ACP console log opened 22-Oct-2016 02:51:37 UTC
This is ACP version 6.0 (build 14, Special for Wodaski Alt/Az Scope)
Licensed to Arne Henden
02:51:37 This is AcquireScheduler V3.5.2
02:51:37 Custom image file path/names are in use
02:51:37 Custom auto-flip parameters are in use
02:51:37   PreFlip=300 PostFlip=120 AF=300 PU=60
02:51:37 Hardware GEM pier side reporting is available.
02:51:39 Initializing AcquireSupport V6.0.7
02:51:39 Weather safe, server is Boltwood Cloud Sensor II
02:51:39 Telescope is ACP->ACP->TMO61, driver V3
02:51:40 Dome is MaxDome
02:51:40 MaxIm DL/CCD is version 5.18
02:51:40 Imager is QSI Universal
02:51:40 Imager readout modes:
02:51:40   0 is Image Quality
02:51:40 Guider is SX Universal(internal/off-axis)
02:51:40 Calculated unbinned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.33 V = 0.33
02:51:40 Calculated field of view (arcmin): H = 18.4 V = 13.8
02:51:40 Using focus offsets from FilterInfo.txt
02:51:40 ACPS Observation U_Aqr(1 of 1)
02:51:40   (belongs to Project AAVSO_Monitoring, Plan U_Aqr)
02:51:40   (turning on sidereal tracking)
02:51:40 Pointing updates are enabled
02:51:40   Start slew to U_Aqr...
02:51:41   (wait for slew to complete)
02:52:34   (slew complete)
02:52:34     [flip check:  Tn=660s HAc=-874s GW=T HAz=-214s DWz=T WF=no]
02:52:34   Updating pointing...
02:52:34   Switching from I to V filter for pointing exposure
02:52:34   Focus change of 25 steps required
02:52:44   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4)
02:52:44   (using Image Quality readout mode)
02:52:44   (starting exposure)
02:52:57   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
02:52:57   Calibrating image...
02:52:57 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
02:52:57 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
02:52:57   Image finished
02:52:57   Plate-solve pointing image.
02:52:57   1 image stars found
02:52:57   45 catalog stars found
02:52:57 ** 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.
02:52:57   Start slew to offset...
02:52:58   (wait for slew to complete)
02:53:02   (slew complete)
02:53:02   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4)
02:53:02   (using Image Quality readout mode)
02:53:02   (starting exposure)
02:53:15   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
02:53:15   Calibrating image...
02:53:15 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
02:53:15 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
02:53:15   Image finished
02:53:15   Plate-solve pointing image.
02:53:15   1 image stars found
02:53:16   27 catalog stars found
02:53:16 ** 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.
02:53:16   Start slew to U_Aqr...
02:53:17   (wait for slew to complete)
02:53:20   (slew complete)
02:53:20   (long exp, no orbital tracking, trying to autoguide)
02:53:20   Switching from V to B filter for imaging
02:53:20   Focus change of 9 steps required
02:53:37   (guide star SNR=16.2 X=219 Y=465)
02:53:37   (initial exposure interval 1)
02:53:42   (guide star SNR=19.9 X=219 Y=465)
02:53:42   (final exposure interval 1)
02:53:42   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
02:53:47   (guide star SNR=33.5 X=219 Y=465)
02:54:01 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
02:54:07 **No stars found in guider image
02:54:07   (initial exposure interval -1)
02:54:07 No usable stars in guider image; trying again at max guider exposure
02:54:30   (guide star SNR=6.1 X=219 Y=465)
02:54:31   (exposure interval 1)
02:54:46 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
02:54:51   (guide star SNR=30.7 X=219 Y=465)
02:54:51   (initial exposure interval 1)
02:54:56   (guide star SNR=60.0 X=219 Y=465)
02:54:56   (final exposure interval 1)
02:54:56   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
02:55:00 **No stars found in guider image
02:55:00 **Guider unexpectedly stopped while waiting for measurement
02:55:06   (guide star SNR=18.6 X=219 Y=465)
02:55:06   (initial exposure interval 1)
02:55:10   (guide star SNR=24.7 X=219 Y=465)
02:55:10   (final exposure interval 1)
02:55:10   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
02:55:15   (guide star SNR=30.3 X=219 Y=465)
02:55:29 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
02:55:30 **Autoguiding failed.
02:55:30   (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds)
02:55:30     [flip check:  Tn=600s HAc=-698s GW=T HAz=-98s DWz=T WF=no]
02:55:30   (guider not running, restarting...)
02:55:30   (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart)
02:55:30   Updating pointing...
