ACP console log opened 23-Jan-2025 00:36:16 UTC This is ACP version 9.2 (build 1, ACP 9.2.1 (Production)) Licensed to Arne Henden 00:36:16 This is AutoFlat version 9.1.3 00:36:16 Using flat plan SchedulerDuskFlats.txt 00:36:16 Starting dusk flats. Low Sun at 6:10:49 PM 00:36:16 Start tracking for next phase 00:36:16 Starting flat field acquisition. 00:36:16 Flats will be acquired by default with Fast readout mode 00:36:16 Doing 5 flats in Halpha at binning 2 00:36:16 Start slew to flat area... 00:36:18 Switching from SG to Halpha filter for imaging 00:36:18 Focus change of -50 steps required 00:36:21 (wait for slew to complete) 00:36:59 (slew complete) 00:36:59 Stop tracking for test exposures 00:36:59 TEST Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 00:36:59 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:36:59 Camera exposing 00:37:02 Exposure complete 00:37:02 Downloading image... 00:37:04 Image downloaded 00:37:04 Background mean = 1365 (ADU) 00:37:05 **Sky is too dark 00:37:05 Doing 5 flats in SU at binning 2 00:37:05 Start slew to flat area... 00:37:07 Switching from Halpha to SU filter for imaging 00:37:07 No focus change required 00:37:07 (wait for slew to complete) 00:37:17 (slew complete) 00:37:17 Stop tracking for test exposures 00:37:17 TEST SU: 1 sec at bin 2 00:37:17 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:37:17 Camera exposing 00:37:20 Exposure complete 00:37:20 Downloading image... 00:37:21 Image downloaded 00:37:22 Background mean = 3561 (ADU) 00:37:23 TEST SU: 8.85 sec at bin 2 00:37:23 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:37:23 Camera exposing 00:37:34 Exposure complete 00:37:34 Downloading image... 00:37:36 Image downloaded 00:37:36 Background mean = 26899 (ADU) 00:37:37 Start tracking for real flats 00:37:37 FLAT1 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 00:37:37 Camera exposing 00:37:51 Exposure complete 00:37:51 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:37:51 Downloading image... 00:37:52 Image downloaded 00:37:54 Start tracking 00:37:55 Background mean = 27870 (ADU) 00:37:56 FLAT2 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 00:37:56 Camera exposing 00:38:10 Exposure complete 00:38:10 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:38:10 Downloading image... 00:38:11 Image downloaded 00:38:13 Start tracking 00:38:14 Background mean = 26460 (ADU) 00:38:15 FLAT3 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 00:38:15 Camera exposing 00:38:28 Exposure complete 00:38:28 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:38:28 Downloading image... 00:38:29 Image downloaded 00:38:32 Start tracking 00:38:33 Background mean = 25095 (ADU) 00:38:34 FLAT4 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 00:38:34 Camera exposing 00:38:48 Exposure complete 00:38:48 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:38:48 Downloading image... 00:38:49 Image downloaded 00:38:51 Start tracking 00:38:52 Background mean = 23869 (ADU) 00:38:53 FLAT5 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 00:38:53 Camera exposing 00:39:06 Exposure complete 00:39:06 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:39:06 Downloading image... 00:39:07 Image downloaded 00:39:10 Start tracking 00:39:11 Background mean = 22647 (ADU) 00:39:12 Doing 5 flats in SG at binning 2 00:39:12 Start slew to flat area... 00:39:14 Switching from SU to SG filter for imaging 00:39:14 Focus change of 50 steps required 00:39:16 (wait for slew to complete) 00:39:24 (slew complete) 00:39:24 Stop tracking for test exposures 00:39:24 TEST SG: 10 sec at bin 2 00:39:24 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:39:24 Camera exposing 00:39:37 Exposure complete 00:39:37 Downloading image... 00:39:38 Image downloaded 00:39:39 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 00:39:40 Scaling exposure and trying again 00:39:40 TEST SG: 4.81 sec at bin 2 00:39:40 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:39:40 Camera exposing 00:39:48 Exposure complete 00:39:48 Downloading image... 00:39:49 Image downloaded 00:39:50 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 00:39:51 Scaling exposure and trying again 00:39:51 TEST SG: 2.31 sec at bin 2 00:39:51 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:39:51 Camera exposing 00:39:56 Exposure complete 00:39:56 Downloading image... 00:39:57 Image downloaded 00:39:57 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 00:39:58 Scaling exposure and trying again 00:39:58 TEST SG: 1.11 sec at bin 2 00:39:58 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:39:58 Camera exposing 00:40:02 Exposure complete 00:40:02 Downloading image... 00:40:03 Image downloaded 00:40:04 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 00:40:05 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:40:20 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -2.9 deg. elevation 00:40:20 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:40:20 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:40:20 Camera exposing 00:40:24 Exposure complete 00:40:24 Downloading image... 