ACP console log opened 19-Mar-2014 02:29:15 UTC This is ACP version 6.0 (build 14, Special for Wodaski Alt/Az Scope) Licensed to Arne Henden 02:29:15 This is AcquireScheduler V3.5.2 02:29:15 Custom image file path/names are in use 02:29:15 Custom auto-flip parameters are in use 02:29:15 PreFlip=300 PostFlip=120 AF=300 PU=60 02:29:15 Hardware GEM pier side reporting is available. 02:29:16 Initializing AcquireSupport V6.0.7 02:29:18 Weather safe, server is Boltwood Cloud Sensor II 02:29:18 Telescope is ACP->TMO, driver V3 02:29:18 Dome is MaxDome 02:29:21 MaxIm DL/CCD is version 5.18 02:29:21 Imager is QSI Universal 02:29:21 Guider is SX Universal(internal/off-axis) 02:29:21 Calculated unbinned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.33 V = 0.33 02:29:21 Calculated field of view (arcmin): H = 18.4 V = 13.8 02:29:21 Using focus offsets from FilterInfo.txt 02:29:21 ACPS Observation SDSS073224(1 of 1) 02:29:21 (belongs to Project AGN, Plan SDSS073224) 02:29:21 (turning on sidereal tracking) 02:29:21 Pointing updates are enabled 02:29:21 Start slew to SDSS073224... 02:29:22 (wait for slew to complete) 02:29:54 (slew complete) 02:29:54 [flip check: Tn=960s HAc=-1458s GW=T HAz=-480s DWz=T WF=no] 02:29:54 Updating pointing... 02:29:54 Switching from I to V filter for pointing exposure 02:29:54 No focus change required 02:29:56 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 02:29:56 (starting exposure) 02:30:11 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 02:30:11 Calibrating image... 02:30:11 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 02:30:11 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 02:30:11 Image finished 02:30:11 Plate-solve pointing image. 02:30:11 34 image stars found 02:30:11 80 catalog stars found 02:30:11 ** Focal length off by more than 10%, solution rejected. 02:30:12 Start slew to offset... 02:30:13 (wait for slew to complete) 02:30:18 (slew complete) 02:30:18 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 02:30:18 (starting exposure) 02:30:30 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 02:30:30 Calibrating image... 02:30:30 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 02:30:30 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 02:30:30 Image finished 02:30:30 Plate-solve pointing image. 02:30:30 35 image stars found 02:30:30 122 catalog stars found 02:30:30 Solved! 19 stars matched. 02:30:33 Average residual is 0.29 arcsec. 02:30:33 Pointing error is 1.732 arcmin @ angle 33.71 02:30:33 True focal length is 347.6 cm. 02:30:33 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.92 V = 1.93 02:30:33 True image center (J2000): 07h 32m 29.8s 38° 19' 53.70" 02:30:33 Imager sky position angle is 32.5 deg. 02:30:33 Image FWHM is 3.3 arcsec (1.69 pixels) 02:30:33 (avg FWHM = 3.41 arcsec) 02:30:33 [sync] pointing model updated 02:30:33 Re-slew to target. 02:30:33 Start slew to SDSS073224... 02:30:35 (wait for slew to complete) 02:30:39 (slew complete) 02:30:39 Target is now centered. 02:30:39 (long exp, no orbital tracking, trying to autoguide) 02:30:39 Switching from V to R filter for imaging 02:30:39 No focus change required 02:30:47 (guide star SNR=8.9 X=219 Y=465) 02:30:47 (initial exposure interval 1) 02:30:51 **No stars found in guider image 02:30:51 (final exposure interval -1) 02:30:51 **No usable stars at max guider exposure interval 02:30:51 **Autoguiding failed. 02:30:51 (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds) 02:30:51 [flip check: Tn=900s HAc=-1383s GW=T HAz=-483s DWz=T WF=no] 02:30:51 (guider not running, restarting...) 02:30:53 (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart) 02:30:53 Updating pointing... 02:30:54 Switching from R to V filter for pointing exposure 02:30:54 No focus change required 02:30:56 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 02:30:56 (starting exposure) 02:31:08 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 02:31:08 Calibrating image... 02:31:08 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 02:31:08 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 02:31:08 Image finished 02:31:08 Plate-solve pointing image. 