ACP console log opened 22-Jan-2014 03:20:11 UTC
This is ACP version 6.0 (build 14, Special for Wodaski Alt/Az Scope)
Licensed to Arne Henden
03:20:11 This is AcquireScheduler V3.5.2
03:20:11 Custom image file path/names are in use
03:20:11 Custom auto-flip parameters are in use
03:20:11   PreFlip=300 PostFlip=120 AF=300 PU=60
03:20:11 Hardware GEM pier side reporting is available.
03:20:11 This mount can be flipped on command.
03:20:12 Initializing AcquireSupport V6.0.7
03:20:13 Weather safe, server is Boltwood Cloud Sensor II
03:20:13 Telescope is ACP->TMO, driver V3
03:20:13 Dome is MaxDome
03:20:13 MaxIm DL/CCD is version 5.18
03:20:13 Imager is QSI Universal
03:20:13 Guider is SX Universal(internal/off-axis)
03:20:13 Calculated unbinned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.33 V = 0.33
03:20:13 Calculated field of view (arcmin): H = 18.4 V = 13.8
03:20:13 Using focus offsets from FilterInfo.txt
03:20:13 ACPS Observation SN_2013ej(1 of 1)
03:20:13   (belongs to Project AAVSO_Monitoring, Plan SN_2013ej)
03:20:13   (turning on sidereal tracking)
03:20:13 Pointing updates are enabled
03:20:13   Start slew to SN_2013ej...
03:20:16   (wait for slew to complete)
03:20:38   (slew complete)
03:20:38     [flip check:  Tn=660s HAc=9715s GW=T HAz=10375s DWz=T WF=no]
03:20:38   Updating pointing...
03:20:38   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6)
03:20:38   (starting exposure)
03:20:52   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:20:52   Calibrating image...
03:20:52 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
03:20:52 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
03:20:52   Image finished
03:20:52   Plate-solve pointing image.
03:20:52   17 image stars found
03:20:52   56 catalog stars found
03:20:52   Solved! 8 stars matched.
03:20:52   Average residual is 0.48 arcsec.
03:20:52   Pointing error is 12.868 arcmin @ angle 71.57
03:20:52   True focal length is 313.9 cm.
03:20:52   True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 2.13 V = 2.12
03:20:52   True image center (J2000): 01h 37m 39.0s   15° 49' 34.37"
03:20:52   Imager sky position angle is 128.6 deg.
03:20:52   Image FWHM is 3.7 arcsec (1.74 pixels)
03:20:52   (avg FWHM = 2.54 arcsec)
03:20:52   [sync] pointing model updated
03:20:52   Internal guider, always re-slew
03:20:52   Re-slew to target.
03:20:52   Start slew to SN_2013ej...
03:20:54   (wait for slew to complete)
03:20:58   (slew complete)
03:20:58   Target is now centered.
03:20:58   (long exp, no orbital tracking, trying to autoguide)
03:20:58   Switching from V to B filter for imaging
03:20:58   No focus change required
03:21:09   (guide star SNR=17.3 X=219 Y=465)
03:21:09   (initial exposure interval 1)
03:21:14 **No stars found in guider image
03:21:14   (final exposure interval -1)
03:21:14 **No usable stars at max guider exposure interval
03:21:14 **Autoguiding failed.
03:21:14   (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds)
03:21:14     [flip check:  Tn=600s HAc=9797s GW=T HAz=10350s DWz=T WF=no]
03:21:14   (guider not running, restarting...)
03:21:14   (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart)
03:21:14   Updating pointing...
03:21:14   Switching from B to V filter for pointing exposure
03:21:14   No focus change required
03:21:15   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6)
03:21:15   (starting exposure)
03:21:27   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:21:27   Calibrating image...
03:21:27 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
03:21:27 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
03:21:27   Image finished
03:21:27   Plate-solve pointing image.
03:21:27   27 image stars found
03:21:27   56 catalog stars found
03:21:27 ** Focal length off by more than 10%, solution rejected.
03:21:28   Start slew to offset...
03:21:29   (wait for slew to complete)
03:21:34   (slew complete)
03:21:34   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6)
03:21:34   (starting exposure)
03:21:48   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:21:48   Calibrating image...
03:21:48 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
03:21:48 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
03:21:48   Image finished
03:21:48   Plate-solve pointing image.
03:21:48   9 image stars found
03:21:48   43 catalog stars found
03:21:48 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality.
03:21:48   Start slew to SN_2013ej...
03:21:50   (wait for slew to complete)
03:21:55   (slew complete)
03:21:55   Switching from V to B filter for imaging
03:21:55   No focus change required
03:22:05   (guide star SNR=27.8 X=219 Y=465)
03:22:05   (initial exposure interval 1)
03:22:10 **No stars found in guider image
03:22:10   (final exposure interval -1)
03:22:10 **No usable stars at max guider exposure interval
03:22:10 **Autoguiding failed.
03:22:10   (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds)
03:22:10   Imaging to SN_2013ej_B_20140122_032114
03:22:11   (taking 300 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1)
03:22:11   (starting exposure)
03:27:38   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:27:38   Image finished
03:27:41   Plate-solve SN_2013ej_B_20140122_032114 final image.
03:27:43   436 image stars found
03:27:43   56 catalog stars found
03:27:43 ** 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.
03:27:43     [flip check:  Tn=600s HAc=10141s GW=T HAz=10741s DWz=T WF=no]
03:27:43   (guider not running, restarting...)
03:27:43   (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart)
03:27:43   Updating pointing...
03:27:43   Switching from B to V filter for pointing exposure
03:27:43   No focus change required
03:27:44   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6)
03:27:44   (starting exposure)
03:28:00   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:28:00   Calibrating image...
