ACP console log opened 13-Nov-2015 02:07:07 UTC
This is ACP version 6.0 (build 14, Special for Wodaski Alt/Az Scope)
Licensed to Arne Henden
02:07:07 This is AcquireScheduler V3.5.2
02:07:07 Custom image file path/names are in use
02:07:07 Custom auto-flip parameters are in use
02:07:07   PreFlip=300 PostFlip=120 AF=300 PU=60
02:07:07 Hardware GEM pier side reporting is available.
02:07:08 Initializing AcquireSupport V6.0.7
02:07:09 Weather safe, server is Boltwood Cloud Sensor II
02:07:09 Telescope is ACP->TMO, driver V3
02:07:09 Dome is MaxDome
02:07:09 MaxIm DL/CCD is version 5.18
02:07:09 Imager is QSI Universal
02:07:09 Imager readout modes:
02:07:09   0 is Image Quality
02:07:09 Guider is SX Universal(internal/off-axis)
02:07:09 Calculated unbinned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.33 V = 0.33
02:07:09 Calculated field of view (arcmin): H = 18.4 V = 13.8
02:07:09 Using focus offsets from FilterInfo.txt
02:07:09 ACPS Observation U_Aqr(1 of 1)
02:07:09   (belongs to Project AAVSO_Monitoring, Plan U_Aqr)
02:07:09   (turning on sidereal tracking)
02:07:09 Pointing updates are enabled
02:07:09   Start slew to U_Aqr...
02:07:11   (wait for slew to complete)
02:07:59   (slew complete)
02:07:59     [flip check:  Tn=660s HAc=1472s GW=T HAz=2132s DWz=T WF=no]
02:07:59   Updating pointing...
02:07:59   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4)
02:07:59   (using Image Quality readout mode)
02:07:59   (starting exposure)
02:08:12   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
02:08:12   Calibrating image...
02:08:12 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
02:08:12 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
02:08:12   Image finished
02:08:12   Plate-solve pointing image.
02:08:12   32 image stars found
02:08:12   45 catalog stars found
02:08:12   Solved! 18 stars matched.
02:08:12   Average residual is 0.47 arcsec.
02:08:12   Pointing error is 0.127 arcmin @ angle 126.08
02:08:12   True focal length is 345.9 cm.
02:08:12   True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.29 V = 1.28
02:08:12   True image center (J2000): 22h 03m 20.1s   -16° 37' 39.80"
02:08:12   Imager sky position angle is 2.9 deg.
02:08:12   Image FWHM is 2.1 arcsec (1.63 pixels)
02:08:12   (avg FWHM = 1.96 arcsec)
02:08:12   [sync] pointing model updated
02:08:12   Internal guider, always re-slew
02:08:12   Re-slew to target.
02:08:12   Start slew to U_Aqr...
02:08:13   (wait for slew to complete)
02:08:15   (slew complete)
02:08:15   Target is now centered.
02:08:15   (long exp, no orbital tracking, trying to autoguide)
02:08:15   Switching from V to B filter for imaging
02:08:15   Focus change of 9 steps required
02:08:32   (guide star SNR=47.7 X=579 Y=546)
02:08:32   (initial exposure interval 1)
02:08:36   (guide star SNR=51.7 X=579 Y=545)
02:08:36   (final exposure interval 1)
02:08:36   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
02:08:41   (guide star SNR=53.1 X=579 Y=545)
02:09:19 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
02:09:25   (guide star SNR=53.5 X=661 Y=525)
02:09:25   (initial exposure interval 1)
02:09:29   (guide star SNR=53.2 X=660 Y=525)
02:09:29   (final exposure interval 1)
02:09:29   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
02:09:34   (guide star SNR=51.7 X=662 Y=525)
02:10:22 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
02:10:28   (guide star SNR=43.4 X=734 Y=528)
02:10:28   (initial exposure interval 1)
02:10:32   (guide star SNR=44.3 X=734 Y=528)
02:10:32   (final exposure interval 1)
02:10:32   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
02:10:36   (guide star SNR=43.7 X=734 Y=529)
02:10:54 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
02:10:59   (guide star SNR=22.4 X=219 Y=465)
02:10:59   (initial exposure interval 1)
02:11:04   (guide star SNR=17.3 X=219 Y=465)
02:11:04   (final exposure interval 1)
02:11:04   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
02:11:09   (guide star SNR=66.2 X=219 Y=465)
02:11:22 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
02:11:23 **Autoguiding failed.
