ACP console log opened 25-Dec-2013 02:36:19 UTC
This is ACP version 6.0 (build 14, Special for Wodaski Alt/Az Scope)
Licensed to Arne Henden
02:36:19 This is AcquireScheduler V3.5.2
02:36:19 Custom image file path/names are in use
02:36:19 Custom auto-flip parameters are in use
02:36:19   PreFlip=300 PostFlip=120 AF=300 PU=60
02:36:19 Hardware GEM pier side reporting is available.
02:36:20 Initializing AcquireSupport V6.0.7
02:36:22 Weather safe, server is Boltwood Cloud Sensor II
02:36:22 Telescope is ACP->TMO, driver V3
02:36:22 Dome is MaxDome
02:36:22 MaxIm DL/CCD is version 5.18
02:36:22 Imager is QSI Universal
02:36:22 Guider is SX Universal(internal/off-axis)
02:36:22 Calculated unbinned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.33 V = 0.33
02:36:22 Calculated field of view (arcmin): H = 18.4 V = 13.8
02:36:22 Using focus offsets from FilterInfo.txt
02:36:22 ACPS Observation SN_2013dy(1 of 1)
02:36:22   (belongs to Project AAVSO_Monitoring, Plan SN_2013dy)
02:36:22   (turning on sidereal tracking)
02:36:22 Pointing updates are enabled
02:36:22   Start slew to SN_2013dy...
02:36:25   (wait for slew to complete)
02:36:34   (slew complete)
02:36:34     [flip check:  Tn=660s HAc=12359s GW=T HAz=13020s DWz=T WF=no]
02:36:34   Updating pointing...
02:36:34   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6)
02:36:34   (starting exposure)
02:36:48   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
02:36:48   Calibrating image...
02:36:48 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
02:36:48 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
02:36:48   Image finished
02:36:48   Plate-solve pointing image.
02:36:48   126 image stars found
02:36:48   79 catalog stars found
02:36:48   Solved! 18 stars matched.
02:36:48   Average residual is 0.57 arcsec.
02:36:48   Pointing error is 1.245 arcmin @ angle 318.47
02:36:48   True focal length is 347.1 cm.
02:36:48   True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.92 V = 1.93
02:36:48   True image center (J2000): 22h 18m 13.2s   40° 35' 05.40"
02:36:48   Imager sky position angle is 11.1 deg.
02:36:48   Image FWHM is 3.7 arcsec (1.95 pixels)
02:36:48   (avg FWHM = 3.57 arcsec)
02:36:48   [sync] pointing model updated
02:36:48   Internal guider, always re-slew
02:36:48   Re-slew to target.
02:36:48   Start slew to SN_2013dy...
02:36:51   (wait for slew to complete)
02:36:52   (slew complete)
02:36:52   Target is now centered.
02:36:52   (long exp, no orbital tracking, trying to autoguide)
02:36:52   Switching from V to B filter for imaging
02:36:52   No focus change required
02:37:01   (guide star SNR=21.5 X=219 Y=465)
02:37:01   (initial exposure interval 1)
02:37:08 **No stars found in guider image
02:37:08   (final exposure interval -1)
02:37:08 **No usable stars at max guider exposure interval
02:37:08 **Autoguiding failed.
02:37:08   (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds)
02:37:08     [flip check:  Tn=600s HAc=12388s GW=T HAz=12994s DWz=T WF=no]
02:37:08   (guider not running, restarting...)
02:37:08   (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart)
02:37:08   Updating pointing...
02:37:08   Switching from B to V filter for pointing exposure
02:37:08   No focus change required
02:37:08   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6)
02:37:08   (starting exposure)
02:37:22   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
02:37:22   Calibrating image...
02:37:22 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
02:37:22 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
02:37:22   Image finished
02:37:22   Plate-solve pointing image.
02:37:22   131 image stars found
02:37:22   79 catalog stars found
02:37:22   Solved! 13 stars matched.
02:37:22   Average residual is 0.72 arcsec.
02:37:22   Pointing error is 0.410 arcmin @ angle 90.17
02:37:22   True focal length is 346.7 cm.
02:37:22   True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.93 V = 1.93
02:37:22   True image center (J2000): 22h 18m 19.8s   40° 34' 09.42"
02:37:22   Imager sky position angle is 11.1 deg.
02:37:22   [sync] pointing model updated
02:37:22   Internal guider, always re-slew
02:37:22   Re-slew to target.
02:37:22   Start slew to SN_2013dy...
02:37:24   (wait for slew to complete)
02:37:29   (slew complete)
02:37:29   Target is now centered.
