ACP console log opened 08-Nov-2013 06:11:44 UTC This is ACP version 6.0 (build 14, Special for Wodaski Alt/Az Scope) Licensed to Arne Henden 06:11:44 This is AcquireScheduler V3.5.2 06:11:44 Custom image file path/names are in use 06:11:44 Custom auto-flip parameters are in use 06:11:44 PreFlip=300 PostFlip=120 AF=300 PU=60 06:11:44 Hardware GEM pier side reporting is available. 06:11:45 Initializing AcquireSupport V6.0.7 06:11:45 Weather safe, server is Weather Server Simulator 06:11:45 Telescope is ACP->TMO, driver V3 06:11:45 Dome is MaxDome 06:11:45 MaxIm DL/CCD is version 5.18 06:11:45 Imager is QSI Universal 06:11:45 Guider is SX Universal(internal/off-axis) 06:11:45 Calculated unbinned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.33 V = 0.33 06:11:45 Calculated field of view (arcmin): H = 18.4 V = 13.8 06:11:45 Using focus offsets from FilterInfo.txt 06:11:45 ACPS Observation KT_Eri(1 of 1) 06:11:45 (belongs to Project Nova_Monitoring, Plan KT_Eri) 06:11:45 (turning on sidereal tracking) 06:11:45 Pointing updates are enabled 06:11:45 Start slew to KT_Eri... 06:11:47 (wait for slew to complete) 06:12:49 (slew complete) 06:12:49 [flip check: Tn=560s HAc=-9129s GW=T HAz=-8569s DWz=T WF=no] 06:12:49 Updating pointing... 06:12:49 Switching from I to V filter for pointing exposure 06:12:49 No focus change required 06:12:51 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 06:12:51 (starting exposure) 06:13:06 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:13:06 Calibrating image... 06:13:06 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 06:13:06 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 06:13:06 Image finished 06:13:06 Plate-solve pointing image. 06:13:06 2 image stars found 06:13:06 57 catalog stars found 06:13:06 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality. 06:13:06 Start slew to offset... 06:13:08 (wait for slew to complete) 06:13:12 (slew complete) 06:13:12 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 06:13:12 (starting exposure) 06:13:23 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:13:23 Calibrating image... 06:13:23 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 06:13:23 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 06:13:23 Image finished 06:13:23 Plate-solve pointing image. 06:13:23 5 image stars found 06:13:23 56 catalog stars found 06:13:23 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality. 06:13:24 Start slew to KT_Eri... 06:13:25 (wait for slew to complete) 06:13:29 (slew complete) 06:13:29 (long exp, no orbital tracking, trying to autoguide) 06:13:29 Switching from V to B filter for imaging 06:13:29 No focus change required 06:13:38 (guide star SNR=14.0 X=219 Y=465) 06:13:38 (initial exposure interval 1) 06:13:43 **No stars found in guider image 06:13:43 (final exposure interval -1) 06:13:43 **No usable stars at max guider exposure interval 06:13:43 **Autoguiding failed. 06:13:43 (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds) 06:13:43 [flip check: Tn=500s HAc=-9075s GW=T HAz=-8575s DWz=T WF=no] 06:13:43 (guider not running, restarting...) 06:13:43 (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart) 06:13:43 Updating pointing... 06:13:43 Switching from B to V filter for pointing exposure 06:13:43 No focus change required 06:13:44 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 06:13:44 (starting exposure) 06:13:55 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:13:55 Calibrating image... 06:13:55 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 06:13:55 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 06:13:55 Image finished 06:13:55 Plate-solve pointing image. 06:13:55 No image stars found, failed. 06:13:56 Start slew to offset... 06:13:57 (wait for slew to complete) 06:14:01 (slew complete) 06:14:01 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 06:14:01 (starting exposure) 06:14:13 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:14:13 Calibrating image... 06:14:13 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 06:14:13 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 06:14:13 Image finished 06:14:13 Plate-solve pointing image. 06:14:13 6 image stars found 06:14:13 56 catalog stars found 06:14:13 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality. 06:14:13 Start slew to KT_Eri... 06:14:15 (wait for slew to complete) 06:14:18 (slew complete) 06:14:18 Switching from V to B filter for imaging 06:14:18 No focus change required 06:14:28 (guide star SNR=12.0 X=219 Y=465) 06:14:28 (initial exposure interval 1) 06:14:32 (guide star SNR=14.7 X=219 Y=465) 06:14:32 (final exposure interval 1) 06:14:32 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 06:14:36 **No stars found in guider image 06:14:36 **Guider unexpectedly stopped while waiting for measurement 06:14:42 **No stars found in guider image 06:14:42 (initial exposure interval -1) 06:14:42 No usable stars in guider image; trying again at max guider exposure 06:15:04 (guide star SNR=8.8 X=219 Y=465) 06:15:04 (exposure interval 1) 06:15:17 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 06:15:22 **No stars found in guider image 06:15:22 (initial exposure interval -1) 06:15:22 No usable stars in guider image; trying again at max guider exposure 06:15:44 (guide star SNR=9.2 X=219 Y=465) 06:15:44 (exposure interval 1) 06:15:58 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 06:16:02 **No stars found in guider image 06:16:02 (initial exposure interval -1) 06:16:02 No usable stars in guider image; trying again at max guider exposure 06:16:24 (guide star SNR=8.5 X=219 Y=465) 06:16:25 (exposure interval 1) 06:16:38 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 06:16:39 **Autoguiding failed. 