02:11:23   (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds)
02:11:23     [flip check:  Tn=600s HAc=1681s GW=T HAz=2276s DWz=T WF=no]
02:11:23   (guider not running, restarting...)
02:11:23   (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart)
02:11:23   Updating pointing...
02:11:23   Switching from B to V filter for pointing exposure
02:11:23   Focus change of -9 steps required
02:11:32   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4)
02:11:32   (using Image Quality readout mode)
02:11:32   (starting exposure)
02:11:45   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
02:11:45   Calibrating image...
02:11:45 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
02:11:45 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
02:11:45   Image finished
02:11:45   Plate-solve pointing image.
02:11:45   31 image stars found
02:11:46   45 catalog stars found
02:11:46   Solved! 19 stars matched.
02:11:46   Average residual is 0.49 arcsec.
02:11:46   Pointing error is 1.518 arcmin @ angle 219.77
02:11:46   True focal length is 346.1 cm.
02:11:46   True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.29 V = 1.29
02:11:46   True image center (J2000): 22h 03m 15.6s   -16° 38' 45.29"
02:11:46   Imager sky position angle is 2.9 deg.
02:11:46   Image FWHM is 2.1 arcsec (1.61 pixels)
02:11:46   (avg FWHM = 2.00 arcsec)
02:11:46   [sync] pointing model updated
02:11:46   Internal guider, always re-slew
02:11:46   Re-slew to target.
02:11:46   Start slew to U_Aqr...
02:11:47   (wait for slew to complete)
02:11:48   (slew complete)
02:11:48   Target is now centered.
02:11:48   Switching from V to B filter for imaging
02:11:48   Focus change of 9 steps required
02:12:05   (guide star SNR=43.1 X=609 Y=540)
02:12:05   (initial exposure interval 1)
02:12:09   (guide star SNR=48.9 X=609 Y=540)
02:12:09   (final exposure interval 1)
02:12:09   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
02:12:14   (guide star SNR=50.1 X=610 Y=539)
02:12:57 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
02:13:02   (guide star SNR=49.8 X=682 Y=526)
02:13:02   (initial exposure interval 1)
02:13:07   (guide star SNR=55.3 X=682 Y=526)
02:13:07   (final exposure interval 1)
02:13:07   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
02:13:12   (guide star SNR=51.5 X=683 Y=526)
02:13:53 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
02:13:59   (initial exposure interval -1)
02:13:59 No usable stars in guider image; trying again at max guider exposure
02:14:21   (guide star SNR=7.8 X=219 Y=465)
02:14:21   (exposure interval 1)
02:14:34 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
02:14:39 **No stars found in guider image
02:14:39   (initial exposure interval -1)
02:14:39 No usable stars in guider image; trying again at max guider exposure
02:15:01   (guide star SNR=6.7 X=219 Y=465)
02:15:01   (exposure interval 1)
02:15:15 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
02:15:16 **Autoguiding failed.
02:15:16   (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds)
02:15:16   Imaging to U_Aqr_B_20151113_021123
02:15:16   (taking 300 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1)
02:15:16   (using Image Quality readout mode)
02:15:16   (starting exposure)
02:20:43   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
02:20:43   Image finished
02:20:46   Plate-solve U_Aqr_B_20151113_021123 final image.