02:31:08 29 image stars found 02:31:08 80 catalog stars found 02:31:08 Solved! 14 stars matched. 02:31:09 Average residual is 0.69 arcsec. 02:31:09 Pointing error is 0.561 arcmin @ angle 95.20 02:31:09 True focal length is 346.2 cm. 02:31:09 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.93 V = 1.93 02:31:09 True image center (J2000): 07h 32m 27.7s 37° 41' 41.94" 02:31:09 Imager sky position angle is 32.4 deg. 02:31:09 [sync] pointing model updated 02:31:09 Internal guider, always re-slew 02:31:09 Re-slew to target. 02:31:09 Start slew to SDSS073224... 02:31:10 (wait for slew to complete) 02:31:14 (slew complete) 02:31:14 Target is now centered. 02:31:14 Switching from V to R filter for imaging 02:31:14 No focus change required 02:31:22 (guide star SNR=8.5 X=219 Y=465) 02:31:22 (initial exposure interval 1) 02:31:28 **No stars found in guider image 02:31:28 (final exposure interval -1) 02:31:28 **No usable stars at max guider exposure interval 02:31:28 **Autoguiding failed. 02:31:28 (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds) 02:31:28 Imaging to SDSS073224_R_20140319_023051 02:31:29 (taking 600 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 1) 02:31:29 (starting exposure) 02:41:57 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 02:41:57 Image finished 02:41:59 Plate-solve SDSS073224_R_20140319_023051 final image. 02:42:01 1652 image stars found 02:42:01 80 catalog stars found 02:42:01 ** The calculated plate scale is extremely different from the configured plate scale. Solution is suspect. 02:42:01 [flip check: Tn=900s HAc=-710s GW=T HAz=189s DWz=T WF=no] 02:42:01 (guider not running, restarting...) 02:42:01 (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart) 02:42:01 Updating pointing... 02:42:01 Switching from R to V filter for pointing exposure 02:42:01 No focus change required 02:42:04 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 02:42:04 (starting exposure) 02:42:18 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 02:42:18 Calibrating image... 02:42:18 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 02:42:18 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 02:42:18 Image finished 02:42:18 Plate-solve pointing image. 02:42:18 25 image stars found 02:42:19 80 catalog stars found 02:42:19 Solved! 12 stars matched. 02:42:19 Average residual is 0.52 arcsec. 02:42:19 Pointing error is 0.431 arcmin @ angle 98.42 02:42:19 True focal length is 346.6 cm. 02:42:19 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.93 V = 1.93 02:42:19 True image center (J2000): 07h 32m 27.1s 37° 41' 41.22" 02:42:19 Imager sky position angle is 32.4 deg. 02:42:19 Image FWHM is 3.4 arcsec (1.74 pixels) 02:42:19 (avg FWHM = 3.38 arcsec) 02:42:19 [sync] pointing model updated 02:42:19 Internal guider, always re-slew 02:42:19 Re-slew to target. 02:42:19 Start slew to SDSS073224... 02:42:22 (wait for slew to complete) 02:42:23 (slew complete) 02:42:23 Target is now centered. 02:42:23 Switching from V to R filter for imaging 02:42:23 No focus change required 02:42:30 (guide star SNR=12.9 X=219 Y=465) 02:42:30 (initial exposure interval 1) 02:42:36 **No stars found in guider image 02:42:36 (final exposure interval -1) 02:42:36 **No usable stars at max guider exposure interval 02:42:36 **Autoguiding failed. 02:42:36 (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds) 02:42:36 Imaging to SDSS073224_R_20140319_024201 02:42:36 (taking 600 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 1) 02:42:36 (starting exposure) 02:52:59 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 02:52:59 Image finished 02:53:02 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 02:53:02 [flip check: Tn=900s HAc=-48s GW=T HAz=851s DWz=T WF=no] 02:53:02 (guider not running, restarting...) 02:53:02 (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart) 02:53:02 Updating pointing... 02:53:02 Switching from R to V filter for pointing exposure 02:53:02 No focus change required 02:53:04 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 02:53:04 (starting exposure) 02:53:19 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 02:53:19 Calibrating image... 