ACP console log opened 13-Mar-2014 02:47:43 UTC This is ACP version 6.0 (build 14, Special for Wodaski Alt/Az Scope) Licensed to Arne Henden 02:47:43 This is AcquireScheduler V3.5.2 02:47:43 Custom image file path/names are in use 02:47:43 Custom auto-flip parameters are in use 02:47:43 PreFlip=300 PostFlip=120 AF=300 PU=60 02:47:43 Hardware GEM pier side reporting is available. 02:47:44 Initializing AcquireSupport V6.0.7 02:47:46 Weather safe, server is Boltwood Cloud Sensor II 02:47:46 Telescope is ACP->TMO, driver V3 02:47:47 Dome is MaxDome 02:47:47 MaxIm DL/CCD is version 5.18 02:47:47 Imager is QSI Universal 02:47:47 Guider is SX Universal(internal/off-axis) 02:47:47 Calculated unbinned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.33 V = 0.33 02:47:47 Calculated field of view (arcmin): H = 18.4 V = 13.8 02:47:47 Using focus offsets from FilterInfo.txt 02:47:47 ACPS Observation SDSS073224(1 of 1) 02:47:47 (belongs to Project AGN, Plan SDSS073224) 02:47:47 (turning on sidereal tracking) 02:47:47 Pointing updates are enabled 02:47:47 Start slew to SDSS073224... 02:47:48 (wait for slew to complete) 02:48:24 (slew complete) 02:48:24 [flip check: Tn=960s HAc=-1748s GW=T HAz=-786s DWz=T WF=no] 02:48:24 Updating pointing... 02:48:24 Switching from I to V filter for pointing exposure 02:48:24 No focus change required 02:48:27 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 02:48:27 (starting exposure) 02:48:42 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 02:48:42 Calibrating image... 02:48:42 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 02:48:42 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 02:48:42 Image finished 02:48:42 Plate-solve pointing image. 02:48:42 42 image stars found 02:48:43 80 catalog stars found 02:48:43 ** Focal length off by more than 10%, solution rejected. 02:48:43 Start slew to offset... 02:48:46 (wait for slew to complete) 02:48:47 (slew complete) 02:48:47 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 02:48:47 (starting exposure) 02:48:59 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 02:48:59 Calibrating image... 02:48:59 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 02:48:59 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 02:48:59 Image finished 02:48:59 Plate-solve pointing image. 02:48:59 30 image stars found 02:49:02 122 catalog stars found 02:49:02 Solved! 13 stars matched. 02:49:02 Average residual is 0.53 arcsec. 02:49:02 Pointing error is 2.134 arcmin @ angle 349.33 02:49:02 True focal length is 346.0 cm. 02:49:02 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.93 V = 1.93 02:49:02 True image center (J2000): 07h 32m 22.9s 38° 20' 33.10" 02:49:02 Imager sky position angle is 32.7 deg. 02:49:02 Image FWHM is 3.4 arcsec (1.76 pixels) 02:49:02 (avg FWHM = 3.00 arcsec) 02:49:02 [sync] pointing model updated 02:49:02 Re-slew to target. 02:49:02 Start slew to SDSS073224... 02:49:03 (wait for slew to complete) 02:49:09 (slew complete) 02:49:09 Target is now centered. 02:49:09 (long exp, no orbital tracking, trying to autoguide) 02:49:09 Switching from V to R filter for imaging 02:49:09 No focus change required 02:49:18 (guide star SNR=8.4 X=219 Y=465) 02:49:18 (initial exposure interval 1) 02:49:25 **No stars found in guider image 02:49:25 (final exposure interval -1) 02:49:25 **No usable stars at max guider exposure interval 02:49:25 **Autoguiding failed. 02:49:25 (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds) 02:49:25 [flip check: Tn=900s HAc=-1688s GW=T HAz=-785s DWz=T WF=no] 02:49:25 (guider not running, restarting...) 02:49:25 (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart) 02:49:25 Updating pointing... 02:49:25 Switching from R to V filter for pointing exposure 02:49:25 No focus change required 02:49:29 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 02:49:29 (starting exposure) 02:49:41 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 02:49:41 Calibrating image... 02:49:41 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 02:49:41 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 02:49:42 Image finished 02:49:42 Plate-solve pointing image. 02:49:42 34 image stars found 02:49:42 80 catalog stars found 02:49:42 ** Focal length off by more than 10%, solution rejected. 02:49:42 Start slew to offset... 02:49:43 (wait for slew to complete) 02:49:49 (slew complete) 02:49:49 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 02:49:49 (starting exposure) 02:50:01 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 02:50:01 Calibrating image... 02:50:01 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 02:50:01 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 02:50:01 Image finished 02:50:01 Plate-solve pointing image. 