ACP console log opened 17-Nov-2013 01:17:00 UTC This is ACP version 6.0 (build 14, Special for Wodaski Alt/Az Scope) Licensed to Arne Henden 01:17:00 Start slew to FocusArea... 01:17:01 (wait for slew to complete) 01:17:48 (slew complete) 01:17:56 Search 5 deg-square area for suitable target stars 01:17:56 146 mag 6-9 catalog stars found. 01:17:56 (skipped 0 stars that would have flipped mount) 01:17:56 Found mag 6.0 star, GSC 2702-2561; nothing within 671 arcsec. 01:17:56 Star J2000 coordinates RA=21:11:57 Dec=30° 37' 09" 01:17:56 Using star at mag 6.0, exposure 0.3 sec. Slew to star. 01:17:56 Start slew to AutoFocus... 01:18:00 (wait for slew to complete) 01:18:08 (slew complete) 01:18:08 Updating pointing... 01:18:08 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 01:18:08 (starting exposure) 01:18:24 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 01:18:24 Calibrating image... 01:18:24 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 01:18:24 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 01:18:24 Image finished 01:18:24 Plate-solve pointing image. 01:18:24 153 image stars found 01:18:25 111 catalog stars found 01:18:25 ** 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. 01:18:25 Start slew to offset... 01:18:28 (wait for slew to complete) 01:18:29 (slew complete) 01:18:29 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 01:18:29 (starting exposure) 01:18:41 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 01:18:41 Calibrating image... 01:18:41 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 01:18:41 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 01:18:41 Image finished 01:18:41 Plate-solve pointing image. 01:18:41 35 image stars found 01:18:41 93 catalog stars found 01:18:41 ** The calculated plate scale is extremely different from the configured plate scale. Solution is suspect. 01:18:41 Start slew to AutoFocus... 01:18:42 (wait for slew to complete) 01:18:46 (slew complete) 01:18:46 Starting Autofocus... 01:18:48 01:18:48 System: MySystem 01:18:48 ** Beginning Focus run ** 01:18:49 LS: -0.198946 RS: 0.200059 PID: 10.66 NFHFD: 10 01:18:50 Move direction: Out 01:18:50 Filter = B (slot 0) 01:18:50 Current position = 1556 01:18:51 Focus Start HFD: 20 01:18:53 Min/Max flux setting = 100/500K 01:18:53 Find star binning = 2x2 01:18:54 Inital exposure = 0.3 01:19:05 Focus binning = 1x1 01:19:12 Star is too close to frame edge or is too weak; increasing frame size 01:19:12 Increasing frame width 01:19:22 Target star found at X = 1335, Y = 380 Flux = 105510 01:19:22 Focus exposure will be 0.30 sec 01:19:23 Position , HFD , Mean Best Focus , X , Y , Flux 01:19:23 1556 , 168.14 , 0 , 1335 , 380 , 105510 01:19:32 1928 , 82.33 , 0 , 1347 , 365 , 68821 01:19:32 On correct side 01:19:32 Moving to start HFD 01:19:32 Aborting - move will exceed focuser limits 01:19:38 1928 , 84.78 , 0 , 1350 , 368 , 87455 01:19:38 Aborting - move will exceed focuser limits 01:19:43 Star is too close to frame edge or is too weak; increasing frame size 01:19:44 Increasing frame width 01:19:50 1928 , 87.01 , 0 , 1344 , 370 , 82555 01:19:50 Aborting - move will exceed focuser limits 01:19:55 1928 , 00.00 , 0 , 1243 , 269 , 4452077 01:19:59 Star is too close to frame edge or is too weak; increasing frame size 01:20:00 Increasing frame width 01:20:04 Star is too close to frame edge or is too weak 01:20:04 Increasing frame width 01:20:08 1928 , 00.00 , 0 , 1202 , 228 , 0 01:20:12 Star is too close to frame edge or is too weak; increasing frame size 01:20:13 Increasing frame width 01:20:17 Star is too close to frame edge or is too weak 01:20:18 Increasing frame width 01:20:22 Star is too close to frame edge or is too weak 01:20:31 1928 , 00.00 , 0 , 1162 , 188 , 70 01:20:35 Star is too close to frame edge or is too weak; increasing frame size 01:20:35 Increasing frame width 01:20:39 Star is too close to frame edge or is too weak 01:20:39 Increasing frame width 01:20:43 1928 , 08.60 , 0 , 1194 , 219 , 16102 01:20:49 Star is too close to frame edge or is too weak; increasing frame size 01:20:50 Increasing frame width 01:20:55 Star is too close to frame edge or is too weak 01:20:55 Increasing frame width 01:21:00 Star is too close to frame edge or is too weak 01:21:09 Star is too close to frame edge or is too weak 01:21:10 Increasing Subframe Width, attempt 1 01:21:15 Star is too close to frame edge or is too weak 01:21:15 Increasing Subframe Width, attempt 2 01:21:21 Star is too close to frame edge or is too weak 01:21:21 Increasing Subframe Width, attempt 3 01:21:28 Star is too close to frame edge or is too weak 01:21:39 Star is too close to frame edge or is too weak 01:21:50 Star is too close to frame edge or is too weak 01:21:51 Can not measure HFD for this image 01:21:52 **AutoFocus failed. Check FocusMax log for details. 01:21:52 Moving to previous focus position of 1533 01:21:52 Slewing back to original position... 01:21:52 Start slew to AF return... 01:21:53 (wait for slew to complete) 01:22:06 (slew complete) 01:22:06 Autofocus finished. 01:22:12 ***AutoFocus failed. ACP console log closed 17-Nov-2013 01:22:12 UTC