ACP console log opened 15-Feb-2024 00:56:34 UTC This is ACP version 9.0 (build 4, ACP 9 Production Release) Licensed to Arne Henden 00:56:34 This is AutoFlat version 9.0.3 00:56:34 Using flat plan SchedulerDuskFlats.txt 00:56:34 Starting dusk flats. Low Sun at 6:29:42 PM 00:56:34 Start tracking for next phase 00:56:34 Starting flat field acquisition. 00:56:34 Flats will be acquired with Fast readout mode 00:56:34 Doing 5 flats in Halpha at binning 2 00:56:34 Start slew to flat area... 00:56:36 Switching from R to Halpha filter for imaging 00:56:36 Focus change of -270 steps required 00:56:40 (wait for slew to complete) 00:57:15 (slew complete) 00:57:15 Stop tracking for test exposures 00:57:15 TEST Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 00:57:15 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:57:15 Camera exposing 00:57:19 Exposure complete 00:57:19 Downloading image... 00:57:20 Image downloaded 00:57:21 Background mean = 56703 (ADU) 00:57:22 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:57:37 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -2.4 deg. elevation 00:57:37 TEST Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 00:57:37 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:57:37 Camera exposing 00:57:41 Exposure complete 00:57:41 Downloading image... 00:57:42 Image downloaded 00:57:42 Background mean = 53549 (ADU) 00:57:43 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:57:58 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -2.4 deg. elevation 00:57:58 TEST Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 00:57:58 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:57:58 Camera exposing 00:58:03 Exposure complete 00:58:03 Downloading image... 00:58:04 Image downloaded 00:58:04 Background mean = 50618 (ADU) 00:58:05 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:58:20 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -2.5 deg. elevation 00:58:20 TEST Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 00:58:20 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:58:20 Camera exposing 00:58:24 Exposure complete 00:58:24 Downloading image... 00:58:25 Image downloaded 00:58:26 Background mean = 47758 (ADU) 00:58:27 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:58:42 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -2.6 deg. elevation 00:58:42 TEST Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 00:58:42 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:58:42 Camera exposing 00:58:46 Exposure complete 00:58:46 Downloading image... 00:58:47 Image downloaded 00:58:48 Background mean = 45028 (ADU) 00:58:49 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:59:04 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -2.7 deg. elevation 00:59:04 TEST Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 00:59:04 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:59:04 Camera exposing 00:59:07 Exposure complete 00:59:07 Downloading image... 00:59:09 Image downloaded 00:59:09 Background mean = 42417 (ADU) 00:59:10 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:59:26 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -2.7 deg. elevation 00:59:26 TEST Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 00:59:26 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:59:26 Camera exposing 00:59:29 Exposure complete 00:59:29 Downloading image... 00:59:30 Image downloaded 00:59:31 Background mean = 39916 (ADU) 00:59:32 Start tracking for real flats 00:59:32 FLAT1 Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 00:59:32 Camera exposing 00:59:39 Exposure complete 00:59:39 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:59:39 Downloading image... 00:59:40 Image downloaded 00:59:43 Start tracking 00:59:44 Background mean = 37588 (ADU) 00:59:45 FLAT2 Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 00:59:45 Camera exposing 00:59:52 Exposure complete 00:59:52 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:59:52 Downloading image... 00:59:53 Image downloaded 00:59:56 Start tracking 00:59:57 Background mean = 36385 (ADU) 00:59:58 FLAT3 Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 00:59:58 Camera exposing 01:00:05 Exposure complete 01:00:05 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:00:05 Downloading image... 01:00:07 Image downloaded 01:00:09 Start tracking 01:00:10 Background mean = 35106 (ADU) 01:00:11 FLAT4 Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 01:00:11 Camera exposing 01:00:18 Exposure complete 01:00:18 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:00:18 Downloading image... 