ACP console log opened 15-Mar-2013 03:45:08 UTC This is ACP version 6.0 (build 14, Special for Wodaski Alt/Az Scope) Licensed to Arne Henden 03:45:08 This is AcquireScheduler V3.5.2 03:45:08 Custom image file path/names are in use 03:45:08 Custom auto-flip parameters are in use 03:45:08 PreFlip=300 PostFlip=120 AF=300 PU=60 03:45:08 Hardware GEM pier side reporting is available. 03:45:09 Initializing AcquireSupport V6.0.7 03:45:09 Weather safe, server is Weather Server Simulator 03:45:09 Telescope is ACP->TMO, driver V3 03:45:10 Dome is MaxDome 03:45:10 MaxIm DL/CCD is version 5.18 03:45:10 Imager is QSI Universal 03:45:10 Guider is SX Universal(internal/off-axis) 03:45:10 Calculated unbinned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.33 V = 0.33 03:45:10 Calculated field of view (arcmin): H = 18.4 V = 13.8 03:45:10 Using focus offsets from FilterInfo.txt 03:45:10 ACPS Observation IC_348(1 of 1) 03:45:10 (belongs to Project Staels, Plan IC_348) 03:45:10 (turning on sidereal tracking) 03:45:10 Pointing updates are enabled 03:45:10 Start slew to IC_348... 03:45:11 (wait for slew to complete) 03:46:08 (slew complete) 03:46:08 [flip check: Tn=420s HAc=15937s GW=T HAz=16357s DWz=T WF=no] 03:46:08 Updating pointing... 03:46:08 Switching from I to V filter for pointing exposure 03:46:08 No focus change required 03:46:10 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4) 03:46:10 (starting exposure) 03:46:23 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 03:46:23 Calibrating image... 03:46:23 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 03:46:23 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 03:46:23 Image finished 03:46:23 Plate-solve pointing image. 03:46:23 82 image stars found 03:46:23 48 catalog stars found 03:46:23 ** The calculated plate scale is extremely different from the configured plate scale. Solution is suspect. 03:46:23 Start slew to offset... 03:46:24 (wait for slew to complete) 03:46:28 (slew complete) 03:46:28 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4) 03:46:28 (starting exposure) 03:46:42 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 03:46:42 Calibrating image... 03:46:42 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 03:46:42 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 03:46:42 Image finished 03:46:42 Plate-solve pointing image. 03:46:42 12 image stars found 03:46:42 34 catalog stars found 03:46:42 Solved! 12 stars matched. 03:46:42 Average residual is 0.46 arcsec. 03:46:42 Pointing error is 1.742 arcmin @ angle 306.97 03:46:42 True focal length is 336.2 cm. 03:46:42 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.32 V = 1.32 03:46:42 True image center (J2000): 03h 44m 27.4s 32° 47' 31.12" 03:46:42 Imager sky position angle is 17.7 deg. 03:46:42 [sync] pointing model updated 03:46:42 Re-slew to target. 03:46:42 Start slew to IC_348... 03:46:44 (wait for slew to complete) 03:46:48 (slew complete) 03:46:48 Target is now centered. 03:46:48 (long exp, no orbital tracking, trying to autoguide) 03:46:54 (guide star SNR=28.4 X=219 Y=465) 03:46:54 (initial exposure interval 1) 03:46:58 (guide star SNR=37.6 X=219 Y=465) 03:46:58 (final exposure interval 1) 03:46:58 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 03:47:03 (guide star SNR=23.4 X=219 Y=465) 03:47:16 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 03:47:21 (guide star SNR=30.5 X=219 Y=465) 03:47:21 (initial exposure interval 1) 03:47:25 (guide star SNR=very high X=219 Y=465) 03:47:25 (final exposure interval 1) 03:47:25 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 03:47:29 (guide star SNR=37.3 X=219 Y=465) 03:47:42 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 03:47:47 (guide star SNR=24.3 X=219 Y=465) 03:47:47 (initial exposure interval 1) 03:47:51 (guide star SNR=44.3 X=219 Y=465) 03:47:51 (final exposure interval 1) 03:47:51 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 03:47:55 (guide star SNR=very high X=219 Y=465) 03:48:08 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 03:48:13 (guide star SNR=49.0 X=219 Y=465) 03:48:13 (initial exposure interval 1) 03:48:18 (guide star SNR=43.0 X=219 Y=465) 03:48:18 (final exposure interval 1) 03:48:18 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 03:48:21 (guide star SNR=34.6 X=219 Y=465) 03:48:35 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 03:48:36 **Autoguiding failed. 03:48:36 (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds) 03:48:36 [flip check: Tn=360s HAc=16083s GW=T HAz=16445s DWz=T WF=no] 03:48:36 (guider not running, restarting...) 