ACP console log opened 17-Mar-2014 02:52:24 UTC This is ACP version 6.0 (build 14, Special for Wodaski Alt/Az Scope) Licensed to Arne Henden 02:52:24 This is AcquireScheduler V3.5.2 02:52:24 Custom image file path/names are in use 02:52:24 Custom auto-flip parameters are in use 02:52:24 PreFlip=300 PostFlip=120 AF=300 PU=60 02:52:24 Hardware GEM pier side reporting is available. 02:52:25 Initializing AcquireSupport V6.0.7 02:52:27 Weather safe, server is Boltwood Cloud Sensor II 02:52:27 Telescope is ACP->TMO, driver V3 02:52:28 Dome is MaxDome 02:52:28 MaxIm DL/CCD is version 5.18 02:52:28 Imager is QSI Universal 02:52:28 Guider is SX Universal(internal/off-axis) 02:52:28 Calculated unbinned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.33 V = 0.33 02:52:28 Calculated field of view (arcmin): H = 18.4 V = 13.8 02:52:28 Using focus offsets from FilterInfo.txt 02:52:28 ACPS Observation SDSS073224(1 of 1) 02:52:28 (belongs to Project AGN, Plan SDSS073224) 02:52:28 (turning on sidereal tracking) 02:52:28 Pointing updates are enabled 02:52:28 Start slew to SDSS073224... 02:52:29 (wait for slew to complete) 02:53:01 (slew complete) 02:53:01 [flip check: Tn=960s HAc=-1396s GW=T HAz=438s DWz=T WF=no] 02:53:01 Updating pointing... 02:53:02 Switching from I to V filter for pointing exposure 02:53:02 No focus change required 02:53:05 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 02:53:05 (starting exposure) 02:53:21 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 02:53:21 Calibrating image... 02:53:21 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 02:53:21 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 02:53:21 Image finished 02:53:21 Plate-solve pointing image. 02:53:21 37 image stars found 02:53:21 80 catalog stars found 02:53:21 Solved! 27 stars matched. 02:53:21 Average residual is 0.64 arcsec. 02:53:21 Pointing error is 0.737 arcmin @ angle 22.75 02:53:21 True focal length is 346.7 cm. 02:53:21 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.93 V = 1.93 02:53:21 True image center (J2000): 07h 32m 26.3s 37° 42' 25.78" 02:53:21 Imager sky position angle is 32.8 deg. 02:53:21 Image FWHM is 3.6 arcsec (1.85 pixels) 02:53:21 (avg FWHM = 4.10 arcsec) 02:53:21 [sync] pointing model updated 02:53:21 Internal guider, always re-slew 02:53:21 Re-slew to target. 02:53:21 Start slew to SDSS073224... 02:53:23 (wait for slew to complete) 02:53:24 (slew complete) 02:53:24 Target is now centered. 02:53:24 (long exp, no orbital tracking, trying to autoguide) 02:53:24 Switching from V to R filter for imaging 02:53:24 No focus change required 02:53:34 (guide star SNR=15.5 X=219 Y=465) 02:53:34 (initial exposure interval 1) 02:53:38 **No stars found in guider image 02:53:38 (final exposure interval -1) 02:53:38 **No usable stars at max guider exposure interval 02:53:38 **Autoguiding failed. 02:53:38 (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds) 02:53:38 [flip check: Tn=900s HAc=-487s GW=T HAz=415s DWz=T WF=no] 02:53:38 (guider not running, restarting...) 02:53:38 (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart) 02:53:38 Updating pointing... 02:53:39 Switching from R to V filter for pointing exposure 02:53:39 No focus change required 02:53:42 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 02:53:42 (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 27 image stars found 02:53:55 80 catalog stars found 02:53:55 Solved! 17 stars matched. 02:53:55 Average residual is 0.64 arcsec. 02:53:55 Pointing error is 0.725 arcmin @ angle 91.24 02:53:55 True focal length is 344.3 cm. 02:53:55 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.94 V = 1.93 02:53:55 True image center (J2000): 07h 32m 28.6s 37° 41' 44.06" 02:53:55 Imager sky position angle is 32.5 deg. 02:53:55 [sync] pointing model updated 02:53:55 Internal guider, always re-slew 02:53:55 Re-slew to target. 02:53:56 Start slew to SDSS073224... 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 R filter for imaging 02:54:00 No focus change required 02:54:08 (guide star SNR=10.1 X=219 Y=465) 02:54:08 (initial exposure interval 1) 02:54:12 **No stars found in guider image 02:54:12 (final exposure interval -1) 02:54:12 **No usable stars at max guider exposure interval 02:54:12 **Autoguiding failed. 02:54:12 (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds) 02:54:12 Imaging to SDSS073224_R_20140317_025338 02:54:13 (taking 600 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 1) 02:54:13 (starting exposure) 03:04:43 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 03:04:43 Image finished 03:04:46 Plate-solve SDSS073224_R_20140317_025338 final image. 03:04:48 1987 image stars found 03:04:51 80 catalog stars found 03:04:51 ** The calculated plate scale is extremely different from the configured plate scale. Solution is suspect. 03:04:51 [flip check: Tn=900s HAc=186s GW=T HAz=1090s DWz=T WF=no] 03:04:51 (guider not running, restarting...) 03:04:51 (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart) 03:04:51 Updating pointing... 03:04:51 Switching from R to V filter for pointing exposure 03:04:51 No focus change required 03:04:55 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 03:04:55 (starting exposure) 03:05:08 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 03:05:08 Calibrating image... 03:05:08 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 03:05:08 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 03:05:08 Image finished 03:05:08 Plate-solve pointing image. 03:05:08 33 image stars found 03:05:11 80 catalog stars found 03:05:11 Solved! 15 stars matched. 