ACP console log opened 28-Mar-2024 01:28:33 UTC This is ACP version 9.0 (build 4, ACP 9 Production Release) Licensed to Arne Henden 01:28:33 This is AutoFlat version 9.0.3 01:28:33 Using flat plan SchedulerDuskFlats.txt 01:28:33 Starting dusk flats. Low Sun at 8:01:03 PM 01:28:33 Start tracking for next phase 01:28:33 Starting flat field acquisition. 01:28:33 Flats will be acquired with Fast readout mode 01:28:33 Doing 5 flats in Halpha at binning 2 01:28:33 Start slew to flat area... 01:28:35 Switching from V to Halpha filter for imaging 01:28:35 Focus change of -290 steps required 01:28:38 (wait for slew to complete) 01:29:15 (slew complete) 01:29:15 Stop tracking for test exposures 01:29:15 TEST Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 01:29:15 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:29:15 Camera exposing 01:29:19 Exposure complete 01:29:19 Downloading image... 01:29:20 Image downloaded 01:29:20 Background mean = 1876 (ADU) 01:29:22 **Sky is too dark 01:29:22 Doing 5 flats in SU at binning 2 01:29:22 Start slew to flat area... 01:29:23 Switching from Halpha to SU filter for imaging 01:29:23 No focus change required 01:29:23 (wait for slew to complete) 01:29:33 (slew complete) 01:29:33 Stop tracking for test exposures 01:29:33 TEST SU: 1 sec at bin 2 01:29:33 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:29:33 Camera exposing 01:29:37 Exposure complete 01:29:37 Downloading image... 01:29:38 Image downloaded 01:29:39 Background mean = 3389 (ADU) 01:29:40 TEST SU: 9.29 sec at bin 2 01:29:40 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:29:40 Camera exposing 01:29:52 Exposure complete 01:29:52 Downloading image... 01:29:53 Image downloaded 01:29:54 Background mean = 26638 (ADU) 01:29:55 Start tracking for real flats 01:29:55 FLAT1 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 01:29:55 Camera exposing 01:30:11 Exposure complete 01:30:11 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:30:11 Downloading image... 01:30:12 Image downloaded 01:30:14 Start tracking 01:30:15 Background mean = 25995 (ADU) 01:30:16 FLAT2 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 01:30:16 Camera exposing 01:30:33 Exposure complete 01:30:33 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:30:33 Downloading image... 01:30:34 Image downloaded 01:30:36 Start tracking 01:30:37 Background mean = 24531 (ADU) 01:30:38 FLAT3 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 01:30:38 Camera exposing 01:30:54 Exposure complete 01:30:54 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:30:54 Downloading image... 01:30:56 Image downloaded 01:30:58 Start tracking 01:30:59 Background mean = 23043 (ADU) 01:31:00 FLAT4 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 01:31:00 Camera exposing 01:31:16 Exposure complete 01:31:16 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:31:16 Downloading image... 01:31:17 Image downloaded 01:31:20 Start tracking 01:31:21 Background mean = 21693 (ADU) 01:31:22 FLAT5 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 01:31:22 Camera exposing 01:31:38 Exposure complete 01:31:38 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:31:38 Downloading image... 01:31:39 Image downloaded 01:31:42 Start tracking 01:31:43 Background mean = 20365 (ADU) 01:31:44 Doing 5 flats in SG at binning 2 01:31:44 Start slew to flat area... 01:31:46 Switching from SU to SG filter for imaging 01:31:46 Focus change of 50 steps required 01:31:48 (wait for slew to complete) 01:31:56 (slew complete) 01:31:56 Stop tracking for test exposures 01:31:56 TEST SG: 10 sec at bin 2 01:31:56 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:31:56 Camera exposing 01:32:09 Exposure complete 01:32:09 Downloading image... 01:32:10 Image downloaded 01:32:11 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:32:12 Scaling exposure and trying again 01:32:12 TEST SG: 4.81 sec at bin 2 01:32:12 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:32:12 Camera exposing 01:32:20 Exposure complete 01:32:20 Downloading image... 