ACP console log opened 03-Nov-2013 03:31:53 UTC
This is ACP version 6.0 (build 14, Special for Wodaski Alt/Az Scope)
Licensed to Arne Henden
03:31:53 This is AcquireScheduler V3.5.2
03:31:53 Custom image file path/names are in use
03:31:53 Custom auto-flip parameters are in use
03:31:53   PreFlip=300 PostFlip=120 AF=300 PU=60
03:31:53 Hardware GEM pier side reporting is available.
03:31:54 Initializing AcquireSupport V6.0.7
03:31:54 Weather safe, server is Weather Server Simulator
03:31:54 Telescope is ACP->TMO, driver V3
03:31:54 Dome is MaxDome
03:31:54 MaxIm DL/CCD is version 5.18
03:31:54 Imager is QSI Universal
03:31:54 Guider is SX Universal(internal/off-axis)
03:31:54 Calculated unbinned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.33 V = 0.33
03:31:54 Calculated field of view (arcmin): H = 18.4 V = 13.8
03:31:54 Using focus offsets from FilterInfo.txt
03:31:54 ACPS Observation V2468_Cyg(1 of 1)
03:31:54   (belongs to Project Nova_Monitoring, Plan V2468_Cyg)
03:31:54   (turning on sidereal tracking)
03:31:54 Pointing updates are enabled
03:31:54   Start slew to V2468_Cyg...
03:31:56   (wait for slew to complete)
03:32:02   (slew complete)
03:32:02     [flip check:  Tn=560s HAc=11783s GW=T HAz=12343s DWz=T WF=no]
03:32:02   Updating pointing...
03:32:02   Switching from B to V filter for pointing exposure
03:32:02   No focus change required
03:32:03   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6)
03:32:03   (starting exposure)
03:32:17   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:32:17   Calibrating image...
03:32:17 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
03:32:17 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
03:32:17   Image finished
03:32:17   Plate-solve pointing image.
03:32:17   60 image stars found
03:32:17   169 catalog stars found
03:32:18   Solved! 31 stars matched.
03:32:18   Average residual is 0.45 arcsec.
03:32:18   Pointing error is 0.567 arcmin @ angle 330.11
03:32:18   True focal length is 345.9 cm.
03:32:18   True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.93 V = 1.93
03:32:18   True image center (J2000): 19h 58m 32.1s   29° 52' 35.98"
03:32:18   Imager sky position angle is 5.3 deg.
03:32:18   [sync] pointing model updated
03:32:18   Internal guider, always re-slew
03:32:18   Re-slew to target.
03:32:18   Start slew to V2468_Cyg...
03:32:19   (wait for slew to complete)
03:32:20   (slew complete)
03:32:20   Target is now centered.
03:32:20   (long exp, no orbital tracking, trying to autoguide)
03:32:20   Switching from V to B filter for imaging
03:32:20   No focus change required
03:32:30   (guide star SNR=6.2 X=46 Y=229)
03:32:30   (initial exposure interval 1)
03:32:34   (guide star SNR=7.4 X=46 Y=231)
03:32:34   (final exposure interval 1)
03:32:34   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
03:32:39   (guide star SNR=5.9 X=45 Y=230)
03:33:05 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
03:33:09   (guide star SNR=4.3 X=318 Y=149)
03:33:09   (initial exposure interval 1)
03:33:14   (guide star SNR=3.1 X=318 Y=149)
03:33:14   (final exposure interval 1)
03:33:14   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
03:33:19   (guide star SNR=19.1 X=219 Y=465)
03:33:32 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
03:33:38   (guide star SNR=33.0 X=219 Y=465)
03:33:38   (initial exposure interval 1)
03:33:42   (guide star SNR=13.7 X=219 Y=465)
03:33:42   (final exposure interval 1)
03:33:42   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
03:33:47 **Guider unexpectedly stopped while waiting for measurement
03:33:51   (guide star SNR=3.0 X=316 Y=151)
03:33:51   (initial exposure interval 1.27)
03:33:56   (guide star SNR=23.3 X=219 Y=465)
03:33:56   (final exposure interval 1)
03:33:56   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
03:34:01   (guide star SNR=4.5 X=316 Y=152)
03:34:48 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
03:34:49 **Autoguiding failed.
03:34:49   (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds)
03:34:49     [flip check:  Tn=500s HAc=11944s GW=T HAz=12451s DWz=T WF=no]
03:34:49   (guider not running, restarting...)
03:34:49   (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart)
03:34:49   Updating pointing...
03:34:49   Switching from B to V filter for pointing exposure
03:34:49   No focus change required
03:34:50   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6)
03:34:50   (starting exposure)
03:35:02   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:35:02   Calibrating image...
