ACP console log opened 23-Feb-2024 01:02:53 UTC This is ACP version 9.0 (build 4, ACP 9 Production Release) Licensed to Arne Henden 01:02:53 This is AutoFlat version 9.0.3 01:02:53 Using flat plan SchedulerDuskFlats.txt 01:02:53 Starting dusk flats. Low Sun at 6:36:03 PM 01:02:53 Start tracking for next phase 01:02:53 Starting flat field acquisition. 01:02:53 Flats will be acquired with Fast readout mode 01:02:53 Doing 5 flats in Halpha at binning 2 01:02:53 Start slew to flat area... 01:02:55 Switching from B to Halpha filter for imaging 01:02:55 Focus change of -320 steps required 01:02:59 (wait for slew to complete) 01:03:35 (slew complete) 01:03:35 Stop tracking for test exposures 01:03:35 TEST Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 01:03:35 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:03:35 Camera exposing 01:03:39 Exposure complete 01:03:39 Downloading image... 01:03:40 Image downloaded 01:03:40 Background mean = 1401 (ADU) 01:03:41 **Sky is too dark 01:03:41 Doing 5 flats in SU at binning 2 01:03:41 Start slew to flat area... 01:03:43 Switching from Halpha to SU filter for imaging 01:03:43 No focus change required 01:03:43 (wait for slew to complete) 01:03:53 (slew complete) 01:03:53 Stop tracking for test exposures 01:03:53 TEST SU: 1 sec at bin 2 01:03:53 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:03:53 Camera exposing 01:03:57 Exposure complete 01:03:57 Downloading image... 01:03:58 Image downloaded 01:03:58 Background mean = 3642 (ADU) 01:03:59 TEST SU: 8.65 sec at bin 2 01:03:59 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:03:59 Camera exposing 01:04:11 Exposure complete 01:04:11 Downloading image... 01:04:12 Image downloaded 01:04:13 Background mean = 26938 (ADU) 01:04:14 Start tracking for real flats 01:04:14 FLAT1 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 01:04:14 Camera exposing 01:04:30 Exposure complete 01:04:30 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:04:30 Downloading image... 01:04:32 Image downloaded 01:04:34 Start tracking 01:04:35 Background mean = 28381 (ADU) 01:04:36 FLAT2 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 01:04:36 Camera exposing 01:04:52 Exposure complete 01:04:52 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:04:52 Downloading image... 01:04:53 Image downloaded 01:04:56 Start tracking 01:04:57 Background mean = 26753 (ADU) 01:04:58 FLAT3 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 01:04:58 Camera exposing 01:05:14 Exposure complete 01:05:14 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:05:14 Downloading image... 01:05:15 Image downloaded 01:05:17 Start tracking 01:05:18 Background mean = 25206 (ADU) 01:05:20 FLAT4 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 01:05:20 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 = 23732 (ADU) 01:05:41 FLAT5 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 01:05:41 Camera exposing 01:05:58 Exposure complete 01:05:58 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:05:58 Downloading image... 01:05:59 Image downloaded 01:06:01 Start tracking 01:06:02 Background mean = 22317 (ADU) 01:06:03 Doing 5 flats in SG at binning 2 01:06:03 Start slew to flat area... 01:06:05 Switching from SU to SG filter for imaging 01:06:05 Focus change of 50 steps required 01:06:08 (wait for slew to complete) 01:06:14 (slew complete) 01:06:14 Stop tracking for test exposures 01:06:14 TEST SG: 10 sec at bin 2 01:06:14 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:06:14 Camera exposing 01:06:27 Exposure complete 01:06:27 Downloading image... 01:06:28 Image downloaded 01:06:29 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:06:30 Scaling exposure and trying again 01:06:30 TEST SG: 4.81 sec at bin 2 01:06:30 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:06:30 Camera exposing 01:06:37 Exposure complete 01:06:37 Downloading image... 01:06:38 Image downloaded 01:06:39 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:06:40 Scaling exposure and trying again 01:06:40 TEST SG: 2.31 sec at bin 2 01:06:40 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:06:40 Camera exposing 01:06:45 Exposure complete 01:06:45 Downloading image... 01:06:46 Image downloaded 01:06:46 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:06:47 Scaling exposure and trying again 01:06:48 TEST SG: 1.11 sec at bin 2 01:06:48 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:06:48 Camera exposing 01:06:51 Exposure complete 01:06:51 Downloading image... 