ACP console log opened 24-Feb-2025 01:04:56 UTC This is ACP version 9.2 (build 1, ACP 9.2.1 (Production)) Licensed to Arne Henden 01:04:56 This is AutoFlat version 9.1.3 01:04:56 Using flat plan SchedulerDuskFlats.txt 01:04:56 Starting dusk flats. Low Sun at 6:37:20 PM 01:04:56 Start tracking for next phase 01:04:57 Starting flat field acquisition. 01:04:57 Flats will be acquired by default with Fast readout mode 01:04:57 Doing 5 flats in Halpha at binning 2 01:04:57 Start slew to flat area... 01:04:58 Switching from B to Halpha filter for imaging 01:04:58 Focus change of -320 steps required 01:05:02 (wait for slew to complete) 01:05:38 (slew complete) 01:05:38 Stop tracking for test exposures 01:05:38 TEST Halpha: 1 sec at bin 2 01:05:38 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:05:38 Camera exposing 01:05:42 Exposure complete 01:05:42 Downloading image... 01:05:43 Image downloaded 01:05:44 Background mean = 2056 (ADU) 01:05:45 **Sky is too dark 01:05:45 Doing 5 flats in SU at binning 2 01:05:45 Start slew to flat area... 01:05:46 Switching from Halpha to SU filter for imaging 01:05:46 No focus change required 01:05:46 (wait for slew to complete) 01:05:56 (slew complete) 01:05:56 Stop tracking for test exposures 01:05:56 TEST SU: 1 sec at bin 2 01:05:56 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:05:56 Camera exposing 01:05:59 Exposure complete 01:05:59 Downloading image... 01:06:00 Image downloaded 01:06:01 Background mean = 3225 (ADU) 01:06:02 TEST SU: 9.77 sec at bin 2 01:06:02 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:06:02 Camera exposing 01:06:15 Exposure complete 01:06:15 Downloading image... 01:06:16 Image downloaded 01:06:17 Background mean = 26346 (ADU) 01:06:18 Start tracking for real flats 01:06:18 FLAT1 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 01:06:18 Camera exposing 01:06:35 Exposure complete 01:06:35 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:06:35 Downloading image... 01:06:36 Image downloaded 01:06:38 Start tracking 01:06:39 Background mean = 24544 (ADU) 01:06:40 FLAT2 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 01:06:40 Camera exposing 01:06:56 Exposure complete 01:06:56 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:06:56 Downloading image... 01:06:57 Image downloaded 01:07:00 Start tracking 01:07:01 Background mean = 23090 (ADU) 01:07:02 FLAT3 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 01:07:02 Camera exposing 01:07:18 Exposure complete 01:07:18 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:07:18 Downloading image... 01:07:19 Image downloaded 01:07:22 Start tracking 01:07:23 Background mean = 21720 (ADU) 01:07:24 FLAT4 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 01:07:24 Camera exposing 01:07:40 Exposure complete 01:07:40 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:07:40 Downloading image... 01:07:41 Image downloaded 01:07:43 Start tracking 01:07:44 Background mean = 20396 (ADU) 01:07:45 FLAT5 SU: 10 sec at bin 2 01:07:45 Camera exposing 01:08:02 Exposure complete 01:08:02 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:08:02 Downloading image... 01:08:03 Image downloaded 01:08:05 Start tracking 01:08:06 Background mean = 19158 (ADU) 01:08:07 **Sky is too dark 01:08:07 Doing 5 flats in SG at binning 2 01:08:07 Start slew to flat area... 01:08:09 Switching from SU to SG filter for imaging 01:08:09 Focus change of 50 steps required 01:08:12 (wait for slew to complete) 01:08:19 (slew complete) 01:08:19 Stop tracking for test exposures 01:08:19 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:08:19 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:08:19 Camera exposing 01:08:24 Exposure complete 01:08:24 Downloading image... 01:08:25 Image downloaded 01:08:25 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:08:26 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:08:42 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.0 deg. elevation 01:08:42 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:08:42 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:08:42 Camera exposing 01:08:45 Exposure complete 01:08:45 Downloading image... 