03:35:02 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
03:35:02 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
03:35:02   Image finished
03:35:02   Plate-solve pointing image.
03:35:02   160 image stars found
03:35:02   169 catalog stars found
03:35:02   Solved! 53 stars matched.
03:35:02   Average residual is 0.4 arcsec.
03:35:02   Pointing error is 1.227 arcmin @ angle 91.22
03:35:02   True focal length is 345.7 cm.
03:35:02   True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.93 V = 1.93
03:35:02   True image center (J2000): 19h 58m 39.0s   29° 52' 04.92"
03:35:02   Imager sky position angle is 5.3 deg.
03:35:02   [sync] pointing model updated
03:35:02   Internal guider, always re-slew
03:35:02   Re-slew to target.
03:35:02   Start slew to V2468_Cyg...
03:35:04   (wait for slew to complete)
03:35:05   (slew complete)
03:35:05   Target is now centered.
03:35:05   Switching from V to B filter for imaging
03:35:05   No focus change required
03:35:14   (guide star SNR=6.0 X=38 Y=209)
03:35:14   (initial exposure interval 1)
03:35:19   (guide star SNR=7.7 X=38 Y=209)
03:35:19   (final exposure interval 1)
03:35:19   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
03:35:24   (guide star SNR=6.4 X=38 Y=208)
03:35:49 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
03:35:54 **No stars found in guider image
03:35:54   (initial exposure interval -1)
03:35:54 No usable stars in guider image; trying again at max guider exposure
03:36:16   (guide star SNR=4.3 X=219 Y=465)
03:36:16   (exposure interval 1)
03:36:29 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
03:36:34   (guide star SNR=24.3 X=219 Y=465)
03:36:34   (initial exposure interval 1)
03:36:38   (guide star SNR=23.3 X=219 Y=465)
03:36:38   (final exposure interval 1)
03:36:38   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
03:36:43   (guide star SNR=3.0 X=305 Y=134)
03:37:26 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
03:37:32   (guide star SNR=20.9 X=219 Y=465)
03:37:32   (initial exposure interval 1)
03:37:36   (guide star SNR=5.4 X=236 Y=156)
03:37:36   (final exposure interval 1)
03:37:36   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
03:37:39   (guide star SNR=6.3 X=236 Y=155)
03:38:24 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
03:38:25 **Autoguiding failed.
03:38:25   (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds)
03:38:25   Imaging to V2468_Cyg_B_20131103_033449
03:38:25   (taking 200 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1)
03:38:25   (starting exposure)
03:42:15   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:42:15   Image finished
03:42:18   Plate-solve V2468_Cyg_B_20131103_033449 final image.
03:42:19   2517 image stars found
03:42:20   171 catalog stars found
03:42:20   Solved! 21 stars matched.
03:42:20   Average residual is 0.14 arcsec.
03:42:20   Pointing error is 1.770 arcmin @ angle 98.14
03:42:20   True focal length is 346.5 cm.
03:42:20   True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.32 V = 0.32
03:42:20   True image center (J2000): 19h 58m 41.5s   29° 51' 51.45"
03:42:20   Imager sky position angle is 5.2 deg.
03:42:20   Image FWHM is 2.0 arcsec (6.13 pixels)
03:42:20   (avg FWHM = 1.64 arcsec)
03:42:20   Re-slew to target.
03:42:20   Start slew to V2468_Cyg...
03:42:21   (wait for slew to complete)
03:42:23   (slew complete)
03:42:23     [flip check:  Tn=500s HAc=12392s GW=T HAz=12905s DWz=T WF=no]
03:42:23   (guider not running, restarting...)
03:42:23   (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart)
03:42:23   Updating pointing...
03:42:23   Switching from B to V filter for pointing exposure
03:42:23   No focus change required
03:42:23   (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6)
03:42:23   (starting exposure)
03:42:37   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:42:37   Calibrating image...
03:42:37 **Calibration failed. Original image saved.
03:42:37 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found.
03:42:37   Image finished
03:42:37   Plate-solve pointing image.
03:42:38   237 image stars found
03:42:38   169 catalog stars found
03:42:38   Solved! 48 stars matched.
03:42:38   Average residual is 0.39 arcsec.
03:42:38   Pointing error is 0.153 arcmin @ angle 182.80
03:42:38   True focal length is 345.9 cm.
03:42:38   True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.93 V = 1.93
03:42:38   True image center (J2000): 19h 58m 33.4s   29° 51' 57.34"
03:42:38   Imager sky position angle is 5.2 deg.
