ACP console log opened 28-Oct-2013 04:05:38 UTC This is ACP version 6.0 (build 14, Special for Wodaski Alt/Az Scope) Licensed to Arne Henden 04:05:38 This is AcquireScheduler V3.5.2 04:05:38 Custom image file path/names are in use 04:05:38 Custom auto-flip parameters are in use 04:05:38 PreFlip=300 PostFlip=120 AF=300 PU=60 04:05:38 Hardware GEM pier side reporting is available. 04:05:40 Initializing AcquireSupport V6.0.7 04:05:40 Weather safe, server is Weather Server Simulator 04:05:40 Telescope is ACP->TMO, driver V3 04:05:40 Dome is MaxDome 04:05:40 MaxIm DL/CCD is version 5.18 04:05:40 Imager is QSI Universal 04:05:40 Guider is SX Universal(internal/off-axis) 04:05:40 Calculated unbinned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.33 V = 0.33 04:05:40 Calculated field of view (arcmin): H = 18.4 V = 13.8 04:05:40 Using focus offsets from FilterInfo.txt 04:05:40 ACPS Observation V2468_Cyg(1 of 1) 04:05:40 (belongs to Project Nova_Monitoring, Plan V2468_Cyg) 04:05:40 (turning on sidereal tracking) 04:05:40 Pointing updates are enabled 04:05:40 Start slew to V2468_Cyg... 04:05:44 (wait for slew to complete) 04:05:49 (slew complete) 04:05:49 [flip check: Tn=560s HAc=12396s GW=T HAz=12956s DWz=T WF=no] 04:05:49 Updating pointing... 04:05:49 Switching from B to V filter for pointing exposure 04:05:49 No focus change required 04:05:50 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 04:05:53 (starting exposure) 04:06:09 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 04:06:09 Calibrating image... 04:06:09 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 04:06:09 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 04:06:09 Image finished 04:06:09 Plate-solve pointing image. 04:06:09 148 image stars found 04:06:09 169 catalog stars found 04:06:10 Solved! 49 stars matched. 04:06:10 Average residual is 0.43 arcsec. 04:06:10 Pointing error is 2.309 arcmin @ angle 279.19 04:06:10 True focal length is 346.0 cm. 04:06:10 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.93 V = 1.93 04:06:10 True image center (J2000): 19h 58m 22.9s 29° 52' 28.59" 04:06:10 Imager sky position angle is 4.4 deg. 04:06:10 [sync] pointing model updated 04:06:10 Internal guider, always re-slew 04:06:10 Re-slew to target. 04:06:10 Start slew to V2468_Cyg... 04:06:11 (wait for slew to complete) 04:06:12 (slew complete) 04:06:12 Target is now centered. 04:06:12 (long exp, no orbital tracking, trying to autoguide) 04:06:12 Switching from V to B filter for imaging 04:06:12 No focus change required 04:06:22 (guide star SNR=6.0 X=16 Y=235) 04:06:22 (initial exposure interval 1) 04:06:27 (guide star SNR=6.7 X=16 Y=235) 04:06:27 (final exposure interval 1) 04:06:27 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 04:06:31 (guide star SNR=6.7 X=16 Y=235) 04:07:00 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 04:07:07 (guide star SNR=50.1 X=219 Y=465) 04:07:07 (initial exposure interval 1) 04:07:12 (guide star SNR=30.1 X=219 Y=465) 04:07:12 (final exposure interval 1) 04:07:12 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 04:07:16 (guide star SNR=24.6 X=219 Y=465) 04:07:33 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 04:07:40 (guide star SNR=very high X=219 Y=465) 04:07:40 (initial exposure interval 1) 04:07:44 (guide star SNR=21.7 X=219 Y=465) 04:07:44 (final exposure interval 1) 04:07:44 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 04:07:48 (guide star SNR=6.0 X=305 Y=165) 04:08:37 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 04:08:44 (guide star SNR=39.3 X=219 Y=465) 04:08:44 (initial exposure interval 1) 04:08:49 (guide star SNR=18.5 X=219 Y=465) 04:08:52 (final exposure interval 1) 04:08:52 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 04:08:56 (guide star SNR=34.0 X=219 Y=465) 04:09:28 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 04:09:29 **Autoguiding failed. 04:09:29 (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds) 04:09:29 [flip check: Tn=500s HAc=12605s GW=T HAz=13117s DWz=T WF=no] 04:09:29 (guider not running, restarting...) 04:09:29 (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart) 04:09:29 Updating pointing... 