ACP console log opened 31-Dec-2017 05:38:48 UTC This is ACP version 6.0 (build 14, Special for Wodaski Alt/Az Scope) Licensed to Arne Henden 05:38:48 This is AcquireScheduler V3.5.2 05:38:48 Custom image file path/names are in use 05:38:48 Custom auto-flip parameters are in use 05:38:48 PreFlip=300 PostFlip=120 AF=300 PU=60 05:38:48 Hardware GEM pier side reporting is available. 05:38:50 Initializing AcquireSupport V6.0.7 05:38:50 Weather safe, server is Boltwood Cloud Sensor II 05:38:50 Telescope is ACP->ACP->TMO61, driver V3 05:38:50 Dome is MaxDome 05:38:50 MaxIm DL/CCD is version 5.18 05:38:50 Imager is QSI Universal 05:38:50 Imager readout modes: 05:38:50 0 is Image Quality 05:38:50 Guider is SX Universal(internal/off-axis) 05:38:50 Calculated unbinned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.33 V = 0.33 05:38:50 Calculated field of view (arcmin): H = 18.4 V = 13.8 05:38:50 Using focus offsets from FilterInfo.txt 05:38:50 ACPS Observation AF_And(1 of 1) 05:38:50 (belongs to Project AAVSO_UIS01_AF_And, Plan AF_And) 05:38:50 (turning on sidereal tracking) 05:38:50 Pointing updates are enabled 05:38:50 Start slew to AF_And... 05:38:52 (wait for slew to complete) 05:41:14 (slew complete) 05:41:14 [flip check: Tn=460s HAc=16114s GW=T HAz=16617s DWz=T WF=no] 05:41:14 Updating pointing... 05:41:14 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4) 05:41:14 (using Image Quality readout mode) 05:41:14 (starting exposure) 05:41:27 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 05:41:27 Calibrating image... 05:41:27 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 05:41:27 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 05:41:27 Image finished 05:41:27 Plate-solve pointing image. 05:41:27 39 image stars found 05:41:27 57 catalog stars found 05:41:27 Solved! 16 stars matched. 05:41:27 Average residual is 0.3 arcsec. 05:41:27 Pointing error is 0.802 arcmin @ angle 180.79 05:41:27 True focal length is 346.1 cm. 05:41:27 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.29 V = 1.29 05:41:27 True image center (J2000): 00h 43m 32.9s 41° 11' 21.91" 05:41:27 Imager sky position angle is 357.9 deg. 05:41:27 [sync] pointing model updated 05:41:27 Internal guider, always re-slew 05:41:27 Re-slew to target. 05:41:27 Start slew to AF_And... 05:41:28 (wait for slew to complete) 05:41:30 (slew complete) 05:41:30 Target is now centered. 05:41:30 [flip check: Tn=400s HAc=16174s GW=T HAz=16573s DWz=T WF=no] 05:41:30 Imaging to AF_And_B_20171231_054130 05:41:30 Switching from V to B filter for imaging 05:41:30 Focus change of 9 steps required 05:41:41 (taking 100 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1) 05:41:41 (using Image Quality readout mode) 05:41:42 (starting exposure) 05:43:43 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 05:43:43 Image finished 05:43:46 Plate-solve AF_And_B_20171231_054130 final image. 05:43:48 182 image stars found 05:43:48 57 catalog stars found 05:43:48 Solved! 11 stars matched. 05:43:48 Average residual is 0.15 arcsec. 05:43:48 Pointing error is 0.029 arcmin @ angle 272.46 05:43:48 True focal length is 346.3 cm. 05:43:48 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.32 V = 0.32 05:43:48 True image center (J2000): 00h 43m 32.8s 41° 12' 10.07" 05:43:48 Imager sky position angle is 357.9 deg. 05:43:48 Image FWHM is 1.8 arcsec (5.76 pixels) 05:43:48 (avg FWHM = 2.50 arcsec) 05:43:48 Within max error tolerance, no re-slew needed. 05:43:50 [flip check: Tn=400s HAc=16314s GW=T HAz=16714s DWz=T WF=no] 05:43:50 Imaging to AF_And_B_20171231_054350 05:43:50 (taking 100 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1) 05:43:50 (using Image Quality readout mode) 05:43:50 (starting exposure) 05:45:53 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 05:45:53 Image finished 05:45:56 Plate-solve AF_And_B_20171231_054350 final image. 05:45:57 157 image stars found 05:45:57 57 catalog stars found 05:45:58 Solved! 11 stars matched. 05:45:58 Average residual is 0.12 arcsec. 05:45:58 Pointing error is 0.032 arcmin @ angle 349.59 05:45:58 True focal length is 346.2 cm. 05:45:58 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.32 V = 0.32 05:45:58 True image center (J2000): 00h 43m 33.0s 41° 12' 11.90" 05:45:58 Imager sky position angle is 357.9 deg. 05:45:58 Image FWHM is 1.6 arcsec (5.09 pixels) 05:45:58 (avg FWHM = 2.23 arcsec) 05:45:58 Within max error tolerance, no re-slew needed. 