ACP console log opened 08-Feb-2025 00:51:21 UTC This is ACP version 9.2 (build 1, ACP 9.2.1 (Production)) Licensed to Arne Henden 00:51:21 This is AutoFlat version 9.1.3 00:51:21 Using flat plan SchedulerDuskFlats.txt 00:51:21 Starting dusk flats. Low Sun at 6:24:29 PM 00:51:21 Start tracking for next phase 00:51:21 Starting flat field acquisition. 00:51:21 Flats will be acquired by default with Fast readout mode 00:51:21 Doing 5 flats in Halpha at binning 2 00:51:21 Start slew to flat area... 00:51:23 (wait for slew to complete) 00:52:02 (slew complete) 00:52:02 Stop tracking for test exposures 00:52:02 TEST Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 00:52:02 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:52:02 Camera exposing 00:52:06 Exposure complete 00:52:06 Downloading image... 00:52:07 Image downloaded 00:52:08 Background mean = 2201 (ADU) 00:52:09 **Sky is too dark 00:52:09 Doing 5 flats in SU at binning 2 00:52:09 Start slew to flat area... 00:52:11 Switching from Halpha to SU filter for imaging 00:52:11 No focus change required 00:52:11 (wait for slew to complete) 00:52:20 (slew complete) 00:52:20 Stop tracking for test exposures 00:52:20 TEST SU: 1 sec at bin 2 00:52:20 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:52:21 Camera exposing 00:52:24 Exposure complete 00:52:24 Downloading image... 00:52:25 Image downloaded 00:52:26 Background mean = 3251 (ADU) 00:52:27 TEST SU: 9.69 sec at bin 2 00:52:27 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:52:27 Camera exposing 00:52:39 Exposure complete 00:52:39 Downloading image... 00:52:41 Image downloaded 00:52:41 Background mean = 26366 (ADU) 00:52:43 Start tracking for real flats 00:52:43 FLAT1 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 00:52:43 Camera exposing 00:52:56 Exposure complete 00:52:56 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:52:56 Downloading image... 00:52:57 Image downloaded 00:52:59 Start tracking 00:53:00 Background mean = 24766 (ADU) 00:53:01 FLAT2 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 00:53:01 Camera exposing 00:53:15 Exposure complete 00:53:15 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:53:15 Downloading image... 00:53:16 Image downloaded 00:53:19 Start tracking 00:53:19 Background mean = 23547 (ADU) 00:53:21 FLAT3 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 00:53:21 Camera exposing 00:53:34 Exposure complete 00:53:34 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:53:34 Downloading image... 00:53:35 Image downloaded 00:53:37 Start tracking 00:53:38 Background mean = 22355 (ADU) 00:53:39 FLAT4 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 00:53:39 Camera exposing 00:53:53 Exposure complete 00:53:53 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:53:53 Downloading image... 00:53:54 Image downloaded 00:53:57 Start tracking 00:53:58 Background mean = 21222 (ADU) 00:53:59 FLAT5 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 00:53:59 Camera exposing 00:54:12 Exposure complete 00:54:12 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:54:12 Downloading image... 00:54:13 Image downloaded 00:54:16 Start tracking 00:54:17 Background mean = 20115 (ADU) 00:54:18 Doing 5 flats in SG at binning 2 00:54:18 Start slew to flat area... 00:54:19 Switching from SU to SG filter for imaging 00:54:19 Focus change of 50 steps required 00:54:22 (wait for slew to complete) 00:54:29 (slew complete) 00:54:29 Stop tracking for test exposures 00:54:29 TEST SG: 10 sec at bin 2 00:54:29 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:54:29 Camera exposing 00:54:42 Exposure complete 00:54:42 Downloading image... 00:54:43 Image downloaded 00:54:44 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 00:54:45 Scaling exposure and trying again 00:54:45 TEST SG: 4.81 sec at bin 2 00:54:45 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:54:45 Camera exposing 00:54:53 Exposure complete 00:54:53 Downloading image... 00:54:54 Image downloaded 00:54:54 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 00:54:55 Scaling exposure and trying again 00:54:55 TEST SG: 2.31 sec at bin 2 00:54:55 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:54:55 Camera exposing 00:55:00 Exposure complete 00:55:00 Downloading image... 