ACP console log opened 23-Sep-2018 07:51:15 UTC This is ACP version 8.1 (build 2, Product Version 8.1.1) Licensed to Arne Henden 07:51:15 Logging to C:\Users\Public\Documents\ACP Web Data\Doc Root\logs\TM61\20180922\20180923@075115.log 07:51:15 Custom image file path/names are in use 07:51:15 Folders: $DEFPATH\$DATEUTC 07:51:15 Files : $TIMEUTC-$TGTNAME-S$SETNUM-R$RPTNUM-C$CNTNUM-$FILTER 07:51:16 Initializing AcquireSupport V8.1.1 07:51:16 Telescope is ACP->ACP->TMO61, driver V3 07:51:16 Dome is MaxDome 07:51:16 MaxIm DL is version 5.24 07:51:16 Imager is QSI Universal 07:51:16 Using focus offsets and star mags from FilterInfo.txt 07:51:16 Selecting filter V from previous ACP run at 20180923@071926 UTC 07:51:17 Imager readout modes: 07:51:17 0 is Image Quality 07:51:17 Autoguiding is disabled 07:51:17 (assuring that FocusMax is running now...) 07:51:33 Calculated unbinned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.33 V = 0.33 07:51:33 Calculated field of view (arcmin): H = 18.4 V = 13.8 07:51:33 Plate solving With GSC 1.1 (ok for wider fields) 07:51:33 Mount supports tracking rate offsets 07:51:33 All-sky plate solving will be attempted when needed 07:51:33 All-sky service at nova.astrometry.net will be used 07:51:33 This is AcquireImages V8.1.0 07:51:33 Hardware pier side reporting is available. 07:51:33 Compiling plan... 07:51:33 (using ACP Plan Compiler V8.1.0) 07:51:33 ...plan OK! 07:51:33 This plan has 1 live target(s), 63 images 07:51:33 There are 120.8 min. of actual imaging time 07:51:33 Image file set-numbers start with 1 07:51:33 Periodic auto focus every 30 min. 07:51:33 (includes a plan-start auto focus) 07:51:33 Starting run for plan last-plan-from-web.txt... 07:51:33 Autofocus will be done every 30 min. 07:51:36 ==== Starting target NGC 253 ==== 07:51:36 ; 07:51:36 ; Single target color series plan by TM61, created Sun, 23 Sep 2018 07:51:11 UTC 07:51:36 ; 07:51:36 (turning tracking on for live image(s)) 07:51:46 Start slew to NGC 253... 07:51:50 (wait for slew to complete) 07:51:53 (slew complete) 07:51:53 (request plan-start pointing update) 07:51:53 Ready for NGC 253 (# 1 of 1 in set 1) 07:51:53 NGC 253 specifies 6 sets of images. 07:52:01 === Starting filter group 1 of 6 === 07:52:01 Selecting V filter (1) for imaging 07:52:01 Pointing update: Wait and flip if within 120 sec of flip point 07:52:01 [flip check: Tn=420s HAc=313s GW=T HAz=733s DWz=T WF=no] 07:52:01 Updating pointing... 07:52:01 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4) 07:52:01 (using Image Quality readout mode) 07:52:03 (starting exposure) 07:52:09 (exposure complete) 07:52:22 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 07:52:22 Calibrating image... 07:52:22 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 07:52:22 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 07:52:28 Image finished 07:52:30 Plate-solve pointing image. 07:52:30 17 image stars found 07:52:34 19 catalog stars found 07:52:34 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality. 07:52:34 Start slew to offset... 07:52:38 (wait for slew to complete) 07:52:41 (slew complete) 07:52:44 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4) 07:52:49 (using Image Quality readout mode) 07:52:51 (starting exposure) 07:52:57 (exposure complete) 07:53:04 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 07:53:04 Calibrating image... 07:53:04 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 07:53:04 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 07:53:09 Image finished 07:53:16 Plate-solve pointing image. 07:53:16 12 image stars found 07:53:16 19 catalog stars found 07:53:16 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality. 07:53:16 Attempting all-sky plate solution (time-consuming)... 07:54:01 Failed: There are too few catalog stars in the area for reliable matching. Increase the catalog star faint limit, or use a more dense catalog. 07:54:09 Astrometry.net may be offline or image quality is too poor. 07:54:09 Start slew to NGC 253... 07:54:13 (wait for slew to complete) 07:54:16 (slew complete) 07:54:16 **Aiming failed, request pointing update for next target 07:54:19 Do periodic or plan-start auto-focus... 07:54:19 [flip check: Tn=600s HAc=452s GW=T HAz=1052s DWz=T WF=no] 07:54:22 Search 15 deg-square area for possible stars 07:54:22 Looking for stars between mags 6 and 9 07:54:22 Found mag 6.0 star, GSC 6417-0951; nothing within 565 arcsec. 07:54:22 Star J2000 coordinates RA=00:27:15 Dec=-25° 32' 50" 07:54:22 Using star at mag 6.0. Slew to star. 07:54:22 Start slew to AutoFocus... 