ACP console log opened 15-Jan-2025 00:29:34 UTC This is ACP version 9.2 (build 1, ACP 9.2.1 (Production)) Licensed to Arne Henden 00:29:34 This is AutoFlat version 9.1.3 00:29:34 Using flat plan SchedulerDuskFlats.txt 00:29:34 Starting dusk flats. Low Sun at 6:04:03 PM 00:29:34 Start tracking for next phase 00:29:34 Starting flat field acquisition. 00:29:34 Flats will be acquired by default with Fast readout mode 00:29:34 Doing 5 flats in Halpha at binning 2 00:29:34 Start slew to flat area... 00:29:36 (wait for slew to complete) 00:30:20 (slew complete) 00:30:20 Stop tracking for test exposures 00:30:20 TEST Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 00:30:20 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:30:20 Camera exposing 00:30:24 Exposure complete 00:30:24 Downloading image... 00:30:25 Image downloaded 00:30:26 Background mean = 2002 (ADU) 00:30:27 **Sky is too dark 00:30:27 Doing 5 flats in SU at binning 2 00:30:27 Start slew to flat area... 00:30:29 Switching from Halpha to SU filter for imaging 00:30:29 No focus change required 00:30:29 (wait for slew to complete) 00:30:38 (slew complete) 00:30:38 Stop tracking for test exposures 00:30:38 TEST SU: 1 sec at bin 2 00:30:38 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:30:38 Camera exposing 00:30:42 Exposure complete 00:30:42 Downloading image... 00:30:43 Image downloaded 00:30:44 Background mean = 3222 (ADU) 00:30:45 TEST SU: 9.78 sec at bin 2 00:30:45 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:30:45 Camera exposing 00:30:57 Exposure complete 00:30:57 Downloading image... 00:30:59 Image downloaded 00:30:59 Background mean = 26537 (ADU) 00:31:00 Start tracking for real flats 00:31:00 FLAT1 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 00:31:00 Camera exposing 00:31:14 Exposure complete 00:31:14 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:31:14 Downloading image... 00:31:15 Image downloaded 00:31:17 Start tracking 00:31:18 Background mean = 24740 (ADU) 00:31:19 FLAT2 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 00:31:19 Camera exposing 00:31:33 Exposure complete 00:31:33 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:31:33 Downloading image... 00:31:34 Image downloaded 00:31:36 Start tracking 00:31:37 Background mean = 23562 (ADU) 00:31:38 FLAT3 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 00:31:38 Camera exposing 00:31:52 Exposure complete 00:31:52 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:31:52 Downloading image... 00:31:53 Image downloaded 00:31:55 Start tracking 00:31:56 Background mean = 22415 (ADU) 00:31:57 FLAT4 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 00:31:57 Camera exposing 00:32:11 Exposure complete 00:32:11 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:32:11 Downloading image... 00:32:12 Image downloaded 00:32:14 Start tracking 00:32:15 Background mean = 21316 (ADU) 00:32:16 FLAT5 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 00:32:16 Camera exposing 00:32:30 Exposure complete 00:32:30 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:32:30 Downloading image... 00:32:31 Image downloaded 00:32:33 Start tracking 00:32:34 Background mean = 20267 (ADU) 00:32:35 Doing 5 flats in SG at binning 2 00:32:35 Start slew to flat area... 00:32:37 Switching from SU to SG filter for imaging 00:32:37 Focus change of 50 steps required 00:32:39 (wait for slew to complete) 00:32:46 (slew complete) 00:32:46 Stop tracking for test exposures 00:32:46 TEST SG: 10 sec at bin 2 00:32:46 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:32:46 Camera exposing 00:32:59 Exposure complete 00:32:59 Downloading image... 00:33:00 Image downloaded 00:33:00 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 00:33:01 Scaling exposure and trying again 00:33:01 TEST SG: 4.81 sec at bin 2 00:33:01 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:33:01 Camera exposing 00:33:10 Exposure complete 00:33:10 Downloading image... 00:33:11 Image downloaded 00:33:11 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 00:33:12 Scaling exposure and trying again 00:33:12 TEST SG: 2.31 sec at bin 2 00:33:12 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:33:12 Camera exposing 00:33:17 Exposure complete 00:33:17 Downloading image... 