01:32:21 Image downloaded 01:32:22 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:32:23 Scaling exposure and trying again 01:32:23 TEST SG: 2.31 sec at bin 2 01:32:23 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:32:23 Camera exposing 01:32:28 Exposure complete 01:32:28 Downloading image... 01:32:29 Image downloaded 01:32:29 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:32:30 Scaling exposure and trying again 01:32:30 TEST SG: 1.11 sec at bin 2 01:32:30 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:32:30 Camera exposing 01:32:34 Exposure complete 01:32:34 Downloading image... 01:32:35 Image downloaded 01:32:36 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:32:37 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:32:52 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.1 deg. elevation 01:32:52 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:32:52 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:32:52 Camera exposing 01:32:56 Exposure complete 01:32:56 Downloading image... 01:32:57 Image downloaded 01:32:58 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:32:59 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:33:14 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.2 deg. elevation 01:33:14 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:33:14 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:33:14 Camera exposing 01:33:17 Exposure complete 01:33:17 Downloading image... 01:33:18 Image downloaded 01:33:19 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:33:20 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:33:35 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.3 deg. elevation 01:33:35 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:33:35 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:33:35 Camera exposing 01:33:39 Exposure complete 01:33:39 Downloading image... 01:33:40 Image downloaded 01:33:41 Background mean = 65523 (ADU) 01:33:42 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:33:57 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.3 deg. elevation 01:33:57 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:33:57 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:33:57 Camera exposing 01:34:01 Exposure complete 01:34:01 Downloading image... 01:34:02 Image downloaded 01:34:03 Background mean = 61556 (ADU) 01:34:04 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:34:19 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.4 deg. elevation 01:34:19 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:34:19 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:34:19 Camera exposing 01:34:23 Exposure complete 01:34:23 Downloading image... 01:34:24 Image downloaded 01:34:24 Background mean = 57247 (ADU) 01:34:25 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:34:41 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.5 deg. elevation 01:34:41 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:34:41 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:34:41 Camera exposing 01:34:44 Exposure complete 01:34:44 Downloading image... 01:34:46 Image downloaded 01:34:46 Background mean = 53179 (ADU) 01:34:47 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:35:03 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.6 deg. elevation 01:35:03 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:35:03 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:35:03 Camera exposing 01:35:06 Exposure complete 01:35:06 Downloading image... 01:35:07 Image downloaded 01:35:08 Background mean = 49360 (ADU) 01:35:09 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:35:24 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.6 deg. elevation 01:35:24 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:35:24 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:35:24 Camera exposing 01:35:28 Exposure complete 01:35:28 Downloading image... 01:35:29 Image downloaded 01:35:30 Background mean = 45762 (ADU) 01:35:31 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:35:46 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.7 deg. elevation 01:35:46 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:35:46 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:35:46 Camera exposing 01:35:50 Exposure complete 01:35:50 Downloading image... 