02:37:29   Switching from V to B filter for imaging
02:37:29   No focus change required
02:37:39   (guide star SNR=7.3 X=219 Y=465)
02:37:39   (initial exposure interval 1)
02:37:43   (guide star SNR=3.0 X=297 Y=495)
02:37:43   (final exposure interval 1.56)
02:37:43   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
02:37:49   (guide star SNR=3.0 X=288 Y=500)
02:38:04 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
02:38:11   (guide star SNR=11.8 X=219 Y=465)
02:38:11   (initial exposure interval 1)
02:38:17   (guide star SNR=3.0 X=305 Y=492)
02:38:17   (final exposure interval 1.44)
02:38:17   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
02:38:24   (guide star SNR=3.0 X=288 Y=501)
02:38:39 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
02:38:46   (guide star SNR=3.0 X=289 Y=501)
02:38:46   (initial exposure interval 1.69)
02:38:52   (guide star SNR=3.0 X=294 Y=498)
02:38:52   (final exposure interval 2)
02:38:52   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
02:38:58   (guide star SNR=14.2 X=219 Y=465)
02:39:15 **Guider waited for 11 sec and never got a measurement
02:39:23   (guide star SNR=18.8 X=219 Y=465)
02:39:23   (initial exposure interval 1)
02:39:27   (guide star SNR=3.0 X=290 Y=501)
02:39:27   (final exposure interval 1.45)
02:39:27   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
02:39:34   (guide star SNR=3.0 X=284 Y=505)
02:39:50 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
02:39:51 **Autoguiding failed.
02:39:51   (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds)
02:39:51   Imaging to SN_2013dy_B_20131225_023708
02:39:51   (taking 300 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1)
02:39:51   (starting exposure)
02:45:17   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
02:45:17   Image finished
02:45:20   Plate-solve SN_2013dy_B_20131225_023708 final image.
02:45:22   2955 image stars found
02:45:22   79 catalog stars found
02:45:22 ** The calculated plate scale is extremely different from the configured plate scale. Solution is suspect.
02:45:22     [flip check:  Tn=600s HAc=12881s GW=T HAz=13489s DWz=T WF=no]
02:45:22   (guider not running, restarting...)
02:45:22   (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart)
02:45:22   Updating pointing...
02:45:22   Switching from B to V filter for pointing exposure
02:45:22   No focus change required
02:45:23   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6)
02:45:23   (starting exposure)
02:45:37   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
02:45:37   Calibrating image...
02:45:37 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
02:45:37 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
02:45:37   Image finished
02:45:37   Plate-solve pointing image.
02:45:37   115 image stars found
02:45:37   79 catalog stars found
02:45:37   Solved! 22 stars matched.
02:45:37   Average residual is 0.77 arcsec.
02:45:37   Pointing error is 0.680 arcmin @ angle 82.24
02:45:37   True focal length is 343.6 cm.
02:45:37   True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.94 V = 1.93
02:45:37   True image center (J2000): 22h 18m 21.1s   40° 34' 15.00"
02:45:37   Imager sky position angle is 11.0 deg.
02:45:37   Image FWHM is 3.4 arcsec (1.74 pixels)
02:45:37   (avg FWHM = 3.54 arcsec)
02:45:37   [sync] pointing model updated
02:45:37   Internal guider, always re-slew
02:45:37   Re-slew to target.
02:45:38   Start slew to SN_2013dy...
02:45:39   (wait for slew to complete)
02:45:44   (slew complete)
02:45:44   Target is now centered.
02:45:44   Switching from V to B filter for imaging
02:45:44   No focus change required
02:45:54   (guide star SNR=5.6 X=219 Y=465)
02:45:54   (initial exposure interval 1)
02:45:59   (guide star SNR=3.0 X=312 Y=489)
02:45:59   (final exposure interval 1.21)
02:45:59   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
02:46:05   (guide star SNR=11.9 X=219 Y=465)
02:46:21 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
02:46:28   (guide star SNR=3.0 X=313 Y=489)
02:46:28   (initial exposure interval 1.79)
02:46:35   (guide star SNR=11.7 X=219 Y=465)
02:46:35   (final exposure interval 1)
02:46:35   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
02:46:42   (guide star SNR=3.0 X=303 Y=495)
02:47:02 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
02:47:07 **No stars found in guider image
02:47:07   (initial exposure interval -1)
02:47:07 No usable stars in guider image; trying again at max guider exposure
02:47:31   (guide star SNR=3.0 X=219 Y=465)
02:47:31   (exposure interval 1.04)
02:47:47 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
02:47:54   (guide star SNR=3.0 X=311 Y=493)
02:47:54   (initial exposure interval 1.61)
02:48:02   (guide star SNR=10.8 X=219 Y=465)
02:48:02   (final exposure interval 1)
02:48:02   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
02:48:08 **No stars found in guider image
02:48:09 **Guider unexpectedly stopped while waiting for measurement
02:48:10 **Autoguiding failed.
02:48:10   (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds)
02:48:10   Imaging to SN_2013dy_B_20131225_024522
02:48:10   (taking 300 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1)
02:48:10   (starting exposure)
02:53:38   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
02:53:38   Image finished
02:53:41   First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target.
02:53:41     [flip check:  Tn=600s HAc=13381s GW=T HAz=13990s DWz=T WF=no]
02:53:41   (guider not running, restarting...)
