ACP console log opened 27-Mar-2012 05:13:46 UTC This is ACP version 6.0 (build 11, Build for Hot Fix 4 (Nov 2011)) Licensed to Arne Henden 05:13:47 Initializing AcquireSupport V6.0.7 05:13:47 Weather safe, server is Weather Server Simulator 05:13:47 Telescope is ACP->TMO, driver V3 05:13:48 Dome is MaxDome 05:13:48 MaxIm DL/CCD is version 5.18 05:13:48 Imager is QSI Universal 05:13:48 Guider is SX Universal(internal/off-axis) 05:13:48 Calculated unbinned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.33 V = 0.33 05:13:48 Calculated field of view (arcmin): H = 18.4 V = 13.8 05:13:48 This is AcquireImages V6.0.9 05:13:48 Compiling plan... 05:13:48 (using ACP Plan Compiler V6.0.3) 05:13:48 ...plan OK! 05:13:48 This plan has 1 live target(s), 18 images 05:13:48 There are 360.0 min. of actual imaging time 05:13:48 Image file set-numbers start with 1 05:13:48 Pointing exposures: 05:13:48 Exposure Interval = 20 05:13:48 Min brightness = 0 05:13:48 Sigma = 3 05:13:48 Cat max mag = 18 05:13:48 Final exposures: 05:13:48 Min brightness = 0 05:13:48 Sigma = 3 05:13:48 Cat max mag = 18 05:13:48 Starting run for plan last-plan-from-web.txt... 05:13:48 ==== Starting target NGC 5055 ==== 05:13:48 ; 05:13:48 ; Single target color series plan by TM61, created Tue, 27 Mar 2012 05:13:45 UTC 05:13:48 ; 05:13:48 (turning tracking on for live image(s)) 05:13:53 Start slew to NGC 5055... 05:13:54 (wait for slew to complete) 05:13:58 (slew complete) 05:13:58 (request plan-start pointing update) 05:13:58 Ready for NGC 5055 (# 1 of 1 in set 1) 05:13:58 Do requested auto-focus... 05:14:05 Starting FocusMax AcquireStar autofocus... 05:14:27 FocusMax auto-focus successful! 05:14:27 HFD = 5.65 05:14:27 Focus position = 771 05:14:27 Autofocus finished. 05:14:36 (no slew, scope already within max error of target) 05:14:36 (doing post-focus pointing update...) 05:14:36 Updating pointing... 05:14:36 (taking 20 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 4) 05:14:36 (starting exposure) 05:15:04 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 05:15:04 Calibrating image... 05:15:04 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 05:15:04 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 05:15:04 Image finished 05:15:04 Plate-solve pointing image. 05:15:04 63 image stars found 05:15:04 22 catalog stars found 05:15:04 Solved! 9 stars matched. 05:15:04 Average residual is 0.33 arcsec. 05:15:04 Pointing error is 0.122 arcmin @ angle 133.56 05:15:04 True focal length is 336.0 cm. 05:15:04 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.32 V = 1.32 05:15:04 True image center (J2000): 13h 15m 49.8s 42° 01' 53.76" 05:15:04 Imager sky position angle is 17.3 deg. 05:15:04 [sync] pointing model updated 05:15:04 Internal guider, always re-slew 05:15:04 Re-slew to target. 05:15:04 Start slew to NGC 5055... 05:15:06 (wait for slew to complete) 05:15:07 (slew complete) 05:15:07 Target is now centered. 05:15:07 (long exp(s) or requested, no orbital tracking, trying to autoguide) 05:15:14 (guide star SNR=3.0 X=733 Y=276) 05:15:14 (initial exposure interval 1.68) 05:15:19 (guide star SNR=3.0 X=733 Y=275) 05:15:19 (final exposure interval 1.51) 05:15:19 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 05:15:24 (guide star SNR=3.0 X=732 Y=276) 05:15:48 (autoguiding at 1.51 sec.) 05:15:48 **DUPLICATE IMAGE NAME - ADDED _dupe-1 05:15:48 === Place in plan === 05:15:48 Set 1 of 1 05:15:48 Target is "NGC 5055" (1 of 1) 05:15:48 Repeat 1 of 1 for this target 05:15:48 Filter R (1 of 1) 05:15:48 Image 1 of 18 for this filter 05:15:48 Imaging to NGC 5055-S001-R001-C001-R_dupe-1 05:15:48 (taking 1200 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 2) 05:15:51 (ex=0.71 ey=0.96) 05:15:51 (guider check OK) 05:15:51 (starting exposure) 05:36:11 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 05:36:11 Image finished 05:36:12 Plate-solve final image 05:36:13 530 image stars found 05:36:13 22 catalog stars found 05:36:13 Solved! 