ACP console log opened 09-Dec-2012 02:51:35 UTC This is ACP version 6.0 (build 14, Special for Wodaski Alt/Az Scope) Licensed to Arne Henden 02:51:35 This is AcquireScheduler V3.5.2 02:51:36 Custom image file path/names are in use 02:51:36 Custom auto-flip parameters are in use 02:51:36 PreFlip=300 PostFlip=120 AF=300 PU=60 02:51:36 Hardware GEM pier side reporting is available. 02:51:37 Initializing AcquireSupport V6.0.7 02:51:37 Weather safe, server is Weather Server Simulator 02:51:37 Telescope is ACP->TMO, driver V3 02:51:37 Dome is MaxDome 02:51:38 MaxIm DL/CCD is version 5.18 02:51:38 Imager is QSI Universal 02:51:38 Guider is SX Universal(internal/off-axis) 02:51:38 Calculated unbinned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.33 V = 0.33 02:51:38 Calculated field of view (arcmin): H = 18.4 V = 13.8 02:51:38 ACPS Observation HS_2214+2845(1 of 1) 02:51:38 (belongs to Project x2, Plan HS_2214+2845) 02:51:38 Pointing updates are enabled 02:51:38 Start slew to HS_2214+2845... 02:51:39 (wait for slew to complete) 02:52:27 (slew complete) 02:52:27 [flip check: Tn=480s HAc=9695s GW=T HAz=10175s DWz=T WF=no] 02:52:27 Updating pointing... 02:52:27 (taking 20 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 4) 02:52:27 (starting exposure) 02:52:56 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 02:52:56 Calibrating image... 02:52:56 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 02:52:56 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 02:52:56 Image finished 02:52:56 Plate-solve pointing image. 02:52:56 No image stars found, failed. 02:52:56 Start slew to offset... 02:52:57 (wait for slew to complete) 02:53:01 (slew complete) 02:53:01 (taking 20 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 4) 02:53:01 (starting exposure) 02:53:28 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 02:53:28 Calibrating image... 02:53:28 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 02:53:28 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 02:53:28 Image finished 02:53:28 Plate-solve pointing image. 02:53:28 1 image stars found 02:53:28 106 catalog stars found 02:53:28 ** There are too few image or catalog stars in the area for reliable matching. Take longer exposures, increase the catalog star faint limit, or use a more dense catalog. 02:53:28 Start slew to HS_2214+2845... 02:53:29 (wait for slew to complete) 02:53:33 (slew complete) 02:53:33 (long exp, no orbital tracking, trying to autoguide) 02:53:33 Switching from R to V filter for imaging 02:53:42 (guide star SNR=32.4 X=219 Y=465) 02:53:42 (initial exposure interval 1) 02:53:46 (guide star SNR=58.5 X=219 Y=465) 02:53:46 (final exposure interval 1) 02:53:46 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 02:53:51 (guide star SNR=87.9 X=219 Y=465) 02:54:05 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 02:54:10 (guide star SNR=44.2 X=219 Y=465) 02:54:10 (initial exposure interval 1) 02:54:13 (guide star SNR=very high X=219 Y=465) 02:54:13 (final exposure interval 1) 02:54:13 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 02:54:18 (guide star SNR=51.5 X=219 Y=465) 02:54:32 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 02:54:37 (guide star SNR=30.9 X=219 Y=465) 02:54:37 (initial exposure interval 1) 02:54:41 (guide star SNR=72.4 X=219 Y=465) 02:54:41 (final exposure interval 1) 02:54:41 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 02:54:46 (guide star SNR=51.9 X=219 Y=465) 02:54:59 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 02:55:04 (guide star SNR=51.5 X=219 Y=465) 02:55:04 (initial exposure interval 1) 02:55:08 (guide star SNR=49.9 X=219 Y=465) 02:55:08 (final exposure interval 1) 02:55:08 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 02:55:13 (guide star SNR=34.2 X=219 Y=465) 02:55:26 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 02:55:27 **Autoguiding failed. 02:55:27 (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds) 02:55:27 [flip check: Tn=420s HAc=9876s GW=T HAz=10296s DWz=T WF=no] 02:55:27 (guider not running, restarting...) 02:55:27 (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart) 02:55:27 Updating pointing... 