03:05:11 Average residual is 0.66 arcsec. 03:05:11 Pointing error is 0.267 arcmin @ angle 105.65 03:05:11 True focal length is 348.2 cm. 03:05:11 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.92 V = 1.93 03:05:11 True image center (J2000): 07h 32m 26.2s 37° 41' 40.67" 03:05:11 Imager sky position angle is 32.8 deg. 03:05:11 [sync] pointing model updated 03:05:11 Internal guider, always re-slew 03:05:11 Re-slew to target. 03:05:11 Start slew to SDSS073224... 03:05:12 (wait for slew to complete) 03:05:19 (slew complete) 03:05:19 Target is now centered. 03:05:19 Switching from V to R filter for imaging 03:05:19 No focus change required 03:05:27 (guide star SNR=17.2 X=219 Y=465) 03:05:27 (initial exposure interval 1) 03:05:33 **No stars found in guider image 03:05:33 (final exposure interval -1) 03:05:33 **No usable stars at max guider exposure interval 03:05:33 **Autoguiding failed. 03:05:33 (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds) 03:05:33 Imaging to SDSS073224_R_20140317_030451 03:05:33 (taking 600 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 1) 03:05:33 (starting exposure) 03:15:53 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 03:15:53 Image finished 03:15:57 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 03:15:57 [flip check: Tn=900s HAc=854s GW=T HAz=1758s DWz=T WF=no] 03:15:57 (guider not running, restarting...) 03:15:57 (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart) 03:15:57 Updating pointing... 03:15:57 Switching from R to V filter for pointing exposure 03:15:57 No focus change required 03:16:01 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 03:16:01 (starting exposure) 03:16:15 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 03:16:15 Calibrating image... 03:16:15 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 03:16:15 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 03:16:15 Image finished 03:16:15 Plate-solve pointing image. 03:16:15 36 image stars found 03:16:15 80 catalog stars found 03:16:15 ** Focal length off by more than 10%, solution rejected. 03:16:16 Start slew to offset... 03:16:17 (wait for slew to complete) 03:16:21 (slew complete) 03:16:21 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 03:16:21 (starting exposure) 03:16:34 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 03:16:34 Calibrating image... 03:16:34 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 03:16:34 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 03:16:34 Image finished 03:16:34 Plate-solve pointing image. 03:16:34 43 image stars found 03:16:35 122 catalog stars found 03:16:35 ** Focal length off by more than 10%, solution rejected. 03:16:36 Start slew to SDSS073224... 03:16:37 (wait for slew to complete) 03:16:43 (slew complete) 03:16:43 Switching from V to R filter for imaging 03:16:43 No focus change required 03:16:52 (guide star SNR=7.8 X=219 Y=465) 03:16:52 (initial exposure interval 1) 03:16:56 **No stars found in guider image 03:16:56 (final exposure interval -1) 03:16:56 **No usable stars at max guider exposure interval 03:16:56 **Autoguiding failed. 03:16:56 (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds) 03:16:56 Imaging to SDSS073224_R_20140317_031557 03:16:56 (taking 600 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 1) 03:16:56 (starting exposure) 03:27:17 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 03:27:17 Image finished 03:27:20 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 03:27:20 [flip check: Tn=900s HAc=1539s GW=T HAz=2442s DWz=T WF=no] 03:27:20 (guider not running, restarting...) 03:27:20 (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart) 03:27:20 Updating pointing... 03:27:20 Switching from R to V filter for pointing exposure 03:27:20 No focus change required 03:27:24 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 03:27:24 (starting exposure) 03:27:38 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 03:27:38 Calibrating image... 03:27:38 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 03:27:38 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 03:27:38 Image finished 03:27:38 Plate-solve pointing image. 03:27:38 36 image stars found 03:27:38 80 catalog stars found 03:27:38 Solved! 22 stars matched. 03:27:38 Average residual is 0.77 arcsec. 03:27:38 Pointing error is 0.526 arcmin @ angle 38.69 03:27:38 True focal length is 347.8 cm. 03:27:38 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.92 V = 1.93 03:27:38 True image center (J2000): 07h 32m 26.6s 37° 42' 09.63" 03:27:38 Imager sky position angle is 32.9 deg. 03:27:38 [sync] pointing model updated 03:27:38 Internal guider, always re-slew 03:27:38 Re-slew to target. 03:27:38 Start slew to SDSS073224... 03:27:40 (wait for slew to complete) 03:27:44 (slew complete) 03:27:44 Target is now centered. 03:27:44 Switching from V to R filter for imaging 03:27:44 No focus change required 03:27:52 (guide star SNR=12.7 X=219 Y=465) 03:27:52 (initial exposure interval 1) 03:27:56 **No stars found in guider image 03:27:56 (final exposure interval -1) 03:27:56 **No usable stars at max guider exposure interval 03:27:56 **Autoguiding failed. 03:27:56 (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds) 03:27:56 Imaging to SDSS073224_R_20140317_032720 03:27:56 (taking 600 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 1) 03:27:56 (starting exposure) 03:38:27 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 03:38:27 Image finished 03:38:32 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 03:38:33 Run complete ACP console log closed 17-Mar-2014 03:38:33 UTC