ACP console log opened 17-Sep-2017 05:18:47 UTC
This is ACP version 6.0 (build 14, Special for Wodaski Alt/Az Scope)
Licensed to Arne Henden
05:18:47 This is AcquireScheduler V3.5.2
05:18:47 Custom image file path/names are in use
05:18:47 Custom auto-flip parameters are in use
05:18:47   PreFlip=300 PostFlip=120 AF=300 PU=60
05:18:47 Hardware GEM pier side reporting is available.
05:18:49 Initializing AcquireSupport V6.0.7
05:18:49 Weather safe, server is Boltwood Cloud Sensor II
05:18:49 Telescope is ACP->ACP->TMO61, driver V3
05:18:49 Dome is MaxDome
05:18:49 MaxIm DL/CCD is version 5.18
05:18:49 Imager is QSI Universal
05:18:49 Imager readout modes:
05:18:49   0 is Image Quality
05:18:49 Guider is SX Universal(internal/off-axis)
05:18:49 Calculated unbinned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.33 V = 0.33
05:18:49 Calculated field of view (arcmin): H = 18.4 V = 13.8
05:18:49 Using focus offsets from FilterInfo.txt
05:18:49 ACPS Observation U_Aqr(1 of 1)
05:18:49   (belongs to Project AAVSO_Monitoring, Plan U_Aqr)
05:18:49   (turning on sidereal tracking)
05:18:49 Pointing updates are enabled
05:18:49   Start slew to U_Aqr...
05:18:51   (wait for slew to complete)
05:19:52   (slew complete)
05:19:52     [flip check:  Tn=660s HAc=-353s GW=T HAz=307s DWz=T WF=no]
05:19:52   Updating pointing...
05:19:52   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4)
05:19:52   (using Image Quality readout mode)
05:19:52   (starting exposure)
05:20:05   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
05:20:05   Calibrating image...
05:20:05 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
05:20:05 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
05:20:05   Image finished
05:20:05   Plate-solve pointing image.
05:20:05   6 image stars found
05:20:06   45 catalog stars found
05:20:06 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality.
05:20:06   Start slew to offset...
05:20:07   (wait for slew to complete)
05:20:11   (slew complete)
05:20:11   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4)
05:20:11   (using Image Quality readout mode)
05:20:11   (starting exposure)
05:20:24   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
05:20:24   Calibrating image...
05:20:24 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
05:20:24 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
05:20:24   Image finished
05:20:24   Plate-solve pointing image.
05:20:24   1 image stars found
05:20:25   27 catalog stars found
05:20:25 ** 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.
05:20:25   Start slew to U_Aqr...
05:20:26   (wait for slew to complete)
05:20:29   (slew complete)
05:20:29   (long exp, no orbital tracking, trying to autoguide)
05:20:29   Switching from V to B filter for imaging
05:20:29   Focus change of 9 steps required
05:20:46   (guide star SNR=8.1 X=219 Y=465)
05:20:47   (initial exposure interval 1)
05:20:51   (guide star SNR=20.2 X=219 Y=465)
05:20:51   (final exposure interval 1)
05:20:51   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
05:20:56   (guide star SNR=20.9 X=219 Y=465)
05:21:09 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
05:21:15   (guide star SNR=36.7 X=219 Y=465)
05:21:15   (initial exposure interval 1)
05:21:20   (guide star SNR=52.8 X=219 Y=465)
05:21:20   (final exposure interval 1)
05:21:20   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
05:21:25   (guide star SNR=48.1 X=219 Y=465)
05:21:37 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
05:21:43   (guide star SNR=92.9 X=219 Y=465)
05:21:43   (initial exposure interval 1)
05:21:48   (guide star SNR=21.3 X=219 Y=465)
05:21:48   (final exposure interval 1)
05:21:48   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
05:21:52   (guide star SNR=38.6 X=219 Y=465)
05:22:04 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
05:22:10   (guide star SNR=42.2 X=219 Y=465)
05:22:11   (initial exposure interval 1)
05:22:15   (guide star SNR=37.1 X=219 Y=465)
05:22:15   (final exposure interval 1)
05:22:16   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
05:22:20   (guide star SNR=40.6 X=219 Y=465)
05:22:33 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
05:22:34 **Autoguiding failed.