06:16:39 (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds) 06:16:39 Imaging to KT_Eri_B_20131108_061343 06:16:39 (taking 200 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1) 06:16:39 (starting exposure) 06:20:28 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:20:28 Image finished 06:20:31 Plate-solve KT_Eri_B_20131108_061343 final image. 06:20:33 109 image stars found 06:20:33 57 catalog stars found 06:20:33 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality. 06:20:33 [flip check: Tn=500s HAc=-8664s GW=T HAz=-8163s DWz=T WF=no] 06:20:33 (guider not running, restarting...) 06:20:33 (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart) 06:20:33 Updating pointing... 06:20:33 Switching from B to V filter for pointing exposure 06:20:33 No focus change required 06:20:34 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 06:20:34 (starting exposure) 06:20:48 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:20:48 Calibrating image... 06:20:48 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 06:20:48 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 06:20:48 Image finished 06:20:48 Plate-solve pointing image. 06:20:48 1 image stars found 06:20:48 57 catalog stars found 06:20:48 ** 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. 06:20:49 Start slew to offset... 06:20:50 (wait for slew to complete) 06:20:54 (slew complete) 06:20:54 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 06:20:54 (starting exposure) 06:21:05 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:21:05 Calibrating image... 06:21:05 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 06:21:05 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 06:21:05 Image finished 06:21:05 Plate-solve pointing image. 06:21:05 15 image stars found 06:21:05 56 catalog stars found 06:21:05 ** Focal length off by more than 10%, solution rejected. 06:21:06 Start slew to KT_Eri... 06:21:07 (wait for slew to complete) 06:21:11 (slew complete) 06:21:11 Switching from V to B filter for imaging 06:21:11 No focus change required 06:21:20 (guide star SNR=6.2 X=219 Y=465) 06:21:20 (initial exposure interval 1) 06:21:25 **No stars found in guider image 06:21:25 (final exposure interval -1) 06:21:25 **No usable stars at max guider exposure interval 06:21:25 **Autoguiding failed. 06:21:25 (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds) 06:21:25 Imaging to KT_Eri_B_20131108_062033 06:21:25 (taking 200 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1) 06:21:25 (starting exposure) 06:25:15 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:25:15 Image finished 06:25:17 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 06:25:17 [flip check: Tn=500s HAc=-8379s GW=T HAz=-7879s DWz=T WF=no] 06:25:18 (guider not running, restarting...) 06:25:18 (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart) 06:25:18 Updating pointing... 06:25:18 Switching from B to V filter for pointing exposure 06:25:18 No focus change required 06:25:18 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 06:25:18 (starting exposure) 06:25:32 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:25:32 Calibrating image... 06:25:32 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 06:25:32 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 06:25:32 Image finished 06:25:32 Plate-solve pointing image. 06:25:32 1 image stars found 06:25:33 57 catalog stars found 06:25:33 ** 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. 06:25:33 Start slew to offset... 06:25:34 (wait for slew to complete) 06:25:38 (slew complete) 06:25:38 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 06:25:38 (starting exposure) 06:25:50 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:25:50 Calibrating image... 06:25:50 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 06:25:50 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 06:25:50 Image finished 06:25:50 Plate-solve pointing image. 06:25:50 8 image stars found 06:25:50 56 catalog stars found 06:25:50 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality. 06:25:50 Start slew to KT_Eri... 06:25:52 (wait for slew to complete) 06:25:53 (slew complete) 06:25:53 Switching from V to B filter for imaging 06:25:53 No focus change required 06:26:02 (guide star SNR=8.4 X=219 Y=465) 06:26:02 (initial exposure interval 1) 06:26:06 **No stars found in guider image 06:26:06 (final exposure interval -1) 06:26:06 **No usable stars at max guider exposure interval 06:26:06 **Autoguiding failed. 06:26:06 (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds) 06:26:06 Imaging to KT_Eri_B_20131108_062517 06:26:06 (taking 200 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1) 06:26:06 (starting exposure) 06:29:56 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:29:56 Image finished 06:29:58 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 06:29:58 [flip check: Tn=500s HAc=-8097s GW=T HAz=-7597s DWz=T WF=no] 06:29:59 (guider not running, restarting...) 06:29:59 (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart) 06:29:59 Updating pointing... 06:29:59 Switching from B to V filter for pointing exposure 06:29:59 No focus change required 06:29:59 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 06:29:59 (starting exposure) 06:30:13 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:30:13 Calibrating image... 06:30:13 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 06:30:13 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 06:30:13 Image finished 06:30:13 Plate-solve pointing image. 