04:09:29 Switching from B to V filter for pointing exposure 04:09:29 No focus change required 04:09:30 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 04:09:33 (starting exposure) 04:09:45 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 04:09:45 Calibrating image... 04:09:45 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 04:09:45 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 04:09:45 Image finished 04:09:45 Plate-solve pointing image. 04:09:45 122 image stars found 04:09:45 169 catalog stars found 04:09:45 Solved! 46 stars matched. 04:09:45 Average residual is 0.39 arcsec. 04:09:45 Pointing error is 0.774 arcmin @ angle 117.27 04:09:45 True focal length is 345.9 cm. 04:09:45 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.93 V = 1.93 04:09:45 True image center (J2000): 19h 58m 36.6s 29° 51' 45.23" 04:09:45 Imager sky position angle is 4.4 deg. 04:09:45 [sync] pointing model updated 04:09:45 Internal guider, always re-slew 04:09:45 Re-slew to target. 04:09:45 Start slew to V2468_Cyg... 04:09:46 (wait for slew to complete) 04:09:49 (slew complete) 04:09:49 Target is now centered. 04:09:49 Switching from V to B filter for imaging 04:09:49 No focus change required 04:09:59 (guide star SNR=6.1 X=21 Y=211) 04:09:59 (initial exposure interval 1) 04:10:05 (guide star SNR=7.2 X=20 Y=211) 04:10:05 (final exposure interval 1) 04:10:05 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 04:10:10 (guide star SNR=6.9 X=19 Y=211) 04:10:39 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 04:10:46 (guide star SNR=19.1 X=219 Y=465) 04:10:46 (initial exposure interval 1) 04:10:51 (guide star SNR=5.4 X=307 Y=137) 04:10:54 (final exposure interval 1) 04:10:54 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 04:10:58 (guide star SNR=43.8 X=219 Y=465) 04:11:18 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 04:11:23 (guide star SNR=26.3 X=219 Y=465) 04:11:26 (initial exposure interval 1) 04:11:30 (guide star SNR=23.4 X=219 Y=465) 04:11:30 (final exposure interval 1) 04:11:30 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 04:11:35 (guide star SNR=19.2 X=219 Y=465) 04:11:53 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 04:12:00 (guide star SNR=60.2 X=219 Y=465) 04:12:00 (initial exposure interval 1) 04:12:04 (guide star SNR=24.1 X=219 Y=465) 04:12:04 (final exposure interval 1) 04:12:04 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 04:12:08 (guide star SNR=26.0 X=219 Y=465) 04:12:25 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 04:12:26 **Autoguiding failed. 04:12:26 (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds) 04:12:26 Imaging to V2468_Cyg_B_20131028_040929 04:12:26 (taking 200 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1) 04:12:26 (starting exposure) 04:16:15 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 04:16:15 Image finished 04:16:18 Plate-solve V2468_Cyg_B_20131028_040929 final image. 04:16:20 3787 image stars found 04:16:20 171 catalog stars found 04:16:20 Solved! 20 stars matched. 04:16:20 Average residual is 0.12 arcsec. 04:16:20 Pointing error is 0.325 arcmin @ angle 98.27 04:16:20 True focal length is 346.6 cm. 04:16:20 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.32 V = 0.32 04:16:20 True image center (J2000): 19h 58m 34.9s 29° 52' 03.70" 04:16:20 Imager sky position angle is 4.5 deg. 04:16:20 Image FWHM is 1.7 arcsec (5.44 pixels) 04:16:20 (avg FWHM = 1.45 arcsec) 04:16:20 Within max error tolerance, no re-slew needed. 04:16:20 [flip check: Tn=500s HAc=13018s GW=T HAz=13529s DWz=T WF=no] 04:16:20 (guider not running, restarting...) 04:16:20 (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart) 04:16:20 Updating pointing... 04:16:20 Switching from B to V filter for pointing exposure 04:16:20 No focus change required 04:16:21 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 04:16:24 (starting exposure) 04:16:40 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 04:16:40 Calibrating image... 04:16:40 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 04:16:40 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 04:16:40 Image finished 04:16:40 Plate-solve pointing image. 04:16:40 84 image stars found 04:16:40 169 catalog stars found 04:16:41 Solved! 