ACP console log opened 16-Sep-2017 07:02:03 UTC This is ACP version 6.0 (build 14, Special for Wodaski Alt/Az Scope) Licensed to Arne Henden 07:02:03 This is AcquireScheduler V3.5.2 07:02:03 Custom image file path/names are in use 07:02:03 Custom auto-flip parameters are in use 07:02:03 PreFlip=300 PostFlip=120 AF=300 PU=60 07:02:03 Hardware GEM pier side reporting is available. 07:02:04 Initializing AcquireSupport V6.0.7 07:02:04 Weather safe, server is Boltwood Cloud Sensor II 07:02:04 Telescope is ACP->ACP->TMO61, driver V3 07:02:04 Dome is MaxDome 07:02:05 MaxIm DL/CCD is version 5.18 07:02:05 Imager is QSI Universal 07:02:05 Imager readout modes: 07:02:05 0 is Image Quality 07:02:05 Guider is SX Universal(internal/off-axis) 07:02:05 Calculated unbinned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.33 V = 0.33 07:02:05 Calculated field of view (arcmin): H = 18.4 V = 13.8 07:02:05 Using focus offsets from FilterInfo.txt 07:02:05 ACPS Observation V0524_Cas(1 of 1) 07:02:05 (belongs to Project AAVSO_HGUA_Miras_Manual_ver167, Plan V0524_Cas) 07:02:05 (turning on sidereal tracking) 07:02:05 Pointing updates are enabled 07:02:05 Start slew to V0524_Cas... 07:02:06 (wait for slew to complete) 07:02:29 (slew complete) 07:02:29 [flip check: Tn=420s HAc=-4189s GW=T HAz=-3768s DWz=T WF=no] 07:02:29 Updating pointing... 07:02:29 Switching from I to V filter for pointing exposure 07:02:29 Focus change of 25 steps required 07:02:39 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4) 07:02:39 (using Image Quality readout mode) 07:02:39 (starting exposure) 07:02:51 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 07:02:51 Calibrating image... 07:02:51 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 07:02:51 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 07:02:51 Image finished 07:02:51 Plate-solve pointing image. 07:02:51 52 image stars found 07:02:52 58 catalog stars found 07:02:52 Solved! 20 stars matched. 07:02:52 Average residual is 0.44 arcsec. 07:02:52 Pointing error is 0.572 arcmin @ angle 149.57 07:02:52 True focal length is 346.1 cm. 07:02:52 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.29 V = 1.29 07:02:52 True image center (J2000): 00h 46m 03.4s 69° 10' 23.79" 07:02:52 Imager sky position angle is 357.8 deg. 07:02:52 [sync] pointing model updated 07:02:52 Internal guider, always re-slew 07:02:52 Re-slew to target. 07:02:52 Start slew to V0524_Cas... 07:02:53 (wait for slew to complete) 07:02:55 (slew complete) 07:02:55 Target is now centered. 07:02:55 [flip check: Tn=360s HAc=-4160s GW=T HAz=-3801s DWz=T WF=no] 07:02:55 Imaging to V0524_Cas_V_20170916_070255 07:02:55 (taking 60 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 07:02:55 (using Image Quality readout mode) 07:02:56 (starting exposure) 07:04:17 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 07:04:17 Image finished 07:04:20 Plate-solve V0524_Cas_V_20170916_070255 final image. 07:04:21 393 image stars found 07:04:22 58 catalog stars found 07:04:22 Solved! 11 stars matched. 07:04:22 Average residual is 0.2 arcsec. 07:04:22 Pointing error is 0.013 arcmin @ angle 173.48 07:04:22 True focal length is 346.2 cm. 07:04:22 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.32 V = 0.32 07:04:22 True image center (J2000): 00h 46m 00.1s 69° 10' 52.62" 07:04:22 Imager sky position angle is 357.8 deg. 07:04:22 Image FWHM is 2.4 arcsec (7.38 pixels) 07:04:22 (avg FWHM = 1.81 arcsec) 07:04:22 Within max error tolerance, no re-slew needed. 