8 stars matched. 05:36:13 Average residual is 0.21 arcsec. 05:36:13 Pointing error is 0.085 arcmin @ angle 51.28 05:36:13 True focal length is 336.2 cm. 05:36:13 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.66 V = 0.66 05:36:13 True image center (J2000): 13h 15m 49.7s 42° 02' 02.00" 05:36:13 Imager sky position angle is 17.3 deg. 05:36:13 Image FWHM is 1.7 arcsec (2.51 pixels) 05:36:13 Within max error tolerance, no recenter needed 05:36:13 (autoguider still running...) 05:36:13 === Place in plan === 05:36:13 Set 1 of 1 05:36:13 Target is "NGC 5055" (1 of 1) 05:36:13 Repeat 1 of 1 for this target 05:36:13 Filter R (1 of 1) 05:36:13 Image 2 of 18 for this filter 05:36:13 Imaging to NGC 5055-S001-R001-C002-R 05:36:13 (taking 1200 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 2) 05:36:15 (ex=0.67 ey=0.76) 05:36:15 (guider check OK) 05:36:15 (starting exposure) 05:56:39 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 05:56:39 Image finished 05:56:40 Plate-solve final image 05:56:41 517 image stars found 05:56:41 22 catalog stars found 05:56:41 Solved! 8 stars matched. 05:56:41 Average residual is 0.21 arcsec. 05:56:41 Pointing error is 0.087 arcmin @ angle 51.41 05:56:41 True focal length is 336.2 cm. 05:56:41 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.66 V = 0.66 05:56:41 True image center (J2000): 13h 15m 49.7s 42° 02' 02.07" 05:56:41 Imager sky position angle is 17.3 deg. 05:56:41 Image FWHM is 2.2 arcsec (3.30 pixels) 05:56:41 (avg FWHM = 1.79 arcsec) 05:56:41 Within max error tolerance, no recenter needed 05:56:41 (autoguider still running...) 05:56:41 === Place in plan === 05:56:41 Set 1 of 1 05:56:41 Target is "NGC 5055" (1 of 1) 05:56:41 Repeat 1 of 1 for this target 05:56:41 Filter R (1 of 1) 05:56:41 Image 3 of 18 for this filter 05:56:41 Imaging to NGC 5055-S001-R001-C003-R 05:56:41 (taking 1200 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 2) 05:56:41 (ex=1.58 ey=0.70) 05:56:41 (guider error n/a or too high, try #1) 05:56:45 (ex=0.26 ey=0.61) 05:56:45 (guiding errors within limits) 05:56:45 (guider check OK) 05:56:45 (starting exposure) 06:17:08 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:17:08 Image finished 06:17:10 Plate-solve final image 06:17:10 500 image stars found 06:17:10 22 catalog stars found 06:17:11 Solved! 8 stars matched. 06:17:11 Average residual is 0.24 arcsec. 06:17:11 Pointing error is 0.089 arcmin @ angle 51.08 06:17:11 True focal length is 336.2 cm. 06:17:11 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.66 V = 0.66 06:17:11 True image center (J2000): 13h 15m 49.7s 42° 02' 02.16" 06:17:11 Imager sky position angle is 17.3 deg. 06:17:11 Image FWHM is 2.0 arcsec (3.09 pixels) 06:17:11 (avg FWHM = 1.89 arcsec) 06:17:11 Within max error tolerance, no recenter needed 06:17:11 (autoguider still running...) 