05:22:34   (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds)
05:22:34     [flip check:  Tn=600s HAc=-189s GW=T HAz=411s DWz=T WF=no]
05:22:35   (guider not running, restarting...)
05:22:35   (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart)
05:22:35   Updating pointing...
05:22:35   Switching from B to V filter for pointing exposure
05:22:35   Focus change of -9 steps required
05:22:44   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4)
05:22:44   (using Image Quality readout mode)
05:22:44   (starting exposure)
05:22:57   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
05:22:57   Calibrating image...
05:22:57 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
05:22:57 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
05:22:57   Image finished
05:22:57   Plate-solve pointing image.
05:22:57 No image stars found, failed.
05:22:57   Start slew to offset...
05:22:58   (wait for slew to complete)
05:23:02   (slew complete)
05:23:02   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4)
05:23:02   (using Image Quality readout mode)
05:23:02   (starting exposure)
05:23:15   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
05:23:15   Calibrating image...
05:23:15 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
05:23:15 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
05:23:15   Image finished
05:23:15   Plate-solve pointing image.
05:23:15   1 image stars found
05:23:16   27 catalog stars found
05:23:16 ** 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.
05:23:16   Start slew to U_Aqr...
05:23:17   (wait for slew to complete)
05:23:21   (slew complete)
05:23:21   Switching from V to B filter for imaging
05:23:21   Focus change of 9 steps required
05:23:38   (guide star SNR=18.1 X=219 Y=465)
05:23:38   (initial exposure interval 1)
05:23:42 **No stars found in guider image
05:23:42   (final exposure interval -1)
05:23:42 **No usable stars at max guider exposure interval
05:23:42 **Autoguiding failed.
05:23:42   (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds)
05:23:42   Imaging to U_Aqr_B_20170917_052235
05:23:43   (taking 300 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1)
05:23:43   (using Image Quality readout mode)
05:23:43   (starting exposure)
05:29:05   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
05:29:05   Image finished
05:29:09   Plate-solve U_Aqr_B_20170917_052235 final image.
05:29:11   65 image stars found
05:29:11   45 catalog stars found
05:29:11 ** The calculated plate scale is extremely different from the configured plate scale. Solution is suspect.
05:29:14     [flip check:  Tn=600s HAc=212s GW=T HAz=812s DWz=T WF=no]
05:29:14   (guider not running, restarting...)
05:29:14   (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart)
05:29:14   Updating pointing...
05:29:14   Switching from B to V filter for pointing exposure
05:29:14   Focus change of -9 steps required
05:29:24   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4)
05:29:24   (using Image Quality readout mode)
05:29:24   (starting exposure)
05:29:36   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
05:29:36   Calibrating image...
05:29:36 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
05:29:36 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
05:29:36   Image finished
05:29:36   Plate-solve pointing image.
05:29:36   3 image stars found
05:29:37   45 catalog stars found
05:29:37 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality.
05:29:37   Start slew to offset...
05:29:38   (wait for slew to complete)
05:29:42   (slew complete)
05:29:42   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4)
05:29:42   (using Image Quality readout mode)
05:29:42   (starting exposure)
05:29:55   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
05:29:55   Calibrating image...
05:29:55 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
05:29:55 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
05:29:55   Image finished
05:29:55   Plate-solve pointing image.
05:29:55   4 image stars found
05:29:56   27 catalog stars found
05:29:56 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality.
05:29:56   Start slew to U_Aqr...
