ACP console log opened 14-Feb-2024 00:55:44 UTC This is ACP version 9.0 (build 4, ACP 9 Production Release) Licensed to Arne Henden 00:55:44 This is AutoFlat version 9.0.3 00:55:44 Using flat plan SchedulerDuskFlats.txt 00:55:44 Starting dusk flats. Low Sun at 6:28:53 PM 00:55:44 Start tracking for next phase 00:55:44 Starting flat field acquisition. 00:55:44 Flats will be acquired with Fast readout mode 00:55:44 Doing 5 flats in Halpha at binning 2 00:55:44 Start slew to flat area... 00:55:46 Switching from B to Halpha filter for imaging 00:55:46 Focus change of -320 steps required 00:55:50 (wait for slew to complete) 00:56:25 (slew complete) 00:56:25 Stop tracking for test exposures 00:56:26 TEST Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 00:56:26 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:56:26 Camera exposing 00:56:30 Exposure complete 00:56:30 Downloading image... 00:56:31 Image downloaded 00:56:32 Background mean = 2103 (ADU) 00:56:33 **Sky is too dark 00:56:33 Doing 5 flats in SU at binning 2 00:56:33 Start slew to flat area... 00:56:35 Switching from Halpha to SU filter for imaging 00:56:35 No focus change required 00:56:35 (wait for slew to complete) 00:56:45 (slew complete) 00:56:45 Stop tracking for test exposures 00:56:45 TEST SU: 1 sec at bin 2 00:56:45 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:56:45 Camera exposing 00:56:49 Exposure complete 00:56:49 Downloading image... 00:56:50 Image downloaded 00:56:50 Background mean = 3508 (ADU) 00:56:51 TEST SU: 8.98 sec at bin 2 00:56:51 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:56:51 Camera exposing 00:57:04 Exposure complete 00:57:04 Downloading image... 00:57:05 Image downloaded 00:57:05 Background mean = 26791 (ADU) 00:57:07 Start tracking for real flats 00:57:07 FLAT1 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 00:57:07 Camera exposing 00:57:24 Exposure complete 00:57:24 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:57:24 Downloading image... 00:57:25 Image downloaded 00:57:27 Start tracking 00:57:28 Background mean = 27082 (ADU) 00:57:29 FLAT2 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 00:57:30 Camera exposing 00:57:45 Exposure complete 00:57:45 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:57:45 Downloading image... 00:57:47 Image downloaded 00:57:49 Start tracking 00:57:50 Background mean = 25493 (ADU) 00:57:51 FLAT3 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 00:57:51 Camera exposing 00:58:08 Exposure complete 00:58:08 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:58:08 Downloading image... 00:58:09 Image downloaded 00:58:11 Start tracking 00:58:12 Background mean = 24047 (ADU) 00:58:13 FLAT4 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 00:58:13 Camera exposing 00:58:30 Exposure complete 00:58:30 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:58:30 Downloading image... 00:58:31 Image downloaded 00:58:33 Start tracking 00:58:34 Background mean = 22616 (ADU) 00:58:35 FLAT5 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 00:58:35 Camera exposing 00:58:52 Exposure complete 00:58:52 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:58:52 Downloading image... 00:58:53 Image downloaded 00:58:55 Start tracking 00:58:56 Background mean = 21250 (ADU) 00:58:57 Doing 5 flats in SG at binning 2 00:58:57 Start slew to flat area... 00:58:59 Switching from SU to SG filter for imaging 00:58:59 Focus change of 50 steps required 00:59:02 (wait for slew to complete) 00:59:09 (slew complete) 00:59:09 Stop tracking for test exposures 00:59:10 TEST SG: 10 sec at bin 2 00:59:10 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:59:10 Camera exposing 00:59:23 Exposure complete 00:59:23 Downloading image... 00:59:24 Image downloaded 00:59:24 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 00:59:25 Scaling exposure and trying again 00:59:25 TEST SG: 4.81 sec at bin 2 00:59:25 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:59:25 Camera exposing 00:59:34 Exposure complete 00:59:34 Downloading image... 00:59:35 Image downloaded 00:59:35 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 00:59:36 Scaling exposure and trying again 00:59:36 TEST SG: 2.31 sec at bin 2 00:59:36 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:59:36 Camera exposing 00:59:41 Exposure complete 00:59:41 Downloading image... 