ACP console log opened 17-Oct-2013 10:20:37 UTC
This is ACP version 6.0 (build 14, Special for Wodaski Alt/Az Scope)
Licensed to Arne Henden
10:20:37 This is AcquireScheduler V3.5.2
10:20:37 Custom image file path/names are in use
10:20:37 Custom auto-flip parameters are in use
10:20:37   PreFlip=300 PostFlip=120 AF=300 PU=60
10:20:37 Hardware GEM pier side reporting is available.
10:20:38 Initializing AcquireSupport V6.0.7
10:20:38 Weather safe, server is Weather Server Simulator
10:20:38 Telescope is ACP->TMO, driver V3
10:20:39 Dome is MaxDome
10:20:39 MaxIm DL/CCD is version 5.18
10:20:39 Imager is QSI Universal
10:20:39 Guider is SX Universal(internal/off-axis)
10:20:39 Calculated unbinned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.33 V = 0.33
10:20:39 Calculated field of view (arcmin): H = 18.4 V = 13.8
10:20:39 Using focus offsets from FilterInfo.txt
10:20:39 ACPS Observation V838_Mon(1 of 1)
10:20:39   (belongs to Project AAVSO_Monitoring, Plan V838_Mon)
10:20:39 Pointing updates are enabled
10:20:39   (V838_Mon within tolerance, no slew needed)
10:20:39   (long exp, no orbital tracking, trying to autoguide)
10:20:39   Switching from I to B filter for imaging
10:20:39   No focus change required
10:20:49   (guide star SNR=9.5 X=401 Y=26)
10:20:49   (initial exposure interval 1)
10:20:53   (guide star SNR=18.4 X=399 Y=24)
10:20:53   (final exposure interval 1)
10:20:53   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
10:20:57   (guide star SNR=17.9 X=400 Y=24)
10:20:59 **Guider unexpectedly stopped while waiting for measurement
10:21:04   (guide star SNR=20.7 X=400 Y=24)
10:21:04   (initial exposure interval 1)
10:21:08   (guide star SNR=26.0 X=401 Y=25)
10:21:08   (final exposure interval 1)
10:21:08   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
10:21:12   (guide star SNR=22.8 X=401 Y=24)
10:21:13 **Guider unexpectedly stopped while waiting for measurement
10:21:18   (guide star SNR=19.8 X=399 Y=23)
10:21:18   (initial exposure interval 1)
10:21:22   (guide star SNR=20.6 X=403 Y=23)
10:21:22   (final exposure interval 1)
10:21:22   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
10:21:27   (guide star SNR=25.4 X=403 Y=22)
10:21:27 **Guider unexpectedly stopped while waiting for measurement
10:21:33   (guide star SNR=16.5 X=403 Y=24)
10:21:33   (initial exposure interval 1)
10:21:37   (guide star SNR=10.7 X=403 Y=20)
10:21:37   (final exposure interval 1)
10:21:38   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
10:21:42   (guide star SNR=10.5 X=400 Y=23)
10:21:44 **Guider unexpectedly stopped while waiting for measurement
10:21:45 **Autoguiding failed.
10:21:45   (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds)
10:21:45     [flip check:  Tn=600s HAc=-7530s GW=T HAz=-6928s DWz=T WF=no]
10:21:45   (guider not running, restarting...)
10:21:45   (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart)
10:21:45   Updating pointing...
10:21:45   Switching from B to V filter for pointing exposure
10:21:45   No focus change required
10:21:46   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6)
10:21:46   (starting exposure)
10:22:00   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
10:22:00   Calibrating image...
10:22:00 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
10:22:00 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
10:22:00   Image finished
10:22:00   Plate-solve pointing image.
10:22:00   144 image stars found
10:22:00   147 catalog stars found
10:22:00   Solved! 48 stars matched.
10:22:01   Average residual is 0.25 arcsec.
10:22:01   Pointing error is 0.069 arcmin @ angle 40.23
10:22:01   True focal length is 345.6 cm.
10:22:01   True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.93 V = 1.93
10:22:01   True image center (J2000): 07h 04m 05.0s   -03° 50' 47.44"
10:22:01   Imager sky position angle is 1.3 deg.
10:22:01   Image FWHM is 4.6 arcsec (2.39 pixels)
10:22:01   (avg FWHM = 3.72 arcsec)
10:22:01   [sync] pointing model updated
10:22:01   Internal guider, always re-slew
10:22:01   Re-slew to target.
10:22:01   Start slew to V838_Mon...
10:22:02   (wait for slew to complete)
10:22:04   (slew complete)
10:22:04   Target is now centered.
10:22:04   Switching from V to B filter for imaging
10:22:04   No focus change required
10:22:14   (guide star SNR=6.1 X=410 Y=33)
10:22:14   (initial exposure interval 1)
10:22:18   (guide star SNR=18.8 X=410 Y=34)
10:22:18   (final exposure interval 1)
10:22:18   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
10:22:21   (guide star SNR=17.0 X=408 Y=35)
10:22:23 **Guider unexpectedly stopped while waiting for measurement
10:22:28   (guide star SNR=20.5 X=408 Y=34)
10:22:28   (initial exposure interval 1)
10:22:33   (guide star SNR=24.8 X=410 Y=35)
10:22:33   (final exposure interval 1)
10:22:33   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
10:22:37   (guide star SNR=26.0 X=409 Y=34)
10:22:42 **Guider unexpectedly stopped while waiting for measurement
10:22:48   (guide star SNR=25.5 X=414 Y=37)
10:22:48   (initial exposure interval 1)
10:22:52   (guide star SNR=26.3 X=415 Y=36)
10:22:52   (final exposure interval 1)
10:22:52   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
10:22:57   (guide star SNR=22.8 X=412 Y=36)
10:23:02 **Guider unexpectedly stopped while waiting for measurement
10:23:07   (guide star SNR=23.7 X=428 Y=56)
10:23:07   (initial exposure interval 1)
10:23:12   (guide star SNR=19.3 X=427 Y=58)
10:23:12   (final exposure interval 1)
10:23:12   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
10:23:17   (guide star SNR=18.7 X=426 Y=56)
10:23:18 **Guider unexpectedly stopped while waiting for measurement
10:23:19 **Autoguiding failed.