01:06:53 Image downloaded 01:06:53 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:06:54 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:07:09 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.0 deg. elevation 01:07:09 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:07:09 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:07:09 Camera exposing 01:07:13 Exposure complete 01:07:13 Downloading image... 01:07:14 Image downloaded 01:07:15 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:07:16 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:07:31 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.0 deg. elevation 01:07:31 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:07:31 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:07:31 Camera exposing 01:07:35 Exposure complete 01:07:35 Downloading image... 01:07:36 Image downloaded 01:07:37 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:07:38 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:07:53 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.1 deg. elevation 01:07:53 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:07:53 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:07:53 Camera exposing 01:07:57 Exposure complete 01:07:57 Downloading image... 01:07:58 Image downloaded 01:07:58 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:07:59 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:08:14 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.2 deg. elevation 01:08:14 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:08:14 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:08:14 Camera exposing 01:08:18 Exposure complete 01:08:18 Downloading image... 01:08:19 Image downloaded 01:08:20 Background mean = 63699 (ADU) 01:08:21 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:08:36 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.3 deg. elevation 01:08:36 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:08:36 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:08:36 Camera exposing 01:08:40 Exposure complete 01:08:40 Downloading image... 01:08:41 Image downloaded 01:08:42 Background mean = 59336 (ADU) 01:08:43 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:08:58 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.3 deg. elevation 01:08:58 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:08:58 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:08:58 Camera exposing 01:09:01 Exposure complete 01:09:01 Downloading image... 01:09:03 Image downloaded 01:09:03 Background mean = 55214 (ADU) 01:09:04 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:09:19 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.4 deg. elevation 01:09:19 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:09:19 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:09:19 Camera exposing 01:09:23 Exposure complete 01:09:23 Downloading image... 01:09:24 Image downloaded 01:09:25 Background mean = 51344 (ADU) 01:09:26 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:09:41 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.5 deg. elevation 01:09:41 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:09:41 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:09:41 Camera exposing 01:09:45 Exposure complete 01:09:45 Downloading image... 01:09:46 Image downloaded 01:09:46 Background mean = 47698 (ADU) 01:09:47 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:10:03 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.6 deg. elevation 01:10:03 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:10:03 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:10:03 Camera exposing 01:10:06 Exposure complete 01:10:06 Downloading image... 01:10:08 Image downloaded 01:10:08 Background mean = 44270 (ADU) 01:10:09 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:10:24 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.6 deg. elevation 01:10:24 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:10:24 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:10:24 Camera exposing 01:10:28 Exposure complete 01:10:28 Downloading image... 01:10:29 Image downloaded 01:10:30 Background mean = 41049 (ADU) 01:10:31 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:10:46 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.7 deg. elevation 01:10:46 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:10:46 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:10:46 Camera exposing 01:10:50 Exposure complete 01:10:50 Downloading image... 01:10:51 Image downloaded 01:10:51 Background mean = 38021 (ADU) 01:10:53 Start tracking for real flats 01:10:53 FLAT1 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:10:53 Camera exposing 01:11:00 Exposure complete 01:11:00 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:11:00 Downloading image... 