06:17:11 === Place in plan === 06:17:11 Set 1 of 1 06:17:11 Target is "NGC 5055" (1 of 1) 06:17:11 Repeat 1 of 1 for this target 06:17:11 Filter R (1 of 1) 06:17:11 Image 4 of 18 for this filter 06:17:11 Imaging to NGC 5055-S001-R001-C004-R 06:17:11 (taking 1200 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 2) 06:17:13 (ex=2.94 ey=1.85) 06:17:13 (guider error n/a or too high, try #1) 06:17:16 (ex=1.79 ey=0.67) 06:17:16 (guider error n/a or too high, try #2) 06:17:20 (ex=0.34 ey=1.34) 06:17:20 (guider error n/a or too high, try #3) 06:17:24 (ex=0.64 ey=1.97) 06:17:24 (guider error n/a or too high, try #4) 06:17:27 (ex=0.25 ey=1.74) 06:17:27 (guider error n/a or too high, try #5) 06:17:31 (ex=0.69 ey=0.75) 06:17:31 (guiding errors within limits) 06:17:31 (guider check OK) 06:17:31 (starting exposure) 06:37:58 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:37:58 Image finished 06:37:59 Plate-solve final image 06:38:00 417 image stars found 06:38:00 22 catalog stars found 06:38:00 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality. 06:38:00 Will skip final image solves until target changes 06:38:00 (autoguider still running...) 06:38:00 === Place in plan === 06:38:00 Set 1 of 1 06:38:00 Target is "NGC 5055" (1 of 1) 06:38:00 Repeat 1 of 1 for this target 06:38:00 Filter R (1 of 1) 06:38:00 Image 5 of 18 for this filter 06:38:00 Imaging to NGC 5055-S001-R001-C005-R 06:38:00 (taking 1200 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 2) 06:38:02 (ex=0.25 ey=0.79) 06:38:02 (guider check OK) 06:38:02 (starting exposure) 06:58:19 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:58:19 Image finished 06:58:20 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until target changes 06:58:20 (autoguider still running...) 06:58:20 === Place in plan === 06:58:20 Set 1 of 1 06:58:20 Target is "NGC 5055" (1 of 1) 06:58:20 Repeat 1 of 1 for this target 06:58:20 Filter R (1 of 1) 06:58:20 Image 6 of 18 for this filter 06:58:20 Imaging to NGC 5055-S001-R001-C006-R 06:58:20 (taking 1200 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 2) 06:58:21 (ex=0.60 ey=0.56) 06:58:21 (guider check OK) 06:58:21 (starting exposure) 07:18:44 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 07:18:44 Image finished 07:18:45 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until target changes 07:18:45 (autoguider still running...) 07:18:45 === Place in plan === 07:18:45 Set 1 of 1 07:18:45 Target is "NGC 5055" (1 of 1) 07:18:45 Repeat 1 of 1 for this target 07:18:45 Filter R (1 of 1) 07:18:45 Image 7 of 18 for this filter 07:18:45 Imaging to NGC 5055-S001-R001-C007-R 07:18:45 (taking 1200 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 2) 07:18:46 (ex=0.61 ey=2.87) 07:18:46 (guider error n/a or too high, try #1) 07:18:50 (ex=0.10 ey=2.17) 07:18:50 (guider error n/a or too high, try #2) 07:18:54 (ex=1.08 ey=0.05) 07:18:54 (guider error n/a or too high, try #3) 07:18:57 (ex=0.10 ey=0.62) 07:18:57 (guiding errors within limits) 07:18:57 (guider check OK) 07:18:57 (starting exposure) 07:39:17 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 07:39:17 Image finished 07:39:19 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until target changes 07:39:19 (autoguider still running...) 07:39:19 === Place in plan === 07:39:19 Set 1 of 1 07:39:19 Target is "NGC 5055" (1 of 1) 07:39:19 Repeat 1 of 1 for this target 07:39:19 Filter R (1 of 1) 07:39:19 Image 8 of 18 for this filter 07:39:19 Imaging to NGC 5055-S001-R001-C008-R 07:39:19 (taking 1200 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 2) 07:39:20 (ex=1.96 ey=0.46) 07:39:20 (guider error n/a or too high, try #1) 07:39:24 (ex=0.43 ey=0.66) 07:39:24 (guiding errors within limits) 07:39:24 (guider check OK) 07:39:24 (starting exposure) 07:59:40 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 07:59:40 Image finished 07:59:42 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until target changes 07:59:42 (autoguider still running...) 