02:53:19 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 02:53:19 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 02:53:19 Image finished 02:53:19 Plate-solve pointing image. 02:53:19 30 image stars found 02:53:19 80 catalog stars found 02:53:19 ** Focal length off by more than 10%, solution rejected. 02:53:19 Start slew to offset... 02:53:21 (wait for slew to complete) 02:53:25 (slew complete) 02:53:25 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 02:53:25 (starting exposure) 02:53:37 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 02:53:37 Calibrating image... 02:53:37 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 02:53:37 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 02:53:37 Image finished 02:53:37 Plate-solve pointing image. 02:53:37 24 image stars found 02:53:39 122 catalog stars found 02:53:39 ** Focal length off by more than 10%, solution rejected. 02:53:39 Start slew to SDSS073224... 02:53:40 (wait for slew to complete) 02:53:45 (slew complete) 02:53:45 Switching from V to R filter for imaging 02:53:45 No focus change required 02:53:54 (guide star SNR=22.8 X=219 Y=465) 02:53:54 (initial exposure interval 1) 02:53:58 (guide star SNR=15.0 X=219 Y=465) 02:53:58 (final exposure interval 1) 02:53:58 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 02:54:02 (guide star SNR=23.9 X=219 Y=465) 02:54:15 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 02:54:20 (guide star SNR=39.2 X=219 Y=465) 02:54:20 (initial exposure interval 1) 02:54:26 **No stars found in guider image 02:54:26 (final exposure interval -1) 02:54:26 **No usable stars at max guider exposure interval 02:54:26 **Autoguiding failed. 02:54:26 (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds) 02:54:26 Imaging to SDSS073224_R_20140319_025302 02:54:27 (taking 600 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 1) 02:54:27 (starting exposure) 03:04:55 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 03:04:55 Image finished 03:04:57 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 03:04:57 [flip check: Tn=900s HAc=666s GW=T HAz=1569s DWz=T WF=no] 03:04:57 (guider not running, restarting...) 03:04:57 (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart) 03:04:57 Updating pointing... 03:04:57 Switching from R to V filter for pointing exposure 03:04:57 No focus change required 03:05:00 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 03:05:00 (starting exposure) 03:05:14 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 03:05:14 Calibrating image... 03:05:14 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 03:05:14 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 03:05:14 Image finished 03:05:14 Plate-solve pointing image. 03:05:14 25 image stars found 03:05:14 80 catalog stars found 03:05:14 Solved! 16 stars matched. 03:05:14 Average residual is 0.53 arcsec. 03:05:14 Pointing error is 1.722 arcmin @ angle 38.06 03:05:14 True focal length is 348.2 cm. 03:05:14 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.92 V = 1.92 03:05:14 True image center (J2000): 07h 32m 30.3s 37° 43' 06.33" 03:05:14 Imager sky position angle is 32.6 deg. 03:05:14 [sync] pointing model updated 03:05:14 Internal guider, always re-slew 03:05:14 Re-slew to target. 03:05:14 Start slew to SDSS073224... 03:05:16 (wait for slew to complete) 03:05:20 (slew complete) 03:05:20 Target is now centered. 03:05:20 Switching from V to R filter for imaging 03:05:20 No focus change required 03:05:27 (guide star SNR=31.7 X=219 Y=465) 03:05:27 (initial exposure interval 1) 03:05:34 **No stars found in guider image 03:05:34 (final exposure interval -1) 03:05:34 **No usable stars at max guider exposure interval 03:05:34 **Autoguiding failed. 03:05:34 (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds) 03:05:34 Imaging to SDSS073224_R_20140319_030457 03:05:34 (taking 600 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 1) 03:05:34 (starting exposure) 03:15:55 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 03:15:55 Image finished 03:15:57 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 03:15:58 Run complete ACP console log closed 19-Mar-2014 03:15:58 UTC