ACP console log opened 04-Jan-2014 01:34:36 UTC This is ACP version 6.0 (build 14, Special for Wodaski Alt/Az Scope) Licensed to Arne Henden 01:34:36 Start slew to FocusArea... 01:34:37 (wait for slew to complete) 01:35:34 (slew complete) 01:35:41 Search 5 deg-square area for suitable target stars 01:35:41 83 mag 6-9 catalog stars found. 01:35:41 (skipped 0 stars that would have flipped mount) 01:35:41 Found mag 6.5 star, GSC 2261-0204; nothing within 196 arcsec. 01:35:41 Star J2000 coordinates RA=00:24:40 Dec=31° 22' 23" 01:35:41 Using star at mag 6.5, exposure 0.3 sec. Slew to star. 01:35:41 Start slew to AutoFocus... 01:35:43 (wait for slew to complete) 01:35:55 (slew complete) 01:35:55 Updating pointing... 01:35:55 Switching from I to V filter for pointing exposure 01:35:55 No focus change required 01:35:58 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 01:35:58 (starting exposure) 01:36:15 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 01:36:15 Calibrating image... 01:36:15 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 01:36:15 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 01:36:15 Image finished 01:36:15 Plate-solve pointing image. 01:36:15 29 image stars found 01:36:15 72 catalog stars found 01:36:15 ** The calculated plate scale is extremely different from the configured plate scale. Solution is suspect. 01:36:15 Start slew to offset... 01:36:18 (wait for slew to complete) 01:36:19 (slew complete) 01:36:19 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 01:36:19 (starting exposure) 01:36:31 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 01:36:31 Calibrating image... 01:36:31 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 01:36:31 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 01:36:31 Image finished 01:36:31 Plate-solve pointing image. 01:36:31 53 image stars found 01:36:32 97 catalog stars found 01:36:32 ** Focal length off by more than 10%, solution rejected. 01:36:32 Start slew to AutoFocus... 01:36:33 (wait for slew to complete) 01:36:38 (slew complete) 01:36:38 Starting Autofocus... 01:36:39 01:36:40 System: MySystem 01:36:40 ** Beginning Focus run ** 01:36:40 LS: -0.198946 RS: 0.200059 PID: 10.66 NFHFD: 10 01:36:40 Move direction: Out 01:36:40 Filter = V (slot 1) 01:36:40 Current position = 1458 01:36:40 Focus Start HFD: 20 01:36:40 Min/Max flux setting = 100/500K 01:36:40 Find star binning = 2x2 01:36:40 Inital exposure = 0.3 01:36:52 Star is too close to frame edge or is too weak 01:36:52 Try star search again with cropped border 01:36:53 Star is too close to frame edge or is too weak 01:36:54 Attempting brightest pixel method 01:36:54 Star is too close to frame edge or is too weak 01:36:55 Focus binning = 1x1 01:37:00 Star is too close to frame edge or is too weak 01:37:00 Increasing frame width 01:37:04 Increasing exposure Time 01:37:04 Targeting low flux setting 01:37:05 Total Flux = 835, next exposure = 36.11 sec 01:37:05 Exposure > max exposure setting 30 01:37:06 Stopping process 01:37:06 Star is too dim 01:37:07 Total flux < min flux setting 01:37:07 Can not measure HFD for this image 01:37:07 Moving to previous focus position of 1461 01:37:09 **AutoFocus failed. Check FocusMax log for details. 01:37:09 Slewing back to original position... 01:37:10 Start slew to AF return... 01:37:11 (wait for slew to complete) 01:37:18 (slew complete) 01:37:18 Autofocus finished. 01:37:24 ***AutoFocus failed. ACP console log closed 04-Jan-2014 01:37:24 UTC