07:59:42 === Place in plan === 07:59:42 Set 1 of 1 07:59:42 Target is "NGC 5055" (1 of 1) 07:59:42 Repeat 1 of 1 for this target 07:59:42 Filter R (1 of 1) 07:59:42 Image 9 of 18 for this filter 07:59:42 Imaging to NGC 5055-S001-R001-C009-R 07:59:42 (taking 1200 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 2) 07:59:42 (ex=0.12 ey=0.84) 07:59:42 (guider check OK) 07:59:42 (starting exposure) 08:20:10 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 08:20:10 Image finished 08:20:12 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until target changes 08:20:12 (autoguider still running...) 08:20:12 === Place in plan === 08:20:12 Set 1 of 1 08:20:12 Target is "NGC 5055" (1 of 1) 08:20:12 Repeat 1 of 1 for this target 08:20:12 Filter R (1 of 1) 08:20:12 Image 10 of 18 for this filter 08:20:12 Imaging to NGC 5055-S001-R001-C010-R 08:20:12 (taking 1200 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 2) 08:20:13 (ex=0.99 ey=0.48) 08:20:13 (guider check OK) 08:20:13 (starting exposure) 08:40:37 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 08:40:37 Image finished 08:40:38 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until target changes 08:40:38 (autoguider still running...) 08:40:38 === Place in plan === 08:40:38 Set 1 of 1 08:40:38 Target is "NGC 5055" (1 of 1) 08:40:38 Repeat 1 of 1 for this target 08:40:38 Filter R (1 of 1) 08:40:38 Image 11 of 18 for this filter 08:40:38 Imaging to NGC 5055-S001-R001-C011-R 08:40:38 (taking 1200 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 2) 08:40:41 (ex=1.65 ey=0.51) 08:40:41 (guider error n/a or too high, try #1) 08:40:45 (ex=0.46 ey=0.15) 08:40:45 (guiding errors within limits) 08:40:45 (guider check OK) 08:40:45 (starting exposure) 09:01:02 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 09:01:02 Image finished 09:01:03 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until target changes 09:01:03 (autoguider still running...) 09:01:03 === Place in plan === 09:01:03 Set 1 of 1 09:01:03 Target is "NGC 5055" (1 of 1) 09:01:03 Repeat 1 of 1 for this target 09:01:03 Filter R (1 of 1) 09:01:03 Image 12 of 18 for this filter 09:01:03 Imaging to NGC 5055-S001-R001-C012-R 09:01:03 (taking 1200 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 2) 09:01:04 (ex=0.39 ey=0.95) 09:01:04 (guider check OK) 09:01:04 (starting exposure) 09:21:23 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 09:21:23 Image finished 09:21:25 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until target changes 09:21:25 (autoguider still running...) 09:21:25 === Place in plan === 09:21:25 Set 1 of 1 09:21:25 Target is "NGC 5055" (1 of 1) 09:21:25 Repeat 1 of 1 for this target 09:21:25 Filter R (1 of 1) 09:21:25 Image 13 of 18 for this filter 09:21:25 Imaging to NGC 5055-S001-R001-C013-R 09:21:25 (taking 1200 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 2) 09:21:28 (ex=1.16 ey=0.81) 09:21:28 (guider error n/a or too high, try #1) 09:21:31 (ex=0.47 ey=1.21) 09:21:31 (guider error n/a or too high, try #2) 09:21:35 (ex=0.32 ey=0.03) 09:21:35 (guiding errors within limits) 09:21:35 (guider check OK) 09:21:35 (starting exposure) 09:41:53 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 09:41:53 Image finished 09:41:55 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until target changes 09:41:55 (autoguider still running...) 