00:40:25 Image downloaded 00:40:26 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 00:40:27 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:40:42 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.0 deg. elevation 00:40:42 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:40:42 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:40:42 Camera exposing 00:40:46 Exposure complete 00:40:46 Downloading image... 00:40:47 Image downloaded 00:40:47 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 00:40:48 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:41:04 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.1 deg. elevation 00:41:04 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:41:04 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:41:04 Camera exposing 00:41:07 Exposure complete 00:41:07 Downloading image... 00:41:08 Image downloaded 00:41:09 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 00:41:10 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:41:25 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.1 deg. elevation 00:41:25 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:41:25 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:41:25 Camera exposing 00:41:29 Exposure complete 00:41:29 Downloading image... 00:41:30 Image downloaded 00:41:31 Background mean = 64920 (ADU) 00:41:32 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:41:47 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.2 deg. elevation 00:41:47 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:41:47 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:41:47 Camera exposing 00:41:51 Exposure complete 00:41:51 Downloading image... 00:41:52 Image downloaded 00:41:53 Background mean = 61405 (ADU) 00:41:54 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:42:09 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.3 deg. elevation 00:42:09 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:42:09 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:42:09 Camera exposing 00:42:13 Exposure complete 00:42:13 Downloading image... 00:42:14 Image downloaded 00:42:14 Background mean = 58425 (ADU) 00:42:15 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:42:31 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.4 deg. elevation 00:42:31 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:42:31 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:42:31 Camera exposing 00:42:34 Exposure complete 00:42:34 Downloading image... 00:42:35 Image downloaded 00:42:36 Background mean = 54142 (ADU) 00:42:37 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:42:52 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.4 deg. elevation 00:42:52 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:42:52 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:42:52 Camera exposing 00:42:56 Exposure complete 00:42:56 Downloading image... 00:42:57 Image downloaded 00:42:58 Background mean = 48266 (ADU) 00:42:59 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:43:14 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.5 deg. elevation 00:43:14 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:43:14 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:43:14 Camera exposing 00:43:18 Exposure complete 00:43:18 Downloading image... 00:43:19 Image downloaded 00:43:19 Background mean = 44257 (ADU) 00:43:20 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:43:36 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.6 deg. elevation 00:43:36 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:43:36 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:43:36 Camera exposing 00:43:40 Exposure complete 00:43:40 Downloading image... 00:43:41 Image downloaded 00:43:41 Background mean = 39795 (ADU) 00:43:42 Start tracking for real flats 00:43:42 FLAT1 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:43:42 Camera exposing 00:43:47 Exposure complete 00:43:47 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:43:47 Downloading image... 00:43:48 Image downloaded 00:43:51 Start tracking 00:43:52 Background mean = 36849 (ADU) 00:43:53 FLAT2 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:43:53 Camera exposing 00:43:57 Exposure complete 00:43:57 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:43:57 Downloading image... 00:43:58 Image downloaded 00:44:01 Start tracking 00:44:02 Background mean = 35788 (ADU) 00:44:03 FLAT3 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:44:03 Camera exposing 00:44:08 Exposure complete 00:44:08 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:44:08 Downloading image... 00:44:09 Image downloaded 00:44:11 Start tracking 00:44:12 Background mean = 35123 (ADU) 00:44:13 FLAT4 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:44:13 Camera exposing 00:44:18 Exposure complete 00:44:18 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:44:18 Downloading image... 00:44:19 Image downloaded 00:44:21 Start tracking 00:44:22 Background mean = 33739 (ADU) 00:44:23 FLAT5 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:44:23 Camera exposing 00:44:28 Exposure complete 00:44:28 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:44:28 Downloading image... 