ACP console log opened 27-Jan-2014 03:15:10 UTC This is ACP version 6.0 (build 14, Special for Wodaski Alt/Az Scope) Licensed to Arne Henden 03:15:10 This is AcquireScheduler V3.5.2 03:15:10 Custom image file path/names are in use 03:15:10 Custom auto-flip parameters are in use 03:15:10 PreFlip=300 PostFlip=120 AF=300 PU=60 03:15:10 Hardware GEM pier side reporting is available. 03:15:10 This mount can be flipped on command. 03:15:11 Initializing AcquireSupport V6.0.7 03:15:13 Weather safe, server is Boltwood Cloud Sensor II 03:15:13 Telescope is ACP->TMO, driver V3 03:15:13 Dome is MaxDome 03:15:13 MaxIm DL/CCD is version 5.18 03:15:13 Imager is QSI Universal 03:15:13 Guider is SX Universal(internal/off-axis) 03:15:13 Calculated unbinned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.33 V = 0.33 03:15:13 Calculated field of view (arcmin): H = 18.4 V = 13.8 03:15:13 Using focus offsets from FilterInfo.txt 03:15:13 ACPS Observation SDSS073224(1 of 1) 03:15:13 (belongs to Project AGN, Plan SDSS073224) 03:15:13 (turning on sidereal tracking) 03:15:13 Pointing updates are enabled 03:15:13 Start slew to SDSS073224... 03:15:15 (wait for slew to complete) 03:16:07 (slew complete) 03:16:07 [flip check: Tn=960s HAc=-10729s GW=T HAz=-9764s DWz=T WF=no] 03:16:07 Updating pointing... 03:16:08 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 03:16:08 (starting exposure) 03:16:24 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 03:16:24 Calibrating image... 03:16:24 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 03:16:24 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 03:16:24 Image finished 03:16:24 Plate-solve pointing image. 03:16:24 25 image stars found 03:16:24 80 catalog stars found 03:16:24 Solved! 21 stars matched. 03:16:25 Average residual is 0.26 arcsec. 03:16:25 Pointing error is 1.448 arcmin @ angle 124.21 03:16:25 True focal length is 346.3 cm. 03:16:25 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.93 V = 1.93 03:16:25 True image center (J2000): 07h 32m 31.0s 37° 40' 56.16" 03:16:25 Imager sky position angle is 30.9 deg. 03:16:25 [sync] pointing model updated 03:16:25 Internal guider, always re-slew 03:16:25 Re-slew to target. 03:16:25 Start slew to SDSS073224... 03:16:28 (wait for slew to complete) 03:16:29 (slew complete) 03:16:29 Target is now centered. 03:16:29 (long exp, no orbital tracking, trying to autoguide) 03:16:29 Switching from V to R filter for imaging 03:16:29 No focus change required 03:16:36 (guide star SNR=17.0 X=219 Y=465) 03:16:36 (initial exposure interval 1) 03:16:40 (guide star SNR=3.0 X=144 Y=422) 03:16:41 (final exposure interval 1.24) 03:16:41 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 03:16:45 (guide star SNR=16.2 X=219 Y=465) 03:17:03 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 03:17:10 (guide star SNR=42.1 X=219 Y=465) 03:17:10 (initial exposure interval 1) 03:17:14 (guide star SNR=40.8 X=219 Y=465) 03:17:14 (final exposure interval 1) 03:17:14 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 03:17:19 (guide star SNR=3.0 X=144 Y=419) 03:18:05 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 03:18:10 (guide star SNR=3.0 X=63 Y=452) 03:18:10 (initial exposure interval 1.52) 03:18:15 (guide star SNR=14.8 X=219 Y=465) 03:18:15 (final exposure interval 1) 03:18:15 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 03:18:21 (guide star SNR=3.0 X=63 Y=452) 03:19:04 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 03:19:11 (guide star SNR=3.0 X=239 Y=408) 03:19:11 (initial exposure interval 1.44) 03:19:16 (guide star SNR=21.4 X=219 Y=465) 03:19:16 (final exposure interval 1) 03:19:16 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 03:19:20 (guide star SNR=3.0 X=238 Y=408) 03:19:34 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 03:19:35 **Autoguiding failed. 03:19:35 (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds) 03:19:35 [flip check: Tn=900s HAc=-10520s GW=T HAz=-9615s DWz=T WF=no] 03:19:35 (guider not running, restarting...) 03:19:35 (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart) 03:19:35 Updating pointing... 03:19:35 Switching from R to V filter for pointing exposure 03:19:35 No focus change required 03:19:38 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 03:19:38 (starting exposure) 03:19:52 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 03:19:52 Calibrating image... 03:19:52 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 03:19:52 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 03:19:52 Image finished 03:19:52 Plate-solve pointing image. 03:19:52 29 image stars found 03:19:52 80 catalog stars found 03:19:52 Solved! 23 stars matched. 03:19:52 Average residual is 0.27 arcsec. 