ACP console log opened 19-Oct-2013 05:48:38 UTC
This is ACP version 6.0 (build 14, Special for Wodaski Alt/Az Scope)
Licensed to Arne Henden
05:48:38 This is AcquireScheduler V3.5.2
05:48:38 Custom image file path/names are in use
05:48:38 Custom auto-flip parameters are in use
05:48:38   PreFlip=300 PostFlip=120 AF=300 PU=60
05:48:38 Hardware GEM pier side reporting is available.
05:48:39 Initializing AcquireSupport V6.0.7
05:48:39 Weather safe, server is Weather Server Simulator
05:48:39 Telescope is ACP->TMO, driver V3
05:48:39 Dome is MaxDome
05:48:39 MaxIm DL/CCD is version 5.18
05:48:39 Imager is QSI Universal
05:48:39 Guider is SX Universal(internal/off-axis)
05:48:39 Calculated unbinned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.33 V = 0.33
05:48:39 Calculated field of view (arcmin): H = 18.4 V = 13.8
05:48:39 Using focus offsets from FilterInfo.txt
05:48:39 ACPS Observation SN_2013ej(1 of 1)
05:48:39   (belongs to Project AAVSO_Monitoring, Plan SN_2013ej)
05:48:39   (turning on sidereal tracking)
05:48:39 Pointing updates are enabled
05:48:39   Start slew to SN_2013ej...
05:48:41   (wait for slew to complete)
05:49:45   (slew complete)
05:49:45     [flip check:  Tn=660s HAc=-3787s GW=T HAz=-3127s DWz=T WF=no]
05:49:45   Updating pointing...
05:49:45   Switching from I to V filter for pointing exposure
05:49:45   No focus change required
05:49:47   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6)
05:49:47   (starting exposure)
05:50:02   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
05:50:02   Calibrating image...
05:50:02 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
05:50:02 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
05:50:02   Image finished
05:50:02   Plate-solve pointing image.
05:50:02   5 image stars found
05:50:02   41 catalog stars found
05:50:02 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality.
05:50:02   Start slew to offset...
05:50:04   (wait for slew to complete)
05:50:08   (slew complete)
05:50:08   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6)
05:50:08   (starting exposure)
05:50:19   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
05:50:19   Calibrating image...
05:50:19 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
05:50:19 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
05:50:19   Image finished
05:50:19   Plate-solve pointing image.
05:50:19   11 image stars found
05:50:19   41 catalog stars found
05:50:19 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality.
05:50:20   Start slew to SN_2013ej...
05:50:21   (wait for slew to complete)
05:50:25   (slew complete)
05:50:25   (long exp, no orbital tracking, trying to autoguide)
05:50:25   Switching from V to B filter for imaging
05:50:25   No focus change required
05:50:34   (guide star SNR=3.0 X=723 Y=72)
05:50:34   (initial exposure interval 8.99)
05:50:45 **No stars found in guider image
05:50:45   (final exposure interval -1)
05:50:45 **No usable stars at max guider exposure interval
05:50:45 **Autoguiding failed.
05:50:45   (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds)
05:50:45     [flip check:  Tn=600s HAc=-3727s GW=T HAz=-3127s DWz=T WF=no]
05:50:46   (guider not running, restarting...)
05:50:46   (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart)
05:50:46   Updating pointing...
05:50:46   Switching from B to V filter for pointing exposure
05:50:46   No focus change required
05:50:46   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6)
05:50:46   (starting exposure)
05:50:58   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
05:50:58   Calibrating image...
05:50:58 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
05:50:58 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
05:50:58   Image finished
05:50:58   Plate-solve pointing image.
05:50:58   5 image stars found
05:50:58   41 catalog stars found
05:50:58 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality.
05:50:59   Start slew to offset...
05:51:00   (wait for slew to complete)
05:51:04   (slew complete)
05:51:04   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6)
05:51:04   (starting exposure)
05:51:16   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
05:51:16   Calibrating image...
05:51:16 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
05:51:16 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
05:51:16   Image finished
05:51:16   Plate-solve pointing image.
05:51:16   9 image stars found
05:51:16   41 catalog stars found
05:51:16 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality.
05:51:16   Start slew to SN_2013ej...
05:51:17   (wait for slew to complete)
05:51:21   (slew complete)
05:51:21   Switching from V to B filter for imaging
05:51:21   No focus change required
05:51:30   (guide star SNR=3.0 X=723 Y=73)
05:51:30   (initial exposure interval 8.76)
05:51:42   (guide star SNR=3.0 X=722 Y=73)
05:51:42   (final exposure interval 16.14)
05:51:42   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
05:51:59 **No stars found in guider image
05:51:59 **Guider unexpectedly stopped while waiting for measurement
05:52:18 **No stars found in guider image
05:52:18   (initial exposure interval -1)
05:52:18 No usable stars in guider image; trying again at max guider exposure
05:52:40   (exposure interval -1)
05:52:40 **No usable stars at max guider exposure interval
05:52:40 **Autoguiding failed.
05:52:40   (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds)
05:52:40   Imaging to SN_2013ej_B_20131019_055046
05:52:41   (taking 300 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1)
05:52:41   (starting exposure)
05:58:11   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
05:58:11   Image finished
05:58:14   Plate-solve SN_2013ej_B_20131019_055046 final image.
05:58:15   82 image stars found
05:58:16   42 catalog stars found
05:58:16 ** The calculated plate scale is extremely different from the configured plate scale. Solution is suspect.
05:58:16     [flip check:  Tn=600s HAc=-3275s GW=T HAz=-2675s DWz=T WF=no]
05:58:16   (guider not running, restarting...)
