ACP console log opened 11-Oct-2018 11:46:16 UTC This is ACP version 8.1 (build 2, Product Version 8.1.1) Licensed to Arne Henden 11:46:16 This is AcquireScheduler V8.1.0 11:46:16 Custom image file path/names are in use 11:46:16 [PreFlip=300 PostFlip=120 AF=180 PU=60] 11:46:16 Hardware GEM pier side reporting is available. 11:46:17 Initializing AcquireSupport V8.1.1 11:46:17 Weather safe, server is Boltwood Cloud Sensor II 11:46:17 Telescope is ACP->ACP->TMO61, driver V3 11:46:17 Dome is MaxDome 11:46:17 MaxIm DL is version 5.24 11:46:17 Imager is QSI Universal 11:46:17 Using focus offsets and star mags from FilterInfo.txt 11:46:17 Selecting filter I from previous ACP run at 20181011@114458 UTC 11:46:17 Imager readout modes: 11:46:17 0 is Image Quality 11:46:17 Autoguiding is disabled 11:46:17 (assuring that FocusMax is running now...) 11:46:28 Calculated unbinned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.33 V = 0.33 11:46:28 Calculated field of view (arcmin): H = 18.4 V = 13.8 11:46:28 Plate solving With GSC 1.1 (ok for wider fields) 11:46:28 Mount supports tracking rate offsets 11:46:28 All-sky plate solving will be attempted when needed 11:46:28 All-sky service at nova.astrometry.net will be used 11:46:28 ACPS Observation HQ_Aur(1 of 1) 11:46:28 (belongs to Project AAVSO_HGUA_Miras_Manual_ver167, Plan HQ_Aur) 11:46:28 (turning on sidereal tracking) 11:46:28 Pointing updates are enabled 11:46:28 Start slew to HQ_Aur... 11:46:29 (wait for slew to complete) 11:47:11 (slew complete) 11:47:11 [flip check: Tn=420s HAc=1743s GW=T HAz=2163s DWz=T WF=no] 11:47:11 Updating pointing... 11:47:11 Switching from I to V filter for pointing exposure 11:47:11 Focus change of 48 steps required 11:47:13 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4) 11:47:13 (using Image Quality readout mode) 11:47:15 (starting exposure) 11:47:21 (exposure complete) 11:47:26 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 11:47:26 Calibrating image... 11:47:26 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 11:47:26 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 11:47:29 Image finished 11:47:29 Plate-solve pointing image. 11:47:29 No image stars found, failed. 11:47:29 Start slew to offset... 11:47:30 (wait for slew to complete) 11:47:35 (slew complete) 11:47:35 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4) 11:47:35 (using Image Quality readout mode) 11:47:37 (starting exposure) 11:47:43 (exposure complete) 11:47:49 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 11:47:49 Calibrating image... 11:47:49 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 11:47:49 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 11:47:50 Image finished 11:47:50 Plate-solve pointing image. 11:47:50 8 image stars found 11:47:50 90 catalog stars found 11:47:50 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality. 11:47:50 Attempting all-sky plate solution (time-consuming)... 11:48:39 Failed: All-sky solution failed: Job 2839289 status: failure 11:48:40 Astrometry.net may be offline or image quality is too poor. 11:48:40 Start slew to HQ_Aur... 11:48:41 (wait for slew to complete) 11:48:47 (slew complete) 11:48:47 [flip check: Tn=360s HAc=1840s GW=T HAz=2200s DWz=T WF=no] 11:48:47 Imaging to HQ_Aur_V_20181011_114847 11:48:47 (taking 60 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 11:48:47 (using Image Quality readout mode) 11:48:49 (starting exposure) 11:49:49 (exposure complete) 11:50:09 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 11:50:10 Image finished 11:50:21 Plate-solve HQ_Aur_V_20181011_114847 final image. 11:50:23 140 image stars found 11:50:23 106 catalog stars found 11:50:24 Solved! 36 stars matched. 11:50:25 Average residual is 0.14 arcsec. 