02:50:01 36 image stars found 02:50:03 122 catalog stars found 02:50:03 ** The calculated plate scale is extremely different from the configured plate scale. Solution is suspect. 02:50:03 Start slew to SDSS073224... 02:50:05 (wait for slew to complete) 02:50:11 (slew complete) 02:50:11 Switching from V to R filter for imaging 02:50:11 No focus change required 02:50:19 (guide star SNR=7.6 X=219 Y=465) 02:50:19 (initial exposure interval 1) 02:50:25 **No stars found in guider image 02:50:25 (final exposure interval -1) 02:50:25 **No usable stars at max guider exposure interval 02:50:25 **Autoguiding failed. 02:50:25 (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds) 02:50:25 Imaging to SDSS073224_R_20140313_024925 02:50:25 (taking 600 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 1) 02:50:25 (starting exposure) 03:00:48 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 03:00:48 Image finished 03:00:51 Plate-solve SDSS073224_R_20140313_024925 final image. 03:00:53 2036 image stars found 03:00:56 80 catalog stars found 03:00:56 ** The calculated plate scale is extremely different from the configured plate scale. Solution is suspect. 03:00:57 [flip check: Tn=900s HAc=-996s GW=T HAz=-91s DWz=T WF=no] 03:00:57 (guider not running, restarting...) 03:00:57 (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart) 03:00:57 Updating pointing... 03:00:57 Switching from R to V filter for pointing exposure 03:00:57 No focus change required 03:01:00 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 03:01:00 (starting exposure) 03:01:17 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 03:01:17 Calibrating image... 03:01:17 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 03:01:17 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 03:01:17 Image finished 03:01:17 Plate-solve pointing image. 03:01:17 36 image stars found 03:01:17 80 catalog stars found 03:01:17 Solved! 8 stars matched. 03:01:17 Average residual is 0.31 arcsec. 03:01:17 Pointing error is 15.975 arcmin @ angle 54.68 03:01:17 True focal length is 348.3 cm. 03:01:17 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.92 V = 1.92 03:01:17 True image center (J2000): 07h 33m 30.9s 37° 50' 57.93" 03:01:17 Imager sky position angle is 320.3 deg. 03:01:17 Image FWHM is 3.1 arcsec (1.64 pixels) 03:01:17 (avg FWHM = 3.07 arcsec) 03:01:17 [sync] pointing model updated 03:01:17 Internal guider, always re-slew 03:01:17 Re-slew to target. 03:01:17 Start slew to SDSS073224... 03:01:19 (wait for slew to complete) 03:01:20 (slew complete) 03:01:20 Target is now centered. 03:01:20 Switching from V to R filter for imaging 03:01:20 No focus change required 03:01:28 (guide star SNR=8.4 X=219 Y=465) 03:01:29 (initial exposure interval 1) 03:01:33 (guide star SNR=3.0 X=68 Y=513) 03:01:33 (final exposure interval 1.2) 03:01:33 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 03:01:40 (guide star SNR=3.0 X=66 Y=518) 03:02:49 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 03:02:56 (guide star SNR=3.0 X=156 Y=486) 03:02:57 (initial exposure interval 1.55) 03:03:04 (guide star SNR=3.0 X=141 Y=504) 03:03:04 (final exposure interval 1.59) 03:03:04 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 03:03:11 (guide star SNR=3.0 X=154 Y=488) 03:03:27 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 03:03:33 (guide star SNR=3.0 X=158 Y=481) 03:03:33 (initial exposure interval 1.94) 03:03:39 (guide star SNR=3.0 X=143 Y=502) 03:03:40 (final exposure interval 2.07) 03:03:40 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 03:03:46 (guide star SNR=3.0 X=147 Y=498) 03:04:29 **Guider waited for 11.35 sec and never got a measurement 03:04:40 (guide star SNR=3.0 X=133 Y=512) 03:04:41 (initial exposure interval 2.35) 03:04:47 (guide star SNR=14.9 X=219 Y=465) 03:04:48 (final exposure interval 1) 03:04:48 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 03:04:52 (guide star SNR=3.0 X=130 Y=514) 03:05:10 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 03:05:11 **Autoguiding failed. 03:05:11 (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds) 03:05:11 Imaging to SDSS073224_R_20140313_030057 03:05:11 (taking 600 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 1) 03:05:11 (starting exposure) 03:15:37 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 03:15:37 Image finished 03:15:42 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 03:15:42 [flip check: Tn=900s HAc=-63s GW=T HAz=796s DWz=T WF=no] 03:15:42 (guider not running, restarting...) 03:15:42 (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart) 03:15:42 Updating pointing... 