ACP console log opened 08-Dec-2012 06:08:38 UTC This is ACP version 6.0 (build 14, Special for Wodaski Alt/Az Scope) Licensed to Arne Henden 06:08:38 This is AcquireScheduler V3.5.2 06:08:38 Custom auto-flip parameters are in use 06:08:38 PreFlip=300 PostFlip=120 AF=300 PU=60 06:08:38 Hardware GEM pier side reporting is available. 06:08:39 Initializing AcquireSupport V6.0.7 06:08:39 Weather safe, server is Weather Server Simulator 06:08:39 Telescope is ACP->TMO, driver V3 06:08:39 Dome is MaxDome 06:08:39 MaxIm DL/CCD is version 5.18 06:08:39 Imager is QSI Universal 06:08:39 Guider is SX Universal(internal/off-axis) 06:08:39 Calculated unbinned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.33 V = 0.33 06:08:39 Calculated field of view (arcmin): H = 18.4 V = 13.8 06:08:39 ACPS Observation CW_Mon(1 of 1) 06:08:39 (belongs to Project AAVSO_Monitoring, Plan CW_Mon) 06:08:39 (turning on sidereal tracking) 06:08:39 Pointing updates are enabled 06:08:39 Start slew to CW_Mon... 06:08:41 (wait for slew to complete) 06:09:35 (slew complete) 06:09:35 [flip check: Tn=480s HAc=-8710s GW=T HAz=-8230s DWz=T WF=no] 06:09:35 Updating pointing... 06:09:35 Switching from V to R filter for pointing exposure 06:09:37 (taking 20 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 4) 06:09:37 (starting exposure) 06:10:05 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:10:05 Calibrating image... 06:10:05 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 06:10:05 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 06:10:05 Image finished 06:10:05 Plate-solve pointing image. 06:10:05 410 image stars found 06:10:06 66 catalog stars found 06:10:06 Solved! 22 stars matched. 06:10:06 Average residual is 0.39 arcsec. 06:10:06 Pointing error is 2.224 arcmin @ angle 17.59 06:10:06 True focal length is 336.2 cm. 06:10:06 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.32 V = 1.32 06:10:06 True image center (J2000): 06h 36m 57.3s 00° 04' 24.40" 06:10:06 Imager sky position angle is 17.4 deg. 06:10:06 Image FWHM is 2.6 arcsec (1.94 pixels) 06:10:06 (avg FWHM = 2.20 arcsec) 06:10:06 [sync] pointing model updated 06:10:06 Internal guider, always re-slew 06:10:06 Re-slew to target. 06:10:06 Start slew to CW_Mon... 06:10:07 (wait for slew to complete) 06:10:08 (slew complete) 06:10:08 Target is now centered. 06:10:08 (long exp, no orbital tracking, trying to autoguide) 06:10:08 Switching from R to V filter for imaging 06:10:18 (guide star SNR=20.9 X=219 Y=465) 06:10:18 (initial exposure interval 1) 06:10:22 (guide star SNR=45.1 X=219 Y=465) 06:10:22 (final exposure interval 1) 06:10:22 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 06:10:27 (guide star SNR=58.1 X=219 Y=465) 06:10:40 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 06:10:46 (guide star SNR=37.5 X=219 Y=465) 06:10:46 (initial exposure interval 1) 06:10:50 (guide star SNR=38.6 X=219 Y=465) 06:10:50 (final exposure interval 1) 06:10:50 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 06:10:54 (guide star SNR=37.9 X=219 Y=465) 06:11:07 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 06:11:12 (guide star SNR=36.3 X=219 Y=465) 06:11:12 (initial exposure interval 1) 06:11:17 (guide star SNR=33.3 X=219 Y=465) 06:11:17 (final exposure interval 1) 06:11:17 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 06:11:21 (guide star SNR=40.7 X=219 Y=465) 06:11:35 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 06:11:40 (guide star SNR=45.0 X=219 Y=465) 06:11:40 (initial exposure interval 1) 06:11:45 (guide star SNR=47.0 X=219 Y=465) 06:11:45 (final exposure interval 1) 06:11:45 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 06:11:49 (guide star SNR=29.4 X=219 Y=465) 06:12:03 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 06:12:04 **Autoguiding failed. 