02:55:30   Switching from B to V filter for pointing exposure
02:55:30   Focus change of -9 steps required
02:55:39   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4)
02:55:39   (using Image Quality readout mode)
02:55:39   (starting exposure)
02:55:52   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
02:55:52   Calibrating image...
02:55:52 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
02:55:52 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
02:55:52   Image finished
02:55:52   Plate-solve pointing image.
02:55:52 No image stars found, failed.
02:55:53   Start slew to offset...
02:55:54   (wait for slew to complete)
02:55:57   (slew complete)
02:55:57   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4)
02:55:57   (using Image Quality readout mode)
02:55:57   (starting exposure)
02:56:10   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
02:56:10   Calibrating image...
02:56:10 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
02:56:10 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
02:56:10   Image finished
02:56:10   Plate-solve pointing image.
02:56:10   2 image stars found
02:56:11   27 catalog stars found
02:56:11 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality.
02:56:11   Start slew to U_Aqr...
02:56:12   (wait for slew to complete)
02:56:16   (slew complete)
02:56:16   Switching from V to B filter for imaging
02:56:16   Focus change of 9 steps required
02:56:33   (guide star SNR=27.2 X=219 Y=465)
02:56:33   (initial exposure interval 1)
02:56:37 **No stars found in guider image
02:56:37   (final exposure interval -1)
02:56:37 **No usable stars at max guider exposure interval
02:56:37 **Autoguiding failed.
02:56:37   (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds)
02:56:37   Imaging to U_Aqr_B_20161022_025530
02:56:38   (taking 300 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1)
02:56:38   (using Image Quality readout mode)
02:56:38   (starting exposure)
03:02:07   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:02:07   Image finished
03:02:10   Plate-solve U_Aqr_B_20161022_025530 final image.
03:02:12   69 image stars found
03:02:12   45 catalog stars found
03:02:12 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality.
03:02:16     [flip check:  Tn=600s HAc=-291s GW=T HAz=309s DWz=T WF=no]
03:02:16   (guider not running, restarting...)
03:02:16   (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart)
03:02:16   Updating pointing...
03:02:16   Switching from B to V filter for pointing exposure
03:02:16   Focus change of -9 steps required
03:02:25   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4)
03:02:25   (using Image Quality readout mode)
03:02:25   (starting exposure)
03:02:38   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:02:38   Calibrating image...
03:02:38 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
03:02:38 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
03:02:38   Image finished
03:02:38   Plate-solve pointing image.
03:02:38 No image stars found, failed.
03:02:38   Start slew to offset...
03:02:39   (wait for slew to complete)
03:02:43   (slew complete)
03:02:43   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4)
03:02:43   (using Image Quality readout mode)
03:02:43   (starting exposure)
03:02:55   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:02:55   Calibrating image...
03:02:55 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
03:02:55 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
03:02:55   Image finished
03:02:55   Plate-solve pointing image.
03:02:55   1 image stars found
03:02:57   27 catalog stars found
03:02:57 ** 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.
03:02:57   Start slew to U_Aqr...
03:02:58   (wait for slew to complete)
03:03:03   (slew complete)
03:03:03   Switching from V to B filter for imaging
03:03:03   Focus change of 9 steps required
03:03:21   (guide star SNR=22.7 X=219 Y=465)
03:03:21   (initial exposure interval 1)
03:03:25   (guide star SNR=81.1 X=219 Y=465)
03:03:25   (final exposure interval 1)
03:03:25   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
03:03:29   (guide star SNR=23.6 X=219 Y=465)
03:03:43 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
03:03:48   (guide star SNR=50.9 X=219 Y=465)
03:03:48   (initial exposure interval 1)
03:03:52 **No stars found in guider image
03:03:52   (final exposure interval -1)
03:03:52 **No usable stars at max guider exposure interval
03:03:52 **Autoguiding failed.
03:03:52   (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds)
03:03:52   Imaging to U_Aqr_B_20161022_030216
03:03:52   (taking 300 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1)
03:03:52   (using Image Quality readout mode)
03:03:52   (starting exposure)
03:09:21   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:09:22   Image finished
03:09:25   First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target.
03:09:29     [flip check:  Tn=600s HAc=144s GW=T HAz=744s DWz=T WF=no]
03:09:29   (guider not running, restarting...)
03:09:29   (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart)
03:09:29   Updating pointing...
03:09:29   Switching from B to V filter for pointing exposure
03:09:29   Focus change of -9 steps required
03:09:38   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4)
03:09:38   (using Image Quality readout mode)
03:09:38   (starting exposure)
03:09:52   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:09:52   Calibrating image...
03:09:52 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
03:09:52 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
03:09:52   Image finished
03:09:52   Plate-solve pointing image.