07:04:25 [flip check: Tn=360s HAc=-4070s GW=T HAz=-3711s DWz=T WF=no] 07:04:25 Imaging to V0524_Cas_V_20170916_070425 07:04:25 (taking 60 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 07:04:25 (using Image Quality readout mode) 07:04:26 (starting exposure) 07:05:47 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 07:05:48 Image finished 07:05:50 Plate-solve V0524_Cas_V_20170916_070425 final image. 07:05:52 285 image stars found 07:05:52 58 catalog stars found 07:05:53 Solved! 10 stars matched. 07:05:53 Average residual is 0.2 arcsec. 07:05:53 Pointing error is 0.057 arcmin @ angle 113.82 07:05:53 True focal length is 346.0 cm. 07:05:53 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.32 V = 0.32 07:05:53 True image center (J2000): 00h 46m 00.7s 69° 10' 52.02" 07:05:53 Imager sky position angle is 357.8 deg. 07:05:53 Image FWHM is 1.5 arcsec (4.77 pixels) 07:05:53 (avg FWHM = 1.78 arcsec) 07:05:53 Within max error tolerance, no re-slew needed. 07:05:56 [flip check: Tn=360s HAc=-3980s GW=T HAz=-3620s DWz=T WF=no] 07:05:56 Imaging to V0524_Cas_V_20170916_070556 07:05:56 (taking 60 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 07:05:56 (using Image Quality readout mode) 07:05:56 (starting exposure) 07:07:18 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 07:07:18 Image finished 07:07:21 Plate-solve V0524_Cas_V_20170916_070556 final image. 07:07:23 288 image stars found 07:07:24 58 catalog stars found 07:07:24 Solved! 9 stars matched. 07:07:24 Average residual is 0.17 arcsec. 07:07:24 Pointing error is 0.104 arcmin @ angle 106.29 07:07:24 True focal length is 346.1 cm. 07:07:24 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.32 V = 0.32 07:07:24 True image center (J2000): 00h 46m 01.2s 69° 10' 51.65" 07:07:24 Imager sky position angle is 357.8 deg. 07:07:24 Image FWHM is 1.4 arcsec (4.24 pixels) 07:07:24 (avg FWHM = 1.72 arcsec) 07:07:24 Within max error tolerance, no re-slew needed. 07:07:27 [flip check: Tn=360s HAc=-3888s GW=T HAz=-3529s DWz=T WF=no] 07:07:27 Imaging to V0524_Cas_V_20170916_070727 07:07:27 (taking 60 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 07:07:27 (using Image Quality readout mode) 07:07:27 (starting exposure) 07:08:50 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 07:08:50 Image finished 07:08:53 Plate-solve V0524_Cas_V_20170916_070727 final image. 07:08:54 266 image stars found 07:08:55 58 catalog stars found 07:08:55 Solved! 9 stars matched. 07:08:55 Average residual is 0.18 arcsec. 07:08:55 Pointing error is 0.127 arcmin @ angle 109.70 07:08:55 True focal length is 346.0 cm. 07:08:55 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.32 V = 0.32 07:08:55 True image center (J2000): 00h 46m 01.5s 69° 10' 50.84" 07:08:55 Imager sky position angle is 357.8 deg. 07:08:55 Image FWHM is 1.4 arcsec (4.30 pixels) 07:08:55 (avg FWHM = 1.66 arcsec) 07:08:55 Within max error tolerance, no re-slew needed. 07:08:58 [flip check: Tn=360s HAc=-3797s GW=T HAz=-3437s DWz=T WF=no] 07:08:58 Imaging to V0524_Cas_V_20170916_070858 07:08:58 (taking 60 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 07:08:58 (using Image Quality readout mode) 07:08:58 (starting exposure) 07:10:20 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 07:10:20 Image finished 07:10:23 Plate-solve V0524_Cas_V_20170916_070858 final image. 07:10:24 146 image stars found 07:10:25 58 catalog stars found 07:10:25 Solved! 10 stars matched. 07:10:25 Average residual is 0.2 arcsec. 07:10:25 Pointing error is 0.157 arcmin @ angle 108.41 07:10:25 True focal length is 346.0 cm. 07:10:25 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.32 V = 0.32 07:10:25 True image center (J2000): 00h 46m 01.8s 69° 10' 50.43" 07:10:25 Imager sky position angle is 357.7 deg. 07:10:25 Image FWHM is 1.6 arcsec (4.82 pixels) 07:10:25 (avg FWHM = 1.46 arcsec) 07:10:25 Within max error tolerance, no re-slew needed. 