02:55:27 Switching from V to R filter for pointing exposure 02:55:29 (taking 20 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 4) 02:55:29 (starting exposure) 02:55:57 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 02:55:57 Calibrating image... 02:55:57 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 02:55:57 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 02:55:57 Image finished 02:55:57 Plate-solve pointing image. 02:55:57 No image stars found, failed. 02:55:57 Start slew to offset... 02:55:58 (wait for slew to complete) 02:56:02 (slew complete) 02:56:02 (taking 20 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 4) 02:56:02 (starting exposure) 02:56:30 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 02:56:30 Calibrating image... 02:56:30 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 02:56:30 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 02:56:30 Image finished 02:56:30 Plate-solve pointing image. 02:56:30 No image stars found, failed. 02:56:30 Start slew to HS_2214+2845... 02:56:31 (wait for slew to complete) 02:56:35 (slew complete) 02:56:35 Switching from R to V filter for imaging 02:56:45 (guide star SNR=28.6 X=219 Y=465) 02:56:45 (initial exposure interval 1) 02:56:49 (guide star SNR=29.5 X=219 Y=465) 02:56:49 (final exposure interval 1) 02:56:49 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 02:56:52 (guide star SNR=48.9 X=219 Y=465) 02:57:06 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 02:57:11 (guide star SNR=very high X=219 Y=465) 02:57:11 (initial exposure interval 1) 02:57:15 (guide star SNR=very high X=219 Y=465) 02:57:15 (final exposure interval 1) 02:57:15 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 02:57:19 (guide star SNR=32.5 X=219 Y=465) 02:57:32 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 02:57:37 (guide star SNR=78.3 X=219 Y=465) 02:57:37 (initial exposure interval 1) 02:57:41 (guide star SNR=48.6 X=219 Y=465) 02:57:41 (final exposure interval 1) 02:57:41 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 02:57:45 (guide star SNR=36.5 X=219 Y=465) 02:57:59 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 02:58:04 (guide star SNR=31.3 X=219 Y=465) 02:58:04 (initial exposure interval 1) 02:58:09 (guide star SNR=29.8 X=219 Y=465) 02:58:09 (final exposure interval 1) 02:58:09 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 02:58:14 (guide star SNR=50.5 X=219 Y=465) 02:58:27 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 02:58:29 **Autoguiding failed. 02:58:29 (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds) 02:58:29 Imaging to HS_2214+2845_V_20121209_025527 02:58:29 (taking 120 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 02:58:29 (starting exposure) 03:00:58 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 03:00:58 Image finished 03:01:01 Plate-solve HS_2214+2845_V_20121209_025527 final image. 03:01:03 33 image stars found 03:01:03 93 catalog stars found 03:01:03 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality. 03:01:03 [flip check: Tn=420s HAc=10212s GW=T HAz=10632s DWz=T WF=no] 03:01:03 (guider not running, restarting...) 03:01:03 (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart) 03:01:03 Updating pointing... 03:01:03 Switching from V to R filter for pointing exposure 03:01:05 (taking 20 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 4) 03:01:05 (starting exposure) 03:01:33 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 03:01:33 Calibrating image... 03:01:33 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 03:01:33 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 03:01:33 Image finished 03:01:33 Plate-solve pointing image. 03:01:33 1 image stars found 03:01:33 93 catalog stars found 03:01:33 ** There are too few image or catalog stars in the area for reliable matching. Take longer exposures, increase the catalog star faint limit, or use a more dense catalog. 03:01:33 Start slew to offset... 03:01:34 (wait for slew to complete) 03:01:38 (slew complete) 03:01:38 (taking 20 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 4) 03:01:38 (starting exposure) 03:02:05 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 03:02:05 Calibrating image... 03:02:05 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 03:02:05 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 03:02:05 Image finished 03:02:05 Plate-solve pointing image. 