ACP console log opened 15-Nov-2013 10:27:54 UTC This is ACP version 6.0 (build 14, Special for Wodaski Alt/Az Scope) Licensed to Arne Henden 10:27:54 This is AcquireScheduler V3.5.2 10:27:54 Custom image file path/names are in use 10:27:54 Custom auto-flip parameters are in use 10:27:54 PreFlip=300 PostFlip=120 AF=300 PU=60 10:27:54 Hardware GEM pier side reporting is available. 10:27:55 Initializing AcquireSupport V6.0.7 10:27:57 Weather safe, server is Boltwood Cloud Sensor II 10:27:57 Telescope is ACP->TMO, driver V3 10:27:57 Dome is MaxDome 10:27:58 MaxIm DL/CCD is version 5.18 10:27:58 Imager is QSI Universal 10:27:58 Guider is SX Universal(internal/off-axis) 10:27:58 Calculated unbinned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.33 V = 0.33 10:27:58 Calculated field of view (arcmin): H = 18.4 V = 13.8 10:27:58 Using focus offsets from FilterInfo.txt 10:27:58 ACPS Observation V0959_Mon(1 of 1) 10:27:58 (belongs to Project Nova_Monitoring, Plan V0959_Mon) 10:27:58 (turning on sidereal tracking) 10:27:58 Pointing updates are enabled 10:27:58 Start slew to V0959_Mon... 10:28:01 (wait for slew to complete) 10:28:05 (slew complete) 10:28:05 [flip check: Tn=480s HAc=1176s GW=T HAz=1656s DWz=T WF=no] 10:28:05 Updating pointing... 10:28:05 Switching from I to V filter for pointing exposure 10:28:05 No focus change required 10:28:09 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 10:28:09 (starting exposure) 10:28:25 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 10:28:25 Calibrating image... 10:28:25 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 10:28:25 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 10:28:25 Image finished 10:28:25 Plate-solve pointing image. 10:28:25 30 image stars found 10:28:25 152 catalog stars found 10:28:25 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality. 10:28:25 Start slew to offset... 10:28:27 (wait for slew to complete) 10:28:31 (slew complete) 10:28:31 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 10:28:31 (starting exposure) 10:28:45 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 10:28:45 Calibrating image... 10:28:45 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 10:28:45 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 10:28:45 Image finished 10:28:45 Plate-solve pointing image. 10:28:45 1 image stars found 10:28:45 152 catalog stars found 10:28:45 ** 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. 10:28:45 Start slew to V0959_Mon... 10:28:49 (wait for slew to complete) 10:28:50 (slew complete) 10:28:50 [flip check: Tn=420s HAc=1220s GW=T HAz=1640s DWz=T WF=no] 10:28:50 Imaging to V0959_Mon_B_20131115_102850 10:28:50 Switching from V to B filter for imaging 10:28:50 No focus change required 10:28:53 (taking 120 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1) 10:28:53 (starting exposure) 10:31:13 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 10:31:13 Image finished 10:31:16 Plate-solve V0959_Mon_B_20131115_102850 final image. 10:31:18 212 image stars found 10:31:21 152 catalog stars found 10:31:21 ** Too many iterations trying to solve for new WCS. Probably caused by a false match. Check your plate scale estimate and try to balance the number of image and catalog stars more closely. 10:31:21 [flip check: Tn=420s HAc=1372s GW=T HAz=1792s DWz=T WF=no] 10:31:21 Imaging to V0959_Mon_B_20131115_103121 10:31:21 (taking 120 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1) 10:31:21 (starting exposure) 10:33:42 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 10:33:42 Image finished 10:33:45 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 10:33:45 [flip check: Tn=420s HAc=1516s GW=T HAz=1936s DWz=T WF=no] 10:33:45 Imaging to V0959_Mon_B_20131115_103345 10:33:45 (taking 120 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1) 10:33:45 (starting exposure) 10:36:12 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 10:36:12 Image finished 10:36:17 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 10:36:17 [flip check: Tn=390s HAc=1669s GW=T HAz=2059s DWz=T WF=no] 10:36:17 Imaging to V0959_Mon_V_20131115_103617 10:36:17 Switching from B to V filter for imaging 10:36:17 No focus change required 10:36:19 (taking 90 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 10:36:19 (starting exposure) 10:38:11 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 10:38:11 Image finished 10:38:14 Plate-solve V0959_Mon_V_20131115_103617 final image. 10:38:15 261 image stars found 10:38:19 152 catalog stars found 10:38:19 ** The calculated plate scale is extremely different from the configured plate scale. Solution is suspect. 10:38:19 [flip check: Tn=390s HAc=1791s GW=T HAz=2181s DWz=T WF=no] 10:38:19 Imaging to V0959_Mon_V_20131115_103819 10:38:19 (taking 90 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 10:38:19 (starting exposure) 10:40:15 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 10:40:15 Image finished 10:40:18 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 10:40:18 [flip check: Tn=390s HAc=1910s GW=T HAz=2300s DWz=T WF=no] 10:40:18 Imaging to V0959_Mon_V_20131115_104018 10:40:18 (taking 90 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 10:40:18 (starting exposure) 10:42:15 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 10:42:15 Image finished 10:42:17 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 10:42:18 Run complete ACP console log closed 15-Nov-2013 10:42:21 UTC