ACP console log opened 09-Feb-2019 12:42:26 UTC This is ACP version 8.1 (build 2, Product Version 8.1.1) Licensed to Arne Henden 12:42:26 This is AcquireScheduler V8.1.0 12:42:26 Custom image file path/names are in use 12:42:26 [PreFlip=300 PostFlip=120 AF=180 PU=60] 12:42:26 Hardware GEM pier side reporting is available. 12:42:27 Initializing AcquireSupport V8.1.1 12:42:27 Weather safe, server is Boltwood Cloud Sensor II 12:42:27 Telescope is ACP->ACP->TMO61, driver V3 12:42:27 Dome is MaxDome 12:42:27 MaxIm DL is version 5.24 12:42:27 Imager is QSI Universal 12:42:27 Using focus offsets and star mags from FilterInfo.txt 12:42:27 Selecting filter V from previous ACP run at 20190209@083755 UTC 12:42:27 Imager readout modes: 12:42:27 0 is Image Quality 12:42:27 Guider is SX Universal (no rotator) 12:42:27 Guider plate scale unknown, guided dither with guider pixels 12:42:27 Max unguided exposure 60 sec. 12:42:27 (assuring that FocusMax is running now...) 12:42:38 Calculated unbinned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.33 V = 0.33 12:42:38 Calculated field of view (arcmin): H = 18.4 V = 13.8 12:42:38 Plate solving With GSC 1.1 (ok for wider fields) 12:42:38 Mount supports tracking rate offsets 12:42:38 All-sky plate solving will be attempted when needed 12:42:38 All-sky service at nova.astrometry.net will be used 12:42:38 ACPS Observation V0336_Ser(1 of 1) 12:42:38 (belongs to Project AAVSO_HGUA_Miras_Manual_ver167, Plan V0336_Ser) 12:42:38 (turning on sidereal tracking) 12:42:38 Pointing updates are enabled 12:42:38 Start slew to V0336_Ser... 12:42:39 (wait for slew to complete) 12:43:39 (slew complete) 12:43:39 [flip check: Tn=420s HAc=-3952s GW=T HAz=-3532s DWz=T WF=no] 12:43:39 Updating pointing... 12:43:39 (taking 10 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4) 12:43:39 (using Image Quality readout mode) 12:43:41 (starting exposure) 12:43:51 (exposure complete) 12:43:57 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 12:43:59 Image finished 12:43:59 Plate-solve pointing image. 12:43:59 4 image stars found 12:44:00 54 catalog stars found 12:44:00 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality. 12:44:00 Start slew to offset... 12:44:01 (wait for slew to complete) 12:44:09 (slew complete) 12:44:09 (taking 10 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4) 12:44:09 (using Image Quality readout mode) 12:44:10 (starting exposure) 12:44:20 (exposure complete) 12:44:26 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 12:44:29 Image finished 12:44:29 Plate-solve pointing image. 12:44:29 3 image stars found 12:44:29 56 catalog stars found 12:44:29 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality. 12:44:29 Attempting all-sky plate solution (time-consuming)... 12:45:24 Failed: All-sky solution failed: Job 3195733 status: failure 12:45:24 Astrometry.net may be offline or image quality is too poor. 12:45:24 Start slew to V0336_Ser... 12:45:25 (wait for slew to complete) 12:45:34 (slew complete) 12:45:34 (aggregated exposure times, trying to autoguide) 12:45:34 (take guider image at initial interval 5 sec) 12:45:41 (guide star SNR=8.4 X=712 Y=145) 12:45:41 (first exposure estimate 1.78 sec) 12:45:47 (guide star SNR=2.9 X=712 Y=144) 12:45:47 (final exposure for guiding 1.83 sec) 12:45:53 **No stars at all found in guider image 12:45:53 **Guider unexpectedly stopped while waiting for measurement 12:45:54 (take guider image at initial interval 1.83 sec) 12:46:00 **No stars at all found in guider image 12:46:00 **No usable stars in guider image; trying again at max guider exposure 12:46:22 (guide star SNR=23.0 X=712 Y=145) 12:46:23 (first exposure estimate 2.61 sec) 12:46:30 (guide star SNR=3.0 X=711 Y=147) 12:46:30 (final exposure for guiding 2.58 sec) 12:46:37 (guide star SNR=11.2 X=710 Y=144) 12:47:16 **Guider waited for 12.9 sec and never got a measurement 12:47:17 (take guider image at initial interval 2.58 sec) 12:47:25 **No stars at all found in guider image 12:47:25 **No usable stars in guider image; trying again at max guider exposure 12:47:47 **No usable stars at max guider exposure interval, can't guide 12:47:48 **Autoguiding failed. 