ACP console log opened 18-Oct-2016 02:55:51 UTC
This is ACP version 6.0 (build 14, Special for Wodaski Alt/Az Scope)
Licensed to Arne Henden
02:55:51 This is AcquireScheduler V3.5.2
02:55:51 Custom image file path/names are in use
02:55:51 Custom auto-flip parameters are in use
02:55:51   PreFlip=300 PostFlip=120 AF=300 PU=60
02:55:51 Hardware GEM pier side reporting is available.
02:55:52 Initializing AcquireSupport V6.0.7
02:55:52 Weather safe, server is Boltwood Cloud Sensor II
02:55:52 Telescope is ACP->ACP->TMO61, driver V3
02:55:52 Dome is MaxDome
02:55:52 MaxIm DL/CCD is version 5.18
02:55:52 Imager is QSI Universal
02:55:52 Imager readout modes:
02:55:52   0 is Image Quality
02:55:52 Guider is SX Universal(internal/off-axis)
02:55:52 Calculated unbinned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.33 V = 0.33
02:55:52 Calculated field of view (arcmin): H = 18.4 V = 13.8
02:55:52 Using focus offsets from FilterInfo.txt
02:55:52 ACPS Observation U_Aqr(1 of 1)
02:55:52   (belongs to Project AAVSO_Monitoring, Plan U_Aqr)
02:55:52   (turning on sidereal tracking)
02:55:52 Pointing updates are enabled
02:55:52   Start slew to U_Aqr...
02:55:54   (wait for slew to complete)
02:56:26   (slew complete)
02:56:26     [flip check:  Tn=660s HAc=-1588s GW=T HAz=-928s DWz=T WF=no]
02:56:26   Updating pointing...
02:56:26   Switching from I to V filter for pointing exposure
02:56:26   Focus change of 25 steps required
02:56:36   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4)
02:56:36   (using Image Quality readout mode)
02:56:36   (starting exposure)
02:56:49   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
02:56:49   Calibrating image...
02:56:49 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
02:56:49 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
02:56:49   Image finished
02:56:49   Plate-solve pointing image.
02:56:49   1 image stars found
02:56:49   45 catalog stars found
02:56:49 ** There are too few image or catalog stars in the area for reliable matching. Take longer exposures, increase the catalog star faint limit, or use a more dense catalog.
02:56:49   Start slew to offset...
02:56:51   (wait for slew to complete)
02:56:55   (slew complete)
02:56:55   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4)
02:56:55   (using Image Quality readout mode)
02:56:55   (starting exposure)
02:57:07   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
02:57:07   Calibrating image...
02:57:07 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
02:57:07 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
02:57:07   Image finished
02:57:07   Plate-solve pointing image.
02:57:07 No image stars found, failed.
02:57:08   Start slew to U_Aqr...
02:57:09   (wait for slew to complete)
02:57:14   (slew complete)
02:57:14   (long exp, no orbital tracking, trying to autoguide)
02:57:14   Switching from V to B filter for imaging
02:57:14   Focus change of 9 steps required
02:57:31   (guide star SNR=25.3 X=219 Y=465)
02:57:31   (initial exposure interval 1)
02:57:36   (guide star SNR=38.9 X=219 Y=465)
02:57:36   (final exposure interval 1)
02:57:36   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
02:57:40   (guide star SNR=25.9 X=219 Y=465)
02:57:53 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
02:57:59   (guide star SNR=44.2 X=219 Y=465)
02:57:59   (initial exposure interval 1)
02:58:04   (guide star SNR=31.8 X=219 Y=465)
02:58:04   (final exposure interval 1)
02:58:04   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
02:58:08 **No stars found in guider image
02:58:08 **Guider unexpectedly stopped while waiting for measurement
02:58:14   (guide star SNR=33.0 X=219 Y=465)
02:58:14   (initial exposure interval 1)
02:58:18   (guide star SNR=45.2 X=219 Y=465)
02:58:18   (final exposure interval 1)
02:58:18   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
02:58:23 **No stars found in guider image
02:58:23 **Guider unexpectedly stopped while waiting for measurement
02:58:28   (guide star SNR=24.8 X=219 Y=465)
02:58:28   (initial exposure interval 1)
02:58:31   (guide star SNR=43.1 X=219 Y=465)
02:58:31   (final exposure interval 1)
02:58:31   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
02:58:36   (guide star SNR=38.0 X=219 Y=465)
02:58:50 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
02:58:51 **Autoguiding failed.
02:58:51   (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds)
02:58:51     [flip check:  Tn=600s HAc=-1443s GW=T HAz=-843s DWz=T WF=no]
02:58:51   (guider not running, restarting...)
02:58:51   (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart)
02:58:51   Updating pointing...
02:58:51   Switching from B to V filter for pointing exposure
02:58:51   Focus change of -9 steps required
02:59:00   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4)
02:59:00   (using Image Quality readout mode)
02:59:00   (starting exposure)
02:59:13   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
02:59:13   Calibrating image...