11:50:25 Pointing error is 0.185 arcmin @ angle 44.21 11:50:25 (pointing corrector updated with this observation) 11:50:25 True focal length is 3453.8 mm. 11:50:25 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.32 V = 0.32 11:50:25 True image center (J2000): 05h 29m 56.7s 51° 37' 44.38" 11:50:25 Imager sky position angle is 5.9 deg. 11:50:25 Image FWHM is 1.7 arcsec (5.38 pixels) 11:50:25 (avg FWHM = 1.72 arcsec) 11:50:25 Within max error tolerance, no re-slew needed. 11:50:27 [flip check: Tn=360s HAc=1940s GW=T HAz=2300s DWz=T WF=no] 11:50:27 Imaging to HQ_Aur_V_20181011_115027 11:50:27 (taking 60 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 11:50:27 (using Image Quality readout mode) 11:50:29 (starting exposure) 11:51:29 (exposure complete) 11:51:49 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 11:51:51 Image finished 11:52:02 Plate-solve HQ_Aur_V_20181011_115027 final image. 11:52:03 196 image stars found 11:52:04 106 catalog stars found 11:52:05 Solved! 25 stars matched. 11:52:05 Average residual is 0.17 arcsec. 11:52:05 Pointing error is 0.232 arcmin @ angle 55.89 11:52:05 True focal length is 3459.9 mm. 11:52:05 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.32 V = 0.32 11:52:05 True image center (J2000): 05h 29m 57.1s 51° 37' 44.22" 11:52:05 Imager sky position angle is 5.9 deg. 11:52:05 Image FWHM is 1.4 arcsec (4.37 pixels) 11:52:05 (avg FWHM = 1.64 arcsec) 11:52:05 Within max error tolerance, no re-slew needed. 11:52:08 [flip check: Tn=360s HAc=2041s GW=T HAz=2401s DWz=T WF=no] 11:52:08 Imaging to HQ_Aur_V_20181011_115208 11:52:08 (taking 60 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 11:52:08 (using Image Quality readout mode) 11:52:09 (starting exposure) 11:53:09 (exposure complete) 11:53:29 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 11:53:31 Image finished 11:53:43 Plate-solve HQ_Aur_V_20181011_115208 final image. 11:53:44 151 image stars found 11:53:44 106 catalog stars found 11:53:45 Solved! 22 stars matched. 11:53:46 Average residual is 0.19 arcsec. 11:53:46 Pointing error is 0.255 arcmin @ angle 58.48 11:53:46 True focal length is 3461.1 mm. 11:53:46 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.32 V = 0.32 11:53:46 True image center (J2000): 05h 29m 57.3s 51° 37' 44.39" 11:53:46 Imager sky position angle is 5.9 deg. 11:53:46 Image FWHM is 1.2 arcsec (3.87 pixels) 11:53:46 (avg FWHM = 1.52 arcsec) 11:53:46 Within max error tolerance, no re-slew needed. 11:53:48 [flip check: Tn=360s HAc=2142s GW=T HAz=2502s DWz=T WF=no] 11:53:48 Imaging to HQ_Aur_V_20181011_115348 11:53:48 (taking 60 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 11:53:48 (using Image Quality readout mode) 11:53:50 (starting exposure) 11:54:50 (exposure complete) 11:55:10 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 11:55:12 Image finished 11:55:23 Plate-solve HQ_Aur_V_20181011_115348 final image. 11:55:25 391 image stars found 11:55:25 106 catalog stars found 11:55:26 Solved! 22 stars matched. 11:55:26 Average residual is 0.17 arcsec. 11:55:26 Pointing error is 0.287 arcmin @ angle 61.51 11:55:26 True focal length is 3461.1 mm. 11:55:26 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.32 V = 0.32 11:55:26 True image center (J2000): 05h 29m 57.5s 51° 37' 44.62" 11:55:26 Imager sky position angle is 5.9 deg. 11:55:26 Image FWHM is 1.1 arcsec (3.54 pixels) 11:55:26 (avg FWHM = 1.38 arcsec) 11:55:26 Within max error tolerance, no re-slew needed. 11:55:29 [flip check: Tn=360s HAc=2243s GW=T HAz=2603s DWz=T WF=no] 11:55:29 Imaging to HQ_Aur_V_20181011_115529 11:55:29 (taking 60 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 11:55:29 (using Image Quality readout mode) 11:55:31 (starting exposure) 11:56:31 (exposure complete) 11:56:51 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 11:56:53 Image finished 11:57:03 Plate-solve HQ_Aur_V_20181011_115529 final image. 11:57:05 376 image stars found 11:57:05 106 catalog stars found 11:57:06 Solved! 22 stars matched. 11:57:07 Average residual is 0.18 arcsec. 