ACP console log opened 28-Mar-2024 08:17:37 UTC
This is ACP version 9.0 (build 4, ACP 9 Production Release)
Licensed to Arne Henden
08:17:37 This is AcquireScheduler V9.0.3
08:17:37 Custom image file path/names are in use
08:17:37   [PreFlip=300 PostFlip=300 AF=180 PU=60]
08:17:37 Hardware GEM pier side reporting is available.
08:17:38 Initializing AcquireSupport V9.0.3
08:17:38 Weather safe, server is Boltwood Cloud Sensor II
08:17:38 Telescope is ACP->TM61, driver V3
08:17:38 Dome is MaxDome
08:17:38 MaxIm DL is version 6.28
08:17:38 Imager is ASCOM
08:17:38 Using focus offsets and star mags from FilterInfo.txt
08:17:38 Selecting filter SI from previous ACP run at 20240328@080814 UTC
08:17:38 Imager readout modes:
08:17:38   0 is Fast
08:17:38   1 is Normal
08:17:38 Guider is SX Universal (no rotator)
08:17:38 Guider plate scale is 0.2 arcsec/pix. Guided dither with main imager pixels
08:17:38 Max unguided exposure 60 sec.
08:17:38 Guider is set to multi-star mode
08:17:38 (assuring that FocusMax is running now...)
08:17:38 Calculated unbinned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.23 V = 0.23
08:17:38 Calculated field of view (arcmin): H = 36.3 V = 24.3
08:17:38 Plate solving with GSC 1.1 (ok for wider fields)
08:17:38 Mount supports tracking rate offsets
08:17:38 ==== Starting target NGC_6254 ====
08:17:38 ACPS Observation NGC_6254(1 of 1)
08:17:38   (belongs to Project AAVSO_Pgc_Welch_AUTO_ver2411, Plan NGC_6254)
08:17:38   (turning on sidereal tracking)
08:17:38 Pointing updates are enabled
08:17:38 Catalog Maximum Mag = 18.0
08:17:38   Start slew to NGC_6254...
08:17:40   (wait for slew to complete)
08:18:25   (slew complete)
08:18:25     [flip check:  Tn=420s HAc=-12110s GW=T HAz=-11690s DWz=T WF=no]
08:18:25   Updating pointing...
08:18:25   Switching from SI to SR filter for pointing exposure
08:18:25   Focus change of 20 steps required
08:18:27   (taking 10 sec. exposure, SR filter, binning = 4)
08:18:27   (using Fast readout mode)
08:18:27   (starting exposure)
08:18:44   (exposure complete)
08:18:47   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
08:18:48   Image finished
08:18:48   Plate-solve pointing image.
08:18:49   1660 image stars found
08:18:49   254 catalog stars found
08:18:50   Solved! 66 stars matched.
08:18:50   Average residual is 0.33 arcsec.
08:18:50   Pointing error is 7.002 arcmin @ angle 88.20
08:18:50   True focal length is 3466.6 mm.
08:18:50   True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.89 V = 0.89
08:18:50   True image center (J2000): 16h 57m 37.1s   -04° 05' 47.87"
08:18:50   Imager sky position angle is 179.0 deg.
08:18:50   [sync] pointing model updated
08:18:50   Re-slew to target.
08:18:50   Start slew to NGC_6254...
08:18:54   (wait for slew to complete)
08:19:04   (slew complete)
08:19:04   Target is now centered.
08:19:04   (high cadence option, no web previews)
08:19:04     [flip check:  Tn=360s HAc=-12043s GW=T HAz=-11710s DWz=T WF=no]
08:19:04   Imaging to NGC_6254_SG_20240328_081904_T3
08:19:04   Switching from SR to SG filter for imaging
08:19:04   Focus change of 50 steps required
08:19:07   (taking 60 sec. exposure, SG filter, binning = 2)
08:19:07   (using Normal readout mode)
08:19:07   (starting exposure)
08:20:14   (exposure complete)
08:20:16   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
08:20:17   Image finished
08:20:18   Plate-solve NGC_6254_SG_20240328_081904_T3 final image.
