ACP console log opened 20-Mar-2014 02:37:24 UTC This is ACP version 6.0 (build 14, Special for Wodaski Alt/Az Scope) Licensed to Arne Henden 02:37:24 Start slew to FocusArea... 02:37:28 (wait for slew to complete) 02:38:12 (slew complete) 02:38:19 Search 5 deg-square area for suitable target stars 02:38:19 173 mag 6-9 catalog stars found. 02:38:19 (skipped 0 stars that would have flipped mount) 02:38:19 Found mag 6.4 star, GSC 1890-0061; nothing within 664 arcsec. 02:38:19 Star J2000 coordinates RA=06:24:53 Dec=29° 42' 25" 02:38:19 Using star at mag 6.4, exposure 0.3 sec. Slew to star. 02:38:19 Start slew to AutoFocus... 02:38:22 (wait for slew to complete) 02:38:29 (slew complete) 02:38:29 Updating pointing... 02:38:29 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 02:38:29 (starting exposure) 02:38:43 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 02:38:43 Calibrating image... 02:38:43 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 02:38:43 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 02:38:43 Image finished 02:38:43 Plate-solve pointing image. 02:38:43 111 image stars found 02:38:43 87 catalog stars found 02:38:43 ** Focal length off by more than 10%, solution rejected. 02:38:43 Start slew to offset... 02:38:45 (wait for slew to complete) 02:38:49 (slew complete) 02:38:49 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 02:38:49 (starting exposure) 02:39:04 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 02:39:04 Calibrating image... 02:39:04 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 02:39:04 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 02:39:04 Image finished 02:39:04 Plate-solve pointing image. 02:39:04 123 image stars found 02:39:04 83 catalog stars found 02:39:05 ** The calculated plate scale is extremely different from the configured plate scale. Solution is suspect. 02:39:05 Start slew to AutoFocus... 02:39:06 (wait for slew to complete) 02:39:10 (slew complete) 02:39:10 Starting Autofocus... 02:39:11 02:39:11 System: MySystem 02:39:11 ** Beginning Focus run ** 02:39:11 LS: -0.198946 RS: 0.200059 PID: 10.66 NFHFD: 10 02:39:11 Move direction: Out 02:39:11 Filter = V (slot 1) 02:39:11 Current position = 1682 02:39:11 Focus Start HFD: 20 02:39:11 Min/Max flux setting = 100/500K 02:39:11 Find star binning = 2x2 02:39:11 Inital exposure = 0.3 02:39:23 Focus binning = 1x1 02:39:31 Target star found at X = 1491, Y = 124 Flux = 238092 02:39:31 Focus exposure will be 0.30 sec 02:39:31 Position , HFD , Mean Best Focus , X , Y , Flux 02:39:31 1682 , 29.83 , 0 , 1491 , 124 , 238092 02:39:37 1731 , 12.43 , 0 , 1482 , 118 , 267950 02:39:37 On correct side 02:39:38 At Initial Focus HFD 02:39:38 Move to Near Focus HFD 02:39:42 1743 , 16.28 , 0 , 1494 , 125 , 269104 02:39:43 ** Starting Near Focus ** 02:39:44 Position , HFD , Mean Best Focus , X , Y , Flux 02:39:44 1743 , 16.28 , 1820 , 1494 , 125 , 269104 02:39:49 1743 , 14.92 , 1816 , 1495 , 126 , 267505 02:39:53 1743 , 13.89 , 1813 , 1504 , 131 , 259170 02:39:57 1743 , 14.97 , 1813 , 1501 , 130 , 263700 02:40:01 1743 , 14.89 , 1813 , 1503 , 132 , 268907 02:40:01 Best Focus is: 1813 02:40:10 1813 , 29.46 , 1813 , 1502 , 132 , 249050 02:40:10 Position = 1813 Avg HFD = 29.46 02:40:11 Final focus > max allowed HFD of 15.00 02:40:11 Moving to last focus position: 1682 02:40:12 Moving to previous focus position of 1682 02:40:17 **AutoFocus failed. Check FocusMax log for details. 02:40:17 Slewing back to original position... 02:40:17 Start slew to AF return... 02:40:18 (wait for slew to complete) 02:40:22 (slew complete) 02:40:22 Autofocus finished. 02:40:30 ***AutoFocus failed. ACP console log closed 20-Mar-2014 02:40:30 UTC