01:08:46 Image downloaded 01:08:47 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:08:48 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:09:04 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.1 deg. elevation 01:09:04 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:09:04 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:09:04 Camera exposing 01:09:07 Exposure complete 01:09:07 Downloading image... 01:09:08 Image downloaded 01:09:09 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:09:10 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:09:25 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.2 deg. elevation 01:09:25 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:09:25 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:09:25 Camera exposing 01:09:29 Exposure complete 01:09:29 Downloading image... 01:09:30 Image downloaded 01:09:31 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:09:32 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:09:47 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.2 deg. elevation 01:09:47 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:09:47 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:09:47 Camera exposing 01:09:51 Exposure complete 01:09:51 Downloading image... 01:09:52 Image downloaded 01:09:53 Background mean = 65498 (ADU) 01:09:54 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:10:09 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.3 deg. elevation 01:10:09 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:10:09 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:10:09 Camera exposing 01:10:13 Exposure complete 01:10:13 Downloading image... 01:10:14 Image downloaded 01:10:14 Background mean = 61243 (ADU) 01:10:15 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:10:31 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.4 deg. elevation 01:10:31 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:10:31 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:10:31 Camera exposing 01:10:34 Exposure complete 01:10:34 Downloading image... 01:10:35 Image downloaded 01:10:36 Background mean = 56878 (ADU) 01:10:37 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:10:53 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.5 deg. elevation 01:10:53 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:10:53 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:10:53 Camera exposing 01:10:56 Exposure complete 01:10:56 Downloading image... 01:10:57 Image downloaded 01:10:58 Background mean = 52770 (ADU) 01:10:59 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:11:15 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.5 deg. elevation 01:11:15 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:11:15 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:11:15 Camera exposing 01:11:18 Exposure complete 01:11:18 Downloading image... 01:11:19 Image downloaded 01:11:20 Background mean = 48910 (ADU) 01:11:21 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:11:36 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.6 deg. elevation 01:11:36 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:11:36 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:11:36 Camera exposing 01:11:40 Exposure complete 01:11:40 Downloading image... 01:11:41 Image downloaded 01:11:42 Background mean = 45264 (ADU) 01:11:43 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:11:58 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.7 deg. elevation 01:11:58 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:11:58 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:11:58 Camera exposing 01:12:02 Exposure complete 01:12:02 Downloading image... 01:12:03 Image downloaded 01:12:04 Background mean = 41868 (ADU) 01:12:05 Still too light - waiting 15 sec. to try again... 