ACP console log opened 03-Dec-2015 01:57:42 UTC
This is ACP version 6.0 (build 14, Special for Wodaski Alt/Az Scope)
Licensed to Arne Henden
01:57:42 This is AcquireScheduler V3.5.2
01:57:42 Custom image file path/names are in use
01:57:42 Custom auto-flip parameters are in use
01:57:42   PreFlip=300 PostFlip=120 AF=300 PU=60
01:57:42 Hardware GEM pier side reporting is available.
01:57:43 Initializing AcquireSupport V6.0.7
01:57:43 Weather safe, server is Boltwood Cloud Sensor II
01:57:43 Telescope is ACP->ACP->TMO61, driver V3
01:57:43 Dome is MaxDome
01:57:44 MaxIm DL/CCD is version 5.18
01:57:44 Imager is QSI Universal
01:57:44 Imager readout modes:
01:57:44   0 is Image Quality
01:57:44 Guider is SX Universal(internal/off-axis)
01:57:44 Calculated unbinned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.33 V = 0.33
01:57:44 Calculated field of view (arcmin): H = 18.4 V = 13.8
01:57:44 Using focus offsets from FilterInfo.txt
01:57:44 ACPS Observation U_Aqr(1 of 1)
01:57:44   (belongs to Project AAVSO_Monitoring, Plan U_Aqr)
01:57:44   (turning on sidereal tracking)
01:57:44 Pointing updates are enabled
01:57:44   Start slew to U_Aqr...
01:57:45   (wait for slew to complete)
01:58:17   (slew complete)
01:58:17     [flip check:  Tn=660s HAc=5620s GW=T HAz=6280s DWz=T WF=no]
01:58:17   Updating pointing...
01:58:17   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4)
01:58:17   (using Image Quality readout mode)
01:58:17   (starting exposure)
01:58:30   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
01:58:30   Calibrating image...
01:58:30 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
01:58:30 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
01:58:30   Image finished
01:58:30   Plate-solve pointing image.
01:58:30   20 image stars found
01:58:31   45 catalog stars found
01:58:31   Solved! 13 stars matched.
01:58:31   Average residual is 0.41 arcsec.
01:58:31   Pointing error is 0.439 arcmin @ angle 103.26
01:58:31   True focal length is 346.1 cm.
01:58:31   True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.29 V = 1.29
01:58:31   True image center (J2000): 22h 03m 21.5s   -16° 37' 41.34"
01:58:31   Imager sky position angle is 3.0 deg.
01:58:31   [sync] pointing model updated
01:58:31   Internal guider, always re-slew
01:58:31   Re-slew to target.
01:58:31   Start slew to U_Aqr...
01:58:32   (wait for slew to complete)
01:58:34   (slew complete)
01:58:34   Target is now centered.
01:58:34   (long exp, no orbital tracking, trying to autoguide)
01:58:34   Switching from V to B filter for imaging
01:58:34   Focus change of 9 steps required
01:58:52   (guide star SNR=49.4 X=587 Y=551)
01:58:52   (initial exposure interval 1)
01:58:57   (guide star SNR=59.5 X=587 Y=551)
01:58:57   (final exposure interval 1)
01:58:57   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
01:59:01   (guide star SNR=60.5 X=586 Y=550)
01:59:35 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
01:59:40   (guide star SNR=60.2 X=664 Y=527)
01:59:40   (initial exposure interval 1)
01:59:45   (guide star SNR=60.8 X=664 Y=528)
01:59:45   (final exposure interval 1)
01:59:45   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
01:59:49   (guide star SNR=60.3 X=664 Y=528)
02:00:20 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
02:00:25   (guide star SNR=54.5 X=733 Y=526)
02:00:25   (initial exposure interval 1)
02:00:30   (guide star SNR=57.3 X=733 Y=526)
02:00:30   (final exposure interval 1)
02:00:30   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
02:00:34   (guide star SNR=54.9 X=733 Y=526)
02:00:51 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
02:00:56 **No stars found in guider image
02:00:56   (initial exposure interval -1)
02:00:56 No usable stars in guider image; trying again at max guider exposure
02:01:18   (guide star SNR=7.4 X=219 Y=465)
02:01:18   (exposure interval 1)
02:01:31 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
02:01:32 **Autoguiding failed.
02:01:32   (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds)
02:01:32     [flip check:  Tn=600s HAc=5820s GW=T HAz=6416s DWz=T WF=no]
02:01:32   (guider not running, restarting...)
02:01:32   (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart)
02:01:32   Updating pointing...
02:01:32   Switching from B to V filter for pointing exposure
02:01:32   Focus change of -9 steps required
02:01:41   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4)
02:01:41   (using Image Quality readout mode)
02:01:41   (starting exposure)
02:01:54   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
02:01:54   Calibrating image...
02:01:54 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
02:01:54 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
02:01:54   Image finished
02:01:54   Plate-solve pointing image.
02:01:54   30 image stars found
02:01:55   45 catalog stars found
02:01:55   Solved! 18 stars matched.
02:01:55   Average residual is 0.55 arcsec.