37 stars matched. 04:16:41 Average residual is 0.43 arcsec. 04:16:41 Pointing error is 0.354 arcmin @ angle 90.23 04:16:41 True focal length is 345.7 cm. 04:16:41 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.93 V = 1.92 04:16:41 True image center (J2000): 19h 58m 35.0s 29° 52' 06.41" 04:16:41 Imager sky position angle is 4.5 deg. 04:16:41 [sync] pointing model updated 04:16:41 Internal guider, always re-slew 04:16:41 Re-slew to target. 04:16:41 Start slew to V2468_Cyg... 04:16:42 (wait for slew to complete) 04:16:43 (slew complete) 04:16:43 Target is now centered. 04:16:43 Switching from V to B filter for imaging 04:16:43 No focus change required 04:16:53 (guide star SNR=5.9 X=22 Y=224) 04:16:53 (initial exposure interval 1) 04:16:58 (guide star SNR=7.2 X=21 Y=225) 04:16:58 (final exposure interval 1) 04:16:58 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 04:17:02 (guide star SNR=6.6 X=21 Y=225) 04:17:29 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 04:17:35 (guide star SNR=45.2 X=219 Y=465) 04:17:38 (initial exposure interval 1) 04:17:41 (guide star SNR=42.4 X=219 Y=465) 04:17:41 (final exposure interval 1) 04:17:41 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 04:17:47 (guide star SNR=26.9 X=219 Y=465) 04:18:05 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 04:18:12 (guide star SNR=58.2 X=219 Y=465) 04:18:12 (initial exposure interval 1) 04:18:15 (guide star SNR=very high X=219 Y=465) 04:18:15 (final exposure interval 1) 04:18:15 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 04:18:20 (guide star SNR=36.1 X=219 Y=465) 04:18:37 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 04:18:44 (guide star SNR=45.0 X=219 Y=465) 04:18:44 (initial exposure interval 1) 04:18:48 (guide star SNR=5.5 X=310 Y=153) 04:18:48 (final exposure interval 1) 04:18:48 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 04:18:53 (guide star SNR=5.8 X=310 Y=153) 04:18:59 (autoguiding at 1.00 sec.) 04:18:59 Imaging to V2468_Cyg_B_20131028_041620 04:18:59 (taking 200 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1) 04:19:01 (ex=0.47 ey=0.49) 04:19:01 (guider check OK) 04:19:01 (starting exposure) 04:22:50 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 04:22:50 Image finished 04:22:53 Plate-solve V2468_Cyg_B_20131028_041620 final image. 04:22:54 4444 image stars found 04:22:55 171 catalog stars found 04:22:55 Solved! 22 stars matched. 04:22:55 Average residual is 0.19 arcsec. 04:22:55 Pointing error is 1.007 arcmin @ angle 90.76 04:22:55 True focal length is 346.5 cm. 04:22:55 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.32 V = 0.32 04:22:55 True image center (J2000): 19h 58m 38.0s 29° 52' 05.69" 04:22:55 Imager sky position angle is 4.5 deg. 04:22:55 Image FWHM is 1.7 arcsec (5.26 pixels) 04:22:55 (avg FWHM = 1.54 arcsec) 04:22:55 Re-slew to target. 04:22:58 (stopping the autoguider) 04:22:58 Start slew to V2468_Cyg... 04:22:59 (wait for slew to complete) 04:23:01 (slew complete) 04:23:07 (guide star SNR=22.3 X=219 Y=465) 04:23:07 (initial exposure interval 1) 04:23:11 (guide star SNR=27.7 X=219 Y=465) 04:23:11 (final exposure interval 1) 04:23:11 (one more exposure for simple auto-dark) 04:23:16 (guide star SNR=5.8 X=334 Y=116) 04:23:23 (autoguiding at 1.00 sec.) 04:23:23 (waiting for guider to settle...) 04:23:28 [flip check: Tn=500s HAc=13449s GW=T HAz=13958s DWz=T WF=no] 04:23:28 Imaging to V2468_Cyg_B_20131028_042328 04:23:28 (taking 200 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1) 04:23:28 (ex=1.86 ey=0.79) 04:23:31 (guider error n/a or too high, try #1) 04:23:31 (ex=3.08 ey=1.20) 04:23:31 (guider error n/a or too high, try #2) 04:23:32 (ex=4.94 ey=2.17) 04:23:32 (guider error n/a or too high, try #3) 04:23:36 (ex=8.44 ey=1.24) 04:23:36 (guider error n/a or too high, try #4) 04:23:39 (ex=14.24 ey=3.54) 04:23:39 (guider error n/a or too high, try #5) 04:23:42 (ex=24.81 ey=7.59) 04:23:42 (guider error n/a or too high, try #6) 04:23:47 (ex=43.84 ey=13.12) 04:23:47 (guider error n/a or too high, try #7) 04:24:04 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement 04:24:04 **Guider stopped or lost star just before image acquisition ACP console log closed 28-Oct-2013 04:24:05 UTC