06:12:04 (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds) 06:12:04 [flip check: Tn=420s HAc=-8559s GW=T HAz=-8141s DWz=T WF=no] 06:12:04 (guider not running, restarting...) 06:12:04 (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart) 06:12:04 Updating pointing... 06:12:04 Switching from V to R filter for pointing exposure 06:12:05 (taking 20 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 4) 06:12:05 (starting exposure) 06:12:33 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:12:33 Calibrating image... 06:12:33 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 06:12:33 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 06:12:33 Image finished 06:12:33 Plate-solve pointing image. 06:12:33 402 image stars found 06:12:34 66 catalog stars found 06:12:34 Solved! 21 stars matched. 06:12:34 Average residual is 0.42 arcsec. 06:12:34 Pointing error is 0.040 arcmin @ angle 204.26 06:12:34 True focal length is 336.3 cm. 06:12:34 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.32 V = 1.32 06:12:34 True image center (J2000): 06h 36m 54.5s 00° 02' 15.04" 06:12:34 Imager sky position angle is 17.4 deg. 06:12:34 Image FWHM is 2.6 arcsec (1.95 pixels) 06:12:34 (avg FWHM = 2.32 arcsec) 06:12:34 [sync] pointing model updated 06:12:34 Internal guider, always re-slew 06:12:34 Re-slew to target. 06:12:34 Start slew to CW_Mon... 06:12:35 (wait for slew to complete) 06:12:36 (slew complete) 06:12:36 Target is now centered. 06:12:36 Switching from R to V filter for imaging 06:12:46 (guide star SNR=30.9 X=219 Y=465) 06:12:46 (initial exposure interval 1) 06:12:49 (guide star SNR=29.7 X=219 Y=465) 06:12:49 (final exposure interval 1) 06:12:49 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 06:12:53 (guide star SNR=very high X=219 Y=465) 06:13:06 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 06:13:12 (guide star SNR=58.1 X=219 Y=465) 06:13:12 (initial exposure interval 1) 06:13:16 (guide star SNR=36.6 X=219 Y=465) 06:13:16 (final exposure interval 1) 06:13:16 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 06:13:20 (guide star SNR=87.9 X=219 Y=465) 06:13:34 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 06:13:38 (guide star SNR=44.2 X=219 Y=465) 06:13:38 (initial exposure interval 1) 06:13:43 (guide star SNR=51.1 X=219 Y=465) 06:13:43 (final exposure interval 1) 06:13:43 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 06:13:48 (guide star SNR=35.3 X=219 Y=465) 06:14:01 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 06:14:07 (guide star SNR=10.7 X=473 Y=340) 06:14:07 (initial exposure interval 1) 06:14:10 (guide star SNR=very high X=219 Y=465) 06:14:10 (final exposure interval 1) 06:14:10 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 06:14:15 (guide star SNR=72.8 X=219 Y=465) 06:14:28 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 06:14:29 **Autoguiding failed. 06:14:29 (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds) 06:14:29 Imaging to CW_Mon-S001-V filter-R001-V 06:14:29 (taking 120 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 06:14:29 (starting exposure) 06:16:59 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:16:59 Image finished 06:17:01 Plate-solve CW_Mon-S001-V filter-R001-V final image. 06:17:03 1278 image stars found 06:17:03 66 catalog stars found 06:17:03 Solved! 9 stars matched. 06:17:03 Average residual is 0.14 arcsec. 06:17:03 Pointing error is 0.104 arcmin @ angle 135.73 06:17:03 True focal length is 335.9 cm. 06:17:03 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.33 V = 0.33 06:17:03 True image center (J2000): 06h 36m 54.9s 00° 02' 12.71" 06:17:03 Imager sky position angle is 17.3 deg. 06:17:03 Image FWHM is 2.1 arcsec (6.26 pixels) 06:17:03 (avg FWHM = 2.32 arcsec) 06:17:03 Within max error tolerance, no re-slew needed. 