ACP console log opened 16-Dec-2021 07:04:31 UTC This is ACP version 8.3 (build 1, Release 8.3) Licensed to Arne Henden 07:04:31 This is AcquireScheduler V8.2.8 07:04:32 Custom image file path/names are in use 07:04:32 [PreFlip=300 PostFlip=300 AF=180 PU=60] 07:04:32 Hardware GEM pier side reporting is available. 07:04:33 Initializing AcquireSupport V8.3.1 07:04:33 Weather safe, server is Boltwood Cloud Sensor II 07:04:33 User actions detected. 07:04:33 Telescope is ACP->TM61, driver V3 07:04:33 Dome is MaxDome 07:04:33 MaxIm DL is version 6.26 07:04:33 Imager is ASCOM 07:04:33 Using focus offsets and star mags from FilterInfo.txt 07:04:33 Selecting filter SI from previous ACP run at 20211216@070329 UTC 07:04:33 Imager readout modes: 07:04:33 0 is Fast 07:04:33 1 is Normal 07:04:33 Guider is SX Universal (no rotator) 07:04:34 Guider plate scale unknown, guided dither with guider pixels 07:04:34 Max unguided exposure 61 sec. 07:04:34 (assuring that FocusMax is running now...) 07:04:39 Calculated unbinned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.22 V = 0.22 07:04:39 Calculated field of view (arcmin): H = 35.8 V = 24.0 07:04:39 Plate solving with GSC 1.1 (ok for wider fields) 07:04:39 Mount supports tracking rate offsets 07:04:39 ACPS Observation TT_Ari(1 of 1) 07:04:39 (belongs to Project AAVSO_MISC_HQA_AUTO_ver2706, Plan TT_Ari) 07:04:39 (turning on sidereal tracking) 07:04:39 Pointing updates are enabled 07:04:39 Start slew to TT_Ari... 07:04:41 (wait for slew to complete) 07:05:10 (slew complete) 07:05:10 Calling TargetStart user action. 07:05:10 [flip check: Tn=660s HAc=12654s GW=T HAz=13314s DWz=T WF=no] 07:05:10 Updating pointing... 07:05:10 Switching from SI to SR filter for pointing exposure 07:05:10 Focus change of 20 steps required 07:05:15 (taking 10 sec. exposure, SR filter, binning = 2) 07:05:15 (using Fast readout mode) 07:05:15 (starting [RBI] + exposure) 07:05:29 (exposure complete) 07:05:32 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 07:05:54 Image finished 07:05:54 Plate-solve pointing image. 07:05:58 124 image stars found 07:05:58 130 catalog stars found 07:05:59 ** Failed to solve plate, possibly due to input plate scale being too far off. 07:05:59 Start slew to offset... 07:06:00 (wait for slew to complete) 07:06:10 (slew complete) 07:06:10 (taking 10 sec. exposure, SR filter, binning = 2) 07:06:10 (using Fast readout mode) 07:06:10 (starting [RBI] + exposure) 07:06:25 (exposure complete) 07:06:27 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 07:06:29 Image finished 07:06:29 Plate-solve pointing image. 07:06:33 146 image stars found 07:06:33 152 catalog stars found 07:06:34 ** Failed to solve plate, possibly due to input plate scale being too far off. 07:06:34 Start slew to TT_Ari... 07:06:35 (wait for slew to complete) 07:06:45 (slew complete) 07:06:45 (high cadence option, no web previews) 07:06:45 (aggregated exposure times, trying to autoguide) 07:06:45 Switching from SR to B filter for imaging 07:06:45 Focus change of 320 steps required 07:06:53 (take guider image at initial interval 10 sec) 07:07:17 Star at [2.94015892706354,8.18397086612224] is too small (39) - Rejected 07:07:17 Star at [2.88215123268234,15.0795802939744] is too small (39) - Rejected 07:07:17 Star at [2.81617054472554,33.9910918889153] is too small (39) - Rejected 07:07:17 Star at [2.81502805520299,33.9910809149959] is too small (39) - Rejected 07:07:17 Star at [2.80937839461946,33.991026648485] is too small (39) - Rejected 07:07:17 Star at [2.75284439101669,133.978185409325] is too small (39) - Rejected 07:07:17 Star at [2.79920016467198,97.0218278589702] is too small (39) - Rejected 07:07:17 Star at [2.75022544160031,133.978127744346] is too small (39) - Rejected 07:07:17 Star at [2.79451998120528,97.0219360329558] is too small (39) - Rejected 07:07:17 Star at [2.82467889164713,206.983646662244] is too small (39) - Rejected 07:07:17 Star at [2.82154861872462,206.983590954544] is too small (39) - Rejected 07:07:17 Star at [2.86606965852208,140.943608440303] is too small (39) - Rejected 07:07:17 Star at [2.86383779536851,140.943465015388] is too small (39) - Rejected 07:07:17 Star at [2.81776299988459,45.0792204592029] is too small (39) - Rejected 07:07:17 Star at [2.78578720956327,173.99841012463] is too small (39) - Rejected 07:07:17 Star at [2.84441383542075,157.247699795786] is too small (38) - Rejected 07:07:17 Star at [2.96385936012768,65.2235675301493] is too small (39) - Rejected 07:07:17 Star at [2.67765614773558,194.114218523414] is too small (39) - Rejected 07:07:17 Star at [2.67658809172073,194.114332969362] is too small (39) - Rejected 07:07:17 Star at [2.83624226296463,108.122983805219] is too small (39) - Rejected 07:07:17 Star at [2.77386571542128,160.661910439721] is too small (39) - Rejected 07:07:17 Star at [2.69001102390707,200.030620135907] is too small (38) - Rejected 