ACP console log opened 19-Feb-2024 00:59:40 UTC This is ACP version 9.0 (build 4, ACP 9 Production Release) Licensed to Arne Henden 00:59:40 This is AutoFlat version 9.0.3 00:59:40 Using flat plan SchedulerDuskFlats.txt 00:59:40 Starting dusk flats. Low Sun at 6:32:55 PM 00:59:40 Start tracking for next phase 00:59:41 Starting flat field acquisition. 00:59:41 Flats will be acquired with Fast readout mode 00:59:41 Doing 5 flats in Halpha at binning 2 00:59:41 Start slew to flat area... 00:59:42 Switching from B to Halpha filter for imaging 00:59:42 Focus change of -320 steps required 00:59:46 (wait for slew to complete) 01:00:22 (slew complete) 01:00:22 Stop tracking for test exposures 01:00:22 TEST Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 01:00:22 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:00:22 Camera exposing 01:00:26 Exposure complete 01:00:26 Downloading image... 01:00:27 Image downloaded 01:00:28 Background mean = 2058 (ADU) 01:00:29 **Sky is too dark 01:00:29 Doing 5 flats in SU at binning 2 01:00:29 Start slew to flat area... 01:00:30 Switching from Halpha to SU filter for imaging 01:00:30 No focus change required 01:00:30 (wait for slew to complete) 01:00:40 (slew complete) 01:00:40 Stop tracking for test exposures 01:00:40 TEST SU: 1 sec at bin 2 01:00:40 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:00:40 Camera exposing 01:00:44 Exposure complete 01:00:44 Downloading image... 01:00:45 Image downloaded 01:00:46 Background mean = 3693 (ADU) 01:00:47 TEST SU: 8.53 sec at bin 2 01:00:47 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:00:47 Camera exposing 01:00:58 Exposure complete 01:00:58 Downloading image... 01:00:59 Image downloaded 01:01:00 Background mean = 27025 (ADU) 01:01:01 Start tracking for real flats 01:01:01 FLAT1 SU: 9.94 sec at bin 2 01:01:01 Camera exposing 01:01:17 Exposure complete 01:01:17 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:01:17 Downloading image... 01:01:18 Image downloaded 01:01:20 Start tracking 01:01:21 Background mean = 28722 (ADU) 01:01:22 FLAT2 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 01:01:22 Camera exposing 01:01:39 Exposure complete 01:01:39 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:01:39 Downloading image... 01:01:40 Image downloaded 01:01:42 Start tracking 01:01:43 Background mean = 27285 (ADU) 01:01:44 FLAT3 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 01:01:44 Camera exposing 01:02:00 Exposure complete 01:02:00 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:02:00 Downloading image... 01:02:01 Image downloaded 01:02:03 Start tracking 01:02:04 Background mean = 25738 (ADU) 01:02:05 FLAT4 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 01:02:05 Camera exposing 01:02:21 Exposure complete 01:02:21 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:02:21 Downloading image... 01:02:22 Image downloaded 01:02:25 Start tracking 01:02:26 Background mean = 24327 (ADU) 01:02:27 FLAT5 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 01:02:27 Camera exposing 01:02:42 Exposure complete 01:02:42 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:02:42 Downloading image... 01:02:43 Image downloaded 01:02:46 Start tracking 01:02:47 Background mean = 23037 (ADU) 01:02:48 Doing 5 flats in SG at binning 2 01:02:48 Start slew to flat area... 01:02:50 Switching from SU to SG filter for imaging 01:02:50 Focus change of 50 steps required 01:02:53 (wait for slew to complete) 01:02:59 (slew complete) 01:02:59 Stop tracking for test exposures 01:02:59 TEST SG: 10 sec at bin 2 01:02:59 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:02:59 Camera exposing 01:03:12 Exposure complete 01:03:12 Downloading image... 01:03:13 Image downloaded 01:03:14 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:03:15 Scaling exposure and trying again 01:03:16 TEST SG: 4.81 sec at bin 2 01:03:16 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:03:16 Camera exposing 01:03:23 Exposure complete 01:03:23 Downloading image... 01:03:24 Image downloaded 01:03:24 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:03:26 Scaling exposure and trying again 01:03:26 TEST SG: 2.31 sec at bin 2 01:03:26 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:03:26 Camera exposing 01:03:31 Exposure complete 01:03:31 Downloading image... 01:03:32 Image downloaded 01:03:32 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:03:33 Scaling exposure and trying again 01:03:33 TEST SG: 1.11 sec at bin 2 01:03:33 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:03:33 Camera exposing 01:03:37 Exposure complete 01:03:37 Downloading image... 01:03:38 Image downloaded 01:03:39 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:03:40 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:03:55 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.0 deg. elevation 01:03:55 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:03:55 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:03:55 Camera exposing 01:03:58 Exposure complete 01:03:58 Downloading image... 01:04:00 Image downloaded 01:04:00 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:04:01 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:04:16 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.0 deg. elevation 01:04:16 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:04:16 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:04:16 Camera exposing 01:04:20 Exposure complete 01:04:20 Downloading image... 