00:59:42 Image downloaded 00:59:43 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 00:59:44 Scaling exposure and trying again 00:59:44 TEST SG: 1.11 sec at bin 2 00:59:44 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:59:44 Camera exposing 00:59:48 Exposure complete 00:59:48 Downloading image... 00:59:49 Image downloaded 00:59:49 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 00:59:50 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:00:05 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.1 deg. elevation 01:00:05 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:00:05 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:00:05 Camera exposing 01:00:09 Exposure complete 01:00:09 Downloading image... 01:00:10 Image downloaded 01:00:11 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:00:12 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:00:27 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.1 deg. elevation 01:00:27 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:00:27 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:00:27 Camera exposing 01:00:31 Exposure complete 01:00:31 Downloading image... 01:00:32 Image downloaded 01:00:33 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:00:34 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:00:49 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.2 deg. elevation 01:00:49 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:00:49 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:00:49 Camera exposing 01:00:53 Exposure complete 01:00:53 Downloading image... 01:00:54 Image downloaded 01:00:54 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:00:55 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:01:11 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.3 deg. elevation 01:01:11 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:01:11 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:01:11 Camera exposing 01:01:15 Exposure complete 01:01:15 Downloading image... 01:01:16 Image downloaded 01:01:16 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:01:17 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:01:33 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.4 deg. elevation 01:01:33 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:01:33 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:01:33 Camera exposing 01:01:36 Exposure complete 01:01:36 Downloading image... 01:01:37 Image downloaded 01:01:38 Background mean = 62155 (ADU) 01:01:39 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:01:54 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.4 deg. elevation 01:01:54 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:01:54 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:01:54 Camera exposing 01:01:58 Exposure complete 01:01:58 Downloading image... 01:01:59 Image downloaded 01:02:00 Background mean = 57820 (ADU) 01:02:01 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:02:16 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.5 deg. elevation 01:02:16 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:02:16 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:02:16 Camera exposing 01:02:20 Exposure complete 01:02:20 Downloading image... 01:02:21 Image downloaded 01:02:22 Background mean = 53740 (ADU) 01:02:23 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:02:38 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.6 deg. elevation 01:02:38 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:02:38 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:02:38 Camera exposing 01:02:42 Exposure complete 01:02:42 Downloading image... 01:02:43 Image downloaded 01:02:43 Background mean = 49926 (ADU) 01:02:44 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:03:00 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.6 deg. elevation 01:03:00 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:03:00 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:03:00 Camera exposing 01:03:04 Exposure complete 01:03:04 Downloading image... 