00:33:18 Image downloaded 00:33:19 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 00:33:20 Scaling exposure and trying again 00:33:20 TEST SG: 1.11 sec at bin 2 00:33:20 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:33:20 Camera exposing 00:33:24 Exposure complete 00:33:24 Downloading image... 00:33:25 Image downloaded 00:33:26 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 00:33:27 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:33:42 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.0 deg. elevation 00:33:42 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:33:42 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:33:42 Camera exposing 00:33:45 Exposure complete 00:33:45 Downloading image... 00:33:47 Image downloaded 00:33:47 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 00:33:48 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:34:03 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.1 deg. elevation 00:34:03 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:34:03 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:34:03 Camera exposing 00:34:07 Exposure complete 00:34:07 Downloading image... 00:34:08 Image downloaded 00:34:09 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 00:34:10 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:34:25 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.2 deg. elevation 00:34:25 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:34:25 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:34:25 Camera exposing 00:34:29 Exposure complete 00:34:29 Downloading image... 00:34:30 Image downloaded 00:34:31 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 00:34:32 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:34:47 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.2 deg. elevation 00:34:47 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:34:47 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:34:47 Camera exposing 00:34:50 Exposure complete 00:34:50 Downloading image... 00:34:52 Image downloaded 00:34:52 Background mean = 64020 (ADU) 00:34:53 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:35:09 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.3 deg. elevation 00:35:09 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:35:09 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:35:09 Camera exposing 00:35:13 Exposure complete 00:35:13 Downloading image... 00:35:14 Image downloaded 00:35:14 Background mean = 59765 (ADU) 00:35:15 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:35:31 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.4 deg. elevation 00:35:31 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:35:31 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:35:31 Camera exposing 00:35:35 Exposure complete 00:35:35 Downloading image... 00:35:36 Image downloaded 00:35:36 Background mean = 55693 (ADU) 00:35:37 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:35:53 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.5 deg. elevation 00:35:53 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:35:53 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:35:53 Camera exposing 00:35:57 Exposure complete 00:35:57 Downloading image... 00:35:58 Image downloaded 00:35:59 Background mean = 51848 (ADU) 00:36:00 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:36:15 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.5 deg. elevation 00:36:15 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:36:15 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:36:15 Camera exposing 00:36:19 Exposure complete 00:36:19 Downloading image... 00:36:20 Image downloaded 00:36:21 Background mean = 48209 (ADU) 00:36:22 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:36:37 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.6 deg. elevation 00:36:37 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:36:37 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:36:37 Camera exposing 00:36:41 Exposure complete 00:36:41 Downloading image... 00:36:42 Image downloaded 00:36:43 Background mean = 44800 (ADU) 00:36:44 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:36:59 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.7 deg. elevation 00:36:59 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:36:59 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:36:59 Camera exposing 00:37:03 Exposure complete 00:37:03 Downloading image... 