ACP console log opened 13-Oct-2023 00:40:41 UTC This is ACP version 9.0 (build 4, ACP 9 Production Release) Licensed to Arne Henden 00:40:41 This is AutoFlat version 9.0.3 00:40:41 Using flat plan SchedulerDuskFlats.txt 00:40:41 Starting dusk flats. Low Sun at 7:15:46 PM 00:40:41 Start tracking for next phase 00:40:41 Starting flat field acquisition. 00:40:41 Flats will be acquired with Fast readout mode 00:40:41 Doing 5 flats in Halpha at binning 2 00:40:41 Start slew to flat area... 00:40:43 Switching from SR to Halpha filter for imaging 00:40:43 No focus change required 00:40:43 (wait for slew to complete) 00:41:22 (slew complete) 00:41:22 Stop tracking for test exposures 00:41:22 TEST Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 00:41:22 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:41:22 Camera exposing 00:41:26 Exposure complete 00:41:26 Downloading image... 00:41:27 Image downloaded 00:41:27 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 00:41:28 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:41:44 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -1.8 deg. elevation 00:41:44 TEST Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 00:41:44 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:41:44 Camera exposing 00:41:47 Exposure complete 00:41:47 Downloading image... 00:41:48 Image downloaded 00:41:49 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 00:41:50 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:42:05 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -1.9 deg. elevation 00:42:05 TEST Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 00:42:05 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:42:05 Camera exposing 00:42:09 Exposure complete 00:42:09 Downloading image... 00:42:10 Image downloaded 00:42:11 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 00:42:12 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:42:27 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -2.0 deg. elevation 00:42:27 TEST Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 00:42:27 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:42:27 Camera exposing 00:42:31 Exposure complete 00:42:31 Downloading image... 00:42:32 Image downloaded 00:42:32 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 00:42:33 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:42:49 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -2.1 deg. elevation 00:42:49 TEST Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 00:42:49 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:42:49 Camera exposing 00:42:52 Exposure complete 00:42:52 Downloading image... 00:42:53 Image downloaded 00:42:54 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 00:42:55 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:43:11 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -2.1 deg. elevation 00:43:11 TEST Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 00:43:11 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:43:11 Camera exposing 00:43:14 Exposure complete 00:43:14 Downloading image... 00:43:15 Image downloaded 00:43:16 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 00:43:17 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:43:32 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -2.2 deg. elevation 00:43:32 TEST Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 00:43:32 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:43:33 Camera exposing 00:43:36 Exposure complete 00:43:36 Downloading image... 00:43:37 Image downloaded 00:43:38 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 00:43:39 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:43:54 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -2.3 deg. elevation 00:43:54 TEST Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 00:43:54 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:43:54 Camera exposing 00:43:58 Exposure complete 00:43:58 Downloading image... 00:43:59 Image downloaded 00:44:00 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 00:44:01 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:44:16 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -2.4 deg. elevation 00:44:16 TEST Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 00:44:16 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:44:16 Camera exposing 00:44:20 Exposure complete 00:44:20 Downloading image... 00:44:21 Image downloaded 00:44:21 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 00:44:23 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:44:38 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -2.4 deg. elevation 00:44:38 TEST Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 00:44:38 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:44:38 Camera exposing 00:44:42 Exposure complete 00:44:42 Downloading image... 00:44:43 Image downloaded 00:44:43 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 00:44:44 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:45:00 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -2.5 deg. elevation 00:45:00 TEST Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 00:45:00 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:45:00 Camera exposing 00:45:03 Exposure complete 00:45:03 Downloading image... 