sec at bin 2 02:17:13 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 02:17:13 Camera exposing 02:17:16 Exposure complete 02:17:16 Downloading image... 02:17:17 Image downloaded 02:17:18 Background mean = 3757 (ADU) 02:17:19 TEST SU: 8.38 sec at bin 2 02:17:19 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 02:17:19 Camera exposing 02:17:30 Exposure complete 02:17:30 Downloading image... 02:17:31 Image downloaded 02:17:32 Background mean = 26940 (ADU) 02:17:33 Start tracking for real flats 02:17:33 FLAT1 SU: 9.8 sec at bin 2 02:17:33 Camera exposing 02:17:49 Exposure complete 02:17:49 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 02:17:49 Downloading image... 02:17:50 Image downloaded 02:17:52 Start tracking 02:17:53 Background mean = 28835 (ADU) 02:17:54 FLAT2 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 02:17:54 Camera exposing 02:18:11 Exposure complete 02:18:11 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 02:18:11 Downloading image... 02:18:12 Image downloaded 02:18:14 Start tracking 02:18:15 Background mean = 28025 (ADU) 02:18:16 FLAT3 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 02:18:16 Camera exposing 02:18:32 Exposure complete 02:18:32 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 02:18:32 Downloading image... 02:18:33 Image downloaded 02:18:35 Start tracking 02:18:36 Background mean = 26647 (ADU) 02:18:38 FLAT4 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 02:18:38 Camera exposing 02:18:53 Exposure complete 02:18:53 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 02:18:53 Downloading image... 02:18:54 Image downloaded 02:18:57 Start tracking 02:18:58 Background mean = 25353 (ADU) 02:18:59 FLAT5 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 02:18:59 Camera exposing 02:19:15 Exposure complete 02:19:15 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 02:19:15 Downloading image... 02:19:16 Image downloaded 02:19:19 Start tracking 02:19:20 Background mean = 24118 (ADU) 02:19:21 Doing 5 flats in SG at binning 2 02:19:21 Start slew to flat area... 02:19:23 Switching from SU to SG filter for imaging 02:19:23 Focus change of 50 steps required 02:19:25 (wait for slew to complete) 02:19:33 (slew complete) 02:19:33 Stop tracking for test exposures 02:19:33 TEST SG: 10 sec at bin 2 02:19:33 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 02:19:33 Camera exposing 02:19:46 Exposure complete 02:19:46 Downloading image... 02:19:47 Image downloaded 02:19:47 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 02:19:48 Scaling exposure and trying again 02:19:48 TEST SG: 4.81 sec at bin 2 02:19:48 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 02:19:49 Camera exposing 02:19:56 Exposure complete 02:19:56 Downloading image... 02:19:57 Image downloaded 02:19:57 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 02:19:58 Scaling exposure and trying again 02:19:59 TEST SG: 2.31 sec at bin 2 02:19:59 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 02:19:59 Camera exposing 02:20:03 Exposure complete 02:20:03 Downloading image... 02:20:05 Image downloaded 02:20:05 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 02:20:06 Scaling exposure and trying again 02:20:06 TEST SG: 1.11 sec at bin 2 02:20:06 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 02:20:06 Camera exposing 02:20:10 Exposure complete 02:20:10 Downloading image... 02:20:11 Image downloaded 02:20:11 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 02:20:13 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 02:20:28 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -2.7 deg. elevation 02:20:28 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 02:20:28 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 02:20:28 Camera exposing 02:20:32 Exposure complete 02:20:32 Downloading image... 02:20:33 Image downloaded 02:20:33 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 02:20:34 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 02:20:50 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -2.7 deg. elevation 02:20:50 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 02:20:50 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 02:20:50 Camera exposing 02:20:53 Exposure complete 02:20:53 Downloading image... 