07:10:27 [flip check: Tn=360s HAc=-3708s GW=T HAz=-3348s DWz=T WF=no] 07:10:27 Imaging to V0524_Cas_V_20170916_071027 07:10:27 (taking 60 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 07:10:27 (using Image Quality readout mode) 07:10:27 (starting exposure) 07:11:49 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 07:11:49 Image finished 07:11:52 Plate-solve V0524_Cas_V_20170916_071027 final image. 07:11:53 222 image stars found 07:11:54 58 catalog stars found 07:11:54 Solved! 9 stars matched. 07:11:54 Average residual is 0.19 arcsec. 07:11:54 Pointing error is 0.178 arcmin @ angle 110.71 07:11:54 True focal length is 346.0 cm. 07:11:54 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.32 V = 0.32 07:11:54 True image center (J2000): 00h 46m 02.0s 69° 10' 49.62" 07:11:54 Imager sky position angle is 357.8 deg. 07:11:54 Image FWHM is 1.3 arcsec (4.18 pixels) 07:11:54 (avg FWHM = 1.41 arcsec) 07:11:54 Within max error tolerance, no re-slew needed. 07:11:57 [flip check: Tn=305s HAc=-3619s GW=T HAz=-3313s DWz=T WF=no] 07:11:57 Imaging to V0524_Cas_I_20170916_071157 07:11:57 Switching from V to I filter for imaging 07:11:57 Focus change of -25 steps required 07:12:06 (taking 5 sec. exposure, I filter, binning = 1) 07:12:06 (using Image Quality readout mode) 07:12:06 (starting exposure) 07:12:33 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 07:12:33 Image finished 07:12:36 Plate-solve V0524_Cas_I_20170916_071157 final image. 07:12:38 52 image stars found 07:12:38 58 catalog stars found 07:12:38 ** The calculated plate scale is extremely different from the configured plate scale. Solution is suspect. 07:12:41 [flip check: Tn=305s HAc=-3574s GW=T HAz=-3269s DWz=T WF=no] 07:12:41 Imaging to V0524_Cas_I_20170916_071241 07:12:41 (taking 5 sec. exposure, I filter, binning = 1) 07:12:41 (using Image Quality readout mode) 07:12:42 (starting exposure) 07:13:08 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 07:13:08 Image finished 07:13:12 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 07:13:14 [flip check: Tn=305s HAc=-3542s GW=T HAz=-3236s DWz=T WF=no] 07:13:14 Imaging to V0524_Cas_I_20170916_071314 07:13:14 (taking 5 sec. exposure, I filter, binning = 1) 07:13:14 (using Image Quality readout mode) 07:13:14 (starting exposure) 07:13:40 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 07:13:41 Image finished 07:13:44 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 07:13:46 [flip check: Tn=305s HAc=-3510s GW=T HAz=-3204s DWz=T WF=no] 07:13:46 Imaging to V0524_Cas_I_20170916_071346 07:13:46 (taking 5 sec. exposure, I filter, binning = 1) 07:13:46 (using Image Quality readout mode) 07:13:46 (starting exposure) 07:14:13 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 07:14:13 Image finished 07:14:17 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 07:14:19 [flip check: Tn=305s HAc=-3477s GW=T HAz=-3171s DWz=T WF=no] 07:14:19 Imaging to V0524_Cas_I_20170916_071419 07:14:19 (taking 5 sec. exposure, I filter, binning = 1) 07:14:19 (using Image Quality readout mode) 07:14:19 (starting exposure) 07:14:46 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 07:14:46 Image finished 07:14:49 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 07:14:52 [flip check: Tn=305s HAc=-3444s GW=T HAz=-3138s DWz=T WF=no] 07:14:52 Imaging to V0524_Cas_I_20170916_071452 07:14:52 (taking 5 sec. exposure, I filter, binning = 1) 07:14:52 (using Image Quality readout mode) 07:14:52 (starting exposure) 07:15:19 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 07:15:19 Image finished 07:15:22 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 07:15:25 Run complete ACP console log closed 16-Sep-2017 07:15:25 UTC