01:12:20 ...wait complete. Sun is now at -3.8 deg. elevation 01:12:20 TEST SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:12:20 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:12:20 Camera exposing 01:12:24 Exposure complete 01:12:24 Downloading image... 01:12:25 Image downloaded 01:12:25 Background mean = 38708 (ADU) 01:12:27 Start tracking for real flats 01:12:27 FLAT1 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:12:27 Camera exposing 01:12:35 Exposure complete 01:12:35 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:12:35 Downloading image... 01:12:36 Image downloaded 01:12:38 Start tracking 01:12:39 Background mean = 36144 (ADU) 01:12:40 FLAT2 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:12:40 Camera exposing 01:12:48 Exposure complete 01:12:48 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:12:48 Downloading image... 01:12:49 Image downloaded 01:12:51 Start tracking 01:12:52 Background mean = 34432 (ADU) 01:12:53 FLAT3 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:12:53 Camera exposing 01:13:01 Exposure complete 01:13:01 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:13:01 Downloading image... 01:13:02 Image downloaded 01:13:04 Start tracking 01:13:05 Background mean = 32811 (ADU) 01:13:06 FLAT4 SG: 1 sec at bin 2 01:13:06 Camera exposing 01:13:14 Exposure complete 01:13:14 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:13:14 Downloading image... 01:13:15 Image downloaded 01:13:17 Start tracking 01:13:18 Background mean = 31265 (ADU) 01:13:19 FLAT5 SG: 1.01 sec at bin 2 01:13:19 Camera exposing 01:13:27 Exposure complete 01:13:27 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:13:27 Downloading image... 01:13:28 Image downloaded 01:13:30 Start tracking 01:13:31 Background mean = 30080 (ADU) 01:13:32 Doing 5 flats in SZ at binning 2 01:13:33 Start slew to flat area... 01:13:34 Switching from SG to SZ filter for imaging 01:13:34 Focus change of -100 steps required 01:13:37 (wait for slew to complete) 01:13:43 (slew complete) 01:13:43 Stop tracking for test exposures 01:13:43 TEST SZ: 1.06 sec at bin 2 01:13:43 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:13:43 Camera exposing 01:13:48 Exposure complete 01:13:48 Downloading image... 01:13:49 Image downloaded 01:13:50 Background mean = 4715 (ADU) 01:13:51 TEST SZ: 7.08 sec at bin 2 01:13:51 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:13:51 Camera exposing 01:14:01 Exposure complete 01:14:01 Downloading image... 01:14:02 Image downloaded 01:14:03 Background mean = 27655 (ADU) 01:14:04 Start tracking for real flats 01:14:04 FLAT1 SZ: 8.06 sec at bin 2 01:14:04 Camera exposing 01:14:19 Exposure complete 01:14:19 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:14:19 Downloading image... 01:14:20 Image downloaded 01:14:22 Start tracking 01:14:23 Background mean = 28409 (ADU) 01:14:24 FLAT2 SZ: 8.94 sec at bin 2 01:14:24 Camera exposing 01:14:39 Exposure complete 01:14:39 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:14:39 Downloading image... 01:14:40 Image downloaded 01:14:43 Start tracking 01:14:44 Background mean = 29206 (ADU) 01:14:45 FLAT3 SZ: 9.64 sec at bin 2 01:14:45 Camera exposing 01:15:01 Exposure complete 01:15:01 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:15:01 Downloading image... 01:15:02 Image downloaded 01:15:04 Start tracking 01:15:05 Background mean = 29082 (ADU) 01:15:06 FLAT4 SZ: 10 sec at bin 2 01:15:06 Camera exposing 01:15:23 Exposure complete 01:15:23 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:15:23 Downloading image... 01:15:24 Image downloaded 01:15:26 Start tracking 01:15:27 Background mean = 27772 (ADU) 01:15:28 FLAT5 SZ: 10 sec at bin 2 01:15:28 Camera exposing 01:15:45 Exposure complete 01:15:45 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:15:45 Downloading image... 01:15:46 Image downloaded 01:15:48 Start tracking 01:15:49 Background mean = 25495 (ADU) 01:15:50 Doing 5 flats in SR at binning 2 01:15:50 Start slew to flat area... 01:15:51 Switching from SZ to SR filter for imaging 01:15:51 Focus change of 50 steps required 01:15:54 (wait for slew to complete) 01:16:01 (slew complete) 01:16:01 Stop tracking for test exposures 01:16:01 TEST SR: 10 sec at bin 2 01:16:01 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:16:01 Camera exposing 01:16:15 Exposure complete 01:16:15 Downloading image... 