00:55:01 Image downloaded 00:55:02 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 00:55:03 Scaling exposure and trying again 00:55:03 TEST SG: 1.11 sec at bin 2 00:55:03 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:55:03 Camera exposing 00:55:07 Exposure complete 00:55:07 Downloading image... 00:55:08 Image downloaded 00:55:08 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 00:55:09 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:55:24 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.0 deg. elevation 00:55:24 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:55:24 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:55:24 Camera exposing 00:55:28 Exposure complete 00:55:28 Downloading image... 00:55:30 Image downloaded 00:55:30 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 00:55:31 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:55:46 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.1 deg. elevation 00:55:46 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:55:46 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:55:46 Camera exposing 00:55:50 Exposure complete 00:55:50 Downloading image... 00:55:51 Image downloaded 00:55:52 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 00:55:53 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:56:08 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.2 deg. elevation 00:56:08 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:56:08 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:56:08 Camera exposing 00:56:12 Exposure complete 00:56:12 Downloading image... 00:56:13 Image downloaded 00:56:13 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 00:56:14 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:56:30 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.3 deg. elevation 00:56:30 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:56:30 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:56:30 Camera exposing 00:56:34 Exposure complete 00:56:34 Downloading image... 00:56:35 Image downloaded 00:56:35 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 00:56:36 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:56:52 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.3 deg. elevation 00:56:52 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:56:52 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:56:52 Camera exposing 00:56:56 Exposure complete 00:56:56 Downloading image... 00:56:57 Image downloaded 00:56:57 Background mean = 62386 (ADU) 00:56:58 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:57:14 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.4 deg. elevation 00:57:14 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:57:14 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:57:14 Camera exposing 00:57:18 Exposure complete 00:57:18 Downloading image... 00:57:19 Image downloaded 00:57:19 Background mean = 57901 (ADU) 00:57:20 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:57:36 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.5 deg. elevation 00:57:36 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:57:36 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:57:36 Camera exposing 00:57:39 Exposure complete 00:57:39 Downloading image... 00:57:40 Image downloaded 00:57:41 Background mean = 53744 (ADU) 00:57:42 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:57:57 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.6 deg. elevation 00:57:57 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:57:57 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:57:57 Camera exposing 00:58:01 Exposure complete 00:58:01 Downloading image... 00:58:02 Image downloaded 00:58:03 Background mean = 49905 (ADU) 00:58:04 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:58:19 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.6 deg. elevation 00:58:19 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:58:19 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:58:19 Camera exposing 00:58:22 Exposure complete 00:58:22 Downloading image... 00:58:24 Image downloaded 00:58:24 Background mean = 46283 (ADU) 00:58:25 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:58:40 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.7 deg. elevation 00:58:40 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:58:40 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:58:40 Camera exposing 00:58:44 Exposure complete 00:58:44 Downloading image... 