02:20:54 Image downloaded 02:20:55 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 02:20:56 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 02:21:11 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -2.8 deg. elevation 02:21:11 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 02:21:11 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 02:21:11 Camera exposing 02:21:15 Exposure complete 02:21:15 Downloading image... 02:21:16 Image downloaded 02:21:17 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 02:21:18 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 02:21:33 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -2.9 deg. elevation 02:21:33 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 02:21:33 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 02:21:33 Camera exposing 02:21:37 Exposure complete 02:21:37 Downloading image... 02:21:38 Image downloaded 02:21:38 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 02:21:39 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 02:21:55 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -2.9 deg. elevation 02:21:55 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 02:21:55 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 02:21:55 Camera exposing 02:21:59 Exposure complete 02:21:59 Downloading image... 02:22:00 Image downloaded 02:22:00 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 02:22:01 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 02:22:17 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.0 deg. elevation 02:22:17 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 02:22:17 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 02:22:17 Camera exposing 02:22:20 Exposure complete 02:22:20 Downloading image... 02:22:21 Image downloaded 02:22:22 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 02:22:23 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 02:22:38 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.1 deg. elevation 02:22:38 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 02:22:38 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 02:22:38 Camera exposing 02:22:42 Exposure complete 02:22:42 Downloading image... 02:22:43 Image downloaded 02:22:44 Background mean = 65006 (ADU) 02:22:45 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 02:23:00 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.1 deg. elevation 02:23:00 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 02:23:00 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 02:23:00 Camera exposing 02:23:04 Exposure complete 02:23:04 Downloading image... 02:23:05 Image downloaded 02:23:05 Background mean = 61035 (ADU) 02:23:07 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 02:23:22 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.2 deg. elevation 02:23:22 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 02:23:22 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 02:23:22 Camera exposing 02:23:26 Exposure complete 02:23:26 Downloading image... 02:23:27 Image downloaded 02:23:27 Background mean = 57268 (ADU) 02:23:28 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 02:23:44 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.3 deg. elevation 02:23:44 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 02:23:44 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 02:23:44 Camera exposing 02:23:47 Exposure complete 02:23:47 Downloading image... 02:23:48 Image downloaded 02:23:49 Background mean = 53702 (ADU) 02:23:50 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 02:24:05 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.3 deg. elevation 02:24:05 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 02:24:05 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 02:24:05 Camera exposing 02:24:09 Exposure complete 02:24:09 Downloading image... 02:24:10 Image downloaded 02:24:11 Background mean = 50329 (ADU) 02:24:12 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 02:24:27 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.4 deg. elevation 02:24:27 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 02:24:27 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 02:24:27 Camera exposing 02:24:31 Exposure complete 02:24:31 Downloading image... 02:24:32 Image downloaded 02:24:33 Background mean = 47119 (ADU) 02:24:34 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 02:24:49 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.5 deg. elevation 02:24:49 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 02:24:49 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 02:24:49 Camera exposing 02:24:53 Exposure complete 02:24:53 Downloading image... 