03:19:52 Pointing error is 1.539 arcmin @ angle 115.89 03:19:52 True focal length is 346.3 cm. 03:19:52 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.93 V = 1.93 03:19:52 True image center (J2000): 07h 32m 31.9s 37° 41' 04.66" 03:19:52 Imager sky position angle is 30.9 deg. 03:19:52 [sync] pointing model updated 03:19:52 Internal guider, always re-slew 03:19:52 Re-slew to target. 03:19:52 Start slew to SDSS073224... 03:19:54 (wait for slew to complete) 03:19:55 (slew complete) 03:19:55 Target is now centered. 03:19:55 Switching from V to R filter for imaging 03:19:55 No focus change required 03:20:03 (guide star SNR=25.4 X=219 Y=465) 03:20:03 (initial exposure interval 1) 03:20:07 (guide star SNR=3.0 X=146 Y=425) 03:20:07 (final exposure interval 1.17) 03:20:07 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 03:20:13 (guide star SNR=20.9 X=219 Y=465) 03:20:29 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 03:20:36 (guide star SNR=3.0 X=144 Y=425) 03:20:36 (initial exposure interval 1.07) 03:20:42 (guide star SNR=3.0 X=144 Y=425) 03:20:42 (final exposure interval 1.04) 03:20:42 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 03:20:47 (guide star SNR=54.4 X=565 Y=344) 03:21:01 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 03:21:07 (guide star SNR=3.0 X=142 Y=425) 03:21:08 (initial exposure interval 1.01) 03:21:11 (guide star SNR=32.0 X=219 Y=465) 03:21:11 (final exposure interval 1) 03:21:11 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 03:21:16 (guide star SNR=11.5 X=219 Y=465) 03:21:30 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 03:21:37 (guide star SNR=61.8 X=219 Y=465) 03:21:37 (initial exposure interval 1) 03:21:43 (guide star SNR=3.3 X=139 Y=426) 03:21:43 (final exposure interval 1) 03:21:43 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 03:21:48 (guide star SNR=40.7 X=219 Y=465) 03:22:04 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 03:22:05 **Autoguiding failed. 03:22:05 (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds) 03:22:05 Imaging to SDSS073224_R_20140127_031935 03:22:05 (taking 600 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 1) 03:22:05 (starting exposure) 03:32:24 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 03:32:24 Image finished 03:32:29 Plate-solve SDSS073224_R_20140127_031935 final image. 03:32:31 1446 image stars found 03:32:32 80 catalog stars found 03:32:32 Solved! 19 stars matched. 03:32:32 Average residual is 0.14 arcsec. 03:32:32 Pointing error is 0.188 arcmin @ angle 134.08 03:32:32 True focal length is 346.1 cm. 03:32:32 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.32 V = 0.32 03:32:32 True image center (J2000): 07h 32m 25.6s 37° 41' 37.17" 03:32:32 Imager sky position angle is 30.8 deg. 03:32:32 Image FWHM is 3.3 arcsec (10.38 pixels) 03:32:32 (avg FWHM = 2.15 arcsec) 03:32:32 Within max error tolerance, no re-slew needed. 03:32:32 [flip check: Tn=900s HAc=-9738s GW=T HAz=-8837s DWz=T WF=no] 03:32:32 (guider not running, restarting...) 03:32:32 (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart) 03:32:32 Updating pointing... 03:32:32 Switching from R to V filter for pointing exposure 03:32:32 No focus change required 03:32:35 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 03:32:35 (starting exposure) 03:32:51 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 03:32:51 Calibrating image... 03:32:51 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 03:32:51 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 03:32:51 Image finished 03:32:51 Plate-solve pointing image. 03:32:51 30 image stars found 03:32:51 80 catalog stars found 03:32:51 Solved! 24 stars matched. 03:32:51 Average residual is 0.38 arcsec. 03:32:51 Pointing error is 0.270 arcmin @ angle 128.99 03:32:51 True focal length is 346.4 cm. 03:32:51 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.93 V = 1.93 03:32:51 True image center (J2000): 07h 32m 26.0s 37° 41' 34.82" 03:32:51 Imager sky position angle is 30.8 deg. 03:32:51 [sync] pointing model updated 03:32:51 Internal guider, always re-slew 03:32:51 Re-slew to target. 03:32:51 Start slew to SDSS073224... 03:32:54 (wait for slew to complete) 03:32:55 (slew complete) 03:32:55 Target is now centered. 03:32:55 Switching from V to R filter for imaging 03:32:55 No focus change required 03:33:03 (guide star SNR=50.1 X=219 Y=465) 03:33:03 (initial exposure interval 1) 03:33:09 (guide star SNR=3.6 X=145 Y=420) 03:33:09 (final exposure interval 1) 03:33:09 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 03:33:14 (guide star SNR=3.7 X=145 Y=421) 03:34:03 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 03:34:10 (guide star SNR=3.3 X=65 Y=453) 03:34:10 (initial exposure interval 1) 03:34:14 (guide star SNR=3.4 X=64 Y=453) 03:34:14 (final exposure interval 1) 03:34:14 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 03:34:19 (guide star SNR=31.3 X=219 Y=465) 03:34:37 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 03:34:44 (guide star SNR=3.0 X=62 Y=454) 03:34:44 (initial exposure interval 1.25) 03:34:49 (guide star SNR=3.0 X=63 Y=455) 03:34:49 (final exposure interval 1.2) 03:34:49 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 03:34:54 (guide star SNR=3.0 X=62 Y=455) 03:35:42 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 03:35:49 (guide star SNR=3.0 X=254 Y=396) 03:35:49 (initial exposure interval 1.02) 03:35:56 (guide star SNR=15.5 X=219 Y=465) 03:35:56 (final exposure interval 1) 03:35:56 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 03:36:00 (guide star SNR=3.1 X=254 Y=397) 03:36:57 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 03:36:58 **Autoguiding failed. 