03:02:05 1 image stars found 03:02:05 106 catalog stars found 03:02:05 ** There are too few image or catalog stars in the area for reliable matching. Take longer exposures, increase the catalog star faint limit, or use a more dense catalog. 03:02:05 Start slew to HS_2214+2845... 03:02:06 (wait for slew to complete) 03:02:10 (slew complete) 03:02:10 Switching from R to V filter for imaging 03:02:20 (guide star SNR=36.4 X=219 Y=465) 03:02:20 (initial exposure interval 1) 03:02:23 (guide star SNR=67.7 X=219 Y=465) 03:02:23 (final exposure interval 1) 03:02:23 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 03:02:27 (guide star SNR=31.3 X=219 Y=465) 03:02:41 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 03:02:46 (guide star SNR=60.6 X=219 Y=465) 03:02:46 (initial exposure interval 1) 03:02:50 (guide star SNR=60.9 X=219 Y=465) 03:02:50 (final exposure interval 1) 03:02:50 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 03:02:53 (guide star SNR=27.0 X=219 Y=465) 03:03:07 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 03:03:12 (guide star SNR=81.9 X=219 Y=465) 03:03:12 (initial exposure interval 1) 03:03:16 (guide star SNR=20.5 X=219 Y=465) 03:03:16 (final exposure interval 1) 03:03:16 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 03:03:20 (guide star SNR=29.0 X=219 Y=465) 03:03:33 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 03:03:38 (guide star SNR=28.3 X=219 Y=465) 03:03:38 (initial exposure interval 1) 03:03:43 (guide star SNR=43.9 X=219 Y=465) 03:03:43 (final exposure interval 1) 03:03:43 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 03:03:48 (guide star SNR=43.8 X=219 Y=465) 03:04:02 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 03:04:03 **Autoguiding failed. 03:04:03 (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds) 03:04:03 Imaging to HS_2214+2845_V_20121209_030103 03:04:03 (taking 120 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 03:04:03 (starting exposure) 03:06:33 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 03:06:33 Image finished 03:06:36 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 03:06:36 [flip check: Tn=420s HAc=10546s GW=T HAz=10966s DWz=T WF=no] 03:06:36 (guider not running, restarting...) 03:06:36 (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart) 03:06:36 Updating pointing... 03:06:36 Switching from V to R filter for pointing exposure 03:06:37 (taking 20 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 4) 03:06:37 (starting exposure) 03:07:05 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 03:07:05 Calibrating image... 03:07:05 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 03:07:05 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 03:07:05 Image finished 03:07:05 Plate-solve pointing image. 03:07:05 1 image stars found 03:07:05 93 catalog stars found 03:07:05 ** There are too few image or catalog stars in the area for reliable matching. Take longer exposures, increase the catalog star faint limit, or use a more dense catalog. 03:07:05 Start slew to offset... 03:07:06 (wait for slew to complete) 03:07:08 (slew complete) 03:07:08 (taking 20 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 4) 03:07:08 (starting exposure) 03:07:35 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 03:07:35 Calibrating image... 03:07:35 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 03:07:35 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 03:07:35 Image finished 03:07:35 Plate-solve pointing image. 03:07:35 No image stars found, failed. 03:07:35 **Script Error (Tracking has been stopped)** 03:07:35 Source: ACP Plate Solver 03:07:35 Message: **Too many failures to plate solve. The scope appears to be lost. Aborted. at line 1526 column 13. 03:07:35 Script Context: 03:07:35 1523: If Not SUP.ExternalGuider Then ' Update pointing if internal guider 03:07:35 1524: Console.PrintLine " (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart)" 03:07:35 1525: isPointing = True ' For ACP web UI (typ) 03:07:35 => 1526: SUP.UpdatePointing OBS.Name, OBS.RA, OBS.Dec, OBS.PA 03:07:35 ^ 03:07:35 1527: isPointing = False 03:07:35 1528: End If 03:07:35 1529: End If 03:07:35 -- end -- ACP console log closed 09-Dec-2012 03:07:35 UTC