00:45:04 Image downloaded 00:45:05 Background mean = 63683 (ADU) 00:45:06 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:45:21 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -2.6 deg. elevation 00:45:21 TEST Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 00:45:21 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:45:21 Camera exposing 00:45:25 Exposure complete 00:45:25 Downloading image... 00:45:26 Image downloaded 00:45:27 Background mean = 60026 (ADU) 00:45:28 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:45:43 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -2.7 deg. elevation 00:45:43 TEST Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 00:45:43 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:45:43 Camera exposing 00:45:47 Exposure complete 00:45:47 Downloading image... 00:45:48 Image downloaded 00:45:49 Background mean = 56481 (ADU) 00:45:50 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:46:05 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -2.7 deg. elevation 00:46:05 TEST Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 00:46:05 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:46:05 Camera exposing 00:46:09 Exposure complete 00:46:09 Downloading image... 00:46:10 Image downloaded 00:46:10 Background mean = 53109 (ADU) 00:46:11 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:46:27 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -2.8 deg. elevation 00:46:27 TEST Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 00:46:27 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:46:27 Camera exposing 00:46:31 Exposure complete 00:46:31 Downloading image... 00:46:32 Image downloaded 00:46:32 Background mean = 49862 (ADU) 00:46:33 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:46:49 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -2.9 deg. elevation 00:46:49 TEST Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 00:46:49 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:46:49 Camera exposing 00:46:52 Exposure complete 00:46:52 Downloading image... 00:46:53 Image downloaded 00:46:54 Background mean = 46758 (ADU) 00:46:55 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:47:10 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.0 deg. elevation 00:47:10 TEST Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 00:47:10 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:47:10 Camera exposing 00:47:14 Exposure complete 00:47:14 Downloading image... 00:47:15 Image downloaded 00:47:16 Background mean = 43750 (ADU) 00:47:17 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:47:32 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.1 deg. elevation 00:47:32 TEST Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 00:47:32 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:47:32 Camera exposing 00:47:36 Exposure complete 00:47:36 Downloading image... 00:47:37 Image downloaded 00:47:38 Background mean = 40899 (ADU) 00:47:39 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:47:54 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.1 deg. elevation 00:47:54 TEST Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 00:47:54 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:47:54 Camera exposing 00:47:58 Exposure complete 00:47:58 Downloading image... 00:47:59 Image downloaded 00:47:59 Background mean = 38149 (ADU) 00:48:01 Start tracking for real flats 00:48:01 FLAT1 Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 00:48:01 Camera exposing 00:48:09 Exposure complete 00:48:09 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:48:09 Downloading image... 00:48:10 Image downloaded 00:48:12 Start tracking 00:48:13 Background mean = 35814 (ADU) 00:48:14 FLAT2 Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 00:48:14 Camera exposing 00:48:22 Exposure complete 00:48:22 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:48:22 Downloading image... 00:48:23 Image downloaded 00:48:25 Start tracking 00:48:26 Background mean = 34276 (ADU) 00:48:27 FLAT3 Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 00:48:27 Camera exposing 00:48:34 Exposure complete 00:48:34 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:48:34 Downloading image... 00:48:35 Image downloaded 00:48:38 Start tracking 00:48:39 Background mean = 32817 (ADU) 00:48:40 FLAT4 Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 00:48:40 Camera exposing 00:48:47 Exposure complete 00:48:47 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:48:47 Downloading image... 00:48:48 Image downloaded 00:48:50 Start tracking 00:48:51 Background mean = 31507 (ADU) 00:48:52 FLAT5 Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 00:48:52 Camera exposing 00:49:00 Exposure complete 00:49:00 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:49:00 Downloading image... 