01:11:01 Image downloaded 01:11:03 Start tracking 01:11:04 Background mean = 35621 (ADU) 01:11:05 FLAT2 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:11:05 Camera exposing 01:11:12 Exposure complete 01:11:12 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:11:12 Downloading image... 01:11:13 Image downloaded 01:11:15 Start tracking 01:11:16 Background mean = 34102 (ADU) 01:11:17 FLAT3 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:11:17 Camera exposing 01:11:24 Exposure complete 01:11:24 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:11:24 Downloading image... 01:11:25 Image downloaded 01:11:27 Start tracking 01:11:28 Background mean = 32632 (ADU) 01:11:29 FLAT4 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:11:29 Camera exposing 01:11:37 Exposure complete 01:11:37 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:11:37 Downloading image... 01:11:38 Image downloaded 01:11:40 Start tracking 01:11:41 Background mean = 31225 (ADU) 01:11:42 FLAT5 SG: 1.01 sec at bin 2 01:11:42 Camera exposing 01:11:49 Exposure complete 01:11:49 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:11:49 Downloading image... 01:11:50 Image downloaded 01:11:52 Start tracking 01:11:53 Background mean = 30108 (ADU) 01:11:55 Doing 5 flats in SZ at binning 2 01:11:55 Start slew to flat area... 01:11:56 Switching from SG to SZ filter for imaging 01:11:56 Focus change of -100 steps required 01:11:59 (wait for slew to complete) 01:12:05 (slew complete) 01:12:05 Stop tracking for test exposures 01:12:05 TEST SZ: 1.06 sec at bin 2 01:12:05 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:12:05 Camera exposing 01:12:09 Exposure complete 01:12:09 Downloading image... 01:12:10 Image downloaded 01:12:11 Background mean = 1811 (ADU) 01:12:12 **Sky is too dark 01:12:12 Doing 5 flats in SR at binning 2 01:12:12 Start slew to flat area... 01:12:13 Switching from SZ to SR filter for imaging 01:12:13 Focus change of 50 steps required 01:12:16 (wait for slew to complete) 01:12:18 (slew complete) 01:12:18 Stop tracking for test exposures 01:12:18 TEST SR: 1 sec at bin 2 01:12:18 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:12:18 Camera exposing 01:12:22 Exposure complete 01:12:22 Downloading image... 01:12:23 Image downloaded 01:12:23 Background mean = 8610 (ADU) 01:12:24 TEST SR: 3.66 sec at bin 2 01:12:24 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:12:24 Camera exposing 01:12:30 Exposure complete 01:12:30 Downloading image... 01:12:32 Image downloaded 01:12:32 Background mean = 29262 (ADU) 01:12:33 Start tracking for real flats 01:12:33 FLAT1 SR: 3.94 sec at bin 2 01:12:33 Camera exposing 01:12:43 Exposure complete 01:12:43 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:12:43 Downloading image... 01:12:44 Image downloaded 01:12:47 Start tracking 01:12:48 Background mean = 29023 (ADU) 01:12:49 FLAT2 SR: 4.28 sec at bin 2 01:12:49 Camera exposing 01:12:59 Exposure complete 01:12:59 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:12:59 Downloading image... 01:13:00 Image downloaded 01:13:02 Start tracking 01:13:03 Background mean = 29559 (ADU) 01:13:05 FLAT3 SR: 4.56 sec at bin 2 01:13:05 Camera exposing 01:13:15 Exposure complete 01:13:15 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:13:15 Downloading image... 01:13:16 Image downloaded 01:13:18 Start tracking 01:13:19 Background mean = 29436 (ADU) 01:13:20 FLAT4 SR: 4.88 sec at bin 2 01:13:20 Camera exposing 01:13:31 Exposure complete 01:13:31 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:13:31 Downloading image... 01:13:33 Image downloaded 01:13:35 Start tracking 01:13:36 Background mean = 29448 (ADU) 01:13:37 FLAT5 SR: 5.22 sec at bin 2 01:13:37 Camera exposing 01:13:49 Exposure complete 01:13:49 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:13:49 Downloading image... 01:13:50 Image downloaded 01:13:52 Start tracking 01:13:53 Background mean = 29307 (ADU) 01:13:54 Doing 5 flats in SI at binning 2 01:13:54 Start slew to flat area... 01:13:55 Switching from SR to SI filter for imaging 01:13:55 Focus change of -20 steps required 01:13:57 (wait for slew to complete) 01:14:05 (slew complete) 01:14:05 Stop tracking for test exposures 01:14:05 TEST SI: 5.61 sec at bin 2 01:14:05 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:14:05 Camera exposing 01:14:14 Exposure complete 01:14:14 Downloading image... 01:14:15 Image downloaded 01:14:16 Background mean = 15563 (ADU) 01:14:17 **Sky is too dark 01:14:17 Sun is now at -4.4 deg. elevation 01:14:17 Flat acquisition complete. ACP console log closed 23-Feb-2024 01:14:17 UTC