03:09:52   2 image stars found
03:09:52   45 catalog stars found
03:09:52 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality.
03:09:53   Start slew to offset...
03:09:54   (wait for slew to complete)
03:09:57   (slew complete)
03:09:57   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4)
03:09:57   (using Image Quality readout mode)
03:09:57   (starting exposure)
03:10:10   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:10:10   Calibrating image...
03:10:10 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
03:10:10 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
03:10:10   Image finished
03:10:10   Plate-solve pointing image.
03:10:10 No image stars found, failed.
03:10:10   Start slew to U_Aqr...
03:10:12   (wait for slew to complete)
03:10:16   (slew complete)
03:10:16   Switching from V to B filter for imaging
03:10:16   Focus change of 9 steps required
03:10:33   (guide star SNR=26.1 X=219 Y=465)
03:10:33   (initial exposure interval 1)
03:10:37   (guide star SNR=36.6 X=219 Y=465)
03:10:37   (final exposure interval 1)
03:10:37   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
03:10:41   (guide star SNR=34.0 X=219 Y=465)
03:10:55 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
03:11:00   (guide star SNR=23.7 X=219 Y=465)
03:11:00   (initial exposure interval 1)
03:11:04   (guide star SNR=25.7 X=219 Y=465)
03:11:05   (final exposure interval 1)
03:11:05   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
03:11:09   (guide star SNR=29.7 X=219 Y=465)
03:11:23 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
03:11:29   (guide star SNR=44.4 X=219 Y=465)
03:11:29   (initial exposure interval 1)
03:11:34   (guide star SNR=33.6 X=219 Y=465)
03:11:34   (final exposure interval 1)
03:11:34   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
03:11:38   (guide star SNR=32.9 X=219 Y=465)
03:11:52 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
03:11:58   (guide star SNR=72.0 X=219 Y=465)
03:11:58   (initial exposure interval 1)
03:12:03   (guide star SNR=22.5 X=219 Y=465)
03:12:03   (final exposure interval 1)
03:12:03   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
03:12:08   (guide star SNR=52.9 X=219 Y=465)
03:12:21 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
03:12:22 **Autoguiding failed.
03:12:22   (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds)
03:12:22   Imaging to U_Aqr_B_20161022_030929
03:12:22   (taking 300 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1)
03:12:22   (using Image Quality readout mode)
03:12:22   (starting exposure)
03:17:47   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:17:47   Image finished
03:17:50   First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target.
03:17:53     [flip check:  Tn=400s HAc=650s GW=T HAz=1049s DWz=T WF=no]
03:17:53   Imaging to U_Aqr_V_20161022_031753
03:17:53   Switching from B to V filter for imaging
03:17:53   Focus change of -9 steps required
03:18:02   (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1)
03:18:02   (using Image Quality readout mode)
03:18:02   (starting exposure)
03:20:06   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:20:07   Image finished
03:20:09   Plate-solve U_Aqr_V_20161022_031753 final image.
03:20:11   18 image stars found
03:20:12   45 catalog stars found
03:20:12 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality.
03:20:15     [flip check:  Tn=400s HAc=792s GW=T HAz=1192s DWz=T WF=no]
03:20:15   Imaging to U_Aqr_V_20161022_032015
03:20:15   (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1)
03:20:15   (using Image Quality readout mode)
03:20:15   (starting exposure)
03:22:19   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:22:19   Image finished
03:22:22   First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target.
03:22:25     [flip check:  Tn=400s HAc=922s GW=T HAz=1322s DWz=T WF=no]
03:22:25   Imaging to U_Aqr_V_20161022_032225
03:22:25   (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1)
03:22:25   (using Image Quality readout mode)
03:22:25   (starting exposure)
03:24:31   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:24:32   Image finished
03:24:35   First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target.
03:24:38     [flip check:  Tn=400s HAc=1055s GW=T HAz=1455s DWz=T WF=no]
03:24:38   Imaging to U_Aqr_V_20161022_032438
03:24:38   (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1)
03:24:38   (using Image Quality readout mode)
03:24:38   (starting exposure)
03:26:41   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:26:41   Image finished
03:26:44   First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target.
03:26:49     [flip check:  Tn=400s HAc=1187s GW=T HAz=1587s DWz=T WF=no]
03:26:49   Imaging to U_Aqr_V_20161022_032649
03:26:49   (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1)
03:26:49   (using Image Quality readout mode)
03:26:49   (starting exposure)
03:28:56   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:28:56   Image finished
03:28:59   First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target.
03:29:03 Run complete
ACP console log closed 22-Oct-2016 03:29:03 UTC