02:59:13 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
02:59:13 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
02:59:13   Image finished
02:59:13   Plate-solve pointing image.
02:59:13   3 image stars found
02:59:13   45 catalog stars found
02:59:13 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality.
02:59:13   Start slew to offset...
02:59:14   (wait for slew to complete)
02:59:18   (slew complete)
02:59:18   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4)
02:59:18   (using Image Quality readout mode)
02:59:18   (starting exposure)
02:59:32   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
02:59:32   Calibrating image...
02:59:32 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
02:59:32 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
02:59:32   Image finished
02:59:32   Plate-solve pointing image.
02:59:32 No image stars found, failed.
02:59:32   Start slew to U_Aqr...
02:59:34   (wait for slew to complete)
02:59:35   (slew complete)
02:59:35   Switching from V to B filter for imaging
02:59:35   Focus change of 9 steps required
02:59:53   (guide star SNR=20.1 X=219 Y=465)
02:59:53   (initial exposure interval 1)
02:59:57   (guide star SNR=21.9 X=219 Y=465)
02:59:57   (final exposure interval 1)
02:59:57   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
03:00:01 **No stars found in guider image
03:00:01 **Guider unexpectedly stopped while waiting for measurement
03:00:06   (guide star SNR=very high X=219 Y=465)
03:00:06   (initial exposure interval 1)
03:00:12 **No stars found in guider image
03:00:12   (final exposure interval -1)
03:00:12 **No usable stars at max guider exposure interval
03:00:12 **Autoguiding failed.
03:00:12   (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds)
03:00:12   Imaging to U_Aqr_B_20161018_025851
03:00:12   (taking 300 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1)
03:00:12   (using Image Quality readout mode)
03:00:12   (starting exposure)
03:05:40   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:05:40   Image finished
03:05:43   Plate-solve U_Aqr_B_20161018_025851 final image.
03:05:45   76 image stars found
03:05:45   45 catalog stars found
03:05:45 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality.
03:05:49     [flip check:  Tn=600s HAc=-1024s GW=T HAz=-424s DWz=T WF=no]
03:05:49   (guider not running, restarting...)
03:05:49   (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart)
03:05:49   Updating pointing...
03:05:49   Switching from B to V filter for pointing exposure
03:05:49   Focus change of -9 steps required
03:05:58   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4)
03:05:58   (using Image Quality readout mode)
03:05:58   (starting exposure)
03:06:11   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:06:11   Calibrating image...
03:06:11 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
03:06:11 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
03:06:11   Image finished
03:06:11   Plate-solve pointing image.
03:06:11 No image stars found, failed.
03:06:11   Start slew to offset...
03:06:13   (wait for slew to complete)
03:06:17   (slew complete)
03:06:17   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4)
03:06:17   (using Image Quality readout mode)
03:06:17   (starting exposure)
03:06:29   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:06:29   Calibrating image...
03:06:29 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
03:06:29 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
03:06:29   Image finished
03:06:29   Plate-solve pointing image.
03:06:29 No image stars found, failed.
03:06:29   Start slew to U_Aqr...
03:06:31   (wait for slew to complete)
03:06:32   (slew complete)
03:06:32   Switching from V to B filter for imaging
03:06:32   Focus change of 9 steps required
03:06:49   (guide star SNR=31.9 X=219 Y=465)
03:06:49   (initial exposure interval 1)
03:06:53   (guide star SNR=22.8 X=219 Y=465)
03:06:53   (final exposure interval 1)
03:06:53   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
03:06:57   (guide star SNR=19.8 X=219 Y=465)
03:07:11 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
03:07:16 **No stars found in guider image
03:07:16   (initial exposure interval -1)
03:07:16 No usable stars in guider image; trying again at max guider exposure
03:07:39   (guide star SNR=7.1 X=219 Y=465)
03:07:39   (exposure interval 1)
03:07:51 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
03:07:56 **No stars found in guider image
03:07:56   (initial exposure interval -1)
03:07:56 No usable stars in guider image; trying again at max guider exposure
03:08:19   (guide star SNR=7.7 X=219 Y=465)
03:08:19   (exposure interval 1)
03:08:32 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
03:08:38   (guide star SNR=35.8 X=219 Y=465)
03:08:38   (initial exposure interval 1)
03:08:42   (guide star SNR=86.6 X=219 Y=465)
03:08:43   (final exposure interval 1)
03:08:43   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
03:08:46   (guide star SNR=79.5 X=219 Y=465)
03:09:00 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
03:09:01 **Autoguiding failed.
03:09:01   (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds)
03:09:01   Imaging to U_Aqr_B_20161018_030549
03:09:01   (taking 300 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1)
03:09:01   (using Image Quality readout mode)
03:09:01   (starting exposure)
03:14:33   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:14:33   Image finished
03:14:36   First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target.