00:49:01 Image downloaded 00:49:04 Start tracking 00:49:05 Background mean = 30240 (ADU) 00:49:06 Doing 5 flats in SU at binning 2 00:49:06 Start slew to flat area... 00:49:08 Switching from Halpha to SU filter for imaging 00:49:08 No focus change required 00:49:08 (wait for slew to complete) 00:49:17 (slew complete) 00:49:17 Stop tracking for test exposures 00:49:17 TEST SU: 1.04 sec at bin 2 00:49:17 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:49:17 Camera exposing 00:49:21 Exposure complete 00:49:21 Downloading image... 00:49:22 Image downloaded 00:49:23 Background mean = 1606 (ADU) 00:49:24 **Sky is too dark 00:49:24 Doing 5 flats in SG at binning 2 00:49:24 Start slew to flat area... 00:49:25 Switching from SU to SG filter for imaging 00:49:25 Focus change of 50 steps required 00:49:28 (wait for slew to complete) 00:49:35 (slew complete) 00:49:35 Stop tracking for test exposures 00:49:35 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:49:35 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:49:35 Camera exposing 00:49:39 Exposure complete 00:49:39 Downloading image... 00:49:40 Image downloaded 00:49:40 Background mean = 48535 (ADU) 00:49:41 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:49:57 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.6 deg. elevation 00:49:57 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:49:57 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:49:57 Camera exposing 00:50:00 Exposure complete 00:50:00 Downloading image... 00:50:01 Image downloaded 00:50:02 Background mean = 44914 (ADU) 00:50:03 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:50:18 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.6 deg. elevation 00:50:18 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:50:18 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:50:18 Camera exposing 00:50:22 Exposure complete 00:50:22 Downloading image... 00:50:23 Image downloaded 00:50:24 Background mean = 41505 (ADU) 00:50:25 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:50:40 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.7 deg. elevation 00:50:40 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:50:40 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:50:40 Camera exposing 00:50:44 Exposure complete 00:50:44 Downloading image... 00:50:45 Image downloaded 00:50:46 Background mean = 38316 (ADU) 00:50:47 Start tracking for real flats 00:50:47 FLAT1 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:50:47 Camera exposing 00:50:54 Exposure complete 00:50:54 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:50:54 Downloading image... 00:50:55 Image downloaded 00:50:57 Start tracking 00:50:58 Background mean = 35780 (ADU) 00:50:59 FLAT2 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:50:59 Camera exposing 00:51:07 Exposure complete 00:51:07 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:51:07 Downloading image... 00:51:08 Image downloaded 00:51:11 Start tracking 00:51:12 Background mean = 34173 (ADU) 00:51:13 FLAT3 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:51:13 Camera exposing 00:51:21 Exposure complete 00:51:21 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:51:21 Downloading image... 00:51:22 Image downloaded 00:51:24 Start tracking 00:51:25 Background mean = 32474 (ADU) 00:51:26 FLAT4 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:51:26 Camera exposing 00:51:33 Exposure complete 00:51:33 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:51:33 Downloading image... 00:51:34 Image downloaded 00:51:37 Start tracking 00:51:38 Background mean = 30863 (ADU) 00:51:39 FLAT5 SG: 1.02 sec at bin 2 00:51:39 Camera exposing 00:51:47 Exposure complete 00:51:47 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:51:47 Downloading image... 00:51:48 Image downloaded 00:51:50 Start tracking 00:51:51 Background mean = 30023 (ADU) 00:51:52 Doing 5 flats in SZ at binning 2 00:51:52 Start slew to flat area... 00:51:54 Switching from SG to SZ filter for imaging 00:51:54 Focus change of -100 steps required 00:51:57 (wait for slew to complete) 00:52:03 (slew complete) 00:52:03 Stop tracking for test exposures 00:52:03 TEST SZ: 1.07 sec at bin 2 00:52:03 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:52:03 Camera exposing 00:52:07 Exposure complete 00:52:07 Downloading image... 00:52:08 Image downloaded 00:52:09 Background mean = 3952 (ADU) 00:52:10 TEST SZ: 8.53 sec at bin 2 00:52:10 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:52:10 Camera exposing 00:52:22 Exposure complete 00:52:22 Downloading image... 00:52:23 Image downloaded 00:52:23 Background mean = 26999 (ADU) 00:52:24 Start tracking for real flats 00:52:24 FLAT1 SZ: 9.95 sec at bin 2 00:52:24 Camera exposing 00:52:41 Exposure complete 00:52:41 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:52:41 Downloading image... 00:52:42 Image downloaded 00:52:45 Start tracking 00:52:46 Background mean = 28132 (ADU) 00:52:47 FLAT2 SZ: 10 sec at bin 2 00:52:47 Camera exposing 00:53:03 Exposure complete 00:53:03 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:53:03 Downloading image... 