ACP console log opened 09-Mar-2015 02:42:42 UTC This is ACP version 6.0 (build 14, Special for Wodaski Alt/Az Scope) Licensed to Arne Henden 02:42:42 Start slew to FocusArea... 02:42:59 (wait for slew to complete) 02:43:45 (slew complete) 02:43:52 Search 5 deg-square area for suitable target stars 02:43:53 156 mag 6-9 catalog stars found. 02:43:53 (skipped 0 stars that would have flipped mount) 02:43:53 Found mag 6.2 star, GSC 2423-0824; nothing within 432 arcsec. 02:43:53 Star J2000 coordinates RA=06:00:20 Dec=31° 56' 28" 02:43:53 Using star at mag 6.2, exposure 0.3 sec. Slew to star. 02:43:53 Start slew to AutoFocus... 02:43:54 (wait for slew to complete) 02:44:13 (slew complete) 02:44:13 Updating pointing... 02:44:13 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 02:44:13 (using Fast Readout readout mode) 02:44:13 (starting exposure) 02:44:24 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 02:44:24 Calibrating image... 02:44:24 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 02:44:24 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 02:44:24 Image finished 02:44:24 Plate-solve pointing image. 02:44:24 105 image stars found 02:44:25 74 catalog stars found 02:44:27 ** Too many iterations trying to solve for new WCS. Probably caused by a false match. Check your plate scale estimate and try to balance the number of image and catalog stars more closely. 02:44:27 Start slew to offset... 02:44:29 (wait for slew to complete) 02:44:41 (slew complete) 02:44:41 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 02:44:41 (using Fast Readout readout mode) 02:44:41 (starting exposure) 02:44:58 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 02:44:58 Calibrating image... 02:44:58 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 02:44:58 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 02:44:58 Image finished 02:44:58 Plate-solve pointing image. 02:44:58 140 image stars found 02:44:58 107 catalog stars found 02:44:58 ** The calculated plate scale is extremely different from the configured plate scale. Solution is suspect. 02:44:58 Start slew to AutoFocus... 02:45:01 (wait for slew to complete) 02:45:16 (slew complete) 02:45:16 (AF will use Fast Readout readout mode) 02:45:16 Starting Autofocus... 02:45:17 02:45:17 System: MySystem 02:45:18 ** Beginning Focus run ** 02:45:18 LS: -0.198946 RS: 0.200059 PID: 10.66 NFHFD: 10 02:45:19 Move direction: Out 02:45:19 Filter = B (slot 0) 02:45:20 Current position = 890 02:45:20 Focus Start HFD: 20 02:45:20 Min/Max flux setting = 10/500K 02:45:20 Find star binning = 2x2 02:45:20 Inital exposure = 0.3 02:45:25 Focus binning = 1x1 02:45:27 Target star found at X = 1661, Y = 1249 Flux = 404489 02:45:28 Focus exposure will be 0.30 sec 02:45:28 Position , HFD , Mean Best Focus , X , Y , Flux 02:45:28 890 , 76.76 , 0 , 1661 , 1249 , 404489 02:45:33 1033 , 45.14 , 0 , 1663 , 1242 , 405253 02:45:33 On correct side 02:45:33 Moving to start HFD 02:45:38 1096 , 32.72 , 0 , 1665 , 1243 , 390386 02:45:41 1128 , 24.56 , 0 , 1666 , 1241 , 383521 02:45:45 1151 , 19.42 , 0 , 1666 , 1240 , 401667 02:45:45 Move to Near Focus HFD 02:45:49 1198 , 11.30 , 0 , 1668 , 1238 , 369908 02:45:49 ** Starting Near Focus ** 02:45:49 Position , HFD , Mean Best Focus , X , Y , Flux 02:45:49 1198 , 11.30 , 1249 , 1668 , 1238 , 369908 02:45:51 1198 , 10.38 , 1247 , 1669 , 1237 , 383780 02:45:53 1198 , 10.84 , 1247 , 1668 , 1238 , 402869 02:45:55 1198 , 11.42 , 1248 , 1669 , 1239 , 377266 02:45:57 1198 , 11.21 , 1248 , 1669 , 1238 , 386617 02:45:57 Best Focus is: 1248 02:46:01 1248 , 04.05 , 1248 , 1670 , 1236 , 396712 02:46:02 Position = 1248 Avg HFD = 4.05 02:46:02 Focusing Completed 02:46:05 Focus time = 48 sec 02:46:05 FocusMax auto-focus successful! 02:46:05 HFD = 4.05 02:46:05 Focus position = 1248 02:46:05 Slewing back to original position... 02:46:05 Start slew to AF return... 02:46:07 (wait for slew to complete) 02:46:22 (slew complete) 02:46:22 Autofocus finished. ACP console log closed 09-Mar-2015 02:46:27 UTC