06:17:03 [flip check: Tn=420s HAc=-8258s GW=T HAz=-7841s DWz=T WF=no] 06:17:03 (guider not running, restarting...) 06:17:03 (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart) 06:17:03 Updating pointing... 06:17:03 Switching from V to R filter for pointing exposure 06:17:05 (taking 20 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 4) 06:17:05 (starting exposure) 06:17:33 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:17:33 Calibrating image... 06:17:33 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 06:17:33 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 06:17:33 Image finished 06:17:33 Plate-solve pointing image. 06:17:33 419 image stars found 06:17:33 66 catalog stars found 06:17:33 Solved! 22 stars matched. 06:17:33 Average residual is 0.44 arcsec. 06:17:33 Pointing error is 0.159 arcmin @ angle 120.73 06:17:33 True focal length is 336.2 cm. 06:17:33 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.32 V = 1.32 06:17:33 True image center (J2000): 06h 36m 55.1s 00° 02' 12.33" 06:17:33 Imager sky position angle is 17.4 deg. 06:17:33 Image FWHM is 2.5 arcsec (1.88 pixels) 06:17:33 (avg FWHM = 2.43 arcsec) 06:17:33 [sync] pointing model updated 06:17:33 Internal guider, always re-slew 06:17:33 Re-slew to target. 06:17:33 Start slew to CW_Mon... 06:17:34 (wait for slew to complete) 06:17:36 (slew complete) 06:17:36 Target is now centered. 06:17:36 Switching from R to V filter for imaging 06:17:45 (guide star SNR=32.8 X=219 Y=465) 06:17:45 (initial exposure interval 1) 06:17:49 (guide star SNR=34.8 X=219 Y=465) 06:17:49 (final exposure interval 1) 06:17:49 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 06:17:53 (guide star SNR=very high X=219 Y=465) 06:18:07 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 06:18:11 (guide star SNR=33.3 X=219 Y=465) 06:18:11 (initial exposure interval 1) 06:18:15 (guide star SNR=52.4 X=219 Y=465) 06:18:15 (final exposure interval 1) 06:18:15 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 06:18:20 (guide star SNR=49.1 X=219 Y=465) 06:18:33 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 06:18:38 (guide star SNR=33.7 X=219 Y=465) 06:18:38 (initial exposure interval 1) 06:18:42 (guide star SNR=54.7 X=219 Y=465) 06:18:42 (final exposure interval 1) 06:18:42 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 06:18:47 (guide star SNR=29.9 X=219 Y=465) 06:19:00 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 06:19:06 (guide star SNR=38.3 X=219 Y=465) 06:19:06 (initial exposure interval 1) 06:19:10 (guide star SNR=34.4 X=219 Y=465) 06:19:10 (final exposure interval 1) 06:19:10 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 06:19:14 (guide star SNR=64.6 X=219 Y=465) 06:19:28 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 06:19:29 **Autoguiding failed. 06:19:29 (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds) 06:19:29 Imaging to CW_Mon-S001-V filter-R002-V 06:19:29 (taking 120 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 06:19:29 (starting exposure) 06:21:58 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:21:58 Image finished 06:22:01 Plate-solve CW_Mon-S001-V filter-R002-V final image. 06:22:02 1405 image stars found 06:22:03 66 catalog stars found 06:22:03 Solved! 10 stars matched. 06:22:03 Average residual is 0.16 arcsec. 06:22:03 Pointing error is 0.070 arcmin @ angle 167.90 06:22:03 True focal length is 336.2 cm. 06:22:03 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.33 V = 0.33 06:22:03 True image center (J2000): 06h 36m 54.6s 00° 02' 13.07" 06:22:03 Imager sky position angle is 17.3 deg. 06:22:03 Image FWHM is 2.3 arcsec (7.08 pixels) 06:22:03 (avg FWHM = 2.37 arcsec) 06:22:03 Within max error tolerance, no re-slew needed. 