00:37:05 Image downloaded 00:37:05 Background mean = 41593 (ADU) 00:37:06 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:37:22 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.7 deg. elevation 00:37:22 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:37:22 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:37:22 Camera exposing 00:37:26 Exposure complete 00:37:26 Downloading image... 00:37:27 Image downloaded 00:37:27 Background mean = 38606 (ADU) 00:37:29 Start tracking for real flats 00:37:29 FLAT1 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:37:29 Camera exposing 00:37:34 Exposure complete 00:37:34 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:37:34 Downloading image... 00:37:35 Image downloaded 00:37:37 Start tracking 00:37:38 Background mean = 35987 (ADU) 00:37:39 FLAT2 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:37:39 Camera exposing 00:37:44 Exposure complete 00:37:44 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:37:44 Downloading image... 00:37:45 Image downloaded 00:37:47 Start tracking 00:37:48 Background mean = 34758 (ADU) 00:37:49 FLAT3 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:37:49 Camera exposing 00:37:54 Exposure complete 00:37:54 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:37:54 Downloading image... 00:37:55 Image downloaded 00:37:57 Start tracking 00:37:58 Background mean = 33578 (ADU) 00:37:59 FLAT4 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:37:59 Camera exposing 00:38:04 Exposure complete 00:38:04 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:38:04 Downloading image... 00:38:05 Image downloaded 00:38:08 Start tracking 00:38:09 Background mean = 32381 (ADU) 00:38:10 FLAT5 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:38:10 Camera exposing 00:38:14 Exposure complete 00:38:14 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:38:15 Downloading image... 00:38:16 Image downloaded 00:38:18 Start tracking 00:38:19 Background mean = 31242 (ADU) 00:38:20 Doing 5 flats in SZ at binning 2 00:38:20 Start slew to flat area... 00:38:22 Switching from SG to SZ filter for imaging 00:38:22 Focus change of -100 steps required 00:38:25 (wait for slew to complete) 00:38:31 (slew complete) 00:38:31 Stop tracking for test exposures 00:38:31 TEST SZ: 1.01 sec at bin 2 00:38:31 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:38:31 Camera exposing 00:38:35 Exposure complete 00:38:35 Downloading image... 00:38:36 Image downloaded 00:38:37 Background mean = 4776 (ADU) 00:38:38 TEST SZ: 6.66 sec at bin 2 00:38:38 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:38:38 Camera exposing 00:38:47 Exposure complete 00:38:47 Downloading image... 00:38:48 Image downloaded 00:38:49 Background mean = 27913 (ADU) 00:38:50 Start tracking for real flats 00:38:50 FLAT1 SZ: 7.52 sec at bin 2 00:38:50 Camera exposing 00:39:01 Exposure complete 00:39:01 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:39:01 Downloading image... 00:39:02 Image downloaded 00:39:05 Start tracking 00:39:06 Background mean = 28550 (ADU) 00:39:07 FLAT2 SZ: 8.3 sec at bin 2 00:39:07 Camera exposing 00:39:19 Exposure complete 00:39:19 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:39:19 Downloading image... 00:39:20 Image downloaded 00:39:23 Start tracking 00:39:24 Background mean = 29814 (ADU) 00:39:25 FLAT3 SZ: 8.77 sec at bin 2 00:39:25 Camera exposing 00:39:37 Exposure complete 00:39:37 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:39:37 Downloading image... 00:39:38 Image downloaded 00:39:41 Start tracking 00:39:42 Background mean = 29698 (ADU) 00:39:43 FLAT4 SZ: 9.3 sec at bin 2 00:39:43 Camera exposing 00:39:55 Exposure complete 00:39:55 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:39:55 Downloading image... 00:39:56 Image downloaded 00:39:59 Start tracking 00:40:00 Background mean = 29620 (ADU) 00:40:01 FLAT5 SZ: 9.89 sec at bin 2 00:40:01 Camera exposing 00:40:14 Exposure complete 00:40:14 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:40:14 Downloading image... 00:40:15 Image downloaded 00:40:18 Start tracking 00:40:19 Background mean = 29595 (ADU) 00:40:20 Doing 5 flats in SR at binning 2 00:40:20 Start slew to flat area... 00:40:21 Switching from SZ to SR filter for imaging 00:40:21 Focus change of 50 steps required 00:40:24 (wait for slew to complete) 00:40:31 (slew complete) 00:40:31 Stop tracking for test exposures 00:40:31 TEST SR: 10 sec at bin 2 00:40:31 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:40:31 Camera exposing 00:40:44 Exposure complete 00:40:44 Downloading image... 