02:24:54 Image downloaded 02:24:54 Background mean = 44084 (ADU) 02:24:55 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 02:25:11 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.5 deg. elevation 02:25:11 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 02:25:11 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 02:25:11 Camera exposing 02:25:14 Exposure complete 02:25:14 Downloading image... 02:25:16 Image downloaded 02:25:16 Background mean = 41227 (ADU) 02:25:17 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 02:25:32 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.6 deg. elevation 02:25:32 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 02:25:32 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 02:25:33 Camera exposing 02:25:36 Exposure complete 02:25:36 Downloading image... 02:25:37 Image downloaded 02:25:38 Background mean = 38528 (ADU) 02:25:39 Start tracking for real flats 02:25:39 FLAT1 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 02:25:39 Camera exposing 02:25:46 Exposure complete 02:25:46 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 02:25:46 Downloading image... 02:25:47 Image downloaded 02:25:49 Start tracking 02:25:50 Background mean = 36222 (ADU) 02:25:51 FLAT2 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 02:25:51 Camera exposing 02:25:58 Exposure complete 02:25:58 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 02:25:58 Downloading image... 02:26:00 Image downloaded 02:26:02 Start tracking 02:26:03 Background mean = 34838 (ADU) 02:26:04 FLAT3 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 02:26:04 Camera exposing 02:26:11 Exposure complete 02:26:11 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 02:26:11 Downloading image... 02:26:12 Image downloaded 02:26:14 Start tracking 02:26:15 Background mean = 33524 (ADU) 02:26:16 FLAT4 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 02:26:17 Camera exposing 02:26:24 Exposure complete 02:26:24 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 02:26:24 Downloading image... 02:26:25 Image downloaded 02:26:27 Start tracking 02:26:28 Background mean = 32176 (ADU) 02:26:29 FLAT5 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 02:26:29 Camera exposing 02:26:36 Exposure complete 02:26:36 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 02:26:36 Downloading image... 02:26:37 Image downloaded 02:26:40 Start tracking 02:26:41 Background mean = 30934 (ADU) 02:26:42 Doing 5 flats in SZ at binning 2 02:26:42 Start slew to flat area... 02:26:43 Switching from SG to SZ filter for imaging 02:26:43 Focus change of -100 steps required 02:26:46 (wait for slew to complete) 02:26:52 (slew complete) 02:26:52 Stop tracking for test exposures 02:26:52 TEST SZ: 1.02 sec at bin 2 02:26:52 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 02:26:52 Camera exposing 02:26:56 Exposure complete 02:26:56 Downloading image... 02:26:57 Image downloaded 02:26:58 Background mean = 3629 (ADU) 02:26:59 TEST SZ: 8.85 sec at bin 2 02:26:59 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 02:26:59 Camera exposing 02:27:11 Exposure complete 02:27:11 Downloading image... 02:27:12 Image downloaded 02:27:13 Background mean = 26549 (ADU) 02:27:14 Start tracking for real flats 02:27:14 FLAT1 SZ: 10 sec at bin 2 02:27:14 Camera exposing 02:27:30 Exposure complete 02:27:30 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 02:27:30 Downloading image... 02:27:32 Image downloaded 02:27:34 Start tracking 02:27:35 Background mean = 26901 (ADU) 02:27:36 FLAT2 SZ: 10 sec at bin 2 02:27:36 Camera exposing 02:27:51 Exposure complete 02:27:51 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 02:27:51 Downloading image... 02:27:52 Image downloaded 02:27:55 Start tracking 02:27:56 Background mean = 24987 (ADU) 02:27:57 FLAT3 SZ: 10 sec at bin 2 02:27:57 Camera exposing 02:28:13 Exposure complete 02:28:13 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 02:28:13 Downloading image... 02:28:14 Image downloaded 02:28:16 Start tracking 02:28:17 Background mean = 23262 (ADU) 02:28:18 FLAT4 SZ: 10 sec at bin 2 02:28:18 Camera exposing 02:28:34 Exposure complete 02:28:34 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 02:28:34 Downloading image... 02:28:35 Image downloaded 02:28:37 Start tracking 02:28:38 Background mean = 21641 (ADU) 02:28:39 FLAT5 SZ: 10 sec at bin 2 02:28:39 Camera exposing 02:28:55 Exposure complete 02:28:55 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 02:28:55 Downloading image... 