01:04:21 Image downloaded 01:04:22 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:04:23 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:04:38 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.1 deg. elevation 01:04:38 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:04:38 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:04:38 Camera exposing 01:04:42 Exposure complete 01:04:42 Downloading image... 01:04:43 Image downloaded 01:04:44 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:04:45 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:05:00 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.2 deg. elevation 01:05:00 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:05:00 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:05:00 Camera exposing 01:05:04 Exposure complete 01:05:04 Downloading image... 01:05:05 Image downloaded 01:05:05 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:05:07 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:05:22 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.3 deg. elevation 01:05:22 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:05:22 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:05:22 Camera exposing 01:05:26 Exposure complete 01:05:26 Downloading image... 01:05:27 Image downloaded 01:05:27 Background mean = 65532 (ADU) 01:05:28 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:05:44 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.3 deg. elevation 01:05:44 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:05:44 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:05:44 Camera exposing 01:05:47 Exposure complete 01:05:47 Downloading image... 01:05:48 Image downloaded 01:05:49 Background mean = 64050 (ADU) 01:05:50 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:06:05 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.4 deg. elevation 01:06:05 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:06:05 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:06:05 Camera exposing 01:06:09 Exposure complete 01:06:09 Downloading image... 01:06:10 Image downloaded 01:06:11 Background mean = 57129 (ADU) 01:06:12 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:06:27 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.5 deg. elevation 01:06:27 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:06:27 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:06:27 Camera exposing 01:06:31 Exposure complete 01:06:31 Downloading image... 01:06:32 Image downloaded 01:06:32 Background mean = 53009 (ADU) 01:06:33 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:06:49 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.6 deg. elevation 01:06:49 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:06:49 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:06:49 Camera exposing 01:06:52 Exposure complete 01:06:52 Downloading image... 01:06:53 Image downloaded 01:06:54 Background mean = 49282 (ADU) 01:06:55 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:07:10 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.6 deg. elevation 01:07:10 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:07:10 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:07:10 Camera exposing 01:07:14 Exposure complete 01:07:14 Downloading image... 01:07:15 Image downloaded 01:07:16 Background mean = 45354 (ADU) 01:07:17 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:07:32 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.7 deg. elevation 01:07:32 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:07:32 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:07:32 Camera exposing 01:07:36 Exposure complete 01:07:36 Downloading image... 01:07:37 Image downloaded 01:07:37 Background mean = 41915 (ADU) 01:07:38 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:07:54 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.8 deg. elevation 01:07:54 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:07:54 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:07:54 Camera exposing 01:07:58 Exposure complete 01:07:58 Downloading image... 01:07:59 Image downloaded 01:07:59 Background mean = 38692 (ADU) 01:08:01 Start tracking for real flats 01:08:01 FLAT1 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:08:01 Camera exposing 01:08:08 Exposure complete 01:08:08 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:08:08 Downloading image... 01:08:09 Image downloaded 01:08:11 Start tracking 01:08:13 Background mean = 36131 (ADU) 01:08:14 FLAT2 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:08:14 Camera exposing 01:08:21 Exposure complete 01:08:21 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:08:21 Downloading image... 01:08:22 Image downloaded 01:08:24 Start tracking 01:08:25 Background mean = 34494 (ADU) 01:08:26 FLAT3 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:08:26 Camera exposing 01:08:33 Exposure complete 01:08:33 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:08:33 Downloading image... 01:08:34 Image downloaded 01:08:37 Start tracking 01:08:38 Background mean = 32904 (ADU) 01:08:39 FLAT4 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:08:39 Camera exposing 01:08:46 Exposure complete 01:08:46 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:08:46 Downloading image... 