00:58:45 Image downloaded 00:58:46 Background mean = 42875 (ADU) 00:58:47 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 00:59:02 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.8 deg. elevation 00:59:02 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:59:02 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 00:59:02 Camera exposing 00:59:06 Exposure complete 00:59:06 Downloading image... 00:59:07 Image downloaded 00:59:07 Background mean = 39674 (ADU) 00:59:08 Start tracking for real flats 00:59:08 FLAT1 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:59:08 Camera exposing 00:59:13 Exposure complete 00:59:13 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:59:13 Downloading image... 00:59:14 Image downloaded 00:59:17 Start tracking 00:59:18 Background mean = 37061 (ADU) 00:59:19 FLAT2 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:59:19 Camera exposing 00:59:24 Exposure complete 00:59:24 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:59:24 Downloading image... 00:59:25 Image downloaded 00:59:27 Start tracking 00:59:28 Background mean = 35714 (ADU) 00:59:29 FLAT3 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:59:29 Camera exposing 00:59:34 Exposure complete 00:59:34 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:59:34 Downloading image... 00:59:35 Image downloaded 00:59:37 Start tracking 00:59:38 Background mean = 34369 (ADU) 00:59:39 FLAT4 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:59:39 Camera exposing 00:59:44 Exposure complete 00:59:44 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:59:44 Downloading image... 00:59:45 Image downloaded 00:59:47 Start tracking 00:59:48 Background mean = 33109 (ADU) 00:59:49 FLAT5 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 00:59:49 Camera exposing 00:59:54 Exposure complete 00:59:54 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 00:59:54 Downloading image... 00:59:55 Image downloaded 00:59:58 Start tracking 00:59:59 Background mean = 31894 (ADU) 01:00:00 Doing 5 flats in SZ at binning 2 01:00:00 Start slew to flat area... 01:00:01 Switching from SG to SZ filter for imaging 01:00:01 Focus change of -100 steps required 01:00:04 (wait for slew to complete) 01:00:11 (slew complete) 01:00:11 Stop tracking for test exposures 01:00:11 TEST SZ: 1 sec at bin 2 01:00:11 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:00:11 Camera exposing 01:00:15 Exposure complete 01:00:15 Downloading image... 01:00:16 Image downloaded 01:00:17 Background mean = 4268 (ADU) 01:00:18 TEST SZ: 7.38 sec at bin 2 01:00:18 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:00:18 Camera exposing 01:00:28 Exposure complete 01:00:28 Downloading image... 01:00:29 Image downloaded 01:00:30 Background mean = 27383 (ADU) 01:00:31 Start tracking for real flats 01:00:31 FLAT1 SZ: 8.49 sec at bin 2 01:00:31 Camera exposing 01:00:43 Exposure complete 01:00:43 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:00:43 Downloading image... 01:00:44 Image downloaded 01:00:46 Start tracking 01:00:47 Background mean = 28474 (ADU) 01:00:48 FLAT2 SZ: 9.39 sec at bin 2 01:00:48 Camera exposing 01:01:02 Exposure complete 01:01:02 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:01:02 Downloading image... 01:01:03 Image downloaded 01:01:05 Start tracking 01:01:06 Background mean = 29585 (ADU) 01:01:07 FLAT3 SZ: 10 sec at bin 2 01:01:07 Camera exposing 01:01:21 Exposure complete 01:01:21 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:01:21 Downloading image... 01:01:22 Image downloaded 01:01:24 Start tracking 01:01:25 Background mean = 29474 (ADU) 01:01:26 FLAT4 SZ: 10 sec at bin 2 01:01:26 Camera exposing 01:01:40 Exposure complete 01:01:40 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:01:40 Downloading image... 01:01:41 Image downloaded 01:01:43 Start tracking 01:01:44 Background mean = 27621 (ADU) 01:01:45 FLAT5 SZ: 10 sec at bin 2 01:01:45 Camera exposing 01:01:59 Exposure complete 01:01:59 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:01:59 Downloading image... 