02:53:41   (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart)
02:53:41   Updating pointing...
02:53:41   Switching from B to V filter for pointing exposure
02:53:41   No focus change required
02:53:41   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6)
02:53:41   (starting exposure)
02:53:55   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
02:53:55   Calibrating image...
02:53:55 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
02:53:55 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
02:53:55   Image finished
02:53:55   Plate-solve pointing image.
02:53:55   120 image stars found
02:53:55   79 catalog stars found
02:53:55   Solved! 19 stars matched.
02:53:55   Average residual is 0.59 arcsec.
02:53:55   Pointing error is 0.569 arcmin @ angle 76.51
02:53:55   True focal length is 345.8 cm.
02:53:55   True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.93 V = 1.93
02:53:55   True image center (J2000): 22h 18m 20.5s   40° 34' 17.47"
02:53:55   Imager sky position angle is 11.1 deg.
02:53:55   [sync] pointing model updated
02:53:55   Internal guider, always re-slew
02:53:55   Re-slew to target.
02:53:55   Start slew to SN_2013dy...
02:53:59   (wait for slew to complete)
02:54:00   (slew complete)
02:54:00   Target is now centered.
02:54:00   Switching from V to B filter for imaging
02:54:00   No focus change required
02:54:10   (guide star SNR=9.3 X=219 Y=465)
02:54:10   (initial exposure interval 1)
02:54:14   (guide star SNR=3.0 X=314 Y=487)
02:54:14   (final exposure interval 1.38)
02:54:14   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
02:54:21   (guide star SNR=3.0 X=306 Y=490)
02:54:37 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
02:54:43   (guide star SNR=3.0 X=325 Y=481)
02:54:43   (initial exposure interval 1.58)
02:54:49   (guide star SNR=9.5 X=219 Y=465)
02:54:49   (final exposure interval 1)
02:54:49   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
02:54:55   (guide star SNR=3.0 X=307 Y=491)
02:55:12 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
02:55:19 **No stars found in guider image
02:55:19   (initial exposure interval -1)
02:55:19 No usable stars in guider image; trying again at max guider exposure
02:55:41   (guide star SNR=4.2 X=219 Y=465)
02:55:41   (exposure interval 1)
02:55:58 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
02:56:03   (guide star SNR=3.0 X=320 Y=487)
02:56:03   (initial exposure interval 1.35)
02:56:10   (guide star SNR=19.6 X=219 Y=465)
02:56:10   (final exposure interval 1)
02:56:10   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
02:56:14   (guide star SNR=3.0 X=324 Y=485)
02:56:32 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
02:56:33 **Autoguiding failed.
02:56:33   (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds)
02:56:33   Imaging to SN_2013dy_B_20131225_025341
02:56:33   (taking 300 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1)
02:56:33   (starting exposure)
03:02:03   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:02:03   Image finished
03:02:07   First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target.
03:02:07     [flip check:  Tn=400s HAc=13891s GW=T HAz=14297s DWz=T WF=no]
03:02:07   Imaging to SN_2013dy_V_20131225_030207
03:02:07   Switching from B to V filter for imaging
03:02:07   No focus change required
03:02:08   (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1)
03:02:08   (starting exposure)
03:04:17   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:04:17   Image finished
03:04:20   Plate-solve SN_2013dy_V_20131225_030207 final image.
03:04:23   2445 image stars found
03:04:25   79 catalog stars found
03:04:25 ** The calculated plate scale is extremely different from the configured plate scale. Solution is suspect.
03:04:26     [flip check:  Tn=400s HAc=14030s GW=T HAz=14436s DWz=T WF=no]
03:04:26   Imaging to SN_2013dy_V_20131225_030426
03:04:26   (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1)
03:04:26   (starting exposure)
03:06:25   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:06:25   Image finished
03:06:28   First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target.
03:06:28     [flip check:  Tn=400s HAc=14150s GW=T HAz=14559s DWz=T WF=no]
03:06:28   Imaging to SN_2013dy_V_20131225_030628
03:06:28   (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1)
03:06:28   (starting exposure)
03:08:36   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:08:36   Image finished
03:08:39   First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target.
03:08:39     [flip check:  Tn=400s HAc=14283s GW=T HAz=14690s DWz=T WF=no]
03:08:39   Imaging to SN_2013dy_V_20131225_030839
03:08:39   (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1)
03:08:39   (starting exposure)
03:10:43   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:10:43   Image finished
03:10:45   First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target.
03:10:45     [flip check:  Tn=400s HAc=14409s GW=T HAz=14817s DWz=T WF=no]
03:10:45   Imaging to SN_2013dy_V_20131225_031045
03:10:45   (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1)
03:10:45   (starting exposure)
03:12:43   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:12:43   Image finished
03:12:47   First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target.
03:12:47 Run complete
ACP console log closed 25-Dec-2013 03:12:47 UTC