07:07:17 Star at [2.80308943947046,229.32470430781] is too small (38) - Rejected 07:07:17 Star at [2.82003582428913,170.180502861977] is too small (39) - Rejected 07:07:17 Star at [2.8599620720233,122.876026662504] is too small (39) - Rejected 07:07:17 Star at [2.72559311077095,100.644381399617] is too small (39) - Rejected 07:07:17 Star at [2.74836255364338,244.007164772976] is too small (39) - Rejected 07:07:17 Star at [2.93244782042453,59.1265844794316] is too small (39) - Rejected 07:07:17 Star at [2.67680098056334,83.3416975660528] is too small (38) - Rejected 07:07:17 Star at [2.85799842395587,317.98900880529] is too small (39) - Rejected 07:07:17 Star at [2.88170181548925,76.9343599166301] is too small (39) - Rejected 07:07:17 Star at [3.05398288121569,22.6635159771887] is too small (39) - Rejected 07:07:17 Star at [2.7859821091005,214.749371321145] is too small (39) - Rejected 07:07:17 Star at [2.62298591667161,298.758644736796] is too small (37) - Rejected 07:07:17 Star at [2.85197546359313,152.180731496049] is too small (39) - Rejected 07:07:17 Star at [2.92056330128781,176.496785860663] is too small (39) - Rejected 07:07:17 Star at [2.91987504739893,325.435160072949] is too small (39) - Rejected 07:07:17 Star at [2.86469580026419,184.61302824205] is too small (39) - Rejected 07:07:17 Star at [2.85549500654518,184.619445792702] is too small (39) - Rejected 07:07:17 Star at [2.81840857976618,293.341413728369] is too small (37) - Rejected 07:07:17 Star at [2.8390056654123,269.689538425536] is too small (39) - Rejected 07:07:17 Star at [2.85113979259977,278.949505351592] is too small (39) - Rejected 07:07:17 Star at [2.78204760209881,286.077610786441] is too small (39) - Rejected 07:07:17 **No usable stars in guider image; trying again at max guider exposure 07:07:30 (guide star SNR=5.2 X=557 Y=337) 07:07:30 (first exposure estimate 5.78 sec) 07:07:39 (guide star SNR=4.0 X=554 Y=334) 07:07:39 (final exposure for guiding 4.36 sec) 07:07:46 (guide star SNR=3.2 X=550 Y=331) 07:08:00 (autoguiding at 4.36 sec.) 07:08:00 [flip check: Tn=600s HAc=12825s GW=T HAz=13424s DWz=T WF=no] 07:08:00 Calling AcquireImage user action. 07:08:00 Imaging to TT_Ari_B_20211216_070800_T3 07:08:00 (taking 300 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 2) 07:08:00 (using Normal readout mode) 07:08:05 (ex=0.99 ey=0.04) 07:08:05 (guider check OK) 07:08:05 (starting [RBI] + exposure) 07:13:14 (exposure complete) 07:13:16 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 07:13:17 Image finished 07:13:19 Plate-solve TT_Ari_B_20211216_070800_T3 final image. 07:13:22 188 image stars found 07:13:22 130 catalog stars found 07:13:25 ** Failed to solve plate, possibly due to input plate scale being too far off. 07:13:25 Calling ImageComplete user action 07:13:26 PROJNAME=AAVSO_MISC_HQA_AUTO put into fits header 07:13:26 CCD-TPWR=36 put into fits header 07:13:26 (waiting for guider to settle...) 07:13:31 [flip check: Tn=600s HAc=13164s GW=T HAz=13756s DWz=T WF=no] 07:13:31 Calling AcquireImage user action. 07:13:31 Imaging to TT_Ari_B_20211216_071331_T3 07:13:31 (taking 300 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 2) 07:13:32 (using Normal readout mode) 07:13:32 (ex=1.44 ey=0.93) 07:13:32 (guider check OK) 07:13:32 (starting [RBI] + exposure) 07:18:42 (exposure complete) 07:18:44 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 07:18:46 Image finished 07:18:47 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 07:18:47 Calling ImageComplete user action 07:18:48 PROJNAME=AAVSO_MISC_HQA_AUTO put into fits header 07:18:48 CCD-TPWR=36 put into fits header 07:18:48 (waiting for guider to settle...) 07:18:54 (high cadence option, no web previews) 07:18:54 (long exposure, trying to autoguide) 07:18:54 (autoguider still running...) 07:18:54 [flip check: Tn=480s HAc=13488s GW=T HAz=13959s DWz=T WF=no] 07:18:54 Calling AcquireImage user action. 07:18:54 Imaging to TT_Ari_V_20211216_071854_T3 07:18:54 Switching from B to V filter for imaging 07:18:54 Focus change of -30 steps required 07:18:57 (taking 180 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 2) 07:18:57 (using Normal readout mode) 07:18:58 (ex=0.26 ey=0.24) 07:18:58 (guider check OK) 07:18:58 (starting [RBI] + exposure) 07:22:07 (exposure complete) 07:22:09 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 07:22:16 Image finished 07:22:18 Plate-solve TT_Ari_V_20211216_071854_T3 final image. 07:22:22 197 image stars found 07:22:22 130 catalog stars found 07:22:24 ** Focal length off by more than 10%, solution rejected. 07:22:24 Calling ImageComplete user action 07:22:25 PROJNAME=AAVSO_MISC_HQA_AUTO put into fits header 07:22:25 CCD-TPWR=36 put into fits header 07:22:25 Calling TargetEnd user action 07:22:25 SchedulerData.mdb size: 25890816 07:22:26 (stopping the autoguider) 07:22:27 Run complete ACP console log closed 16-Dec-2021 07:22:27 UTC