01:02:00 Image downloaded 01:02:02 Start tracking 01:02:03 Background mean = 25833 (ADU) 01:02:04 Doing 5 flats in SR at binning 2 01:02:04 Start slew to flat area... 01:02:06 Switching from SZ to SR filter for imaging 01:02:06 Focus change of 50 steps required 01:02:09 (wait for slew to complete) 01:02:16 (slew complete) 01:02:16 Stop tracking for test exposures 01:02:16 TEST SR: 10 sec at bin 2 01:02:16 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:02:16 Camera exposing 01:02:28 Exposure complete 01:02:28 Downloading image... 01:02:29 Image downloaded 01:02:30 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:02:31 Scaling exposure and trying again 01:02:31 TEST SR: 4.81 sec at bin 2 01:02:31 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:02:31 Camera exposing 01:02:39 Exposure complete 01:02:39 Downloading image... 01:02:40 Image downloaded 01:02:41 Background mean = 51379 (ADU) 01:02:42 Scaling exposure and trying again 01:02:42 TEST SR: 2.95 sec at bin 2 01:02:42 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:02:42 Camera exposing 01:02:48 Exposure complete 01:02:48 Downloading image... 01:02:49 Image downloaded 01:02:49 Background mean = 30422 (ADU) 01:02:50 Start tracking for real flats 01:02:50 FLAT1 SR: 3.05 sec at bin 2 01:02:50 Camera exposing 01:02:57 Exposure complete 01:02:57 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:02:57 Downloading image... 01:02:58 Image downloaded 01:03:00 Start tracking 01:03:01 Background mean = 28937 (ADU) 01:03:02 FLAT2 SR: 3.32 sec at bin 2 01:03:02 Camera exposing 01:03:09 Exposure complete 01:03:09 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:03:09 Downloading image... 01:03:10 Image downloaded 01:03:12 Start tracking 01:03:13 Background mean = 29938 (ADU) 01:03:14 FLAT3 SR: 3.49 sec at bin 2 01:03:14 Camera exposing 01:03:21 Exposure complete 01:03:21 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:03:21 Downloading image... 01:03:22 Image downloaded 01:03:25 Start tracking 01:03:26 Background mean = 29840 (ADU) 01:03:27 FLAT4 SR: 3.68 sec at bin 2 01:03:27 Camera exposing 01:03:34 Exposure complete 01:03:34 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:03:34 Downloading image... 01:03:35 Image downloaded 01:03:37 Start tracking 01:03:38 Background mean = 29802 (ADU) 01:03:39 FLAT5 SR: 3.89 sec at bin 2 01:03:39 Camera exposing 01:03:47 Exposure complete 01:03:47 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:03:47 Downloading image... 01:03:48 Image downloaded 01:03:50 Start tracking 01:03:51 Background mean = 29796 (ADU) 01:03:52 Doing 5 flats in SI at binning 2 01:03:52 Start slew to flat area... 01:03:53 Switching from SR to SI filter for imaging 01:03:53 Focus change of -20 steps required 01:03:56 (wait for slew to complete) 01:04:03 (slew complete) 01:04:03 Stop tracking for test exposures 01:04:03 TEST SI: 4.11 sec at bin 2 01:04:03 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:04:03 Camera exposing 01:04:10 Exposure complete 01:04:10 Downloading image... 01:04:11 Image downloaded 01:04:11 Background mean = 20921 (ADU) 01:04:12 Start tracking for real flats 01:04:12 FLAT1 SI: 6.19 sec at bin 2 01:04:12 Camera exposing 01:04:23 Exposure complete 01:04:23 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:04:23 Downloading image... 01:04:24 Image downloaded 01:04:26 Start tracking 01:04:27 Background mean = 28328 (ADU) 01:04:28 FLAT2 SI: 6.88 sec at bin 2 01:04:28 Camera exposing 01:04:39 Exposure complete 01:04:39 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:04:39 Downloading image... 01:04:40 Image downloaded 01:04:42 Start tracking 01:04:43 Background mean = 29332 (ADU) 01:04:44 FLAT3 SI: 7.39 sec at bin 2 01:04:44 Camera exposing 01:04:55 Exposure complete 01:04:55 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:04:55 Downloading image... 01:04:56 Image downloaded 01:04:59 Start tracking 01:05:00 Background mean = 29331 (ADU) 01:05:01 FLAT4 SI: 7.94 sec at bin 2 01:05:01 Camera exposing 01:05:12 Exposure complete 01:05:12 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:05:12 Downloading image... 01:05:13 Image downloaded 01:05:16 Start tracking 01:05:17 Background mean = 29167 (ADU) 01:05:18 FLAT5 SI: 8.58 sec at bin 2 01:05:18 Camera exposing 01:05:30 Exposure complete 01:05:30 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:05:30 Downloading image... 01:05:31 Image downloaded 01:05:34 Start tracking 01:05:35 Background mean = 29164 (ADU) 01:05:36 Sun is now at -5.1 deg. elevation 01:05:36 Stop tracking 01:05:36 Flat acquisition complete. ACP console log closed 08-Feb-2025 01:05:37 UTC