02:20:48   292 image stars found
02:20:48   45 catalog stars found
02:20:49 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality.
02:20:51     [flip check:  Tn=600s HAc=2251s GW=T HAz=2846s DWz=T WF=no]
02:20:51   (guider not running, restarting...)
02:20:51   (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart)
02:20:51   Updating pointing...
02:20:51   Switching from B to V filter for pointing exposure
02:20:51   Focus change of -9 steps required
02:21:00   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4)
02:21:00   (using Image Quality readout mode)
02:21:00   (starting exposure)
02:21:13   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
02:21:13   Calibrating image...
02:21:13 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
02:21:13 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
02:21:13   Image finished
02:21:13   Plate-solve pointing image.
02:21:13   33 image stars found
02:21:14   45 catalog stars found
02:21:14   Solved! 20 stars matched.
02:21:14   Average residual is 0.51 arcsec.
02:21:14   Pointing error is 1.516 arcmin @ angle 220.12
02:21:14   True focal length is 346.1 cm.
02:21:14   True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.29 V = 1.29
02:21:14   True image center (J2000): 22h 03m 15.6s   -16° 38' 44.84"
02:21:14   Imager sky position angle is 2.9 deg.
02:21:14   [sync] pointing model updated
02:21:14   Internal guider, always re-slew
02:21:14   Re-slew to target.
02:21:14   Start slew to U_Aqr...
02:21:15   (wait for slew to complete)
02:21:16   (slew complete)
02:21:16   Target is now centered.
02:21:16   Switching from V to B filter for imaging
02:21:16   Focus change of 9 steps required
02:21:33   (guide star SNR=38.6 X=602 Y=533)
02:21:33   (initial exposure interval 1)
02:21:37   (guide star SNR=45.7 X=603 Y=532)
02:21:37   (final exposure interval 1)
02:21:37   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
02:21:42   (guide star SNR=44.2 X=602 Y=532)
02:22:25 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
02:22:31   (guide star SNR=48.9 X=530 Y=503)
02:22:31   (initial exposure interval 1)
02:22:36   (guide star SNR=48.8 X=530 Y=503)
02:22:36   (final exposure interval 1)
02:22:36   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
02:22:40   (guide star SNR=45.6 X=532 Y=504)
02:23:23 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
02:23:28   (guide star SNR=50.3 X=458 Y=491)
02:23:28   (initial exposure interval 1)
02:23:32   (guide star SNR=44.7 X=457 Y=491)
02:23:32   (final exposure interval 1)
02:23:32   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
02:23:37   (guide star SNR=48.2 X=458 Y=491)
02:24:24 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
02:24:30   (guide star SNR=41.6 X=363 Y=485)
02:24:30   (initial exposure interval 1)
02:24:34   (guide star SNR=42.1 X=363 Y=484)
02:24:34   (final exposure interval 1)
02:24:34   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
02:24:39   (guide star SNR=42.7 X=364 Y=486)
02:24:45   (autoguiding at 1.00 sec.)
02:24:45   Imaging to U_Aqr_B_20151113_022051
02:24:45   (taking 300 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1)
02:24:45   (using Image Quality readout mode)
02:24:48   (ex=0.36 ey=0.61)
02:24:48   (guider check OK)
02:24:48   (starting exposure)
02:30:20   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
02:30:20   Image finished
02:30:23   First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target.
02:30:26   (waiting for guider to settle...)
02:30:31     [flip check:  Tn=600s HAc=2824s GW=T HAz=3428s DWz=T WF=no]
02:30:31   Imaging to U_Aqr_B_20151113_023031
02:30:31   (taking 300 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1)
02:30:31   (using Image Quality readout mode)
02:30:31   (ex=0.00 ey=0.00)
02:30:31   (guider error n/a or too high, try #1)
02:30:44 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
02:30:44 **Guider stopped or lost star just before image acquisition
ACP console log closed 13-Nov-2015 02:30:44 UTC