02:01:55   Pointing error is 1.503 arcmin @ angle 221.11
02:01:55   True focal length is 346.1 cm.
02:01:55   True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.29 V = 1.29
02:01:55   True image center (J2000): 22h 03m 15.6s   -16° 38' 43.24"
02:01:55   Imager sky position angle is 3.0 deg.
02:01:55   [sync] pointing model updated
02:01:55   Internal guider, always re-slew
02:01:55   Re-slew to target.
02:01:55   Start slew to U_Aqr...
02:01:56   (wait for slew to complete)
02:01:58   (slew complete)
02:01:58   Target is now centered.
02:01:58   Switching from V to B filter for imaging
02:01:58   Focus change of 9 steps required
02:02:15   (guide star SNR=47.1 X=602 Y=534)
02:02:15   (initial exposure interval 1)
02:02:18   (guide star SNR=55.0 X=601 Y=533)
02:02:19   (final exposure interval 1)
02:02:19   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
02:02:22   (guide star SNR=57.1 X=601 Y=533)
02:03:20 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
02:03:26   (guide star SNR=54.5 X=692 Y=527)
02:03:26   (initial exposure interval 1)
02:03:30   (guide star SNR=54.2 X=692 Y=527)
02:03:30   (final exposure interval 1)
02:03:30   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
02:03:35   (guide star SNR=55.3 X=694 Y=528)
02:04:03 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
02:04:09   (initial exposure interval -1)
02:04:09 No usable stars in guider image; trying again at max guider exposure
02:04:31   (guide star SNR=7.6 X=219 Y=465)
02:04:31   (exposure interval 1)
02:04:43 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
02:04:49   (initial exposure interval -1)
02:04:49 No usable stars in guider image; trying again at max guider exposure
02:05:11   (guide star SNR=7.9 X=219 Y=465)
02:05:12   (exposure interval 1)
02:05:25 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
02:05:26 **Autoguiding failed.
02:05:26   (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds)
02:05:26   Imaging to U_Aqr_B_20151203_020132
02:05:26   (taking 300 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1)
02:05:26   (using Image Quality readout mode)
02:05:26   (starting exposure)
02:10:54   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
02:10:55   Image finished
02:10:58   Plate-solve U_Aqr_B_20151203_020132 final image.
02:10:59   314 image stars found
02:11:00   45 catalog stars found
02:11:00 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality.
02:11:03     [flip check:  Tn=600s HAc=6393s GW=T HAz=6988s DWz=T WF=no]
02:11:03   (guider not running, restarting...)
02:11:03   (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart)
02:11:03   Updating pointing...
02:11:03   Switching from B to V filter for pointing exposure
02:11:03   Focus change of -9 steps required
02:11:12   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4)
02:11:12   (using Image Quality readout mode)
02:11:12   (starting exposure)
02:11:25   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
02:11:25   Calibrating image...
02:11:25 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
02:11:25 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
02:11:25   Image finished
02:11:25   Plate-solve pointing image.
02:11:25   28 image stars found
02:11:25   45 catalog stars found
02:11:25   Solved! 18 stars matched.
02:11:25   Average residual is 0.5 arcsec.
02:11:25   Pointing error is 1.612 arcmin @ angle 222.41
02:11:25   True focal length is 346.1 cm.
02:11:25   True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.29 V = 1.29
02:11:25   True image center (J2000): 22h 03m 15.2s   -16° 38' 46.72"
02:11:25   Imager sky position angle is 3.0 deg.
02:11:25   [sync] pointing model updated
02:11:25   Internal guider, always re-slew
02:11:25   Re-slew to target.
02:11:25   Start slew to U_Aqr...
02:11:26   (wait for slew to complete)
02:11:28   (slew complete)
02:11:28   Target is now centered.
02:11:28   Switching from V to B filter for imaging
02:11:28   Focus change of 9 steps required
02:11:45   (guide star SNR=45.7 X=605 Y=540)
02:11:45   (initial exposure interval 1)
02:11:49   (guide star SNR=55.1 X=605 Y=540)
02:11:49   (final exposure interval 1)
02:11:49   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
02:11:54   (guide star SNR=57.1 X=605 Y=540)
02:12:34 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
02:12:40   (guide star SNR=51.8 X=681 Y=526)
02:12:40   (initial exposure interval 1)
02:12:44   (guide star SNR=55.9 X=680 Y=525)
02:12:44   (final exposure interval 1)
02:12:44   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
02:12:48   (guide star SNR=52.3 X=680 Y=523)
02:13:23 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
02:13:29   (initial exposure interval -1)
02:13:29 No usable stars in guider image; trying again at max guider exposure
02:13:50   (guide star SNR=13.1 X=219 Y=465)
02:13:50   (exposure interval 1)
02:14:03 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
02:14:09 **No stars found in guider image
02:14:09   (initial exposure interval -1)
02:14:09 No usable stars in guider image; trying again at max guider exposure
02:14:31   (guide star SNR=16.1 X=219 Y=465)
02:14:31   (exposure interval 1)
02:14:43 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
02:14:44 **Autoguiding failed.