03:48:36 (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart) 03:48:36 Updating pointing... 03:48:36 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4) 03:48:36 (starting exposure) 03:48:49 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 03:48:49 Calibrating image... 03:48:49 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 03:48:49 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 03:48:49 Image finished 03:48:49 Plate-solve pointing image. 03:48:49 50 image stars found 03:48:49 48 catalog stars found 03:48:49 Solved! 9 stars matched. 03:48:49 Average residual is 0.27 arcsec. 03:48:49 Pointing error is 0.035 arcmin @ angle 118.99 03:48:49 True focal length is 336.0 cm. 03:48:49 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.32 V = 1.32 03:48:49 True image center (J2000): 03h 44m 34.1s 32° 09' 44.99" 03:48:49 Imager sky position angle is 17.8 deg. 03:48:49 Image FWHM is 2.6 arcsec (1.93 pixels) 03:48:49 (avg FWHM = 1.67 arcsec) 03:48:49 [sync] pointing model updated 03:48:49 Internal guider, always re-slew 03:48:49 Re-slew to target. 03:48:49 Start slew to IC_348... 03:48:51 (wait for slew to complete) 03:48:52 (slew complete) 03:48:52 Target is now centered. 03:48:59 (guide star SNR=21.0 X=219 Y=465) 03:48:59 (initial exposure interval 1) 03:49:03 (guide star SNR=69.2 X=219 Y=465) 03:49:03 (final exposure interval 1) 03:49:03 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 03:49:07 (guide star SNR=48.9 X=219 Y=465) 03:49:20 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 03:49:26 (guide star SNR=46.1 X=219 Y=465) 03:49:26 (initial exposure interval 1) 03:49:31 (guide star SNR=44.5 X=219 Y=465) 03:49:31 (final exposure interval 1) 03:49:31 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 03:49:34 (guide star SNR=53.1 X=219 Y=465) 03:49:48 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 03:49:53 (guide star SNR=33.8 X=219 Y=465) 03:49:53 (initial exposure interval 1) 03:49:57 (guide star SNR=78.5 X=219 Y=465) 03:49:57 (final exposure interval 1) 03:49:57 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 03:50:02 (guide star SNR=35.1 X=219 Y=465) 03:50:15 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 03:50:21 (guide star SNR=46.9 X=219 Y=465) 03:50:21 (initial exposure interval 1) 03:50:25 (guide star SNR=48.2 X=219 Y=465) 03:50:25 (final exposure interval 1) 03:50:25 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 03:50:29 (guide star SNR=26.9 X=219 Y=465) 03:50:42 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 03:50:43 **Autoguiding failed. 03:50:43 (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds) 03:50:43 Imaging to IC_348_V_20130315_034836 03:50:43 (taking 60 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 03:50:43 (starting exposure) 03:52:09 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 03:52:09 Image finished 03:52:12 Plate-solve IC_348_V_20130315_034836 final image. 03:52:13 296 image stars found 03:52:14 48 catalog stars found 03:52:14 Solved! 12 stars matched. 03:52:14 Average residual is 0.14 arcsec. 03:52:14 Pointing error is 0.030 arcmin @ angle 5.93 03:52:14 True focal length is 335.9 cm. 03:52:14 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.33 V = 0.33 03:52:14 True image center (J2000): 03h 44m 34.0s 32° 09' 47.79" 03:52:14 Imager sky position angle is 17.8 deg. 03:52:14 Image FWHM is 1.5 arcsec (4.56 pixels) 03:52:14 (avg FWHM = 1.70 arcsec) 03:52:14 Within max error tolerance, no re-slew needed. 03:52:14 [flip check: Tn=330s HAc=16302s GW=T HAz=16634s DWz=T WF=no] 03:52:14 Imaging to IC_348_I_20130315_035214 03:52:14 Switching from V to I filter for imaging 03:52:14 No focus change required 03:52:16 (taking 30 sec. exposure, I filter, binning = 1) 03:52:16 (starting exposure) 03:53:11 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 03:53:11 Image finished 03:53:13 Plate-solve IC_348_I_20130315_035214 final image. 03:53:15 583 image stars found 03:53:15 48 catalog stars found 03:53:15 Solved! 13 stars matched. 03:53:15 Average residual is 0.13 arcsec. 03:53:15 Pointing error is 0.052 arcmin @ angle 340.97 03:53:15 True focal length is 335.6 cm. 03:53:15 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.33 V = 0.33 03:53:15 True image center (J2000): 03h 44m 33.9s 32° 09' 48.93" 03:53:15 Imager sky position angle is 17.8 deg. 03:53:15 Image FWHM is 1.8 arcsec (5.56 pixels) 03:53:15 (avg FWHM = 1.82 arcsec) 03:53:16 Run complete ACP console log closed 15-Mar-2013 03:53:16 UTC