01:00:19 Image downloaded 01:00:21 Start tracking 01:00:22 Background mean = 33804 (ADU) 01:00:24 FLAT5 Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 01:00:24 Camera exposing 01:00:31 Exposure complete 01:00:31 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:00:31 Downloading image... 01:00:32 Image downloaded 01:00:34 Start tracking 01:00:35 Background mean = 32589 (ADU) 01:00:36 Doing 5 flats in SU at binning 2 01:00:36 Start slew to flat area... 01:00:38 Switching from Halpha to SU filter for imaging 01:00:38 No focus change required 01:00:38 (wait for slew to complete) 01:00:47 (slew complete) 01:00:47 Stop tracking for test exposures 01:00:47 TEST SU: 1 sec at bin 2 01:00:47 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:00:47 Camera exposing 01:00:52 Exposure complete 01:00:52 Downloading image... 01:00:53 Image downloaded 01:00:54 Background mean = 2232 (ADU) 01:00:55 **Sky is too dark 01:00:55 Doing 5 flats in SG at binning 2 01:00:55 Start slew to flat area... 01:00:57 Switching from SU to SG filter for imaging 01:00:57 Focus change of 50 steps required 01:00:59 (wait for slew to complete) 01:01:06 (slew complete) 01:01:06 Stop tracking for test exposures 01:01:06 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:01:06 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:01:06 Camera exposing 01:01:10 Exposure complete 01:01:10 Downloading image... 01:01:11 Image downloaded 01:01:11 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:01:12 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:01:28 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.2 deg. elevation 01:01:28 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:01:28 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:01:28 Camera exposing 01:01:32 Exposure complete 01:01:32 Downloading image... 01:01:33 Image downloaded 01:01:33 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:01:34 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:01:50 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.2 deg. elevation 01:01:50 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:01:50 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:01:50 Camera exposing 01:01:53 Exposure complete 01:01:53 Downloading image... 01:01:54 Image downloaded 01:01:55 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:01:56 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:02:11 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.3 deg. elevation 01:02:11 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:02:11 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:02:11 Camera exposing 01:02:15 Exposure complete 01:02:15 Downloading image... 01:02:16 Image downloaded 01:02:17 Background mean = 62875 (ADU) 01:02:18 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:02:33 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.4 deg. elevation 01:02:33 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:02:33 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:02:33 Camera exposing 01:02:37 Exposure complete 01:02:37 Downloading image... 01:02:38 Image downloaded 01:02:38 Background mean = 58490 (ADU) 01:02:40 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:02:55 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.5 deg. elevation 01:02:55 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:02:55 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:02:55 Camera exposing 01:02:58 Exposure complete 01:02:58 Downloading image... 01:02:59 Image downloaded 01:03:00 Background mean = 54361 (ADU) 01:03:01 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:03:17 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.5 deg. elevation 01:03:17 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:03:17 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:03:17 Camera exposing 01:03:20 Exposure complete 01:03:20 Downloading image... 01:03:21 Image downloaded 01:03:22 Background mean = 50464 (ADU) 01:03:23 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:03:38 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.6 deg. elevation 01:03:38 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:03:38 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:03:38 Camera exposing 01:03:42 Exposure complete 01:03:42 Downloading image... 