ACP console log opened 21-Dec-2012 10:20:18 UTC
This is ACP version 6.0 (build 14, Special for Wodaski Alt/Az Scope)
Licensed to Arne Henden
10:20:18 This is AcquireScheduler V3.5.2
10:20:18 Custom image file path/names are in use
10:20:18 Custom auto-flip parameters are in use
10:20:18   PreFlip=300 PostFlip=120 AF=300 PU=60
10:20:18 Hardware GEM pier side reporting is available.
10:20:19 Initializing AcquireSupport V6.0.7
10:20:19 Weather safe, server is Weather Server Simulator
10:20:19 Telescope is ACP->TMO, driver V3
10:20:19 Dome is MaxDome
10:20:19 MaxIm DL/CCD is version 5.18
10:20:19 Imager is QSI Universal
10:20:19 Guider is SX Universal(internal/off-axis)
10:20:19 Calculated unbinned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.33 V = 0.33
10:20:19 Calculated field of view (arcmin): H = 18.4 V = 13.8
10:20:19 Using focus offsets from FilterInfo.txt
10:20:19 ACPS Observation V0406_Vir(1 of 1)
10:20:19   (belongs to Project HST_CV, Plan V0406_Vir)
10:20:19   (turning on sidereal tracking)
10:20:19 Pointing updates are enabled
10:20:19   Start slew to V0406_Vir...
10:20:21   (wait for slew to complete)
10:20:40   (slew complete)
10:20:40     [flip check:  Tn=540s HAc=-12207s GW=T HAz=-11667s DWz=T WF=no]
10:20:40   Updating pointing...
10:20:40   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4)
10:20:40   (starting exposure)
10:20:54   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
10:20:54   Calibrating image...
10:20:54 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
10:20:54 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
10:20:54   Image finished
10:20:54   Plate-solve pointing image.
10:20:54   11 image stars found
10:20:54   29 catalog stars found
10:20:54 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality.
10:20:54   Start slew to offset...
10:20:55   (wait for slew to complete)
10:20:59   (slew complete)
10:20:59   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4)
10:20:59   (starting exposure)
10:21:13   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
10:21:13   Calibrating image...
10:21:13 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
10:21:13 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
10:21:13   Image finished
10:21:13   Plate-solve pointing image.
10:21:13   24 image stars found
10:21:13   34 catalog stars found
10:21:13   Solved! 11 stars matched.
10:21:13   Average residual is 0.5 arcsec.
10:21:13   Pointing error is 0.178 arcmin @ angle 260.71
10:21:13   True focal length is 336.8 cm.
10:21:13   True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.32 V = 1.32
10:21:13   True image center (J2000): 12h 38m 13.0s   -03° 02' 52.34"
10:21:13   Imager sky position angle is 17.4 deg.
10:21:13   Image FWHM is 6.6 arcsec (5.00 pixels)
10:21:13   (avg FWHM = 5.01 arcsec)
10:21:13   [sync] pointing model updated
10:21:13   Re-slew to target.
10:21:13   Start slew to V0406_Vir...
10:21:15   (wait for slew to complete)
10:21:18   (slew complete)
10:21:18   Target is now centered.
10:21:18   (long exp, no orbital tracking, trying to autoguide)
10:21:25 **No stars found in guider image
10:21:25   (initial exposure interval -1)
10:21:25 No usable stars in guider image; trying again at max guider exposure
10:21:47   (guide star SNR=3.0 X=219 Y=465)
10:21:47   (exposure interval 1.1)
10:22:00 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
10:22:06 **No stars found in guider image
10:22:06   (initial exposure interval -1)
10:22:06 No usable stars in guider image; trying again at max guider exposure
10:22:28   (guide star SNR=3.4 X=219 Y=465)
10:22:28   (exposure interval 1)
10:22:41 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
10:22:46 **No stars found in guider image
10:22:46   (initial exposure interval -1)
10:22:46 No usable stars in guider image; trying again at max guider exposure
10:23:08   (guide star SNR=4.9 X=219 Y=465)
10:23:08   (exposure interval 1)
10:23:21 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
10:23:26 **No stars found in guider image
10:23:26   (initial exposure interval -1)
10:23:26 No usable stars in guider image; trying again at max guider exposure
10:23:48   (guide star SNR=9.9 X=219 Y=465)
10:23:48   (exposure interval 1)
10:24:01 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
10:24:02 **Autoguiding failed.
10:24:02   (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds)
10:24:02     [flip check:  Tn=480s HAc=-12005s GW=T HAz=-11525s DWz=T WF=no]
10:24:02   (guider not running, restarting...)
10:24:02   (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart)
10:24:02   Updating pointing...
10:24:02   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4)
10:24:02   (starting exposure)
10:24:14   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
10:24:14   Calibrating image...
10:24:14 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
10:24:14 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
10:24:14   Image finished
10:24:14   Plate-solve pointing image.
10:24:14   2 image stars found
10:24:15   29 catalog stars found
10:24:15 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality.
10:24:15   Start slew to offset...
10:24:16   (wait for slew to complete)
10:24:20   (slew complete)
10:24:20   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4)
10:24:20   (starting exposure)
10:24:33   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
10:24:33   Calibrating image...