03:36:58 (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds) 03:36:58 Imaging to SDSS073224_R_20140127_033232 03:36:58 (taking 600 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 1) 03:36:58 (starting exposure) 03:47:24 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 03:47:24 Image finished 03:47:27 Plate-solve SDSS073224_R_20140127_033232 final image. 03:47:28 1336 image stars found 03:47:31 80 catalog stars found 03:47:31 Solved! 9 stars matched. 03:47:31 Average residual is 0.17 arcsec. 03:47:31 Pointing error is 2.107 arcmin @ angle 118.60 03:47:31 True focal length is 345.8 cm. 03:47:31 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.32 V = 0.32 03:47:31 True image center (J2000): 07h 32m 34.3s 37° 40' 44.46" 03:47:31 Imager sky position angle is 30.8 deg. 03:47:31 Image FWHM is 3.4 arcsec (10.43 pixels) 03:47:31 (avg FWHM = 2.55 arcsec) 03:47:31 Re-slew to target. 03:47:31 Start slew to SDSS073224... 03:47:32 (wait for slew to complete) 03:47:37 (slew complete) 03:47:37 [flip check: Tn=900s HAc=-8830s GW=T HAz=-7929s DWz=T WF=no] 03:47:37 (guider not running, restarting...) 03:47:37 (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart) 03:47:37 Updating pointing... 03:47:37 Switching from R to V filter for pointing exposure 03:47:37 No focus change required 03:47:40 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 03:47:40 (starting exposure) 03:47:55 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 03:47:55 Calibrating image... 03:47:55 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 03:47:55 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 03:47:56 Image finished 03:47:56 Plate-solve pointing image. 03:47:56 21 image stars found 03:47:56 80 catalog stars found 03:47:56 Solved! 18 stars matched. 03:47:56 Average residual is 0.27 arcsec. 03:47:56 Pointing error is 0.163 arcmin @ angle 125.21 03:47:56 True focal length is 346.1 cm. 03:47:56 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.93 V = 1.93 03:47:56 True image center (J2000): 07h 32m 25.6s 37° 41' 39.36" 03:47:56 Imager sky position angle is 30.8 deg. 03:47:56 [sync] pointing model updated 03:47:56 Internal guider, always re-slew 03:47:56 Re-slew to target. 03:47:56 Start slew to SDSS073224... 03:47:58 (wait for slew to complete) 03:48:01 (slew complete) 03:48:01 Target is now centered. 03:48:01 Switching from V to R filter for imaging 03:48:01 No focus change required 03:48:09 (guide star SNR=13.2 X=219 Y=465) 03:48:09 (initial exposure interval 1) 03:48:13 (guide star SNR=3.9 X=145 Y=426) 03:48:13 (final exposure interval 1) 03:48:13 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 03:48:19 (guide star SNR=4.4 X=145 Y=425) 03:48:26 (autoguiding at 1.00 sec.) 03:48:26 Imaging to SDSS073224_R_20140127_034737 03:48:27 (taking 600 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 1) 03:48:27 (ex=0.50 ey=0.15) 03:48:27 (guider check OK) 03:48:27 (starting exposure) 03:58:51 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 03:58:51 Image finished 03:58:53 Plate-solve SDSS073224_R_20140127_034737 final image. 03:58:55 2387 image stars found 03:58:56 80 catalog stars found 03:58:56 Solved! 24 stars matched. 03:58:56 Average residual is 0.13 arcsec. 03:58:56 Pointing error is 0.964 arcmin @ angle 126.26 03:58:56 True focal length is 346.2 cm. 03:58:56 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.32 V = 0.32 03:58:56 True image center (J2000): 07h 32m 28.8s 37° 41' 10.78" 03:58:56 Imager sky position angle is 30.8 deg. 03:58:56 Image FWHM is 3.2 arcsec (9.97 pixels) 03:58:56 (avg FWHM = 2.91 arcsec) 03:58:56 Within max error tolerance, no re-slew needed. 03:58:56 (waiting for guider to settle...) 03:59:04 [flip check: Tn=900s HAc=-8145s GW=T HAz=-7240s DWz=T WF=no] 03:59:04 Imaging to SDSS073224_R_20140127_035904 03:59:04 (taking 600 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 1) 03:59:04 (ex=0.00 ey=0.00) 03:59:04 (guider error n/a or too high, try #1) 03:59:21 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 03:59:21 **Guider stopped or lost star just before image acquisition ACP console log closed 27-Jan-2014 03:59:22 UTC