02:14:44   (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds)
02:14:44   Imaging to U_Aqr_B_20151203_021103
02:14:44   (taking 300 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1)
02:14:44   (using Image Quality readout mode)
02:14:44   (starting exposure)
02:20:14   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
02:20:14   Image finished
02:20:17   First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target.
02:20:20     [flip check:  Tn=600s HAc=6951s GW=T HAz=7547s DWz=T WF=no]
02:20:20   (guider not running, restarting...)
02:20:20   (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart)
02:20:20   Updating pointing...
02:20:20   Switching from B to V filter for pointing exposure
02:20:20   Focus change of -9 steps required
02:20:29   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4)
02:20:29   (using Image Quality readout mode)
02:20:29   (starting exposure)
02:20:42   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
02:20:42   Calibrating image...
02:20:42 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
02:20:42 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
02:20:42   Image finished
02:20:42   Plate-solve pointing image.
02:20:42   29 image stars found
02:20:43   45 catalog stars found
02:20:43   Solved! 20 stars matched.
02:20:43   Average residual is 0.55 arcsec.
02:20:43   Pointing error is 1.389 arcmin @ angle 221.40
02:20:43   True focal length is 346.2 cm.
02:20:43   True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.29 V = 1.29
02:20:43   True image center (J2000): 22h 03m 15.9s   -16° 38' 37.83"
02:20:43   Imager sky position angle is 3.0 deg.
02:20:43   [sync] pointing model updated
02:20:43   Internal guider, always re-slew
02:20:43   Re-slew to target.
02:20:43   Start slew to U_Aqr...
02:20:44   (wait for slew to complete)
02:20:45   (slew complete)
02:20:45   Target is now centered.
02:20:45   Switching from V to B filter for imaging
02:20:45   Focus change of 9 steps required
02:21:03   (guide star SNR=47.9 X=609 Y=544)
02:21:03   (initial exposure interval 1)
02:21:07   (guide star SNR=53.8 X=609 Y=544)
02:21:07   (final exposure interval 1)
02:21:07   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
02:21:12   (guide star SNR=56.4 X=609 Y=544)
02:21:45 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
02:21:51   (guide star SNR=56.0 X=679 Y=527)
02:21:51   (initial exposure interval 1)
02:21:55   (guide star SNR=55.8 X=679 Y=527)
02:21:55   (final exposure interval 1)
02:21:55   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
02:22:00   (guide star SNR=57.4 X=679 Y=527)
02:22:40 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
02:22:45   (guide star SNR=19.0 X=219 Y=465)
02:22:45   (initial exposure interval 1)
02:22:50   (final exposure interval -1)
02:22:50 **No usable stars at max guider exposure interval
02:22:50 **Autoguiding failed.
02:22:50   (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds)
02:22:50   Imaging to U_Aqr_B_20151203_022020
02:22:51   (taking 300 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1)
02:22:51   (using Image Quality readout mode)
02:22:51   (starting exposure)
02:28:17   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
02:28:17   Image finished
02:28:20   First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target.
02:28:23     [flip check:  Tn=400s HAc=7436s GW=T HAz=7831s DWz=T WF=no]
02:28:23   Imaging to U_Aqr_V_20151203_022823
02:28:23   Switching from B to V filter for imaging
02:28:23   Focus change of -9 steps required
02:28:33   (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1)
02:28:33   (using Image Quality readout mode)
02:28:33   (starting exposure)
02:30:40   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
02:30:40   Image finished
02:30:43   Plate-solve U_Aqr_V_20151203_022823 final image.
02:30:44   251 image stars found
02:30:45   45 catalog stars found
02:30:45 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality.
02:30:47     [flip check:  Tn=400s HAc=7580s GW=T HAz=7976s DWz=T WF=no]
02:30:47   Imaging to U_Aqr_V_20151203_023047
02:30:47   (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1)
02:30:47   (using Image Quality readout mode)
02:30:48   (starting exposure)
02:32:54   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
02:32:54   Image finished
02:32:57   First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target.
02:33:00     [flip check:  Tn=400s HAc=7714s GW=T HAz=8109s DWz=T WF=no]
02:33:00   Imaging to U_Aqr_V_20151203_023300
02:33:00   (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1)
02:33:00   (using Image Quality readout mode)
02:33:01   (starting exposure)
02:35:07   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
02:35:07   Image finished
02:35:10   First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target.
02:35:13     [flip check:  Tn=400s HAc=7847s GW=T HAz=8242s DWz=T WF=no]
02:35:13   Imaging to U_Aqr_V_20151203_023513
02:35:13   (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1)
02:35:13   (using Image Quality readout mode)
02:35:13   (starting exposure)
02:37:19   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
02:37:19   Image finished
02:37:22   First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target.
02:37:26     [flip check:  Tn=400s HAc=7980s GW=T HAz=8375s DWz=T WF=no]
02:37:26   Imaging to U_Aqr_V_20151203_023726
02:37:26   (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1)
02:37:26   (using Image Quality readout mode)
02:37:26   (starting exposure)
02:39:32   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
02:39:33   Image finished
02:39:35   First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target.
02:39:39 Run complete
ACP console log closed 03-Dec-2015 02:39:39 UTC