08:20:20   2649 image stars found
08:20:21   141 catalog stars found
08:20:22   Solved! 50 stars matched.
08:20:22   Average residual is 0.18 arcsec.
08:20:22   Pointing error is 0.109 arcmin @ angle 179.31
08:20:22   True focal length is 3466.6 mm.
08:20:22   True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.45 V = 0.45
08:20:22   True image center (J2000): 16h 57m 09.1s   -04° 06' 07.61"
08:20:22   Imager sky position angle is 178.9 deg.
08:20:22   Image FWHM is 2.3 arcsec (5.16 pixels)
08:20:22   (avg FWHM = 2.40 arcsec)
08:20:22   Within max error tolerance, no re-slew needed.
08:20:22   (high cadence option, no web previews)
08:20:22   (aggregated exposure times, trying to autoguide)
08:20:22   (take guider image at initial interval 5 sec)
08:20:29   Multi-star guiding, MaxIm chose star at X=1320.455 Y=381.0747
08:20:30   (guide star SNR=8.6 X=1320 Y=381)
08:20:30   (first exposure estimate 1.75 sec)
08:20:35   (guide star SNR=3.3 X=1320 Y=380)
08:20:35   (final exposure for guiding 1.6 sec)
08:20:40   (guide star SNR=3.5 X=1318 Y=378)
08:21:33 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
08:21:34   (take guider image at initial interval 1.6 sec)
08:21:39   Multi-star guiding, MaxIm chose star at X=1049.32 Y=254.1414
08:21:39   (guide star SNR=3.4 X=1049 Y=254)
08:21:39   (first exposure estimate 1.43 sec)
08:21:44   (guide star SNR=2.8 X=1049 Y=254)
08:21:44   (final exposure for guiding 1.55 sec)
08:21:49   (guide star SNR=3.0 X=1049 Y=254)
08:21:50 **Guider unexpectedly stopped while waiting for measurement
08:21:52   (take guider image at initial interval 1.55 sec)
08:21:56   Multi-star guiding, MaxIm chose star at X=1049 Y=254
08:21:57   (guide star SNR=2.9 X=1050 Y=254)
08:21:57   (first exposure estimate 1.63 sec)
08:22:01   (guide star SNR=3.0 X=1050 Y=254)
08:22:01   (final exposure for guiding 1.64 sec)
08:22:06   (guide star SNR=3.6 X=1050 Y=253)
08:22:13   (autoguiding at 1.64 sec.)
08:22:13     [flip check:  Tn=400s HAc=-11850s GW=T HAz=-11481s DWz=T WF=no]
08:22:13   Imaging to NGC_6254_SG_20240328_082213_T3
08:22:13   (taking 100 sec. exposure, SG filter, binning = 2)
08:22:13   (using Normal readout mode)
08:22:16   (ex=1.34 ey=0.85)
08:22:16   (guider check OK)
08:22:16   (starting exposure)
08:24:06   (exposure complete)
08:24:08   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
08:24:10   Image finished
08:24:10   Plate-solve NGC_6254_SG_20240328_082213_T3 final image.
08:24:13   3605 image stars found
08:24:13   141 catalog stars found
08:24:14   Solved! 42 stars matched.
08:24:14   Average residual is 0.18 arcsec.
08:24:14   Pointing error is 2.646 arcmin @ angle 217.36
08:24:14   True focal length is 3467.1 mm.
08:24:14   True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.45 V = 0.45
08:24:14   True image center (J2000): 16h 57m 02.6s   -04° 08' 07.31"
08:24:14   Imager sky position angle is 178.9 deg.
08:24:14   Image FWHM is 2.4 arcsec (5.43 pixels)
08:24:14   (avg FWHM = 2.40 arcsec)
08:24:14     [flip check:  Tn=0s HAc=-11726s GW=T HAz=-11760s DWz=T WF=no]
08:24:14   Re-slew to target.
08:24:15   (stopping  the autoguider)
08:24:15   Start slew to NGC_6254...