01:03:05 Image downloaded 01:03:05 Background mean = 46327 (ADU) 01:03:06 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:03:22 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.7 deg. elevation 01:03:22 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:03:22 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:03:22 Camera exposing 01:03:25 Exposure complete 01:03:25 Downloading image... 01:03:26 Image downloaded 01:03:27 Background mean = 42971 (ADU) 01:03:28 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:03:43 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.8 deg. elevation 01:03:43 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:03:43 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:03:43 Camera exposing 01:03:47 Exposure complete 01:03:47 Downloading image... 01:03:48 Image downloaded 01:03:49 Background mean = 39811 (ADU) 01:03:50 Start tracking for real flats 01:03:50 FLAT1 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:03:50 Camera exposing 01:03:57 Exposure complete 01:03:57 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:03:57 Downloading image... 01:03:58 Image downloaded 01:04:00 Start tracking 01:04:01 Background mean = 37221 (ADU) 01:04:03 FLAT2 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:04:03 Camera exposing 01:04:10 Exposure complete 01:04:10 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:04:10 Downloading image... 01:04:11 Image downloaded 01:04:13 Start tracking 01:04:14 Background mean = 35617 (ADU) 01:04:15 FLAT3 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:04:15 Camera exposing 01:04:22 Exposure complete 01:04:22 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:04:22 Downloading image... 01:04:23 Image downloaded 01:04:26 Start tracking 01:04:27 Background mean = 34018 (ADU) 01:04:28 FLAT4 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:04:28 Camera exposing 01:04:35 Exposure complete 01:04:35 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:04:35 Downloading image... 01:04:36 Image downloaded 01:04:39 Start tracking 01:04:40 Background mean = 32486 (ADU) 01:04:41 FLAT5 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:04:41 Camera exposing 01:04:49 Exposure complete 01:04:49 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:04:49 Downloading image... 01:04:50 Image downloaded 01:04:53 Start tracking 01:04:54 Background mean = 31028 (ADU) 01:04:55 Doing 5 flats in SZ at binning 2 01:04:55 Start slew to flat area... 01:04:56 Switching from SG to SZ filter for imaging 01:04:56 Focus change of -100 steps required 01:04:59 (wait for slew to complete) 01:05:06 (slew complete) 01:05:06 Stop tracking for test exposures 01:05:06 TEST SZ: 1.02 sec at bin 2 01:05:06 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:05:06 Camera exposing 01:05:10 Exposure complete 01:05:10 Downloading image... 01:05:11 Image downloaded 01:05:12 Background mean = 4318 (ADU) 01:05:13 TEST SZ: 7.44 sec at bin 2 01:05:13 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:05:13 Camera exposing 01:05:23 Exposure complete 01:05:23 Downloading image... 01:05:24 Image downloaded 01:05:25 Background mean = 27380 (ADU) 01:05:26 Start tracking for real flats 01:05:26 FLAT1 SZ: 8.56 sec at bin 2 01:05:26 Camera exposing 01:05:41 Exposure complete 01:05:41 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:05:41 Downloading image... 01:05:42 Image downloaded 01:05:44 Start tracking 01:05:45 Background mean = 28257 (ADU) 01:05:46 FLAT2 SZ: 9.54 sec at bin 2 01:05:46 Camera exposing 01:06:02 Exposure complete 01:06:02 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:06:02 Downloading image... 01:06:03 Image downloaded 01:06:05 Start tracking 01:06:06 Background mean = 29114 (ADU) 01:06:07 FLAT3 SZ: 10 sec at bin 2 01:06:07 Camera exposing 01:06:24 Exposure complete 01:06:24 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:06:24 Downloading image... 01:06:25 Image downloaded 01:06:27 Start tracking 01:06:29 Background mean = 28084 (ADU) 01:06:30 FLAT4 SZ: 10 sec at bin 2 01:06:30 Camera exposing 01:06:46 Exposure complete 01:06:46 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:06:46 Downloading image... 01:06:47 Image downloaded 01:06:49 Start tracking 01:06:50 Background mean = 25795 (ADU) 01:06:51 FLAT5 SZ: 10 sec at bin 2 01:06:52 Camera exposing 01:07:08 Exposure complete 01:07:08 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:07:08 Downloading image... 