01:03:43 Image downloaded 01:03:44 Background mean = 46826 (ADU) 01:03:45 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:04:00 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.7 deg. elevation 01:04:00 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:04:00 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:04:00 Camera exposing 01:04:04 Exposure complete 01:04:04 Downloading image... 01:04:05 Image downloaded 01:04:06 Background mean = 43392 (ADU) 01:04:07 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:04:22 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.8 deg. elevation 01:04:22 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:04:22 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:04:22 Camera exposing 01:04:26 Exposure complete 01:04:26 Downloading image... 01:04:27 Image downloaded 01:04:27 Background mean = 40183 (ADU) 01:04:29 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:04:44 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.8 deg. elevation 01:04:44 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:04:44 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:04:44 Camera exposing 01:04:48 Exposure complete 01:04:48 Downloading image... 01:04:49 Image downloaded 01:04:49 Background mean = 37169 (ADU) 01:04:50 Start tracking for real flats 01:04:50 FLAT1 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:04:50 Camera exposing 01:04:57 Exposure complete 01:04:57 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:04:57 Downloading image... 01:04:59 Image downloaded 01:05:01 Start tracking 01:05:02 Background mean = 34790 (ADU) 01:05:03 FLAT2 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:05:03 Camera exposing 01:05:11 Exposure complete 01:05:11 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:05:11 Downloading image... 01:05:12 Image downloaded 01:05:14 Start tracking 01:05:15 Background mean = 33278 (ADU) 01:05:16 FLAT3 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:05:16 Camera exposing 01:05:24 Exposure complete 01:05:24 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:05:24 Downloading image... 01:05:25 Image downloaded 01:05:27 Start tracking 01:05:28 Background mean = 31747 (ADU) 01:05:29 FLAT4 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:05:29 Camera exposing 01:05:36 Exposure complete 01:05:36 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:05:36 Downloading image... 01:05:37 Image downloaded 01:05:39 Start tracking 01:05:40 Background mean = 30264 (ADU) 01:05:41 FLAT5 SG: 1.04 sec at bin 2 01:05:41 Camera exposing 01:05:48 Exposure complete 01:05:48 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:05:48 Downloading image... 01:05:49 Image downloaded 01:05:52 Start tracking 01:05:53 Background mean = 30045 (ADU) 01:05:54 Doing 5 flats in SZ at binning 2 01:05:54 Start slew to flat area... 01:05:55 Switching from SG to SZ filter for imaging 01:05:55 Focus change of -100 steps required 01:05:59 (wait for slew to complete) 01:06:04 (slew complete) 01:06:04 Stop tracking for test exposures 01:06:04 TEST SZ: 1.09 sec at bin 2 01:06:04 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:06:04 Camera exposing 01:06:08 Exposure complete 01:06:08 Downloading image... 01:06:09 Image downloaded 01:06:09 Background mean = 4464 (ADU) 01:06:10 TEST SZ: 7.69 sec at bin 2 01:06:11 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:06:11 Camera exposing 01:06:22 Exposure complete 01:06:22 Downloading image... 01:06:23 Image downloaded 01:06:24 Background mean = 27486 (ADU) 01:06:25 Start tracking for real flats 01:06:25 FLAT1 SZ: 8.81 sec at bin 2 01:06:25 Camera exposing 01:06:40 Exposure complete 01:06:40 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:06:40 Downloading image... 01:06:41 Image downloaded 01:06:43 Start tracking 01:06:44 Background mean = 28278 (ADU) 01:06:45 FLAT2 SZ: 9.81 sec at bin 2 01:06:45 Camera exposing 01:07:01 Exposure complete 01:07:01 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:07:01 Downloading image... 01:07:02 Image downloaded 01:07:04 Start tracking 01:07:05 Background mean = 29277 (ADU) 01:07:06 FLAT3 SZ: 10 sec at bin 2 01:07:06 Camera exposing 01:07:22 Exposure complete 01:07:22 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:07:22 Downloading image... 01:07:23 Image downloaded 01:07:26 Start tracking 01:07:27 Background mean = 27691 (ADU) 01:07:28 FLAT4 SZ: 10 sec at bin 2 01:07:28 Camera exposing 01:07:43 Exposure complete 01:07:43 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:07:43 Downloading image... 