05:58:16   (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart)
05:58:16   Updating pointing...
05:58:16   Switching from B to V filter for pointing exposure
05:58:16   No focus change required
05:58:17   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6)
05:58:17   (starting exposure)
05:58:31   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
05:58:31   Calibrating image...
05:58:31 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
05:58:31 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
05:58:31   Image finished
05:58:31   Plate-solve pointing image.
05:58:31   5 image stars found
05:58:31   41 catalog stars found
05:58:31 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality.
05:58:31   Start slew to offset...
05:58:32   (wait for slew to complete)
05:58:36   (slew complete)
05:58:36   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6)
05:58:36   (starting exposure)
05:58:48   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
05:58:48   Calibrating image...
05:58:48 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
05:58:48 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
05:58:48   Image finished
05:58:48   Plate-solve pointing image.
05:58:48   9 image stars found
05:58:48   41 catalog stars found
05:58:48 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality.
05:58:48   Start slew to SN_2013ej...
05:58:50   (wait for slew to complete)
05:58:54   (slew complete)
05:58:54   Switching from V to B filter for imaging
05:58:54   No focus change required
05:59:03 **No stars found in guider image
05:59:03   (initial exposure interval -1)
05:59:03 No usable stars in guider image; trying again at max guider exposure
05:59:25   (exposure interval -1)
05:59:25 **No usable stars at max guider exposure interval
05:59:25 **Autoguiding failed.
05:59:25   (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds)
05:59:25   Imaging to SN_2013ej_B_20131019_055816
05:59:25   (taking 300 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1)
05:59:25   (starting exposure)
06:04:56   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
06:04:56   Image finished
06:04:58   First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target.
06:04:58     [flip check:  Tn=600s HAc=-2872s GW=T HAz=-2271s DWz=T WF=no]
06:04:58   (guider not running, restarting...)
06:04:58   (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart)
06:04:58   Updating pointing...
06:04:58   Switching from B to V filter for pointing exposure
06:04:58   No focus change required
06:04:59   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6)
06:04:59   (starting exposure)
06:05:13   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
06:05:13   Calibrating image...
06:05:13 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
06:05:13 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
06:05:13   Image finished
06:05:13   Plate-solve pointing image.
06:05:13   7 image stars found
06:05:13   41 catalog stars found
06:05:13 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality.
06:05:14   Start slew to offset...
06:05:15   (wait for slew to complete)
06:05:19   (slew complete)
06:05:19   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6)
06:05:19   (starting exposure)
06:05:30   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
06:05:30   Calibrating image...
06:05:30 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
06:05:30 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
06:05:30   Image finished
06:05:30   Plate-solve pointing image.
06:05:30   11 image stars found
06:05:30   41 catalog stars found
06:05:30 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality.
06:05:31   Start slew to SN_2013ej...
06:05:32   (wait for slew to complete)
06:05:36   (slew complete)
06:05:36   Switching from V to B filter for imaging
06:05:36   No focus change required
06:05:45   (guide star SNR=3.0 X=724 Y=71)
06:05:45   (initial exposure interval 8.62)
06:05:55 **No stars found in guider image
06:05:55   (final exposure interval -1)
06:05:55 **No usable stars at max guider exposure interval
06:05:55 **Autoguiding failed.
06:05:55   (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds)
06:05:55   Imaging to SN_2013ej_B_20131019_060458
06:05:56   (taking 300 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1)
06:05:56   (starting exposure)
06:11:26   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
06:11:26   Image finished
06:11:29   First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target.
06:11:29     [flip check:  Tn=400s HAc=-2480s GW=T HAz=-2079s DWz=T WF=no]
06:11:29   Imaging to SN_2013ej_V_20131019_061129
06:11:29   Switching from B to V filter for imaging
06:11:29   No focus change required
06:11:30   (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1)
06:11:30   (starting exposure)
06:13:31   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
06:13:31   Image finished
06:13:34   Plate-solve SN_2013ej_V_20131019_061129 final image.
06:13:35   75 image stars found
06:13:36   42 catalog stars found
06:13:36 ** Focal length off by more than 10%, solution rejected.
06:13:36     [flip check:  Tn=400s HAc=-2353s GW=T HAz=-1952s DWz=T WF=no]
06:13:36   Imaging to SN_2013ej_V_20131019_061336
06:13:36   (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1)
06:13:36   (starting exposure)
06:15:38   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
06:15:38   Image finished
06:15:40   First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target.
06:15:40     [flip check:  Tn=400s HAc=-2228s GW=T HAz=-1828s DWz=T WF=no]
06:15:40   Imaging to SN_2013ej_V_20131019_061540
06:15:40   (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1)
06:15:40   (starting exposure)
06:17:42   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
06:17:42   Image finished
06:17:44   First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target.
06:17:44     [flip check:  Tn=400s HAc=-2104s GW=T HAz=-1703s DWz=T WF=no]
06:17:44   Imaging to SN_2013ej_V_20131019_061744
06:17:44   (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1)
06:17:45   (starting exposure)
06:19:46   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
06:19:46   Image finished
06:19:49   First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target.
06:19:49     [flip check:  Tn=400s HAc=-1979s GW=T HAz=-1579s DWz=T WF=no]
06:19:49   Imaging to SN_2013ej_V_20131019_061949
06:19:49   (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1)
06:19:49   (starting exposure)
06:21:50   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
06:21:50   Image finished
06:21:53   First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target.
06:21:53 Run complete
ACP console log closed 19-Oct-2013 06:21:53 UTC