05:29:57   (wait for slew to complete)
05:30:00   (slew complete)
05:30:00   Switching from V to B filter for imaging
05:30:00   Focus change of 9 steps required
05:30:17   (guide star SNR=24.9 X=219 Y=465)
05:30:17   (initial exposure interval 1)
05:30:22   (guide star SNR=22.0 X=219 Y=465)
05:30:23   (final exposure interval 1)
05:30:23   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
05:30:28   (guide star SNR=28.7 X=219 Y=465)
05:30:41 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
05:30:47   (guide star SNR=46.2 X=219 Y=465)
05:30:47   (initial exposure interval 1)
05:30:51   (guide star SNR=28.8 X=219 Y=465)
05:30:51   (final exposure interval 1)
05:30:51   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
05:30:56   (guide star SNR=45.4 X=219 Y=465)
05:31:09 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
05:31:15   (guide star SNR=46.4 X=219 Y=465)
05:31:15   (initial exposure interval 1)
05:31:19   (guide star SNR=39.4 X=219 Y=465)
05:31:19   (final exposure interval 1)
05:31:19   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
05:31:24   (guide star SNR=27.6 X=219 Y=465)
05:31:37 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
05:31:42   (guide star SNR=30.3 X=219 Y=465)
05:31:42   (initial exposure interval 1)
05:31:46   (guide star SNR=29.5 X=219 Y=465)
05:31:47   (final exposure interval 1)
05:31:47   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
05:31:51   (guide star SNR=90.4 X=219 Y=465)
05:32:04 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
05:32:05 **Autoguiding failed.
05:32:05   (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds)
05:32:05   Imaging to U_Aqr_B_20170917_052914
05:32:05   (taking 300 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1)
05:32:05   (using Image Quality readout mode)
05:32:05   (starting exposure)
05:37:28   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
05:37:28   Image finished
05:37:31   First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target.
05:37:34     [flip check:  Tn=600s HAc=713s GW=T HAz=1313s DWz=T WF=no]
05:37:34   (guider not running, restarting...)
05:37:34   (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart)
05:37:34   Updating pointing...
05:37:34   Switching from B to V filter for pointing exposure
05:37:34   Focus change of -9 steps required
05:37:44   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4)
05:37:44   (using Image Quality readout mode)
05:37:44   (starting exposure)
05:37:57   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
05:37:57   Calibrating image...
05:37:57 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
05:37:57 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
05:37:57   Image finished
05:37:57   Plate-solve pointing image.
05:37:57   2 image stars found
05:37:58   45 catalog stars found
05:37:58 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality.
05:37:58   Start slew to offset...
05:37:59   (wait for slew to complete)
05:38:03   (slew complete)
05:38:03   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4)
05:38:03   (using Image Quality readout mode)
05:38:03   (starting exposure)
05:38:16   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
05:38:16   Calibrating image...
05:38:16 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
05:38:16 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
05:38:16   Image finished
05:38:16   Plate-solve pointing image.
05:38:16 No image stars found, failed.
05:38:16   Start slew to U_Aqr...
05:38:18   (wait for slew to complete)
05:38:22   (slew complete)
05:38:22   Switching from V to B filter for imaging
05:38:22   Focus change of 9 steps required
05:38:39   (guide star SNR=24.3 X=219 Y=465)
05:38:39   (initial exposure interval 1)
05:38:44   (guide star SNR=78.3 X=219 Y=465)
05:38:44   (final exposure interval 1)
05:38:44   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
05:38:49   (guide star SNR=42.6 X=219 Y=465)
05:39:02 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
05:39:08   (guide star SNR=33.4 X=219 Y=465)
05:39:08   (initial exposure interval 1)
05:39:12   (guide star SNR=60.2 X=219 Y=465)
05:39:12   (final exposure interval 1)
05:39:13   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
05:39:16   (guide star SNR=20.6 X=219 Y=465)
05:39:29 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
05:39:34   (guide star SNR=33.9 X=219 Y=465)
05:39:34   (initial exposure interval 1)
05:39:38   (guide star SNR=49.9 X=219 Y=465)
05:39:38   (final exposure interval 1)
05:39:38   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
05:39:43   (guide star SNR=38.8 X=219 Y=465)
05:39:56 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
05:40:02   (guide star SNR=32.5 X=219 Y=465)
05:40:02   (initial exposure interval 1)
05:40:05   (guide star SNR=50.9 X=219 Y=465)
05:40:05   (final exposure interval 1)
05:40:06   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
05:40:10   (guide star SNR=59.4 X=219 Y=465)
05:40:24 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
05:40:25 **Autoguiding failed.