05:46:00 [flip check: Tn=400s HAc=16444s GW=T HAz=16844s DWz=T WF=no] 05:46:00 Imaging to AF_And_B_20171231_054600 05:46:00 (taking 100 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1) 05:46:00 (using Image Quality readout mode) 05:46:00 (starting exposure) 05:48:01 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 05:48:02 Image finished 05:48:04 Plate-solve AF_And_B_20171231_054600 final image. 05:48:06 172 image stars found 05:48:06 57 catalog stars found 05:48:06 Solved! 9 stars matched. 05:48:06 Average residual is 0.21 arcsec. 05:48:06 Pointing error is 0.068 arcmin @ angle 4.96 05:48:06 True focal length is 346.3 cm. 05:48:06 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.32 V = 0.32 05:48:06 True image center (J2000): 00h 43m 33.0s 41° 12' 14.04" 05:48:06 Imager sky position angle is 357.9 deg. 05:48:06 Image FWHM is 2.0 arcsec (6.08 pixels) 05:48:06 (avg FWHM = 2.04 arcsec) 05:48:06 Within max error tolerance, no re-slew needed. 05:48:08 [flip check: Tn=400s HAc=16573s GW=T HAz=16973s DWz=T WF=no] 05:48:08 Imaging to AF_And_B_20171231_054808 05:48:08 (taking 100 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1) 05:48:08 (using Image Quality readout mode) 05:48:08 (starting exposure) 05:50:10 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 05:50:11 Image finished 05:50:13 Plate-solve AF_And_B_20171231_054808 final image. 05:50:15 215 image stars found 05:50:15 57 catalog stars found 05:50:15 Solved! 19 stars matched. 05:50:15 Average residual is 0.19 arcsec. 05:50:15 Pointing error is 0.102 arcmin @ angle 12.79 05:50:15 True focal length is 346.1 cm. 05:50:15 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.32 V = 0.32 05:50:15 True image center (J2000): 00h 43m 33.1s 41° 12' 15.96" 05:50:15 Imager sky position angle is 357.9 deg. 05:50:15 Image FWHM is 2.1 arcsec (6.45 pixels) 05:50:15 (avg FWHM = 1.88 arcsec) 05:50:15 Within max error tolerance, no re-slew needed. 05:50:18 [flip check: Tn=400s HAc=16703s GW=T HAz=17103s DWz=T WF=no] 05:50:18 Imaging to AF_And_B_20171231_055018 05:50:18 (taking 100 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1) 05:50:18 (using Image Quality readout mode) 05:50:18 (starting exposure) 05:52:20 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 05:52:20 Image finished 05:52:23 Plate-solve AF_And_B_20171231_055018 final image. 05:52:25 176 image stars found 05:52:25 57 catalog stars found 05:52:25 Solved! 9 stars matched. 05:52:25 Average residual is 0.15 arcsec. 05:52:25 Pointing error is 0.150 arcmin @ angle 3.82 05:52:25 True focal length is 346.2 cm. 05:52:25 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.32 V = 0.32 05:52:25 True image center (J2000): 00h 43m 33.1s 41° 12' 18.99" 05:52:25 Imager sky position angle is 357.9 deg. 05:52:25 Image FWHM is 2.0 arcsec (6.07 pixels) 05:52:25 (avg FWHM = 1.90 arcsec) 05:52:25 Within max error tolerance, no re-slew needed. 05:52:28 [flip check: Tn=400s HAc=16833s GW=T HAz=17233s DWz=T WF=no] 05:52:28 Imaging to AF_And_B_20171231_055228 05:52:28 (taking 100 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1) 05:52:28 (using Image Quality readout mode) 05:52:28 (starting exposure) 05:54:30 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 05:54:30 Image finished 05:54:33 Plate-solve AF_And_B_20171231_055228 final image. 05:54:34 230 image stars found 05:54:35 57 catalog stars found 05:54:35 ** The calculated plate scale is extremely different from the configured plate scale. Solution is suspect. 05:54:37 [flip check: Tn=400s HAc=16962s GW=T HAz=17363s DWz=T WF=no] 05:54:37 Imaging to AF_And_B_20171231_055437 05:54:37 (taking 100 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1) 05:54:37 (using Image Quality readout mode) 05:54:37 (starting exposure) 05:56:39 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 05:56:39 Image finished 05:56:42 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 05:56:45 [flip check: Tn=400s HAc=17090s GW=T HAz=17491s DWz=T WF=no] 05:56:45 Imaging to AF_And_B_20171231_055645 05:56:45 (taking 100 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1) 05:56:45 (using Image Quality readout mode) 05:56:45 (starting exposure) 05:58:47 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 05:58:47 Image finished 05:58:50 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 05:58:52 [flip check: Tn=400s HAc=17218s GW=T HAz=17618s DWz=T WF=no] 05:58:52 Imaging to AF_And_V_20171231_055852 05:58:52 Switching from B to V filter for imaging 05:58:52 Focus change of -9 steps required 05:59:02 (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 05:59:02 (using Image Quality readout mode) 05:59:02 (starting exposure) 06:01:03 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:01:04 Image finished 06:01:06 Plate-solve AF_And_V_20171231_055852 final image. 