03:14:38     [flip check:  Tn=600s HAc=-492s GW=T HAz=108s DWz=T WF=no]
03:14:39   (guider not running, restarting...)
03:14:39   (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart)
03:14:39   Updating pointing...
03:14:39   Switching from B to V filter for pointing exposure
03:14:39   Focus change of -9 steps required
03:14:48   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4)
03:14:48   (using Image Quality readout mode)
03:14:48   (starting exposure)
03:15:01   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:15:01   Calibrating image...
03:15:01 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
03:15:01 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
03:15:01   Image finished
03:15:01   Plate-solve pointing image.
03:15:01 No image stars found, failed.
03:15:01   Start slew to offset...
03:15:03   (wait for slew to complete)
03:15:06   (slew complete)
03:15:06   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4)
03:15:06   (using Image Quality readout mode)
03:15:06   (starting exposure)
03:15:20   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:15:20   Calibrating image...
03:15:20 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
03:15:20 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
03:15:20   Image finished
03:15:20   Plate-solve pointing image.
03:15:20 No image stars found, failed.
03:15:20   Start slew to U_Aqr...
03:15:21   (wait for slew to complete)
03:15:26   (slew complete)
03:15:26   Switching from V to B filter for imaging
03:15:26   Focus change of 9 steps required
03:15:44   (guide star SNR=46.3 X=219 Y=465)
03:15:44   (initial exposure interval 1)
03:15:48   (guide star SNR=39.6 X=219 Y=465)
03:15:48   (final exposure interval 1)
03:15:48   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
03:15:54   (guide star SNR=91.8 X=219 Y=465)
03:16:07 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
03:16:14   (guide star SNR=27.9 X=219 Y=465)
03:16:14   (initial exposure interval 1)
03:16:19   (guide star SNR=55.9 X=219 Y=465)
03:16:19   (final exposure interval 1)
03:16:19   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
03:16:23   (guide star SNR=25.8 X=219 Y=465)
03:16:37 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
03:16:43   (guide star SNR=60.3 X=219 Y=465)
03:16:43   (initial exposure interval 1)
03:16:48   (guide star SNR=71.8 X=219 Y=465)
03:16:48   (final exposure interval 1)
03:16:48   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
03:16:52   (guide star SNR=36.4 X=219 Y=465)
03:17:06 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
03:17:11   (guide star SNR=48.0 X=219 Y=465)
03:17:11   (initial exposure interval 1)
03:17:15   (guide star SNR=45.7 X=219 Y=465)
03:17:15   (final exposure interval 1)
03:17:15   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
03:17:19   (guide star SNR=81.8 X=219 Y=465)
03:17:34 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
03:17:36 **Autoguiding failed.
03:17:36   (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds)
03:17:36   Imaging to U_Aqr_B_20161018_031438
03:17:36   (taking 300 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1)
03:17:36   (using Image Quality readout mode)
03:17:36   (starting exposure)
03:23:05   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:23:06   Image finished
03:23:09   First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target.
03:23:12     [flip check:  Tn=400s HAc=23s GW=T HAz=422s DWz=T WF=no]
03:23:12   Imaging to U_Aqr_V_20161018_032312
03:23:12   Switching from B to V filter for imaging
03:23:12   Focus change of -9 steps required
03:23:22   (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1)
03:23:22   (using Image Quality readout mode)
03:23:22   (starting exposure)
03:25:26   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:25:26   Image finished
03:25:30   Plate-solve U_Aqr_V_20161018_032312 final image.
03:25:32   31 image stars found
03:25:32   45 catalog stars found
03:25:32 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality.
03:25:35     [flip check:  Tn=400s HAc=167s GW=T HAz=566s DWz=T WF=no]
03:25:35   Imaging to U_Aqr_V_20161018_032535
03:25:35   (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1)
03:25:35   (using Image Quality readout mode)
03:25:35   (starting exposure)
03:27:41   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:27:41   Image finished
03:27:45   First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target.
03:27:47     [flip check:  Tn=400s HAc=299s GW=T HAz=699s DWz=T WF=no]
03:27:47   Imaging to U_Aqr_V_20161018_032747
03:27:47   (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1)
03:27:47   (using Image Quality readout mode)
03:27:49   (starting exposure)
03:29:54   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:29:55   Image finished
03:29:57   First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target.
03:30:01     [flip check:  Tn=400s HAc=433s GW=T HAz=833s DWz=T WF=no]
03:30:01   Imaging to U_Aqr_V_20161018_033001
03:30:01   (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1)
03:30:01   (using Image Quality readout mode)
03:30:01   (starting exposure)
03:32:04   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:32:04   Image finished
03:32:07   First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target.
03:32:11     [flip check:  Tn=400s HAc=563s GW=T HAz=963s DWz=T WF=no]
03:32:11   Imaging to U_Aqr_V_20161018_033211
03:32:11   (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1)
03:32:11   (using Image Quality readout mode)
03:32:11   (starting exposure)
ACP console log closed 18-Oct-2016 03:32:13 UTC