05:40:25   (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds)
05:40:25   Imaging to U_Aqr_B_20170917_053734
05:40:25   (taking 300 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1)
05:40:25   (using Image Quality readout mode)
05:40:25   (starting exposure)
05:45:50   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
05:45:50   Image finished
05:45:53   First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target.
05:45:57     [flip check:  Tn=400s HAc=1217s GW=T HAz=1617s DWz=T WF=no]
05:45:57   Imaging to U_Aqr_V_20170917_054557
05:45:57   Switching from B to V filter for imaging
05:45:57   Focus change of -9 steps required
05:46:06   (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1)
05:46:06   (using Image Quality readout mode)
05:46:06   (starting exposure)
05:48:09   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
05:48:10   Image finished
05:48:13   Plate-solve U_Aqr_V_20170917_054557 final image.
05:48:14   128 image stars found
05:48:15   45 catalog stars found
05:48:15   Solved! 9 stars matched.
05:48:15   Average residual is 0.12 arcsec.
05:48:15   Pointing error is 0.555 arcmin @ angle 269.94
05:48:15   (pointing corrector updated with this observation)
05:48:15   True focal length is 345.7 cm.
05:48:15   True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.32 V = 0.32
05:48:15   True image center (J2000): 22h 03m 17.4s   -16° 37' 35.33"
05:48:15   Imager sky position angle is 357.9 deg.
05:48:15   Image FWHM is 2.2 arcsec (6.75 pixels)
05:48:15   (avg FWHM = 2.05 arcsec)
05:48:15   Within max error tolerance, no re-slew needed.
05:48:18     [flip check:  Tn=400s HAc=1360s GW=T HAz=1759s DWz=T WF=no]
05:48:18   Imaging to U_Aqr_V_20170917_054818
05:48:18   (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1)
05:48:18   (using Image Quality readout mode)
05:48:19   (starting exposure)
05:50:21   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
05:50:21   Image finished
05:50:24   Plate-solve U_Aqr_V_20170917_054818 final image.
05:50:26   88 image stars found
05:50:26   45 catalog stars found
05:50:26 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality.
05:50:29     [flip check:  Tn=400s HAc=1491s GW=T HAz=1890s DWz=T WF=no]
05:50:29   Imaging to U_Aqr_V_20170917_055029
05:50:30   (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1)
05:50:30   (using Image Quality readout mode)
05:50:30   (starting exposure)
05:52:32   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
05:52:33   Image finished
05:52:36   First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target.
05:52:39     [flip check:  Tn=400s HAc=1622s GW=T HAz=2021s DWz=T WF=no]
05:52:39   Imaging to U_Aqr_V_20170917_055239
05:52:39   (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1)
05:52:39   (using Image Quality readout mode)
05:52:39   (starting exposure)
05:54:41   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
05:54:41   Image finished
05:54:45   First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target.
05:54:48     [flip check:  Tn=400s HAc=1751s GW=T HAz=2150s DWz=T WF=no]
05:54:48   Imaging to U_Aqr_V_20170917_055448
05:54:48   (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1)
05:54:48   (using Image Quality readout mode)
05:54:48   (starting exposure)
05:56:50   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
05:56:51   Image finished
05:56:54   First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target.
05:56:58 Run complete
ACP console log closed 17-Sep-2017 05:56:58 UTC