12:47:48 (**AG failed, but individual exposure(s) can be unguided) 12:47:48 [flip check: Tn=360s HAc=-3701s GW=T HAz=-3343s DWz=T WF=no] 12:47:48 Imaging to V0336_Ser_V_20190209_124748_T3 12:47:48 (taking 60 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 12:47:48 (using Image Quality readout mode) 12:47:49 (starting exposure) 12:48:51 (exposure complete) 12:49:11 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 12:49:12 Image finished 12:49:23 Plate-solve V0336_Ser_V_20190209_124748_T3 final image. 12:49:25 15 image stars found 12:49:25 53 catalog stars found 12:49:25 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality. 12:49:27 [flip check: Tn=360s HAc=-3602s GW=T HAz=-3244s DWz=T WF=no] 12:49:27 Imaging to V0336_Ser_V_20190209_124927_T3 12:49:27 (taking 60 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 12:49:27 (using Image Quality readout mode) 12:49:29 (starting exposure) 12:50:30 (exposure complete) 12:50:49 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 12:50:51 Image finished 12:51:02 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 12:51:05 [flip check: Tn=360s HAc=-3504s GW=T HAz=-3146s DWz=T WF=no] 12:51:05 Imaging to V0336_Ser_V_20190209_125105_T3 12:51:05 (taking 60 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 12:51:05 (using Image Quality readout mode) 12:51:06 (starting exposure) 12:52:06 (exposure complete) 12:52:26 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 12:52:27 Image finished 12:52:39 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 12:52:41 [flip check: Tn=360s HAc=-3407s GW=T HAz=-3049s DWz=T WF=no] 12:52:41 Imaging to V0336_Ser_V_20190209_125241_T3 12:52:41 (taking 60 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 12:52:41 (using Image Quality readout mode) 12:52:43 (starting exposure) 12:53:43 (exposure complete) 12:54:02 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 12:54:03 Image finished 12:54:15 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 12:54:18 [flip check: Tn=360s HAc=-3310s GW=T HAz=-2952s DWz=T WF=no] 12:54:18 Imaging to V0336_Ser_V_20190209_125418_T3 12:54:18 (taking 60 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 12:54:18 (using Image Quality readout mode) 12:54:19 (starting exposure) 12:55:20 (exposure complete) 12:55:39 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 12:55:42 Image finished 12:55:53 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 12:55:56 [flip check: Tn=360s HAc=-3212s GW=T HAz=-2854s DWz=T WF=no] 12:55:56 Imaging to V0336_Ser_V_20190209_125556_T3 12:55:56 (taking 60 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 12:55:56 (using Image Quality readout mode) 12:55:57 (starting exposure) 12:56:57 (exposure complete) 12:57:17 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 12:57:18 Image finished 12:57:29 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 12:57:32 [flip check: Tn=305s HAc=-3116s GW=T HAz=-2813s DWz=T WF=no] 12:57:32 Imaging to V0336_Ser_I_20190209_125732_T3 12:57:32 Switching from V to I filter for imaging 12:57:32 Focus change of -48 steps required 12:57:34 (taking 5 sec. exposure, I filter, binning = 1) 12:57:34 (using Image Quality readout mode) 12:57:35 (starting exposure) 12:57:41 (exposure complete) 12:58:00 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 12:58:02 Image finished 12:58:14 Plate-solve V0336_Ser_I_20190209_125732_T3 final image. 12:58:15 13 image stars found 12:58:15 53 catalog stars found 12:58:15 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality. 12:58:18 [flip check: Tn=305s HAc=-3070s GW=T HAz=-2766s DWz=T WF=no] 12:58:18 Imaging to V0336_Ser_I_20190209_125818_T3 12:58:18 (taking 5 sec. exposure, I filter, binning = 1) 12:58:18 (using Image Quality readout mode) 12:58:19 (starting exposure) 12:58:25 (exposure complete) 12:58:44 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 12:58:47 Image finished 12:58:58 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 12:59:00 [flip check: Tn=305s HAc=-3027s GW=T HAz=-2724s DWz=T WF=no] 12:59:00 Imaging to V0336_Ser_I_20190209_125900_T3 12:59:00 (taking 5 sec. exposure, I filter, binning = 1) 12:59:00 (using Image Quality readout mode) 12:59:02 (starting exposure) 12:59:07 (exposure complete) 12:59:26 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 12:59:28 Image finished 12:59:39 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 12:59:42 **Scheduler failed to catch dawn-crossing Observation 12:59:42 **Stopping now for astronomical dawn ACP console log closed 09-Feb-2019 12:59:42 UTC