00:44:29 Image downloaded 00:44:32 Start tracking 00:44:33 Background mean = 32564 (ADU) 00:44:34 Doing 5 flats in SZ at binning 2 00:44:34 Start slew to flat area... 00:44:36 Switching from SG to SZ filter for imaging 00:44:36 Focus change of -100 steps required 00:44:38 (wait for slew to complete) 00:44:46 (slew complete) 00:44:46 Stop tracking for test exposures 00:44:46 TEST SZ: 1 sec at bin 2 00:44:46 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:44:46 Camera exposing 00:44:49 Exposure complete 00:44:49 Downloading image... 00:44:50 Image downloaded 00:44:51 Background mean = 2015 (ADU) 00:44:52 **Sky is too dark 00:44:52 Doing 5 flats in SR at binning 2 00:44:52 Start slew to flat area... 00:44:54 Switching from SZ to SR filter for imaging 00:44:54 Focus change of 50 steps required 00:44:56 (wait for slew to complete) 00:45:04 (slew complete) 00:45:04 Stop tracking for test exposures 00:45:04 TEST SR: 1 sec at bin 2 00:45:04 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:45:04 Camera exposing 00:45:08 Exposure complete 00:45:08 Downloading image... 00:45:09 Image downloaded 00:45:09 Background mean = 9161 (ADU) 00:45:10 TEST SR: 3.44 sec at bin 2 00:45:10 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:45:10 Camera exposing 00:45:16 Exposure complete 00:45:16 Downloading image... 00:45:17 Image downloaded 00:45:18 Background mean = 29651 (ADU) 00:45:19 Start tracking for real flats 00:45:19 FLAT1 SR: 3.65 sec at bin 2 00:45:19 Camera exposing 00:45:26 Exposure complete 00:45:26 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:45:26 Downloading image... 00:45:27 Image downloaded 00:45:30 Start tracking 00:45:31 Background mean = 28894 (ADU) 00:45:32 FLAT2 SR: 3.98 sec at bin 2 00:45:32 Camera exposing 00:45:40 Exposure complete 00:45:40 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:45:40 Downloading image... 00:45:41 Image downloaded 00:45:43 Start tracking 00:45:44 Background mean = 29447 (ADU) 00:45:45 FLAT3 SR: 4.26 sec at bin 2 00:45:45 Camera exposing 00:45:53 Exposure complete 00:45:53 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:45:53 Downloading image... 00:45:55 Image downloaded 00:45:57 Start tracking 00:45:58 Background mean = 30771 (ADU) 00:45:59 FLAT4 SR: 4.36 sec at bin 2 00:45:59 Camera exposing 00:46:07 Exposure complete 00:46:07 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:46:07 Downloading image... 00:46:08 Image downloaded 00:46:10 Start tracking 00:46:11 Background mean = 29639 (ADU) 00:46:12 FLAT5 SR: 4.63 sec at bin 2 00:46:12 Camera exposing 00:46:20 Exposure complete 00:46:20 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:46:20 Downloading image... 00:46:21 Image downloaded 00:46:24 Start tracking 00:46:25 Background mean = 30127 (ADU) 00:46:26 Doing 5 flats in SI at binning 2 00:46:26 Start slew to flat area... 00:46:27 Switching from SR to SI filter for imaging 00:46:27 Focus change of -20 steps required 00:46:29 (wait for slew to complete) 00:46:37 (slew complete) 00:46:37 Stop tracking for test exposures 00:46:37 TEST SI: 4.84 sec at bin 2 00:46:37 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:46:37 Camera exposing 00:46:45 Exposure complete 00:46:45 Downloading image... 00:46:46 Image downloaded 00:46:47 Background mean = 18440 (ADU) 00:46:48 TEST SI: 8.27 sec at bin 2 00:46:48 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:46:48 Camera exposing 00:47:00 Exposure complete 00:47:00 Downloading image... 00:47:01 Image downloaded 00:47:01 Background mean = 29905 (ADU) 00:47:03 Start tracking for real flats 00:47:03 FLAT1 SI: 8.71 sec at bin 2 00:47:03 Camera exposing 00:47:15 Exposure complete 00:47:15 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:47:15 Downloading image... 00:47:16 Image downloaded 00:47:18 Start tracking 00:47:19 Background mean = 28613 (ADU) 00:47:20 FLAT2 SI: 9.59 sec at bin 2 00:47:20 Camera exposing 00:47:34 Exposure complete 00:47:34 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:47:34 Downloading image... 00:47:35 Image downloaded 00:47:37 Start tracking 00:47:38 Background mean = 29407 (ADU) 00:47:40 FLAT3 SI: 10 sec at bin 2 00:47:40 Camera exposing 00:47:53 Exposure complete 00:47:53 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:47:53 Downloading image... 00:47:54 Image downloaded 00:47:56 Start tracking 00:47:57 Background mean = 29130 (ADU) 00:47:58 FLAT4 SI: 10 sec at bin 2 00:47:58 Camera exposing 00:48:12 Exposure complete 00:48:12 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:48:12 Downloading image... 00:48:13 Image downloaded 00:48:15 Start tracking 00:48:16 Background mean = 27520 (ADU) 00:48:18 FLAT5 SI: 10 sec at bin 2 00:48:18 Camera exposing 00:48:31 Exposure complete 00:48:31 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:48:31 Downloading image... 00:48:32 Image downloaded 00:48:34 Start tracking 00:48:35 Background mean = 24996 (ADU) 00:48:36 Sun is now at -4.6 deg. elevation 00:48:36 Stop tracking 00:48:36 Flat acquisition complete. ACP console log closed 23-Jan-2025 00:48:37 UTC