ACP console log opened 21-Dec-2012 08:07:41 UTC This is ACP version 6.0 (build 14, Special for Wodaski Alt/Az Scope) Licensed to Arne Henden 08:07:41 This is AcquireScheduler V3.5.2 08:07:41 Custom image file path/names are in use 08:07:41 Custom auto-flip parameters are in use 08:07:41 PreFlip=300 PostFlip=120 AF=300 PU=60 08:07:41 Hardware GEM pier side reporting is available. 08:07:42 Initializing AcquireSupport V6.0.7 08:07:42 Weather safe, server is Weather Server Simulator 08:07:42 Telescope is ACP->TMO, driver V3 08:07:42 Dome is MaxDome 08:07:42 MaxIm DL/CCD is version 5.18 08:07:42 Imager is QSI Universal 08:07:42 Guider is SX Universal(internal/off-axis) 08:07:42 Calculated unbinned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.33 V = 0.33 08:07:42 Calculated field of view (arcmin): H = 18.4 V = 13.8 08:07:42 Using focus offsets from FilterInfo.txt 08:07:42 ACPS Observation IU_Leo(1 of 1) 08:07:42 (belongs to Project HST_CV, Plan IU_Leo) 08:07:42 (turning on sidereal tracking) 08:07:42 Pointing updates are enabled 08:07:42 Start slew to IU_Leo... 08:07:44 (wait for slew to complete) 08:08:13 (slew complete) 08:08:13 [flip check: Tn=540s HAc=-14160s GW=T HAz=-13619s DWz=T WF=no] 08:08:13 Updating pointing... 08:08:13 Switching from I to V filter for pointing exposure 08:08:13 No focus change required 08:08:14 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4) 08:08:14 (starting exposure) 08:08:27 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 08:08:27 Calibrating image... 08:08:27 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 08:08:27 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 08:08:27 Image finished 08:08:27 Plate-solve pointing image. 08:08:27 10 image stars found 08:08:28 39 catalog stars found 08:08:28 Solved! 8 stars matched. 08:08:28 Average residual is 0.57 arcsec. 08:08:28 Pointing error is 0.249 arcmin @ angle 234.01 08:08:28 True focal length is 334.9 cm. 08:08:28 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.33 V = 1.33 08:08:28 True image center (J2000): 10h 57m 55.5s 09° 23' 06.20" 08:08:28 Imager sky position angle is 17.4 deg. 08:08:28 Image FWHM is 5.3 arcsec (3.97 pixels) 08:08:28 (avg FWHM = 5.53 arcsec) 08:08:28 [sync] pointing model updated 08:08:28 Internal guider, always re-slew 08:08:28 Re-slew to target. 08:08:28 Start slew to IU_Leo... 08:08:29 (wait for slew to complete) 08:08:30 (slew complete) 08:08:30 Target is now centered. 08:08:30 (long exp, no orbital tracking, trying to autoguide) 08:08:37 **No stars found in guider image 08:08:37 (initial exposure interval -1) 08:08:37 No usable stars in guider image; trying again at max guider exposure 08:08:59 (guide star SNR=4.6 X=219 Y=465) 08:08:59 (exposure interval 1) 08:09:12 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 08:09:18 **No stars found in guider image 08:09:18 (initial exposure interval -1) 08:09:18 No usable stars in guider image; trying again at max guider exposure 08:09:40 (guide star SNR=4.6 X=219 Y=465) 08:09:40 (exposure interval 1) 08:09:53 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 08:09:59 **No stars found in guider image 08:09:59 (initial exposure interval -1) 08:09:59 No usable stars in guider image; trying again at max guider exposure 08:10:21 (guide star SNR=3.0 X=219 Y=465) 08:10:21 (exposure interval 1.04) 08:10:34 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 08:10:39 **No stars found in guider image 08:10:39 (initial exposure interval -1) 08:10:39 No usable stars in guider image; trying again at max guider exposure 08:11:01 (guide star SNR=20.1 X=219 Y=465) 08:11:01 (exposure interval 1) 08:11:14 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 08:11:16 **Autoguiding failed. 08:11:16 (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds) 08:11:16 [flip check: Tn=480s HAc=-13977s GW=T HAz=-13496s DWz=T WF=no] 08:11:16 (guider not running, restarting...) 08:11:16 (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart) 08:11:16 Updating pointing... 08:11:16 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4) 08:11:16 (starting exposure) 08:11:29 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 08:11:29 Calibrating image... 08:11:29 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 08:11:29 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 08:11:29 Image finished 08:11:29 Plate-solve pointing image. 08:11:29 5 image stars found 08:11:29 39 catalog stars found 08:11:29 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality. 08:11:29 Start slew to offset... 08:11:30 (wait for slew to complete) 08:11:34 (slew complete) 08:11:34 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4) 08:11:34 (starting exposure) 08:11:48 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 08:11:48 Calibrating image... 08:11:48 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 08:11:48 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 08:11:48 Image finished 08:11:48 Plate-solve pointing image. 08:11:48 21 image stars found 08:11:48 32 catalog stars found 08:11:48 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality. 08:11:48 Start slew to IU_Leo... 08:11:49 (wait for slew to complete) 08:11:53 (slew complete) 08:12:00 **No stars found in guider image 08:12:00 (initial exposure interval -1) 08:12:00 No usable stars in guider image; trying again at max guider exposure 08:12:22 (guide star SNR=12.9 X=219 Y=465) 08:12:22 (exposure interval 1) 08:12:35 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 08:12:41 **No stars found in guider image 08:12:41 (initial exposure interval -1) 08:12:41 No usable stars in guider image; trying again at max guider exposure 08:13:03 (guide star SNR=3.0 X=219 Y=465) 08:13:03 (exposure interval 1.37) 08:13:16 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 08:13:21 **No stars found in guider image 08:13:21 (initial exposure interval -1) 08:13:21 No usable stars in guider image; trying again at max guider exposure 08:13:43 (guide star SNR=11.0 X=219 Y=465) 08:13:43 (exposure interval 1) 08:13:56 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 08:14:01 **No stars found in guider image 08:14:01 (initial exposure interval -1) 08:14:01 No usable stars in guider image; trying again at max guider exposure 08:14:23 (guide star SNR=4.2 X=219 Y=465) 08:14:23 (exposure interval 1) 08:14:36 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 08:14:38 **Autoguiding failed. 