02:28:56 Image downloaded 02:28:59 Start tracking 02:29:00 Background mean = 20134 (ADU) 02:29:01 Doing 5 flats in SR at binning 2 02:29:01 Start slew to flat area... 02:29:03 Switching from SZ to SR filter for imaging 02:29:03 Focus change of 50 steps required 02:29:05 (wait for slew to complete) 02:29:12 (slew complete) 02:29:12 Stop tracking for test exposures 02:29:12 TEST SR: 10 sec at bin 2 02:29:12 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 02:29:12 Camera exposing 02:29:26 Exposure complete 02:29:26 Downloading image... 02:29:27 Image downloaded 02:29:27 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 02:29:29 Scaling exposure and trying again 02:29:29 TEST SR: 4.81 sec at bin 2 02:29:29 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 02:29:29 Camera exposing 02:29:37 Exposure complete 02:29:37 Downloading image... 02:29:38 Image downloaded 02:29:38 Background mean = 32807 (ADU) 02:29:39 Start tracking for real flats 02:29:39 FLAT1 SR: 4.62 sec at bin 2 02:29:40 Camera exposing 02:29:51 Exposure complete 02:29:51 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 02:29:51 Downloading image... 02:29:52 Image downloaded 02:29:54 Start tracking 02:29:55 Background mean = 28957 (ADU) 02:29:56 FLAT2 SR: 5.03 sec at bin 2 02:29:56 Camera exposing 02:30:07 Exposure complete 02:30:07 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 02:30:07 Downloading image... 02:30:08 Image downloaded 02:30:11 Start tracking 02:30:12 Background mean = 29570 (ADU) 02:30:13 FLAT3 SR: 5.36 sec at bin 2 02:30:13 Camera exposing 02:30:24 Exposure complete 02:30:24 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 02:30:24 Downloading image... 02:30:25 Image downloaded 02:30:27 Start tracking 02:30:28 Background mean = 29554 (ADU) 02:30:30 FLAT4 SR: 5.71 sec at bin 2 02:30:30 Camera exposing 02:30:42 Exposure complete 02:30:42 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 02:30:42 Downloading image... 02:30:43 Image downloaded 02:30:45 Start tracking 02:30:46 Background mean = 29515 (ADU) 02:30:47 FLAT5 SR: 6.09 sec at bin 2 02:30:47 Camera exposing 02:31:00 Exposure complete 02:31:00 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 02:31:00 Downloading image... 02:31:01 Image downloaded 02:31:03 Start tracking 02:31:04 Background mean = 29358 (ADU) 02:31:06 Doing 5 flats in SI at binning 2 02:31:06 Start slew to flat area... 02:31:07 Switching from SR to SI filter for imaging 02:31:07 Focus change of -20 steps required 02:31:10 (wait for slew to complete) 02:31:17 (slew complete) 02:31:17 Stop tracking for test exposures 02:31:17 TEST SI: 6.53 sec at bin 2 02:31:17 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 02:31:17 Camera exposing 02:31:27 Exposure complete 02:31:27 Downloading image... 02:31:29 Image downloaded 02:31:29 Background mean = 23858 (ADU) 02:31:30 Start tracking for real flats 02:31:30 FLAT1 SI: 8.62 sec at bin 2 02:31:30 Camera exposing 02:31:45 Exposure complete 02:31:45 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 02:31:45 Downloading image... 02:31:46 Image downloaded 02:31:48 Start tracking 02:31:49 Background mean = 28229 (ADU) 02:31:50 FLAT2 SI: 9.62 sec at bin 2 02:31:50 Camera exposing 02:32:06 Exposure complete 02:32:06 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 02:32:06 Downloading image... 02:32:07 Image downloaded 02:32:09 Start tracking 02:32:10 Background mean = 29065 (ADU) 02:32:11 FLAT3 SI: 10 sec at bin 2 02:32:11 Camera exposing 02:32:27 Exposure complete 02:32:27 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 02:32:27 Downloading image... 02:32:28 Image downloaded 02:32:31 Start tracking 02:32:32 Background mean = 27780 (ADU) 02:32:33 FLAT4 SI: 10 sec at bin 2 02:32:33 Camera exposing 02:32:49 Exposure complete 02:32:49 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 02:32:49 Downloading image... 02:32:50 Image downloaded 02:32:53 Start tracking 02:32:54 Background mean = 25570 (ADU) 02:32:55 FLAT5 SI: 10 sec at bin 2 02:32:55 Camera exposing 02:33:11 Exposure complete 02:33:11 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 02:33:11 Downloading image... 02:33:12 Image downloaded 02:33:15 Start tracking 02:33:16 Background mean = 23444 (ADU) 02:33:17 Sun is now at -5.0 deg. elevation 02:33:17 Stop tracking 02:33:17 Flat acquisition complete. ACP console log closed 08-Jun-2023 02:33:17 UTC