09:41:55 === Place in plan === 09:41:55 Set 1 of 1 09:41:55 Target is "NGC 5055" (1 of 1) 09:41:55 Repeat 1 of 1 for this target 09:41:55 Filter R (1 of 1) 09:41:55 Image 14 of 18 for this filter 09:41:55 Imaging to NGC 5055-S001-R001-C014-R 09:41:55 (taking 1200 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 2) 09:41:56 (ex=0.71 ey=0.01) 09:41:56 (guider check OK) 09:41:56 (starting exposure) 10:02:20 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 10:02:20 Image finished 10:02:22 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until target changes 10:02:22 (autoguider still running...) 10:02:22 === Place in plan === 10:02:22 Set 1 of 1 10:02:22 Target is "NGC 5055" (1 of 1) 10:02:22 Repeat 1 of 1 for this target 10:02:22 Filter R (1 of 1) 10:02:22 Image 15 of 18 for this filter 10:02:22 Imaging to NGC 5055-S001-R001-C015-R 10:02:22 (taking 1200 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 2) 10:02:23 (ex=0.79 ey=1.58) 10:02:23 (guider error n/a or too high, try #1) 10:02:26 (ex=0.36 ey=1.60) 10:02:26 (guider error n/a or too high, try #2) 10:02:29 (ex=0.41 ey=0.98) 10:02:29 (guiding errors within limits) 10:02:29 (guider check OK) 10:02:29 (starting exposure) 10:22:55 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 10:22:55 Image finished 10:22:57 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until target changes 10:22:57 (autoguider still running...) 10:22:57 === Place in plan === 10:22:57 Set 1 of 1 10:22:57 Target is "NGC 5055" (1 of 1) 10:22:57 Repeat 1 of 1 for this target 10:22:57 Filter R (1 of 1) 10:22:57 Image 16 of 18 for this filter 10:22:57 Imaging to NGC 5055-S001-R001-C016-R 10:22:57 (taking 1200 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 2) 10:22:58 (ex=0.20 ey=0.28) 10:22:58 (guider check OK) 10:22:58 (starting exposure) 10:43:25 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 10:43:25 Image finished 10:43:26 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until target changes 10:43:26 (autoguider still running...) 10:43:26 === Place in plan === 10:43:26 Set 1 of 1 10:43:26 Target is "NGC 5055" (1 of 1) 10:43:26 Repeat 1 of 1 for this target 10:43:26 Filter R (1 of 1) 10:43:26 Image 17 of 18 for this filter 10:43:26 Imaging to NGC 5055-S001-R001-C017-R 10:43:26 (taking 1200 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 2) 10:43:27 (ex=0.20 ey=0.10) 10:43:27 (guider check OK) 10:43:27 (starting exposure) 11:03:49 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 11:03:49 Image finished 11:03:50 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until target changes 11:03:50 (autoguider still running...) 11:03:50 === Place in plan === 11:03:50 Set 1 of 1 11:03:50 Target is "NGC 5055" (1 of 1) 11:03:50 Repeat 1 of 1 for this target 11:03:50 Filter R (1 of 1) 11:03:50 Image 18 of 18 for this filter 11:03:50 Imaging to NGC 5055-S001-R001-C018-R 11:03:51 (taking 1200 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 2) 11:03:53 (ex=1.30 ey=0.25) 11:03:53 (guider error n/a or too high, try #1) 11:03:56 (ex=0.20 ey=0.44) 11:03:56 (guiding errors within limits) 11:03:56 (guider check OK) 11:03:56 (starting exposure) 11:24:17 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 11:24:17 Image finished 11:24:19 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until target changes 11:24:19 (stopping the autoguider) 11:24:19 (turning tracking off for safety) 11:24:20 == Requested observatory shutdown == 11:24:20 Parking scope. 11:25:21 Shutting down imager. Please wait... 11:25:21 (raising temperature... 10 min max) 11:25:21 (cooler is now at -20.0C) 11:26:21 (cooler is now at -9.4C) 11:27:21 (cooler is now at 1.5C) 11:28:21 (cooler is now at 6.8C) 11:28:23 Imager shutdown complete. 11:28:23 End of run. ACP console log closed 27-Mar-2012 11:28:23 UTC