01:08:47 Image downloaded 01:08:49 Start tracking 01:08:50 Background mean = 31367 (ADU) 01:08:52 FLAT5 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:08:52 Camera exposing 01:08:59 Exposure complete 01:08:59 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:08:59 Downloading image... 01:09:00 Image downloaded 01:09:02 Start tracking 01:09:03 Background mean = 29964 (ADU) 01:09:04 Doing 5 flats in SZ at binning 2 01:09:04 Start slew to flat area... 01:09:05 Switching from SG to SZ filter for imaging 01:09:05 Focus change of -100 steps required 01:09:08 (wait for slew to complete) 01:09:15 (slew complete) 01:09:15 Stop tracking for test exposures 01:09:15 TEST SZ: 1.05 sec at bin 2 01:09:15 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:09:15 Camera exposing 01:09:19 Exposure complete 01:09:19 Downloading image... 01:09:20 Image downloaded 01:09:20 Background mean = 3058 (ADU) 01:09:21 **Sky is too dark 01:09:22 Doing 5 flats in SR at binning 2 01:09:22 Start slew to flat area... 01:09:23 Switching from SZ to SR filter for imaging 01:09:23 Focus change of 50 steps required 01:09:25 (wait for slew to complete) 01:09:33 (slew complete) 01:09:33 Stop tracking for test exposures 01:09:33 TEST SR: 1 sec at bin 2 01:09:33 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:09:33 Camera exposing 01:09:37 Exposure complete 01:09:37 Downloading image... 01:09:38 Image downloaded 01:09:38 Background mean = 13661 (ADU) 01:09:39 TEST SR: 2.31 sec at bin 2 01:09:39 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:09:39 Camera exposing 01:09:45 Exposure complete 01:09:45 Downloading image... 01:09:46 Image downloaded 01:09:46 Background mean = 30672 (ADU) 01:09:48 Start tracking for real flats 01:09:48 FLAT1 SR: 2.37 sec at bin 2 01:09:48 Camera exposing 01:09:57 Exposure complete 01:09:57 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:09:57 Downloading image... 01:09:58 Image downloaded 01:10:00 Start tracking 01:10:01 Background mean = 25580 (ADU) 01:10:03 FLAT2 SR: 2.92 sec at bin 2 01:10:03 Camera exposing 01:10:12 Exposure complete 01:10:12 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:10:12 Downloading image... 01:10:13 Image downloaded 01:10:15 Start tracking 01:10:16 Background mean = 31088 (ADU) 01:10:17 FLAT3 SR: 2.96 sec at bin 2 01:10:17 Camera exposing 01:10:26 Exposure complete 01:10:26 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:10:26 Downloading image... 01:10:28 Image downloaded 01:10:30 Start tracking 01:10:31 Background mean = 27235 (ADU) 01:10:32 FLAT4 SR: 3.42 sec at bin 2 01:10:32 Camera exposing 01:10:41 Exposure complete 01:10:41 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:10:41 Downloading image... 01:10:43 Image downloaded 01:10:45 Start tracking 01:10:46 Background mean = 28879 (ADU) 01:10:47 FLAT5 SR: 3.73 sec at bin 2 01:10:47 Camera exposing 01:10:57 Exposure complete 01:10:57 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:10:57 Downloading image... 01:10:58 Image downloaded 01:11:01 Start tracking 01:11:02 Background mean = 28300 (ADU) 01:11:03 Doing 5 flats in SI at binning 2 01:11:03 Start slew to flat area... 01:11:04 Switching from SR to SI filter for imaging 01:11:04 Focus change of -20 steps required 01:11:06 (wait for slew to complete) 01:11:14 (slew complete) 01:11:14 Stop tracking for test exposures 01:11:14 TEST SI: 4.15 sec at bin 2 01:11:14 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:11:14 Camera exposing 01:11:21 Exposure complete 01:11:21 Downloading image... 01:11:22 Image downloaded 01:11:24 Background mean = 17426 (ADU) 01:11:25 (wait for slew to complete) 01:11:29 (slew complete) 01:11:29 TEST SI: 7.5 sec at bin 2 01:11:29 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:11:29 Camera exposing 01:11:39 Exposure complete 01:11:39 Downloading image... 01:11:40 Image downloaded 01:11:41 Background mean = 29635 (ADU) 01:11:42 Start tracking for real flats 01:11:42 FLAT1 SI: 7.97 sec at bin 2 01:11:42 Camera exposing 01:11:56 Exposure complete 01:11:56 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:11:56 Downloading image... 01:11:57 Image downloaded 01:12:00 Start tracking 01:12:01 Background mean = 28606 (ADU) 01:12:02 FLAT2 SI: 8.78 sec at bin 2 01:12:02 Camera exposing 01:12:16 Exposure complete 01:12:16 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:12:16 Downloading image... 01:12:17 Image downloaded 01:12:20 Start tracking 01:12:20 Background mean = 38047 (ADU) 01:12:22 FLAT3 SI: 7.27 sec at bin 2 01:12:22 Camera exposing 01:12:35 Exposure complete 01:12:35 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:12:35 Downloading image... 01:12:36 Image downloaded 01:12:39 Start tracking 01:12:40 Background mean = 24174 (ADU) 01:12:41 FLAT4 SI: 9.47 sec at bin 2 01:12:41 Camera exposing 01:12:57 Exposure complete 01:12:57 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:12:57 Downloading image... 01:12:58 Image downloaded 01:13:00 Start tracking 01:13:01 Background mean = 24678 (ADU) 01:13:02 FLAT5 SI: 10 sec at bin 2 01:13:02 Camera exposing 01:13:18 Exposure complete 01:13:18 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:13:18 Downloading image... 01:13:19 Image downloaded 01:13:21 Start tracking 01:13:22 Background mean = 23367 (ADU) 01:13:23 Sun is now at -4.9 deg. elevation 01:13:23 Stop tracking 01:13:23 Flat acquisition complete. ACP console log closed 19-Feb-2024 01:13:23 UTC