00:53:04 Image downloaded 00:53:06 Start tracking 00:53:07 Background mean = 26070 (ADU) 00:53:08 FLAT3 SZ: 10 sec at bin 2 00:53:08 Camera exposing 00:53:25 Exposure complete 00:53:25 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:53:25 Downloading image... 00:53:26 Image downloaded 00:53:28 Start tracking 00:53:29 Background mean = 24076 (ADU) 00:53:30 FLAT4 SZ: 10 sec at bin 2 00:53:30 Camera exposing 00:53:46 Exposure complete 00:53:46 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:53:46 Downloading image... 00:53:47 Image downloaded 00:53:50 Start tracking 00:53:51 Background mean = 22165 (ADU) 00:53:52 FLAT5 SZ: 10 sec at bin 2 00:53:52 Camera exposing 00:54:08 Exposure complete 00:54:08 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:54:08 Downloading image... 00:54:09 Image downloaded 00:54:12 Start tracking 00:54:13 Background mean = 20464 (ADU) 00:54:14 Doing 5 flats in SR at binning 2 00:54:14 Start slew to flat area... 00:54:16 Switching from SZ to SR filter for imaging 00:54:16 Focus change of 50 steps required 00:54:18 (wait for slew to complete) 00:54:26 (slew complete) 00:54:26 Stop tracking for test exposures 00:54:26 TEST SR: 10 sec at bin 2 00:54:26 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:54:26 Camera exposing 00:54:39 Exposure complete 00:54:39 Downloading image... 00:54:40 Image downloaded 00:54:41 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 00:54:42 Scaling exposure and trying again 00:54:42 TEST SR: 4.81 sec at bin 2 00:54:42 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:54:42 Camera exposing 00:54:50 Exposure complete 00:54:50 Downloading image... 00:54:51 Image downloaded 00:54:52 Background mean = 37009 (ADU) 00:54:53 Start tracking for real flats 00:54:53 FLAT1 SR: 4.09 sec at bin 2 00:54:53 Camera exposing 00:55:04 Exposure complete 00:55:04 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:55:04 Downloading image... 00:55:05 Image downloaded 00:55:07 Start tracking 00:55:08 Background mean = 28780 (ADU) 00:55:09 FLAT2 SR: 4.48 sec at bin 2 00:55:09 Camera exposing 00:55:20 Exposure complete 00:55:20 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:55:20 Downloading image... 00:55:21 Image downloaded 00:55:24 Start tracking 00:55:25 Background mean = 29465 (ADU) 00:55:26 FLAT3 SR: 4.79 sec at bin 2 00:55:26 Camera exposing 00:55:37 Exposure complete 00:55:37 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:55:37 Downloading image... 00:55:38 Image downloaded 00:55:40 Start tracking 00:55:41 Background mean = 29268 (ADU) 00:55:42 FLAT4 SR: 5.16 sec at bin 2 00:55:42 Camera exposing 00:55:53 Exposure complete 00:55:53 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:55:53 Downloading image... 00:55:55 Image downloaded 00:55:57 Start tracking 00:55:58 Background mean = 29300 (ADU) 00:55:59 FLAT5 SR: 5.55 sec at bin 2 00:55:59 Camera exposing 00:56:11 Exposure complete 00:56:11 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:56:11 Downloading image... 00:56:12 Image downloaded 00:56:14 Start tracking 00:56:15 Background mean = 29274 (ADU) 00:56:16 Doing 5 flats in SI at binning 2 00:56:16 Start slew to flat area... 00:56:18 Switching from SR to SI filter for imaging 00:56:18 Focus change of -20 steps required 00:56:20 (wait for slew to complete) 00:56:28 (slew complete) 00:56:28 Stop tracking for test exposures 00:56:28 TEST SI: 5.97 sec at bin 2 00:56:28 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:56:28 Camera exposing 00:56:37 Exposure complete 00:56:37 Downloading image... 00:56:38 Image downloaded 00:56:39 Background mean = 21845 (ADU) 00:56:40 Start tracking for real flats 00:56:40 FLAT1 SI: 8.61 sec at bin 2 00:56:40 Camera exposing 00:56:55 Exposure complete 00:56:55 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:56:55 Downloading image... 00:56:56 Image downloaded 00:56:58 Start tracking 00:56:59 Background mean = 28007 (ADU) 00:57:00 FLAT2 SI: 9.68 sec at bin 2 00:57:00 Camera exposing 00:57:16 Exposure complete 00:57:16 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:57:16 Downloading image... 00:57:17 Image downloaded 00:57:19 Start tracking 00:57:20 Background mean = 28831 (ADU) 00:57:21 FLAT3 SI: 10 sec at bin 2 00:57:21 Camera exposing 00:57:38 Exposure complete 00:57:38 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:57:38 Downloading image... 00:57:39 Image downloaded 00:57:41 Start tracking 00:57:42 Background mean = 27100 (ADU) 00:57:43 FLAT4 SI: 10 sec at bin 2 00:57:43 Camera exposing 00:58:00 Exposure complete 00:58:00 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:58:00 Downloading image... 00:58:01 Image downloaded 00:58:03 Start tracking 00:58:05 Background mean = 24644 (ADU) 00:58:06 FLAT5 SI: 10 sec at bin 2 00:58:06 Camera exposing 00:58:22 Exposure complete 00:58:22 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:58:22 Downloading image... 00:58:23 Image downloaded 00:58:25 Start tracking 00:58:26 Background mean = 22381 (ADU) 00:58:27 Sun is now at -5.4 deg. elevation 00:58:27 Stop tracking 00:58:27 Flat acquisition complete. ACP console log closed 13-Oct-2023 00:58:27 UTC