07:54:23 (wait for slew to complete) 07:54:40 (slew complete) 07:54:40 Updating pointing... 07:54:40 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4) 07:54:40 (using Image Quality readout mode) 07:54:44 (starting exposure) 07:54:50 (exposure complete) 07:54:59 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 07:54:59 Calibrating image... 07:54:59 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 07:54:59 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 07:55:01 Image finished 07:55:01 Plate-solve pointing image. 07:55:01 30 image stars found 07:55:01 29 catalog stars found 07:55:01 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality. 07:55:01 Start slew to offset... 07:55:08 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4) 07:55:08 (using Image Quality readout mode) 07:55:09 (starting exposure) 07:55:16 (exposure complete) 07:55:28 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 07:55:28 Calibrating image... 07:55:28 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 07:55:28 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 07:55:31 Image finished 07:55:31 Plate-solve pointing image. 07:55:32 6 image stars found 07:55:32 23 catalog stars found 07:55:32 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality. 07:55:32 Attempting all-sky plate solution (time-consuming)... 07:56:16 Failed: All-sky solution failed: Job 2802909 status: failure 07:56:23 Astrometry.net may be offline or image quality is too poor. 07:56:23 Start slew to AutoFocus... 07:56:25 (wait for slew to complete) 07:56:31 (slew complete) 07:56:31 (AF will use Image Quality readout mode) 07:56:31 Starting Autofocus... 07:56:32 07:56:32 System: Optec 07:56:32 ** Beginning Focus run ** 07:56:32 LS: -0.063042 RS: 0.062950 PID: 13.25 NFHFD: 15 07:56:32 Move direction: Out 07:56:32 Filter = V (slot 1) 07:56:32 Current position = 2980 07:56:32 Focus Start HFD: 20 07:56:32 Min/Max flux setting = 10/500K 07:56:32 Find star binning = 2x2 07:56:32 Inital exposure = 0.3 07:56:44 Focus binning = 1x1 07:56:47 Decreasing exposure Time 07:56:47 Total Flux = 778223, next exposure = 0.1 sec 07:56:51 Target star found at X = 1577, Y = 1055 Flux = 240985 07:56:51 Focus exposure will be 0.10 sec 07:56:51 Position , HFD , Mean Best Focus , X , Y , Flux 07:56:51 2980 , 04.40 , 0 , 1577 , 1055 , 240985 07:56:56 2733 , 15.24 , 0 , 1577 , 1057 , 282694 07:56:57 On correct side of focus 07:56:57 Moving to start HFD 07:57:01 2657 , 21.19 , 0 , 1573 , 1056 , 255949 07:57:01 Move to Near Focus HFD 07:57:06 2755 , 18.08 , 0 , 1572 , 1054 , 250619 07:57:06 ** Starting Near Focus ** 07:57:06 Position , HFD , Mean Best Focus , X , Y , Flux 07:57:06 2755 , 18.08 , 3035 , 1572 , 1054 , 250619 07:57:09 2755 , 15.42 , 3014 , 1573 , 1055 , 261046 07:57:13 2755 , 14.46 , 3002 , 1573 , 1055 , 263158 07:57:17 2755 , 16.55 , 3004 , 1571 , 1055 , 263320 07:57:21 2755 , 14.21 , 2998 , 1575 , 1055 , 256324 07:57:21 Best Focus is: 2998 07:57:26 2998 , 04.41 , 2998 , 1575 , 1056 , 265453 07:57:30 2998 , 04.52 , 2998 , 1576 , 1060 , 245282 07:57:34 2998 , 04.84 , 2998 , 1576 , 1055 , 257322 07:57:34 Position = 2998 Avg HFD = 4.59 07:57:35 Focusing Completed 07:57:35 Focus time = 63 sec 07:57:36 FocusMax auto-focus successful! 07:57:36 HFD = 4.84 07:57:36 Focus position = 2998 07:57:36 Slewing back to original position... 07:57:36 Start slew to AF return... 07:57:40 (wait for slew to complete) 07:57:55 (slew complete) 07:57:55 Autofocus finished. 07:57:57 (no slew, scope already within max error of target) 07:57:57 (doing post-focus pointing update...) 07:57:57 Updating pointing... 07:57:57 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4) 07:57:57 (using Image Quality readout mode) 07:58:01 (starting exposure) 07:58:05 (exposure complete) 07:58:14 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 07:58:14 Calibrating image... 07:58:14 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 07:58:14 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 07:58:16 Image finished 07:58:16 Plate-solve pointing image. 07:58:16 17 image stars found 07:58:16 19 catalog stars found 07:58:16 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality. 07:58:16 Start slew to offset... 07:58:22 (wait for slew to complete) 07:58:26 (slew complete) 07:58:26 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 4) 07:58:26 (using Image Quality readout mode) 07:58:29 (starting exposure) 07:58:33 (exposure complete) 07:58:44 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 07:58:44 Calibrating image... 