06:22:03 [flip check: Tn=420s HAc=-7958s GW=T HAz=-7541s DWz=T WF=no] 06:22:03 (guider not running, restarting...) 06:22:03 (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart) 06:22:03 Updating pointing... 06:22:03 Switching from V to R filter for pointing exposure 06:22:04 (taking 20 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 4) 06:22:04 (starting exposure) 06:22:32 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:22:32 Calibrating image... 06:22:32 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 06:22:32 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 06:22:32 Image finished 06:22:32 Plate-solve pointing image. 06:22:32 411 image stars found 06:22:32 66 catalog stars found 06:22:33 Solved! 20 stars matched. 06:22:33 Average residual is 0.41 arcsec. 06:22:33 Pointing error is 0.078 arcmin @ angle 160.83 06:22:33 True focal length is 336.3 cm. 06:22:33 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.32 V = 1.32 06:22:33 True image center (J2000): 06h 36m 54.7s 00° 02' 12.81" 06:22:33 Imager sky position angle is 17.4 deg. 06:22:33 Image FWHM is 2.6 arcsec (1.97 pixels) 06:22:33 (avg FWHM = 2.38 arcsec) 06:22:33 [sync] pointing model updated 06:22:33 Internal guider, always re-slew 06:22:33 Re-slew to target. 06:22:33 Start slew to CW_Mon... 06:22:34 (wait for slew to complete) 06:22:35 (slew complete) 06:22:35 Target is now centered. 06:22:35 Switching from R to V filter for imaging 06:22:45 (guide star SNR=26.7 X=219 Y=465) 06:22:45 (initial exposure interval 1) 06:22:49 (guide star SNR=68.8 X=219 Y=465) 06:22:49 (final exposure interval 1) 06:22:49 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 06:22:54 (guide star SNR=32.0 X=219 Y=465) 06:23:07 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 06:23:12 (guide star SNR=35.4 X=219 Y=465) 06:23:12 (initial exposure interval 1) 06:23:16 (guide star SNR=32.0 X=219 Y=465) 06:23:16 (final exposure interval 1) 06:23:16 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 06:23:21 (guide star SNR=54.4 X=219 Y=465) 06:23:34 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 06:23:40 (guide star SNR=26.6 X=219 Y=465) 06:23:40 (initial exposure interval 1) 06:23:45 (guide star SNR=26.4 X=219 Y=465) 06:23:45 (final exposure interval 1) 06:23:45 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 06:23:48 (guide star SNR=very high X=219 Y=465) 06:24:01 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 06:24:06 (guide star SNR=30.1 X=219 Y=465) 06:24:06 (initial exposure interval 1) 06:24:11 (guide star SNR=86.6 X=219 Y=465) 06:24:11 (final exposure interval 1) 06:24:11 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 06:24:15 (guide star SNR=48.9 X=219 Y=465) 06:24:29 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 06:24:30 **Autoguiding failed. 06:24:30 (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds) 06:24:30 Imaging to CW_Mon-S001-V filter-R003-V 06:24:30 (taking 120 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 06:24:30 (starting exposure) 06:26:59 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:26:59 Image finished 06:27:02 Plate-solve CW_Mon-S001-V filter-R003-V final image. 06:27:03 1396 image stars found 06:27:04 66 catalog stars found 06:27:04 Solved! 10 stars matched. 06:27:04 Average residual is 0.2 arcsec. 06:27:04 Pointing error is 0.074 arcmin @ angle 148.14 06:27:04 True focal length is 336.3 cm. 06:27:04 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.33 V = 0.33 06:27:04 True image center (J2000): 06h 36m 54.7s 00° 02' 13.43" 06:27:04 Imager sky position angle is 17.3 deg. 06:27:04 Image FWHM is 2.5 arcsec (7.41 pixels) 06:27:04 (avg FWHM = 2.47 arcsec) 06:27:04 Run complete ACP console log closed 08-Dec-2012 06:27:04 UTC