03:28:00 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
03:28:00 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
03:28:00   Image finished
03:28:00   Plate-solve pointing image.
03:28:00   23 image stars found
03:28:00   56 catalog stars found
03:28:00   Solved! 9 stars matched.
03:28:00   Average residual is 0.77 arcsec.
03:28:00   Pointing error is 0.705 arcmin @ angle 291.41
03:28:00   True focal length is 344.8 cm.
03:28:00   True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.94 V = 1.93
03:28:00   True image center (J2000): 01h 36m 45.5s   15° 45' 46.05"
03:28:00   Imager sky position angle is 23.8 deg.
03:28:00   Image FWHM is 4.9 arcsec (2.54 pixels)
03:28:00   (avg FWHM = 3.23 arcsec)
03:28:00   [sync] pointing model updated
03:28:00   Internal guider, always re-slew
03:28:00   Re-slew to target.
03:28:00   Start slew to SN_2013ej...
03:28:03   (wait for slew to complete)
03:28:05   (slew complete)
03:28:05   Target is now centered.
03:28:05   Switching from V to B filter for imaging
03:28:05   No focus change required
03:28:14   (guide star SNR=23.6 X=219 Y=465)
03:28:14   (initial exposure interval 1)
03:28:19 **No stars found in guider image
03:28:19   (final exposure interval -1)
03:28:19 **No usable stars at max guider exposure interval
03:28:19 **Autoguiding failed.
03:28:19   (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds)
03:28:19   Imaging to SN_2013ej_B_20140122_032743
03:28:19   (taking 300 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1)
03:28:19   (starting exposure)
03:33:47   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:33:48   Image finished
03:33:50   First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target.
03:33:50     [flip check:  Tn=600s HAc=10510s GW=T HAz=11109s DWz=T WF=no]
03:33:50   (guider not running, restarting...)
03:33:50   (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart)
03:33:50   Updating pointing...
03:33:50   Switching from B to V filter for pointing exposure
03:33:50   No focus change required
03:33:52   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6)
03:33:52   (starting exposure)
03:34:06   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:34:06   Calibrating image...
03:34:06 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
03:34:06 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
03:34:07   Image finished
03:34:07   Plate-solve pointing image.
03:34:07   28 image stars found
03:34:07   56 catalog stars found
03:34:07   Solved! 10 stars matched.
03:34:07   Average residual is 0.83 arcsec.
03:34:07   Pointing error is 0.061 arcmin @ angle 10.19
03:34:07   True focal length is 343.7 cm.
03:34:07   True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.94 V = 1.93
03:34:07   True image center (J2000): 01h 36m 48.3s   15° 45' 34.21"
03:34:07   Imager sky position angle is 23.9 deg.
03:34:07   Image FWHM is 10.3 arcsec (5.30 pixels)
03:34:07   (way-out FWHM, ignored)
03:34:07   [sync] pointing model updated
03:34:07   Internal guider, always re-slew
03:34:07   Re-slew to target.
03:34:07   Start slew to SN_2013ej...
03:34:10   (wait for slew to complete)
03:34:12   (slew complete)
03:34:12   Target is now centered.
03:34:12   Switching from V to B filter for imaging
03:34:12   No focus change required
03:34:23   (guide star SNR=33.7 X=219 Y=465)
03:34:23   (initial exposure interval 1)
03:34:28 **No stars found in guider image
03:34:28   (final exposure interval -1)
03:34:28 **No usable stars at max guider exposure interval
03:34:28 **Autoguiding failed.
03:34:28   (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds)
03:34:28   Imaging to SN_2013ej_B_20140122_033350
03:34:28   (taking 300 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1)
03:34:28   (starting exposure)
03:39:54   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:39:54   Image finished
03:39:59   First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target.
03:39:59     [flip check:  Tn=400s HAc=10880s GW=T HAz=11279s DWz=T WF=no]
03:39:59   Imaging to SN_2013ej_V_20140122_033959
03:39:59   Switching from B to V filter for imaging
03:39:59   No focus change required
03:40:01   (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1)
03:40:01   (starting exposure)
03:42:08   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:42:08   Image finished
03:42:13   Plate-solve SN_2013ej_V_20140122_033959 final image.
03:42:15   416 image stars found
03:42:15   56 catalog stars found
03:42:15 ** The calculated plate scale is extremely different from the configured plate scale. Solution is suspect.
03:42:15     [flip check:  Tn=400s HAc=11016s GW=T HAz=11415s DWz=T WF=no]
03:42:15   Imaging to SN_2013ej_V_20140122_034215
03:42:15   (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1)
03:42:15   (starting exposure)
03:44:25   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:44:25   Image finished
03:44:28   First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target.
03:44:28     [flip check:  Tn=400s HAc=11149s GW=T HAz=11548s DWz=T WF=no]
03:44:28   Imaging to SN_2013ej_V_20140122_034428
03:44:28   (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1)
03:44:28   (starting exposure)
03:46:37   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:46:37   Image finished
03:46:40   First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target.
03:46:40     [flip check:  Tn=400s HAc=11282s GW=T HAz=11681s DWz=T WF=no]
03:46:40   Imaging to SN_2013ej_V_20140122_034640
03:46:40   (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1)
03:46:40   (starting exposure)
03:48:39   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:48:39   Image finished
03:48:42   First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target.
03:48:42     [flip check:  Tn=400s HAc=11404s GW=T HAz=11803s DWz=T WF=no]
03:48:42   Imaging to SN_2013ej_V_20140122_034842
03:48:42   (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1)
03:48:42   (starting exposure)
03:50:52   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:50:52   Image finished
03:50:54   First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target.
03:50:55 Run complete
ACP console log closed 22-Jan-2014 03:50:55 UTC