07:58:44 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 07:58:44 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 07:58:48 Image finished 07:58:48 Plate-solve pointing image. 07:58:48 12 image stars found 07:58:49 19 catalog stars found 07:58:49 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality. 07:58:49 Attempting all-sky plate solution (time-consuming)... 07:59:23 Failed: There are too few catalog stars in the area for reliable matching. Increase the catalog star faint limit, or use a more dense catalog. 07:59:30 Astrometry.net may be offline or image quality is too poor. 07:59:30 Start slew to NGC 253... 07:59:33 (wait for slew to complete) 07:59:37 (slew complete) 07:59:37 [flip check: Tn=320s HAc=771s GW=T HAz=1091s DWz=T WF=no] 07:59:37 === Place in plan === 07:59:37 Set 1 of 1 07:59:37 Target is "NGC 253" (1 of 1) 07:59:37 Repeat 1 of 1 for this target 07:59:37 Filter V (1 of 6) 07:59:37 Image 1 of 1 for this filter 07:59:37 Imaging to 075937-NGC 253-S001-R001-C001-V 07:59:38 (taking 20 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 2) 07:59:38 (using Image Quality readout mode) 07:59:38 (unguided dither - moving field dx=0.0 dy=1.5 pixels 07:59:38 (unguided dither 5 pixels std-dev, doing small slew) 07:59:38 Start slew to dither... 07:59:40 (wait for slew to complete) 07:59:44 (slew complete) 07:59:48 (starting exposure) 08:00:06 (exposure complete) 08:00:17 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 08:00:21 Image finished 08:00:30 Plate-solve final image 08:00:30 30 image stars found 08:00:31 19 catalog stars found 08:00:31 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality. 08:00:31 Will skip final image solves until target changes 08:00:35 === Starting filter group 2 of 6 === 08:00:35 Selecting V filter (1) for imaging 08:00:36 This filter group has a count of 20 images. 08:00:37 [flip check: Tn=420s HAc=831s GW=T HAz=1251s DWz=T WF=no] 08:00:40 === Place in plan === 08:00:45 Set 1 of 1 08:00:45 Target is "NGC 253" (1 of 1) 08:00:45 Repeat 1 of 1 for this target 08:00:45 Filter V (2 of 6) 08:00:45 Image 1 of 20 for this filter 08:00:45 Imaging to 080040-NGC 253-S001-R001-C001-V 08:00:45 (taking 120 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 2) 08:00:45 (using Image Quality readout mode) 08:00:45 (unguided dither - moving field dx=-1.4 dy=0.3 pixels 08:00:45 (unguided dither 5 pixels std-dev, doing small slew) 08:00:45 Start slew to dither... 08:00:47 (wait for slew to complete) 08:00:53 (slew complete) 08:00:55 (starting exposure) 08:02:55 (exposure complete) 08:03:09 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 08:03:12 Image finished 08:03:23 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until target changes 08:03:24 [flip check: Tn=420s HAc=999s GW=T HAz=1419s DWz=T WF=no] 08:03:24 === Place in plan === 08:03:24 Set 1 of 1 08:03:24 Target is "NGC 253" (1 of 1) 08:03:24 Repeat 1 of 1 for this target 08:03:24 Filter V (2 of 6) 08:03:24 Image 2 of 20 for this filter 08:03:24 Imaging to 080324-NGC 253-S001-R001-C002-V 08:03:24 (taking 120 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 2) 08:03:24 (using Image Quality readout mode) 08:03:24 (unguided dither - moving field dx=-4.0 dy=-4.8 pixels 08:03:24 (unguided dither 5 pixels std-dev, doing small slew) 08:03:24 Start slew to dither... 08:03:36 (starting exposure) 08:05:40 (exposure complete) 08:05:56 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 08:06:01 Image finished 08:06:11 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until target changes 08:06:20 [flip check: Tn=420s HAc=1175s GW=T HAz=1595s DWz=T WF=no] 08:06:20 === Place in plan === 08:06:20 Set 1 of 1 08:06:20 Target is "NGC 253" (1 of 1) 08:06:20 Repeat 1 of 1 for this target 08:06:20 Filter V (2 of 6) 08:06:20 Image 3 of 20 for this filter 08:06:20 Imaging to 080620-NGC 253-S001-R001-C003-V 08:06:20 (taking 120 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 2) 08:06:20 (using Image Quality readout mode) 08:06:20 (unguided dither - moving field dx=-1.2 dy=3.0 pixels 08:06:20 (unguided dither 5 pixels std-dev, doing small slew) 08:06:20 Start slew to dither... 08:06:24 (wait for slew to complete) 08:06:31 (slew complete) 08:06:34 (starting exposure) 08:08:36 (exposure complete) 08:08:54 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 08:09:01 Image finished 08:09:09 **Script Error (Tracking has been stopped)** 08:09:09 Source: ACP Observatory Control Software 08:09:09 Message: The script was interrupted before completion. 08:09:09 Location: line 1871 column 25. ACP console log closed 23-Sep-2018 08:09:21 UTC