06:30:13 14 image stars found 06:30:13 57 catalog stars found 06:30:14 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality. 06:30:14 Start slew to offset... 06:30:15 (wait for slew to complete) 06:30:19 (slew complete) 06:30:19 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 06:30:19 (starting exposure) 06:30:31 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:30:31 Calibrating image... 06:30:31 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 06:30:31 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 06:30:31 Image finished 06:30:31 Plate-solve pointing image. 06:30:31 19 image stars found 06:30:31 56 catalog stars found 06:30:31 ** Focal length off by more than 10%, solution rejected. 06:30:31 Start slew to KT_Eri... 06:30:33 (wait for slew to complete) 06:30:36 (slew complete) 06:30:36 Switching from V to B filter for imaging 06:30:36 No focus change required 06:30:46 (guide star SNR=16.0 X=219 Y=465) 06:30:46 (initial exposure interval 1) 06:30:50 **No stars found in guider image 06:30:50 (final exposure interval -1) 06:30:50 **No usable stars at max guider exposure interval 06:30:50 **Autoguiding failed. 06:30:50 (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds) 06:30:50 Imaging to KT_Eri_B_20131108_062958 06:30:51 (taking 200 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1) 06:30:51 (starting exposure) 06:34:40 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:34:40 Image finished 06:34:43 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 06:34:43 [flip check: Tn=500s HAc=-7812s GW=T HAz=-7312s DWz=T WF=no] 06:34:43 (guider not running, restarting...) 06:34:43 (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart) 06:34:43 Updating pointing... 06:34:43 Switching from B to V filter for pointing exposure 06:34:43 No focus change required 06:34:43 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 06:34:43 (starting exposure) 06:34:58 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:34:58 Calibrating image... 06:34:58 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 06:34:58 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 06:34:58 Image finished 06:34:58 Plate-solve pointing image. 06:34:58 15 image stars found 06:34:58 57 catalog stars found 06:34:58 Solved! 9 stars matched. 06:34:58 Average residual is 0.33 arcsec. 06:34:58 Pointing error is 0.802 arcmin @ angle 117.70 06:34:58 True focal length is 345.7 cm. 06:34:58 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.93 V = 1.94 06:34:58 True image center (J2000): 04h 47m 57.1s -10° 11' 05.46" 06:34:58 Imager sky position angle is 6.9 deg. 06:34:58 Image FWHM is 7.3 arcsec (3.80 pixels) 06:34:58 (avg FWHM = 7.48 arcsec) 06:34:58 [sync] pointing model updated 06:34:58 Internal guider, always re-slew 06:34:58 Re-slew to target. 06:34:58 Start slew to KT_Eri... 06:35:00 (wait for slew to complete) 06:35:01 (slew complete) 06:35:01 Target is now centered. 06:35:01 Switching from V to B filter for imaging 06:35:01 No focus change required 06:35:10 (guide star SNR=6.2 X=219 Y=465) 06:35:10 (initial exposure interval 1) 06:35:15 **No stars found in guider image 06:35:15 (final exposure interval -1) 06:35:15 **No usable stars at max guider exposure interval 06:35:15 **Autoguiding failed. 06:35:15 (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds) 06:35:15 Imaging to KT_Eri_B_20131108_063443 06:35:15 (taking 200 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1) 06:35:15 (starting exposure) 06:39:05 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:39:05 Image finished 06:39:07 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 06:39:07 [flip check: Tn=400s HAc=-7545s GW=T HAz=-7146s DWz=T WF=no] 06:39:07 Imaging to KT_Eri_V_20131108_063907 06:39:07 Switching from B to V filter for imaging 06:39:07 No focus change required 06:39:08 (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 06:39:08 (starting exposure) 06:41:09 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:41:10 Image finished 06:41:12 Plate-solve KT_Eri_V_20131108_063907 final image. 06:41:14 72 image stars found 06:41:15 57 catalog stars found 06:41:15 ** The calculated plate scale is extremely different from the configured plate scale. Solution is suspect. 06:41:15 [flip check: Tn=400s HAc=-7417s GW=T HAz=-7019s DWz=T WF=no] 06:41:15 Imaging to KT_Eri_V_20131108_064115 06:41:15 (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 06:41:15 (starting exposure) 06:43:16 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:43:17 Image finished 06:43:19 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 06:43:19 [flip check: Tn=400s HAc=-7292s GW=T HAz=-6894s DWz=T WF=no] 06:43:19 Imaging to KT_Eri_V_20131108_064319 06:43:19 (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 06:43:19 (starting exposure) 06:45:21 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:45:21 Image finished 06:45:23 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 06:45:23 [flip check: Tn=400s HAc=-7168s GW=T HAz=-6770s DWz=T WF=no] 06:45:23 Imaging to KT_Eri_V_20131108_064523 06:45:23 (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 06:45:23 (starting exposure) 06:47:25 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:47:25 Image finished 06:47:27 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 06:47:27 [flip check: Tn=400s HAc=-7044s GW=T HAz=-6645s DWz=T WF=no] 06:47:27 Imaging to KT_Eri_V_20131108_064727 06:47:27 (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 06:47:27 (starting exposure) 06:49:29 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:49:29 Image finished 06:49:32 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 06:49:32 Run complete ACP console log closed 08-Nov-2013 06:49:32 UTC