01:35:51 Image downloaded 01:35:52 Background mean = 42400 (ADU) 01:35:53 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:36:08 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.8 deg. elevation 01:36:08 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:36:08 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:36:08 Camera exposing 01:36:12 Exposure complete 01:36:12 Downloading image... 01:36:13 Image downloaded 01:36:14 Background mean = 39242 (ADU) 01:36:15 Start tracking for real flats 01:36:15 FLAT1 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:36:15 Camera exposing 01:36:22 Exposure complete 01:36:22 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:36:22 Downloading image... 01:36:23 Image downloaded 01:36:25 Start tracking 01:36:26 Background mean = 36636 (ADU) 01:36:27 FLAT2 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:36:27 Camera exposing 01:36:34 Exposure complete 01:36:34 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:36:34 Downloading image... 01:36:35 Image downloaded 01:36:37 Start tracking 01:36:38 Background mean = 35040 (ADU) 01:36:39 FLAT3 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:36:39 Camera exposing 01:36:47 Exposure complete 01:36:47 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:36:47 Downloading image... 01:36:48 Image downloaded 01:36:50 Start tracking 01:36:51 Background mean = 33527 (ADU) 01:36:52 FLAT4 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:36:52 Camera exposing 01:37:00 Exposure complete 01:37:00 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:37:00 Downloading image... 01:37:01 Image downloaded 01:37:03 Start tracking 01:37:04 Background mean = 32012 (ADU) 01:37:05 FLAT5 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:37:05 Camera exposing 01:37:13 Exposure complete 01:37:13 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:37:13 Downloading image... 01:37:14 Image downloaded 01:37:16 Start tracking 01:37:17 Background mean = 30470 (ADU) 01:37:18 Doing 5 flats in SZ at binning 2 01:37:18 Start slew to flat area... 01:37:19 Switching from SG to SZ filter for imaging 01:37:19 Focus change of -100 steps required 01:37:22 (wait for slew to complete) 01:37:30 (slew complete) 01:37:30 Stop tracking for test exposures 01:37:30 TEST SZ: 1.03 sec at bin 2 01:37:30 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:37:30 Camera exposing 01:37:33 Exposure complete 01:37:33 Downloading image... 01:37:34 Image downloaded 01:37:35 Background mean = 3682 (ADU) 01:37:36 TEST SZ: 8.81 sec at bin 2 01:37:36 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:37:36 Camera exposing 01:37:48 Exposure complete 01:37:48 Downloading image... 01:37:49 Image downloaded 01:37:49 Background mean = 26722 (ADU) 01:37:50 Start tracking for real flats 01:37:50 FLAT1 SZ: 10 sec at bin 2 01:37:50 Camera exposing 01:38:07 Exposure complete 01:38:07 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:38:07 Downloading image... 01:38:08 Image downloaded 01:38:10 Start tracking 01:38:11 Background mean = 27066 (ADU) 01:38:13 FLAT2 SZ: 10 sec at bin 2 01:38:13 Camera exposing 01:38:28 Exposure complete 01:38:28 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:38:28 Downloading image... 01:38:29 Image downloaded 01:38:32 Start tracking 01:38:33 Background mean = 24992 (ADU) 01:38:34 FLAT3 SZ: 10 sec at bin 2 01:38:34 Camera exposing 01:38:50 Exposure complete 01:38:50 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:38:50 Downloading image... 01:38:51 Image downloaded 01:38:54 Start tracking 01:38:55 Background mean = 23115 (ADU) 01:38:56 FLAT4 SZ: 10 sec at bin 2 01:38:56 Camera exposing 01:39:12 Exposure complete 01:39:12 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:39:12 Downloading image... 01:39:13 Image downloaded 01:39:16 Start tracking 01:39:17 Background mean = 21282 (ADU) 01:39:18 FLAT5 SZ: 10 sec at bin 2 01:39:18 Camera exposing 01:39:34 Exposure complete 01:39:34 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:39:34 Downloading image... 