00:40:45 Image downloaded 00:40:45 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 00:40:46 Scaling exposure and trying again 00:40:46 TEST SR: 4.81 sec at bin 2 00:40:47 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:40:47 Camera exposing 00:40:55 Exposure complete 00:40:55 Downloading image... 00:40:56 Image downloaded 00:40:56 Background mean = 46860 (ADU) 00:40:57 Scaling exposure and trying again 00:40:57 TEST SR: 3.23 sec at bin 2 00:40:57 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:40:57 Camera exposing 00:41:03 Exposure complete 00:41:03 Downloading image... 00:41:05 Image downloaded 00:41:05 Background mean = 30391 (ADU) 00:41:06 Start tracking for real flats 00:41:06 FLAT1 SR: 3.35 sec at bin 2 00:41:06 Camera exposing 00:41:14 Exposure complete 00:41:14 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:41:14 Downloading image... 00:41:15 Image downloaded 00:41:17 Start tracking 00:41:18 Background mean = 28954 (ADU) 00:41:19 FLAT2 SR: 3.64 sec at bin 2 00:41:19 Camera exposing 00:41:26 Exposure complete 00:41:26 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:41:26 Downloading image... 00:41:27 Image downloaded 00:41:29 Start tracking 00:41:30 Background mean = 29811 (ADU) 00:41:31 FLAT3 SR: 3.85 sec at bin 2 00:41:31 Camera exposing 00:41:38 Exposure complete 00:41:38 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:41:38 Downloading image... 00:41:39 Image downloaded 00:41:41 Start tracking 00:41:42 Background mean = 29966 (ADU) 00:41:44 FLAT4 SR: 4.05 sec at bin 2 00:41:44 Camera exposing 00:41:51 Exposure complete 00:41:51 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:41:51 Downloading image... 00:41:52 Image downloaded 00:41:54 Start tracking 00:41:55 Background mean = 29905 (ADU) 00:41:56 FLAT5 SR: 4.27 sec at bin 2 00:41:56 Camera exposing 00:42:05 Exposure complete 00:42:05 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:42:05 Downloading image... 00:42:06 Image downloaded 00:42:08 Start tracking 00:42:09 Background mean = 29921 (ADU) 00:42:10 Doing 5 flats in SI at binning 2 00:42:10 Start slew to flat area... 00:42:12 Switching from SR to SI filter for imaging 00:42:12 Focus change of -20 steps required 00:42:15 (wait for slew to complete) 00:42:21 (slew complete) 00:42:21 Stop tracking for test exposures 00:42:21 TEST SI: 4.5 sec at bin 2 00:42:21 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:42:21 Camera exposing 00:42:28 Exposure complete 00:42:28 Downloading image... 00:42:29 Image downloaded 00:42:30 Background mean = 25216 (ADU) 00:42:31 Start tracking for real flats 00:42:31 (wait for slew to complete) 00:42:33 (slew complete) 00:42:33 FLAT1 SI: 5.62 sec at bin 2 00:42:33 Camera exposing 00:42:42 Exposure complete 00:42:42 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:42:42 Downloading image... 00:42:44 Image downloaded 00:42:46 Start tracking 00:42:47 Background mean = 28110 (ADU) 00:42:48 FLAT2 SI: 6.3 sec at bin 2 00:42:48 Camera exposing 00:42:58 Exposure complete 00:42:58 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:42:58 Downloading image... 00:42:59 Image downloaded 00:43:02 Start tracking 00:43:03 Background mean = 29629 (ADU) 00:43:04 FLAT3 SI: 6.7 sec at bin 2 00:43:04 Camera exposing 00:43:14 Exposure complete 00:43:14 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:43:14 Downloading image... 00:43:15 Image downloaded 00:43:17 Start tracking 00:43:18 Background mean = 29494 (ADU) 00:43:20 FLAT4 SI: 7.16 sec at bin 2 00:43:20 Camera exposing 00:43:31 Exposure complete 00:43:31 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:43:31 Downloading image... 00:43:32 Image downloaded 00:43:34 Start tracking 00:43:35 Background mean = 29484 (ADU) 00:43:36 FLAT5 SI: 7.65 sec at bin 2 00:43:36 Camera exposing 00:43:48 Exposure complete 00:43:48 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:43:48 Downloading image... 00:43:49 Image downloaded 00:43:51 Start tracking 00:43:52 Background mean = 29319 (ADU) 00:43:53 Sun is now at -5.0 deg. elevation 00:43:53 Stop tracking 00:43:53 Flat acquisition complete. ACP console log closed 15-Jan-2025 00:43:54 UTC