01:07:09 Image downloaded 01:07:11 Start tracking 01:07:12 Background mean = 23736 (ADU) 01:07:13 Doing 5 flats in SR at binning 2 01:07:13 Start slew to flat area... 01:07:15 Switching from SZ to SR filter for imaging 01:07:15 Focus change of 50 steps required 01:07:17 (wait for slew to complete) 01:07:24 (slew complete) 01:07:24 Stop tracking for test exposures 01:07:24 TEST SR: 10 sec at bin 2 01:07:25 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:07:25 Camera exposing 01:07:38 Exposure complete 01:07:38 Downloading image... 01:07:39 Image downloaded 01:07:40 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:07:41 Scaling exposure and trying again 01:07:41 TEST SR: 4.81 sec at bin 2 01:07:41 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:07:41 Camera exposing 01:07:49 Exposure complete 01:07:49 Downloading image... 01:07:50 Image downloaded 01:07:51 Background mean = 36653 (ADU) 01:07:52 Start tracking for real flats 01:07:52 FLAT1 SR: 4.13 sec at bin 2 01:07:52 Camera exposing 01:08:03 Exposure complete 01:08:03 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:08:03 Downloading image... 01:08:04 Image downloaded 01:08:06 Start tracking 01:08:07 Background mean = 28710 (ADU) 01:08:08 FLAT2 SR: 4.53 sec at bin 2 01:08:09 Camera exposing 01:08:20 Exposure complete 01:08:20 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:08:20 Downloading image... 01:08:21 Image downloaded 01:08:24 Start tracking 01:08:25 Background mean = 29329 (ADU) 01:08:26 FLAT3 SR: 4.87 sec at bin 2 01:08:26 Camera exposing 01:08:38 Exposure complete 01:08:38 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:08:38 Downloading image... 01:08:39 Image downloaded 01:08:41 Start tracking 01:08:42 Background mean = 29249 (ADU) 01:08:43 FLAT4 SR: 5.24 sec at bin 2 01:08:44 Camera exposing 01:08:55 Exposure complete 01:08:55 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:08:55 Downloading image... 01:08:56 Image downloaded 01:08:59 Start tracking 01:09:00 Background mean = 29206 (ADU) 01:09:01 FLAT5 SR: 5.65 sec at bin 2 01:09:01 Camera exposing 01:09:13 Exposure complete 01:09:13 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:09:13 Downloading image... 01:09:14 Image downloaded 01:09:16 Start tracking 01:09:17 Background mean = 29226 (ADU) 01:09:18 Doing 5 flats in SI at binning 2 01:09:18 Start slew to flat area... 01:09:19 Switching from SR to SI filter for imaging 01:09:19 Focus change of -20 steps required 01:09:22 (wait for slew to complete) 01:09:29 (slew complete) 01:09:29 Stop tracking for test exposures 01:09:29 TEST SI: 6.09 sec at bin 2 01:09:29 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:09:29 Camera exposing 01:09:38 Exposure complete 01:09:38 Downloading image... 01:09:40 Image downloaded 01:09:40 Background mean = 24893 (ADU) 01:09:41 Start tracking for real flats 01:09:42 FLAT1 SI: 7.71 sec at bin 2 01:09:42 Camera exposing 01:09:56 Exposure complete 01:09:56 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:09:56 Downloading image... 01:09:57 Image downloaded 01:09:59 Start tracking 01:10:00 Background mean = 28315 (ADU) 01:10:02 FLAT2 SI: 8.58 sec at bin 2 01:10:02 Camera exposing 01:10:16 Exposure complete 01:10:16 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:10:16 Downloading image... 01:10:17 Image downloaded 01:10:20 Start tracking 01:10:21 Background mean = 29035 (ADU) 01:10:22 FLAT3 SI: 9.31 sec at bin 2 01:10:22 Camera exposing 01:10:38 Exposure complete 01:10:38 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:10:38 Downloading image... 01:10:39 Image downloaded 01:10:41 Start tracking 01:10:42 Background mean = 29012 (ADU) 01:10:43 FLAT4 SI: 10 sec at bin 2 01:10:43 Camera exposing 01:10:59 Exposure complete 01:10:59 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:10:59 Downloading image... 01:11:00 Image downloaded 01:11:03 Start tracking 01:11:04 Background mean = 28564 (ADU) 01:11:05 FLAT5 SI: 10 sec at bin 2 01:11:05 Camera exposing 01:11:22 Exposure complete 01:11:22 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:11:22 Downloading image... 01:11:23 Image downloaded 01:11:25 Start tracking 01:11:26 Background mean = 26229 (ADU) 01:11:27 Sun is now at -5.4 deg. elevation 01:11:27 Stop tracking 01:11:27 Flat acquisition complete. ACP console log closed 14-Feb-2024 01:11:27 UTC