10:23:19   (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds)
10:23:19   Imaging to V838_Mon_B_20131017_102145
10:23:19   (taking 300 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1)
10:23:19   (starting exposure)
10:28:49   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
10:28:49   Image finished
10:28:52   Plate-solve V838_Mon_B_20131017_102145 final image.
10:28:53   2664 image stars found
10:28:54   147 catalog stars found
10:28:54   Solved! 49 stars matched.
10:28:54   Average residual is 0.12 arcsec.
10:28:54   Pointing error is 0.339 arcmin @ angle 342.11
10:28:54   (pointing corrector updated with this observation)
10:28:54   True focal length is 345.8 cm.
10:28:54   True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.32 V = 0.32
10:28:54   True image center (J2000): 07h 04m 04.4s   -03° 50' 31.26"
10:28:54   Imager sky position angle is 1.4 deg.
10:28:54   Image FWHM is 3.3 arcsec (10.16 pixels)
10:28:54   (avg FWHM = 3.68 arcsec)
10:28:54   Within max error tolerance, no re-slew needed.
10:28:54     [flip check:  Tn=400s HAc=-7098s GW=T HAz=-6698s DWz=T WF=no]
10:28:54   Imaging to V838_Mon_V_20131017_102854
10:28:54   Switching from B to V filter for imaging
10:28:54   No focus change required
10:28:55   (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1)
10:28:55   (starting exposure)
10:30:57   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
10:30:57   Image finished
10:31:00   Plate-solve V838_Mon_V_20131017_102854 final image.
10:31:01   2299 image stars found
10:31:02   147 catalog stars found
10:31:02   Solved! 43 stars matched.
10:31:02   Average residual is 0.12 arcsec.
10:31:02   Pointing error is 0.319 arcmin @ angle 340.85
10:31:02   True focal length is 345.7 cm.
10:31:02   True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.32 V = 0.32
10:31:02   True image center (J2000): 07h 04m 04.4s   -03° 50' 32.52"
10:31:02   Imager sky position angle is 1.3 deg.
10:31:02   Image FWHM is 2.8 arcsec (8.66 pixels)
10:31:02   (avg FWHM = 3.52 arcsec)
10:31:02   Within max error tolerance, no re-slew needed.
10:31:02     [flip check:  Tn=400s HAc=-6971s GW=T HAz=-6569s DWz=T WF=no]
10:31:02   Imaging to V838_Mon_R_20131017_103102
10:31:02   Switching from V to R filter for imaging
10:31:02   No focus change required
10:31:03   (taking 100 sec. exposure, R filter, binning = 1)
10:31:03   (starting exposure)
10:33:05   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
10:33:05   Image finished
10:33:08   Plate-solve V838_Mon_R_20131017_103102 final image.
10:33:09   2784 image stars found
10:33:10   147 catalog stars found
10:33:10   Solved! 43 stars matched.
10:33:10   Average residual is 0.13 arcsec.
10:33:10   Pointing error is 0.304 arcmin @ angle 339.29
10:33:10   True focal length is 345.7 cm.
10:33:10   True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.32 V = 0.32
10:33:10   True image center (J2000): 07h 04m 04.4s   -03° 50' 33.56"
10:33:10   Imager sky position angle is 1.3 deg.
10:33:10   Image FWHM is 2.8 arcsec (8.84 pixels)
10:33:10   (avg FWHM = 3.38 arcsec)
10:33:10   Within max error tolerance, no re-slew needed.
10:33:10     [flip check:  Tn=330s HAc=-6843s GW=T HAz=-6511s DWz=T WF=no]
10:33:10   Imaging to V838_Mon_I_20131017_103310
10:33:10   Switching from R to I filter for imaging
10:33:10   No focus change required
10:33:10   (taking 30 sec. exposure, I filter, binning = 1)
10:33:10   (starting exposure)
10:33:58   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
10:33:58   Image finished
10:34:01   Plate-solve V838_Mon_I_20131017_103310 final image.
10:34:02   1295 image stars found
10:34:03   147 catalog stars found
10:34:03   Solved! 47 stars matched.
10:34:03   Average residual is 0.14 arcsec.
10:34:03   Pointing error is 0.311 arcmin @ angle 335.85
10:34:03   True focal length is 345.6 cm.
10:34:03   True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.32 V = 0.32
10:34:03   True image center (J2000): 07h 04m 04.3s   -03° 50' 33.56"
10:34:03   Imager sky position angle is 1.3 deg.
10:34:03   Image FWHM is 2.5 arcsec (7.66 pixels)
10:34:03   (avg FWHM = 2.84 arcsec)
10:34:03   Within max error tolerance, no re-slew needed.
10:34:03 Run complete
ACP console log closed 17-Oct-2013 10:34:03 UTC