01:07:44 Image downloaded 01:07:47 Start tracking 01:07:48 Background mean = 25699 (ADU) 01:07:49 FLAT5 SZ: 10 sec at bin 2 01:07:49 Camera exposing 01:08:05 Exposure complete 01:08:05 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:08:05 Downloading image... 01:08:06 Image downloaded 01:08:09 Start tracking 01:08:10 Background mean = 23849 (ADU) 01:08:11 Doing 5 flats in SR at binning 2 01:08:11 Start slew to flat area... 01:08:12 Switching from SZ to SR filter for imaging 01:08:12 Focus change of 50 steps required 01:08:14 (wait for slew to complete) 01:08:22 (slew complete) 01:08:22 Stop tracking for test exposures 01:08:22 TEST SR: 10 sec at bin 2 01:08:22 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:08:22 Camera exposing 01:08:35 Exposure complete 01:08:35 Downloading image... 01:08:36 Image downloaded 01:08:37 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:08:38 Scaling exposure and trying again 01:08:38 TEST SR: 4.81 sec at bin 2 01:08:38 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:08:38 Camera exposing 01:08:47 Exposure complete 01:08:47 Downloading image... 01:08:48 Image downloaded 01:08:48 Background mean = 34778 (ADU) 01:08:50 Start tracking for real flats 01:08:50 FLAT1 SR: 4.36 sec at bin 2 01:08:50 Camera exposing 01:09:00 Exposure complete 01:09:00 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:09:00 Downloading image... 01:09:01 Image downloaded 01:09:03 Start tracking 01:09:04 Background mean = 28745 (ADU) 01:09:05 FLAT2 SR: 4.78 sec at bin 2 01:09:05 Camera exposing 01:09:17 Exposure complete 01:09:17 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:09:17 Downloading image... 01:09:18 Image downloaded 01:09:20 Start tracking 01:09:21 Background mean = 29443 (ADU) 01:09:22 FLAT3 SR: 5.11 sec at bin 2 01:09:22 Camera exposing 01:09:33 Exposure complete 01:09:33 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:09:33 Downloading image... 01:09:34 Image downloaded 01:09:36 Start tracking 01:09:37 Background mean = 29274 (ADU) 01:09:38 FLAT4 SR: 5.5 sec at bin 2 01:09:38 Camera exposing 01:09:51 Exposure complete 01:09:51 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:09:51 Downloading image... 01:09:52 Image downloaded 01:09:54 Start tracking 01:09:55 Background mean = 29312 (ADU) 01:09:56 FLAT5 SR: 5.91 sec at bin 2 01:09:56 Camera exposing 01:10:08 Exposure complete 01:10:08 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:10:08 Downloading image... 01:10:09 Image downloaded 01:10:11 Start tracking 01:10:12 Background mean = 29158 (ADU) 01:10:13 Doing 5 flats in SI at binning 2 01:10:13 Start slew to flat area... 01:10:14 Switching from SR to SI filter for imaging 01:10:14 Focus change of -20 steps required 01:10:16 (wait for slew to complete) 01:10:24 (slew complete) 01:10:24 Stop tracking for test exposures 01:10:24 TEST SI: 6.38 sec at bin 2 01:10:24 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:10:24 Camera exposing 01:10:33 Exposure complete 01:10:33 Downloading image... 01:10:34 Image downloaded 01:10:34 Background mean = 25718 (ADU) 01:10:36 Start tracking for real flats 01:10:36 FLAT1 SI: 7.81 sec at bin 2 01:10:36 Camera exposing 01:10:49 Exposure complete 01:10:49 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:10:49 Downloading image... 01:10:51 Image downloaded 01:10:53 Start tracking 01:10:54 Background mean = 28134 (ADU) 01:10:55 FLAT2 SI: 8.74 sec at bin 2 01:10:55 Camera exposing 01:11:10 Exposure complete 01:11:10 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:11:10 Downloading image... 01:11:11 Image downloaded 01:11:13 Start tracking 01:11:14 Background mean = 28880 (ADU) 01:11:15 FLAT3 SI: 9.53 sec at bin 2 01:11:16 Camera exposing 01:11:31 Exposure complete 01:11:31 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:11:31 Downloading image... 01:11:32 Image downloaded 01:11:34 Start tracking 01:11:35 Background mean = 28723 (ADU) 01:11:36 FLAT4 SI: 10 sec at bin 2 01:11:36 Camera exposing 01:11:53 Exposure complete 01:11:53 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:11:53 Downloading image... 01:11:54 Image downloaded 01:11:56 Start tracking 01:11:57 Background mean = 27423 (ADU) 01:11:58 FLAT5 SI: 10 sec at bin 2 01:11:58 Camera exposing 01:12:14 Exposure complete 01:12:14 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:12:14 Downloading image... 01:12:15 Image downloaded 01:12:17 Start tracking 01:12:18 Background mean = 24877 (ADU) 01:12:19 Sun is now at -5.4 deg. elevation 01:12:19 Stop tracking 01:12:19 Flat acquisition complete. ACP console log closed 15-Feb-2024 01:12:19 UTC