10:24:33 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
10:24:33 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
10:24:33   Image finished
10:24:33   Plate-solve pointing image.
10:24:33   12 image stars found
10:24:34   34 catalog stars found
10:24:34   Solved! 11 stars matched.
10:24:34   Average residual is 0.36 arcsec.
10:24:34   Pointing error is 0.178 arcmin @ angle 250.33
10:24:34   True focal length is 337.3 cm.
10:24:34   True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.32 V = 1.32
10:24:34   True image center (J2000): 12h 38m 13.1s   -03° 02' 54.21"
10:24:34   Imager sky position angle is 17.5 deg.
10:24:34   Image FWHM is 7.8 arcsec (5.90 pixels)
10:24:34   (avg FWHM = 5.83 arcsec)
10:24:34   [sync] pointing model updated
10:24:34   Re-slew to target.
10:24:34   Start slew to V0406_Vir...
10:24:35   (wait for slew to complete)
10:24:39   (slew complete)
10:24:39   Target is now centered.
10:24:45   (guide star SNR=4.3 X=219 Y=465)
10:24:45   (initial exposure interval 1)
10:24:49 **No stars found in guider image
10:24:49   (final exposure interval -1)
10:24:49 **No usable stars at max guider exposure interval
10:24:49 **Autoguiding failed.
10:24:49   (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds)
10:24:49   Imaging to V0406_Vir_V_20121221_102402
10:24:49   (taking 180 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1)
10:24:49   (starting exposure)
10:28:22   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
10:28:22   Image finished
10:28:25   Plate-solve V0406_Vir_V_20121221_102402 final image.
10:28:26   69 image stars found
10:28:27   29 catalog stars found
10:28:27 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality.
10:28:27     [flip check:  Tn=480s HAc=-11740s GW=T HAz=-11259s DWz=T WF=no]
10:28:27   (guider not running, restarting...)
10:28:27   (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart)
10:28:27   Updating pointing...
10:28:27   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4)
10:28:27   (starting exposure)
10:28:40   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
10:28:40   Calibrating image...
10:28:40 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
10:28:40 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
10:28:40   Image finished
10:28:40   Plate-solve pointing image.
10:28:40 No image stars found, failed.
10:28:40   Start slew to offset...
10:28:41   (wait for slew to complete)
10:28:45   (slew complete)
10:28:45   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4)
10:28:45   (starting exposure)
10:28:59   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
10:28:59   Calibrating image...
10:28:59 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
10:28:59 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
10:28:59   Image finished
10:28:59   Plate-solve pointing image.
10:28:59   5 image stars found
10:28:59   34 catalog stars found
10:28:59 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality.
10:28:59   Start slew to V0406_Vir...
10:29:00   (wait for slew to complete)
10:29:04   (slew complete)
10:29:11   (guide star SNR=9.4 X=219 Y=465)
10:29:11   (initial exposure interval 1)
10:29:16 **No stars found in guider image
10:29:16   (final exposure interval -1)
10:29:16 **No usable stars at max guider exposure interval
10:29:16 **Autoguiding failed.
10:29:16   (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds)
10:29:16   Imaging to V0406_Vir_V_20121221_102827
10:29:16   (taking 180 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1)
10:29:16   (starting exposure)
10:32:49   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
10:32:49   Image finished
10:32:51   First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target.
10:32:51     [flip check:  Tn=480s HAc=-11474s GW=T HAz=-10994s DWz=T WF=no]
10:32:51   (guider not running, restarting...)
10:32:51   (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart)
10:32:51   Updating pointing...
10:32:51   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4)
10:32:51   (starting exposure)
10:33:04   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
10:33:04   Calibrating image...
10:33:04 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
10:33:04 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
10:33:04   Image finished
10:33:04   Plate-solve pointing image.
10:33:04   1 image stars found
10:33:04   29 catalog stars found
10:33:04 ** 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.
10:33:04   Start slew to offset...
10:33:06   (wait for slew to complete)
10:33:10   (slew complete)
10:33:10   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4)
10:33:10   (starting exposure)
10:33:23   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
10:33:23   Calibrating image...
10:33:23 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
10:33:23 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
10:33:23   Image finished
10:33:23   Plate-solve pointing image.
10:33:23   4 image stars found
10:33:23   34 catalog stars found
10:33:23 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality.
10:33:23   Start slew to V0406_Vir...
10:33:25   (wait for slew to complete)
10:33:26   (slew complete)
10:33:33   (guide star SNR=3.2 X=219 Y=465)
10:33:33   (initial exposure interval 1)
10:33:37 **No stars found in guider image
10:33:37   (final exposure interval -1)
10:33:37 **No usable stars at max guider exposure interval
10:33:37 **Autoguiding failed.
10:33:37   (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds)
10:33:37   Imaging to V0406_Vir_V_20121221_103251
10:33:38   (taking 180 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1)
10:33:38   (starting exposure)
10:37:11   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
10:37:11   Image finished
10:37:13   First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target.
10:37:14 Run complete
ACP console log closed 21-Dec-2012 10:37:14 UTC