08:24:16   (wait for slew to complete)
08:24:26   (slew complete)
08:24:26   (take guider image at initial interval 5 sec)
08:24:34   Multi-star guiding, MaxIm chose star at X=667.4371 Y=864.2482
08:24:34   (guide star SNR=8.7 X=668 Y=864)
08:24:34   (first exposure estimate 1.73 sec)
08:24:39   (guide star SNR=3.0 X=667 Y=863)
08:24:39   (final exposure for guiding 1.72 sec)
08:24:44   (guide star SNR=3.3 X=666 Y=863)
08:25:17 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
08:25:18   (take guider image at initial interval 1.72 sec)
08:25:22   Multi-star guiding, MaxIm chose star at X=691.9979 Y=582.2155
08:25:23   (guide star SNR=2.9 X=692 Y=582)
08:25:23   (first exposure estimate 1.79 sec)
08:25:27   (guide star SNR=3.6 X=692 Y=582)
08:25:27   (final exposure for guiding 1.47 sec)
08:25:32   (guide star SNR=3.1 X=692 Y=581)
08:25:53 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
08:25:54   (take guider image at initial interval 1.47 sec)
08:25:58   Multi-star guiding, MaxIm chose star at X=521.3598 Y=895.3226
08:25:59   (guide star SNR=2.8 X=521 Y=896)
08:25:59   (first exposure estimate 1.59 sec)
08:26:03   (guide star SNR=3.1 X=521 Y=896)
08:26:03   (final exposure for guiding 1.53 sec)
08:26:09   (guide star SNR=3.0 X=521 Y=895)
08:26:48 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
08:26:50   (take guider image at initial interval 1.53 sec)
08:26:54   Multi-star guiding, MaxIm chose star at X=1151.843 Y=555.1664
08:26:54   (guide star SNR=3.2 X=1152 Y=555)
08:26:54   (first exposure estimate 1.43 sec)
08:26:59   (guide star SNR=2.9 X=1152 Y=554)
08:26:59   (final exposure for guiding 1.5 sec)
08:27:04   (guide star SNR=3.0 X=1152 Y=554)
08:27:42 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
08:27:44 **Autoguiding failed.
08:27:44     [flip check:  Tn=400s HAc=-11521s GW=T HAz=-11149s DWz=T WF=no]
08:27:44   (guider not running, restarting...)
08:27:44   (take guider image at initial interval 5 sec)
08:27:51   Multi-star guiding, MaxIm chose star at X=1192.064 Y=584.3199
08:27:52   (guide star SNR=8.2 X=1192 Y=584)
08:27:52   (first exposure estimate 1.84 sec)
08:27:57   (guide star SNR=3.5 X=1191 Y=584)
08:27:57   (final exposure for guiding 1.58 sec)
08:28:02   (guide star SNR=3.4 X=1192 Y=584)
08:28:08   (autoguiding at 1.58 sec.)
08:28:08   Imaging to NGC_6254_SG_20240328_082744_T3
08:28:08   (taking 100 sec. exposure, SG filter, binning = 2)
08:28:08   (using Normal readout mode)
08:28:12   (ex=3.17 ey=1.87)
08:28:12   (guider error n/a or too high, try #1)
08:28:15   (ex=4.64 ey=3.04)
08:28:15   (guider error n/a or too high, try #2)
08:28:17   (ex=7.47 ey=4.27)
08:28:17   (guider error n/a or too high, try #3)
08:28:20   (ex=9.56 ey=6.76)
08:28:20   (guider error n/a or too high, try #4)
08:28:25   (ex=13.70 ey=9.92)
08:28:25   (guider error n/a or too high, try #5)
08:28:28   (ex=19.70 ey=13.76)
08:28:28   (guider error n/a or too high, try #6)
08:28:32   (ex=27.13 ey=19.98)
08:28:32   (guider error n/a or too high, try #7)
08:28:45 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
08:28:45 **Guider stopped or lost star just before image acquisition
ACP console log closed 28-Mar-2024 08:28:46 UTC