11:57:07 Pointing error is 0.305 arcmin @ angle 63.46 11:57:07 True focal length is 3460.9 mm. 11:57:07 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.32 V = 0.32 11:57:07 True image center (J2000): 05h 29m 57.7s 51° 37' 44.57" 11:57:07 Imager sky position angle is 5.9 deg. 11:57:07 Image FWHM is 1.1 arcsec (3.54 pixels) 11:57:07 (avg FWHM = 1.23 arcsec) 11:57:07 Within max error tolerance, no re-slew needed. 11:57:10 [flip check: Tn=360s HAc=2344s GW=T HAz=2704s DWz=T WF=no] 11:57:10 Imaging to HQ_Aur_V_20181011_115710 11:57:10 (taking 60 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 11:57:10 (using Image Quality readout mode) 11:57:11 (starting exposure) 11:58:12 (exposure complete) 11:58:31 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 11:58:33 Image finished 11:58:44 Plate-solve HQ_Aur_V_20181011_115710 final image. 11:58:46 222 image stars found 11:58:47 106 catalog stars found 11:58:48 Solved! 21 stars matched. 11:58:48 Average residual is 0.17 arcsec. 11:58:48 Pointing error is 0.323 arcmin @ angle 64.72 11:58:48 True focal length is 3461.8 mm. 11:58:48 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.32 V = 0.32 11:58:48 True image center (J2000): 05h 29m 57.8s 51° 37' 44.67" 11:58:48 Imager sky position angle is 5.9 deg. 11:58:48 Image FWHM is 1.2 arcsec (3.61 pixels) 11:58:48 (avg FWHM = 1.17 arcsec) 11:58:48 Within max error tolerance, no re-slew needed. 11:58:50 [flip check: Tn=305s HAc=2444s GW=T HAz=2750s DWz=T WF=no] 11:58:50 Imaging to HQ_Aur_I_20181011_115850 11:58:50 Switching from V to I filter for imaging 11:58:50 Focus change of -48 steps required 11:58:52 (taking 5 sec. exposure, I filter, binning = 1) 11:58:52 (using Image Quality readout mode) 11:58:54 (starting exposure) 11:58:59 (exposure complete) 11:59:19 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 11:59:20 Image finished 11:59:32 Plate-solve HQ_Aur_I_20181011_115850 final image. 11:59:33 No image stars found, failed. 11:59:35 [flip check: Tn=305s HAc=2489s GW=T HAz=2795s DWz=T WF=no] 11:59:35 Imaging to HQ_Aur_I_20181011_115935 11:59:35 (taking 5 sec. exposure, I filter, binning = 1) 11:59:35 (using Image Quality readout mode) 11:59:37 (starting exposure) 11:59:42 (exposure complete) 12:00:02 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 12:00:04 Image finished 12:00:14 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 12:00:17 [flip check: Tn=305s HAc=2531s GW=T HAz=2837s DWz=T WF=no] 12:00:17 Imaging to HQ_Aur_I_20181011_120017 12:00:17 (taking 5 sec. exposure, I filter, binning = 1) 12:00:17 (using Image Quality readout mode) 12:00:18 (starting exposure) 12:00:24 (exposure complete) 12:00:44 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 12:00:46 Image finished 12:00:57 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 12:00:59 [flip check: Tn=305s HAc=2573s GW=T HAz=2879s DWz=T WF=no] 12:00:59 Imaging to HQ_Aur_I_20181011_120059 12:00:59 (taking 5 sec. exposure, I filter, binning = 1) 12:00:59 (using Image Quality readout mode) 12:01:01 (starting exposure) 12:01:07 (exposure complete) 12:01:26 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 12:01:28 Image finished 12:01:39 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 12:01:41 [flip check: Tn=305s HAc=2615s GW=T HAz=2921s DWz=T WF=no] 12:01:41 Imaging to HQ_Aur_I_20181011_120141 12:01:41 (taking 5 sec. exposure, I filter, binning = 1) 12:01:41 (using Image Quality readout mode) 12:01:43 (starting exposure) 12:01:48 (exposure complete) 12:02:08 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 12:02:09 Image finished 12:02:21 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 12:02:24 [flip check: Tn=305s HAc=2658s GW=T HAz=2964s DWz=T WF=no] 12:02:24 Imaging to HQ_Aur_I_20181011_120224 12:02:24 (taking 5 sec. exposure, I filter, binning = 1) 12:02:24 (using Image Quality readout mode) 12:02:26 (starting exposure) 12:02:31 (exposure complete) 12:02:51 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 12:02:53 Image finished 12:03:04 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 12:03:07 Run complete ACP console log closed 11-Oct-2018 12:03:07 UTC