03:15:42 Switching from R to V filter for pointing exposure 03:15:42 No focus change required 03:15:45 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 03:15:45 (starting exposure) 03:15:59 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 03:15:59 Calibrating image... 03:15:59 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 03:15:59 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 03:15:59 Image finished 03:15:59 Plate-solve pointing image. 03:16:00 51 image stars found 03:16:00 80 catalog stars found 03:16:00 ** The calculated plate scale is extremely different from the configured plate scale. Solution is suspect. 03:16:00 Start slew to offset... 03:16:02 (wait for slew to complete) 03:16:06 (slew complete) 03:16:06 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 03:16:06 (starting exposure) 03:16:20 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 03:16:20 Calibrating image... 03:16:20 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 03:16:20 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 03:16:20 Image finished 03:16:20 Plate-solve pointing image. 03:16:20 35 image stars found 03:16:21 122 catalog stars found 03:16:21 ** Focal length off by more than 10%, solution rejected. 03:16:21 Start slew to SDSS073224... 03:16:22 (wait for slew to complete) 03:16:27 (slew complete) 03:16:27 Switching from V to R filter for imaging 03:16:27 No focus change required 03:16:35 (guide star SNR=5.6 X=219 Y=465) 03:16:35 (initial exposure interval 1) 03:16:39 **No stars found in guider image 03:16:42 (final exposure interval -1) 03:16:42 **No usable stars at max guider exposure interval 03:16:42 **Autoguiding failed. 03:16:42 (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds) 03:16:42 Imaging to SDSS073224_R_20140313_031542 03:16:42 (taking 600 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 1) 03:16:42 (starting exposure) 03:27:12 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 03:27:12 Image finished 03:27:15 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 03:27:15 [flip check: Tn=900s HAc=588s GW=T HAz=1491s DWz=T WF=no] 03:27:15 (guider not running, restarting...) 03:27:15 (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart) 03:27:15 Updating pointing... 03:27:15 Switching from R to V filter for pointing exposure 03:27:15 No focus change required 03:27:18 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 03:27:18 (starting exposure) 03:27:32 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 03:27:32 Calibrating image... 03:27:32 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 03:27:32 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 03:27:32 Image finished 03:27:32 Plate-solve pointing image. 03:27:33 32 image stars found 03:27:33 80 catalog stars found 03:27:33 ** Focal length off by more than 10%, solution rejected. 03:27:33 Start slew to offset... 03:27:34 (wait for slew to complete) 03:27:38 (slew complete) 03:27:38 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 03:27:38 (starting exposure) 03:27:51 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 03:27:51 Calibrating image... 03:27:51 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 03:27:51 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 03:27:51 Image finished 03:27:51 Plate-solve pointing image. 03:27:51 34 image stars found 03:27:51 122 catalog stars found 03:27:51 Solved! 15 stars matched. 03:27:51 Average residual is 0.62 arcsec. 03:27:51 Pointing error is 4.738 arcmin @ angle 277.67 03:27:51 True focal length is 346.0 cm. 03:27:51 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.93 V = 1.93 03:27:51 True image center (J2000): 07h 32m 01.0s 38° 19' 05.07" 03:27:51 Imager sky position angle is 32.8 deg. 03:27:51 Image FWHM is 4.1 arcsec (2.10 pixels) 03:27:51 (avg FWHM = 3.37 arcsec) 03:27:51 [sync] pointing model updated 03:27:51 Re-slew to target. 03:27:51 Start slew to SDSS073224... 03:27:53 (wait for slew to complete) 03:27:59 (slew complete) 03:27:59 Target is now centered. 03:27:59 Switching from V to R filter for imaging 03:27:59 No focus change required 03:28:07 (guide star SNR=10.0 X=327 Y=376) 03:28:07 (initial exposure interval 1) 03:28:14 **No stars found in guider image 03:28:14 (final exposure interval -1) 03:28:14 **No usable stars at max guider exposure interval 03:28:14 **Autoguiding failed. 03:28:14 (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds) 03:28:14 Imaging to SDSS073224_R_20140313_032715 03:28:14 (taking 600 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 1) 03:28:14 (starting exposure) 03:38:32 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 03:38:32 Image finished 03:38:37 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 03:38:38 Run complete ACP console log closed 13-Mar-2014 03:38:38 UTC