01:39:35 Image downloaded 01:39:38 Start tracking 01:39:39 Background mean = 19567 (ADU) 01:39:40 **Sky is too dark 01:39:40 Doing 5 flats in SR at binning 2 01:39:40 Start slew to flat area... 01:39:41 Switching from SZ to SR filter for imaging 01:39:41 Focus change of 50 steps required 01:39:44 (wait for slew to complete) 01:39:51 (slew complete) 01:39:51 Stop tracking for test exposures 01:39:51 TEST SR: 1 sec at bin 2 01:39:51 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:39:51 Camera exposing 01:39:55 Exposure complete 01:39:55 Downloading image... 01:39:56 Image downloaded 01:39:57 Background mean = 7556 (ADU) 01:39:58 TEST SR: 4.17 sec at bin 2 01:39:58 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:39:58 Camera exposing 01:40:05 Exposure complete 01:40:05 Downloading image... 01:40:06 Image downloaded 01:40:07 Background mean = 28950 (ADU) 01:40:08 Start tracking for real flats 01:40:08 FLAT1 SR: 4.54 sec at bin 2 01:40:08 Camera exposing 01:40:19 Exposure complete 01:40:19 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:40:19 Downloading image... 01:40:20 Image downloaded 01:40:22 Start tracking 01:40:23 Background mean = 28668 (ADU) 01:40:24 FLAT2 SR: 4.99 sec at bin 2 01:40:24 Camera exposing 01:40:35 Exposure complete 01:40:35 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:40:35 Downloading image... 01:40:36 Image downloaded 01:40:39 Start tracking 01:40:40 Background mean = 29359 (ADU) 01:40:41 FLAT3 SR: 5.35 sec at bin 2 01:40:41 Camera exposing 01:40:52 Exposure complete 01:40:52 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:40:52 Downloading image... 01:40:53 Image downloaded 01:40:56 Start tracking 01:40:57 Background mean = 29200 (ADU) 01:40:58 FLAT4 SR: 5.77 sec at bin 2 01:40:58 Camera exposing 01:41:10 Exposure complete 01:41:10 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:41:10 Downloading image... 01:41:11 Image downloaded 01:41:14 Start tracking 01:41:15 Background mean = 29178 (ADU) 01:41:16 FLAT5 SR: 6.23 sec at bin 2 01:41:16 Camera exposing 01:41:28 Exposure complete 01:41:28 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:41:28 Downloading image... 01:41:29 Image downloaded 01:41:32 Start tracking 01:41:33 Background mean = 29069 (ADU) 01:41:34 Doing 5 flats in SI at binning 2 01:41:34 Start slew to flat area... 01:41:35 Switching from SR to SI filter for imaging 01:41:35 Focus change of -20 steps required 01:41:38 (wait for slew to complete) 01:41:44 (slew complete) 01:41:44 Stop tracking for test exposures 01:41:44 TEST SI: 6.75 sec at bin 2 01:41:44 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:41:44 Camera exposing 01:41:54 Exposure complete 01:41:54 Downloading image... 01:41:55 Image downloaded 01:41:56 Background mean = 22962 (ADU) 01:41:57 Start tracking for real flats 01:41:57 FLAT1 SI: 9.26 sec at bin 2 01:41:57 Camera exposing 01:42:13 Exposure complete 01:42:13 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:42:13 Downloading image... 01:42:14 Image downloaded 01:42:16 Start tracking 01:42:17 Background mean = 27820 (ADU) 01:42:18 FLAT2 SI: 10 sec at bin 2 01:42:18 Camera exposing 01:42:35 Exposure complete 01:42:35 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:42:35 Downloading image... 01:42:36 Image downloaded 01:42:38 Start tracking 01:42:39 Background mean = 27270 (ADU) 01:42:40 FLAT3 SI: 10 sec at bin 2 01:42:40 Camera exposing 01:42:57 Exposure complete 01:42:57 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:42:57 Downloading image... 01:42:58 Image downloaded 01:43:00 Start tracking 01:43:01 Background mean = 24746 (ADU) 01:43:02 FLAT4 SI: 10 sec at bin 2 01:43:02 Camera exposing 01:43:18 Exposure complete 01:43:18 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:43:18 Downloading image... 01:43:19 Image downloaded 01:43:21 Start tracking 01:43:22 Background mean = 22443 (ADU) 01:43:23 FLAT5 SI: 10 sec at bin 2 01:43:23 Camera exposing 01:43:40 Exposure complete 01:43:40 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:43:40 Downloading image... 01:43:41 Image downloaded 01:43:43 Start tracking 01:43:44 Background mean = 20417 (ADU) 01:43:45 Sun is now at -5.4 deg. elevation 01:43:45 Stop tracking 01:43:45 Flat acquisition complete. ACP console log closed 28-Mar-2024 01:43:45 UTC