03:42:38   [sync] pointing model updated
03:42:38   Internal guider, always re-slew
03:42:38   Re-slew to target.
03:42:38   Start slew to V2468_Cyg...
03:42:40   (wait for slew to complete)
03:42:41   (slew complete)
03:42:41   Target is now centered.
03:42:41   Switching from V to B filter for imaging
03:42:41   No focus change required
03:42:50   (guide star SNR=4.1 X=46 Y=229)
03:42:50   (initial exposure interval 1)
03:42:54   (guide star SNR=6.5 X=45 Y=230)
03:42:54   (final exposure interval 1)
03:42:54   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
03:42:58   (guide star SNR=5.1 X=45 Y=229)
03:43:24 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
03:43:29   (guide star SNR=29.4 X=219 Y=465)
03:43:29   (initial exposure interval 1)
03:43:34   (guide star SNR=3.0 X=316 Y=149)
03:43:34   (final exposure interval 1.15)
03:43:34   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
03:43:38   (guide star SNR=3.0 X=316 Y=148)
03:43:45   (autoguiding at 1.15 sec.)
03:43:45   Imaging to V2468_Cyg_B_20131103_034223
03:43:45   (taking 200 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1)
03:43:47   (ex=0.35 ey=0.89)
03:43:47   (guider check OK)
03:43:47   (starting exposure)
03:47:37   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
03:47:37   Image finished
03:47:40   Plate-solve V2468_Cyg_B_20131103_034223 final image.
03:47:41   2641 image stars found
03:47:42   171 catalog stars found
03:47:42   Solved! 19 stars matched.
03:47:42   Average residual is 0.19 arcsec.
03:47:42   Pointing error is 1.043 arcmin @ angle 94.28
03:47:42   True focal length is 346.6 cm.
03:47:42   True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.32 V = 0.32
03:47:42   True image center (J2000): 19h 58m 38.2s   29° 52' 01.83"
03:47:42   Imager sky position angle is 5.2 deg.
03:47:42   Image FWHM is 2.2 arcsec (7.00 pixels)
03:47:42   (avg FWHM = 1.82 arcsec)
03:47:42   Re-slew to target.
03:47:42   (stopping  the autoguider)
03:47:42   Start slew to V2468_Cyg...
03:47:44   (wait for slew to complete)
03:47:46   (slew complete)
03:47:52   (guide star SNR=5.2 X=37 Y=214)
03:47:52   (initial exposure interval 1)
03:47:57   (guide star SNR=6.5 X=36 Y=214)
03:47:57   (final exposure interval 1)
03:47:57   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
03:48:01   (guide star SNR=5.6 X=36 Y=214)
03:48:41 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
03:48:47   (guide star SNR=3.0 X=289 Y=205)
03:48:47   (initial exposure interval 1.36)
03:48:52   (guide star SNR=26.2 X=219 Y=465)
03:48:52   (final exposure interval 1)
03:48:52   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
03:48:55   (guide star SNR=34.9 X=219 Y=465)
03:49:09 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
03:49:13   (guide star SNR=3.0 X=289 Y=206)
03:49:13   (initial exposure interval 1)
03:49:18   (guide star SNR=3.9 X=288 Y=207)
03:49:18   (final exposure interval 1)
03:49:18   (one more exposure for simple auto-dark)
03:49:22   (guide star SNR=17.7 X=219 Y=465)
03:49:36 **Guider waited for 10 sec and never got a measurement
03:49:41 **No stars found in guider image
03:49:41   (initial exposure interval -1)
03:49:41 No usable stars in guider image; trying again at max guider exposure
03:50:03   (guide star SNR=3.0 X=286 Y=208)
03:50:03   (exposure interval 1.25)
03:50:04 **Script Error**
03:50:04 Source:  ACP
03:50:04 Message: The script was aborted. at line 1305 column 33.
03:50:04 Script Context:
03:50:04     1302:                         If SUP.LastSolvePosErr > Prefs.PointingUpdates.MaximumError Then
03:50:04     1303:                             If Not SUP.DoingOffsetTracking And Not lastImgObs Then  ' Skip if ultimate last img of obs
03:50:04     1304:                                 On Error Resume Next                            ' May now be below horizon
03:50:04 =>  1305:                                 SUP.RecenterTarget OBS.Name, OBS.RA, OBS.Dec    ' Jog scope to recenter
03:50:04                                           ^
03:50:04     1306:                                 If Err.Number <> 0 Then
03:50:04     1307:                                     On Error GoTo 0
03:50:04     1308:                                     Console.PrintLine "  ** Recenter failed, ending repeat sequence"
03:50:04 -- end --
ACP console log closed 03-Nov-2013 03:50:04 UTC