01:16:16 Image downloaded 01:16:17 Background mean = 65535 (ADU) 01:16:18 Scaling exposure and trying again 01:16:18 TEST SR: 4.81 sec at bin 2 01:16:18 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:16:18 Camera exposing 01:16:26 Exposure complete 01:16:26 Downloading image... 01:16:27 Image downloaded 01:16:27 Background mean = 39826 (ADU) 01:16:29 Start tracking for real flats 01:16:29 FLAT1 SR: 3.8 sec at bin 2 01:16:29 Camera exposing 01:16:39 Exposure complete 01:16:39 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:16:39 Downloading image... 01:16:40 Image downloaded 01:16:42 Start tracking 01:16:43 Background mean = 28859 (ADU) 01:16:44 FLAT2 SR: 4.15 sec at bin 2 01:16:44 Camera exposing 01:16:55 Exposure complete 01:16:55 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:16:55 Downloading image... 01:16:56 Image downloaded 01:16:58 Start tracking 01:16:59 Background mean = 29379 (ADU) 01:17:00 FLAT3 SR: 4.45 sec at bin 2 01:17:00 Camera exposing 01:17:11 Exposure complete 01:17:11 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:17:11 Downloading image... 01:17:12 Image downloaded 01:17:14 Start tracking 01:17:15 Background mean = 29421 (ADU) 01:17:16 FLAT4 SR: 4.76 sec at bin 2 01:17:16 Camera exposing 01:17:27 Exposure complete 01:17:27 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:17:27 Downloading image... 01:17:28 Image downloaded 01:17:30 Start tracking 01:17:31 Background mean = 29274 (ADU) 01:17:32 FLAT5 SR: 5.12 sec at bin 2 01:17:32 Camera exposing 01:17:44 Exposure complete 01:17:44 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:17:44 Downloading image... 01:17:45 Image downloaded 01:17:47 Start tracking 01:17:48 Background mean = 29261 (ADU) 01:17:49 Doing 5 flats in SI at binning 2 01:17:49 Start slew to flat area... 01:17:51 Switching from SR to SI filter for imaging 01:17:51 Focus change of -20 steps required 01:17:54 (wait for slew to complete) 01:18:01 (slew complete) 01:18:01 Stop tracking for test exposures 01:18:01 TEST SI: 5.51 sec at bin 2 01:18:01 Testing with 128 x 128 offset sub-frame 01:18:01 Camera exposing 01:18:09 Exposure complete 01:18:09 Downloading image... 01:18:10 Image downloaded 01:18:11 Background mean = 23425 (ADU) 01:18:12 Start tracking for real flats 01:18:12 (wait for slew to complete) 01:18:13 (slew complete) 01:18:13 FLAT1 SI: 7.41 sec at bin 2 01:18:13 Camera exposing 01:18:26 Exposure complete 01:18:26 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:18:26 Downloading image... 01:18:27 Image downloaded 01:18:30 Start tracking 01:18:31 Background mean = 28064 (ADU) 01:18:32 FLAT2 SI: 8.32 sec at bin 2 01:18:32 Camera exposing 01:18:46 Exposure complete 01:18:46 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:18:46 Downloading image... 01:18:47 Image downloaded 01:18:49 Start tracking 01:18:50 Background mean = 28880 (ADU) 01:18:51 FLAT3 SI: 9.07 sec at bin 2 01:18:51 Camera exposing 01:19:07 Exposure complete 01:19:07 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:19:07 Downloading image... 01:19:08 Image downloaded 01:19:10 Start tracking 01:19:11 Background mean = 28713 (ADU) 01:19:12 FLAT4 SI: 9.95 sec at bin 2 01:19:12 Camera exposing 01:19:28 Exposure complete 01:19:28 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:19:28 Downloading image... 01:19:29 Image downloaded 01:19:31 Start tracking 01:19:32 Background mean = 28619 (ADU) 01:19:33 FLAT5 SI: 10 sec at bin 2 01:19:33 Camera exposing 01:19:50 Exposure complete 01:19:50 Stop tracking for 3 sec... 01:19:50 Downloading image... 01:19:51 Image downloaded 01:19:54 Start tracking 01:19:55 Background mean = 26092 (ADU) 01:19:56 Sun is now at -5.4 deg. elevation 01:19:56 Stop tracking 01:19:56 Flat acquisition complete. ACP console log closed 24-Feb-2025 01:19:56 UTC