08:14:38 (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds) 08:14:38 Imaging to IU_Leo_V_20121221_081116 08:14:38 (taking 180 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 08:14:38 (starting exposure) 08:18:10 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 08:18:10 Image finished 08:18:13 Plate-solve IU_Leo_V_20121221_081116 final image. 08:18:14 220 image stars found 08:18:15 39 catalog stars found 08:18:15 ** The calculated plate scale is extremely different from the configured plate scale. Solution is suspect. 08:18:15 [flip check: Tn=480s HAc=-13556s GW=T HAz=-13076s DWz=T WF=no] 08:18:15 (guider not running, restarting...) 08:18:15 (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart) 08:18:15 Updating pointing... 08:18:15 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4) 08:18:15 (starting exposure) 08:18:28 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 08:18:28 Calibrating image... 08:18:28 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 08:18:28 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 08:18:28 Image finished 08:18:28 Plate-solve pointing image. 08:18:28 11 image stars found 08:18:29 39 catalog stars found 08:18:29 Solved! 11 stars matched. 08:18:29 Average residual is 0.58 arcsec. 08:18:29 Pointing error is 0.226 arcmin @ angle 190.84 08:18:29 True focal length is 334.0 cm. 08:18:29 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.33 V = 1.33 08:18:29 True image center (J2000): 10h 57m 56.1s 09° 23' 01.67" 08:18:29 Imager sky position angle is 17.4 deg. 08:18:29 Image FWHM is 6.0 arcsec (4.47 pixels) 08:18:29 (avg FWHM = 5.61 arcsec) 08:18:29 [sync] pointing model updated 08:18:29 Internal guider, always re-slew 08:18:29 Re-slew to target. 08:18:29 Start slew to IU_Leo... 08:18:30 (wait for slew to complete) 08:18:31 (slew complete) 08:18:31 Target is now centered. 08:18:38 **No stars found in guider image 08:18:38 (initial exposure interval -1) 08:18:38 No usable stars in guider image; trying again at max guider exposure 08:19:00 (guide star SNR=3.2 X=219 Y=465) 08:19:00 (exposure interval 1) 08:19:13 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 08:19:18 **No stars found in guider image 08:19:18 (initial exposure interval -1) 08:19:18 No usable stars in guider image; trying again at max guider exposure 08:19:40 (guide star SNR=4.2 X=219 Y=465) 08:19:40 (exposure interval 1) 08:19:53 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 08:19:58 **No stars found in guider image 08:19:58 (initial exposure interval -1) 08:19:58 No usable stars in guider image; trying again at max guider exposure 08:20:20 (guide star SNR=3.0 X=219 Y=465) 08:20:20 (exposure interval 1.05) 08:20:33 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 08:20:39 **No stars found in guider image 08:20:39 (initial exposure interval -1) 08:20:39 No usable stars in guider image; trying again at max guider exposure 08:21:01 (guide star SNR=3.3 X=219 Y=465) 08:21:01 (exposure interval 1) 08:21:14 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 08:21:15 **Autoguiding failed. 08:21:15 (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds) 08:21:15 Imaging to IU_Leo_V_20121221_081815 08:21:15 (taking 180 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 08:21:15 (starting exposure) 08:24:48 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 08:24:48 Image finished 08:24:50 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 08:24:50 [flip check: Tn=480s HAc=-13160s GW=T HAz=-12679s DWz=T WF=no] 08:24:50 (guider not running, restarting...) 08:24:50 (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart) 08:24:50 Updating pointing... 08:24:50 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4) 08:24:50 (starting exposure) 08:25:03 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 08:25:03 Calibrating image... 08:25:03 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 08:25:03 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 08:25:03 Image finished 08:25:03 Plate-solve pointing image. 08:25:03 7 image stars found 08:25:03 39 catalog stars found 08:25:03 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality. 08:25:03 Start slew to offset... 08:25:05 (wait for slew to complete) 08:25:09 (slew complete) 08:25:09 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4) 08:25:09 (starting exposure) 08:25:22 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 08:25:22 Calibrating image... 08:25:22 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 08:25:22 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 08:25:22 Image finished 08:25:22 Plate-solve pointing image. 08:25:22 6 image stars found 08:25:23 32 catalog stars found 08:25:23 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality. 08:25:23 Start slew to IU_Leo... 08:25:24 (wait for slew to complete) 08:25:28 (slew complete) 08:25:34 (guide star SNR=5.6 X=219 Y=465) 08:25:34 (initial exposure interval 1) 08:25:39 **No stars found in guider image 08:25:39 (final exposure interval -1) 08:25:39 **No usable stars at max guider exposure interval 08:25:39 **Autoguiding failed. 08:25:39 (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds) 08:25:39 Imaging to IU_Leo_V_20121221_082450 08:25:39 (taking 180 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 08:25:39 (starting exposure) 08:29:12 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 08:29:12 Image finished 08:29:15 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 08:29:15 Run complete ACP console log closed 21-Dec-2012 08:29:15 UTC