06:01:08 335 image stars found 06:01:08 57 catalog stars found 06:01:08 Solved! 10 stars matched. 06:01:08 Average residual is 0.18 arcsec. 06:01:08 Pointing error is 0.329 arcmin @ angle 11.66 06:01:08 True focal length is 346.0 cm. 06:01:08 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.32 V = 0.32 06:01:08 True image center (J2000): 00h 43m 33.4s 41° 12' 29.32" 06:01:08 Imager sky position angle is 357.9 deg. 06:01:08 Image FWHM is 2.3 arcsec (7.09 pixels) 06:01:08 (avg FWHM = 2.06 arcsec) 06:01:08 Within max error tolerance, no re-slew needed. 06:01:10 [flip check: Tn=400s HAc=17356s GW=T HAz=17757s DWz=T WF=no] 06:01:10 Imaging to AF_And_V_20171231_060110 06:01:10 (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 06:01:10 (using Image Quality readout mode) 06:01:10 (starting exposure) 06:03:12 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:03:12 Image finished 06:03:14 Plate-solve AF_And_V_20171231_060110 final image. 06:03:16 381 image stars found 06:03:17 57 catalog stars found 06:03:17 Solved! 11 stars matched. 06:03:17 Average residual is 0.16 arcsec. 06:03:17 Pointing error is 0.371 arcmin @ angle 14.22 06:03:17 True focal length is 346.1 cm. 06:03:17 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.32 V = 0.32 06:03:17 True image center (J2000): 00h 43m 33.5s 41° 12' 31.57" 06:03:17 Imager sky position angle is 357.8 deg. 06:03:17 Image FWHM is 2.5 arcsec (7.84 pixels) 06:03:17 (avg FWHM = 2.21 arcsec) 06:03:17 Within max error tolerance, no re-slew needed. 06:03:19 [flip check: Tn=400s HAc=17485s GW=T HAz=17886s DWz=T WF=no] 06:03:19 Imaging to AF_And_V_20171231_060319 06:03:19 (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 06:03:19 (using Image Quality readout mode) 06:03:19 (starting exposure) 06:05:22 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:05:22 Image finished 06:05:24 Plate-solve AF_And_V_20171231_060319 final image. 06:05:26 287 image stars found 06:05:26 57 catalog stars found 06:05:27 Solved! 9 stars matched. 06:05:27 Average residual is 0.18 arcsec. 06:05:27 Pointing error is 0.410 arcmin @ angle 12.80 06:05:27 True focal length is 346.0 cm. 06:05:27 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.32 V = 0.32 06:05:27 True image center (J2000): 00h 43m 33.5s 41° 12' 33.99" 06:05:27 Imager sky position angle is 357.9 deg. 06:05:27 Image FWHM is 1.8 arcsec (5.64 pixels) 06:05:27 (avg FWHM = 2.14 arcsec) 06:05:27 Within max error tolerance, no re-slew needed. 06:05:29 [flip check: Tn=400s HAc=17616s GW=T HAz=18017s DWz=T WF=no] 06:05:29 Imaging to AF_And_V_20171231_060529 06:05:29 (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 06:05:29 (using Image Quality readout mode) 06:05:29 (starting exposure) 06:07:31 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:07:31 Image finished 06:07:34 Plate-solve AF_And_V_20171231_060529 final image. 06:07:35 373 image stars found 06:07:36 57 catalog stars found 06:07:36 Solved! 13 stars matched. 06:07:36 Average residual is 0.18 arcsec. 06:07:36 Pointing error is 0.452 arcmin @ angle 14.54 06:07:36 True focal length is 346.0 cm. 06:07:36 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.32 V = 0.32 06:07:36 True image center (J2000): 00h 43m 33.6s 41° 12' 36.23" 06:07:36 Imager sky position angle is 357.9 deg. 06:07:36 Image FWHM is 3.0 arcsec (9.29 pixels) 06:07:36 (avg FWHM = 2.40 arcsec) 06:07:36 Within max error tolerance, no re-slew needed. 06:07:39 [flip check: Tn=400s HAc=17745s GW=T HAz=18147s DWz=T WF=no] 06:07:39 Imaging to AF_And_V_20171231_060739 06:07:39 (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 06:07:39 (using Image Quality readout mode) 06:07:39 (starting exposure) 06:09:41 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:09:41 Image finished 06:09:43 Plate-solve AF_And_V_20171231_060739 final image. 06:09:45 274 image stars found 06:09:46 57 catalog stars found 06:09:46 Solved! 8 stars matched. 06:09:46 Average residual is 0.15 arcsec. 06:09:46 Pointing error is 0.489 arcmin @ angle 13.55 06:09:46 True focal length is 346.1 cm. 06:09:46 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.32 V = 0.32 06:09:46 True image center (J2000): 00h 43m 33.6s 41° 12' 38.55" 06:09:46 Imager sky position angle is 357.8 deg. 06:09:46 Image FWHM is 2.0 arcsec (6.17 pixels) 06:09:46 (avg FWHM = 2.33 arcsec) 06:09:49 Run complete ACP console log closed 31-Dec-2017 06:09:49 UTC