ACP console log opened 06-Nov-2013 06:10:19 UTC This is ACP version 6.0 (build 14, Special for Wodaski Alt/Az Scope) Licensed to Arne Henden 06:10:19 This is AcquireScheduler V3.5.2 06:10:19 Custom image file path/names are in use 06:10:19 Custom auto-flip parameters are in use 06:10:19 PreFlip=300 PostFlip=120 AF=300 PU=60 06:10:19 Hardware GEM pier side reporting is available. 06:10:20 Initializing AcquireSupport V6.0.7 06:10:20 Weather safe, server is Weather Server Simulator 06:10:20 Telescope is ACP->TMO, driver V3 06:10:21 Dome is MaxDome 06:10:21 MaxIm DL/CCD is version 5.18 06:10:21 Imager is QSI Universal 06:10:21 Guider is SX Universal(internal/off-axis) 06:10:21 Calculated unbinned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.33 V = 0.33 06:10:21 Calculated field of view (arcmin): H = 18.4 V = 13.8 06:10:21 Using focus offsets from FilterInfo.txt 06:10:21 ACPS Observation SN_2013ej(1 of 1) 06:10:21 (belongs to Project AAVSO_Monitoring, Plan SN_2013ej) 06:10:21 (turning on sidereal tracking) 06:10:21 Pointing updates are enabled 06:10:21 Start slew to SN_2013ej... 06:10:22 (wait for slew to complete) 06:10:34 (slew complete) 06:10:34 [flip check: Tn=660s HAc=1723s GW=T HAz=2383s DWz=T WF=no] 06:10:34 Updating pointing... 06:10:34 Switching from I to V filter for pointing exposure 06:10:34 No focus change required 06:10:36 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 06:10:36 (starting exposure) 06:10:50 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:10:50 Calibrating image... 06:10:50 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 06:10:50 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 06:10:51 Image finished 06:10:51 Plate-solve pointing image. 06:10:51 11 image stars found 06:10:51 41 catalog stars found 06:10:51 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality. 06:10:51 Start slew to offset... 06:10:52 (wait for slew to complete) 06:10:56 (slew complete) 06:10:56 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 06:10:56 (starting exposure) 06:11:08 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:11:08 Calibrating image... 06:11:08 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 06:11:08 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 06:11:08 Image finished 06:11:08 Plate-solve pointing image. 06:11:08 18 image stars found 06:11:08 41 catalog stars found 06:11:08 Solved! 12 stars matched. 06:11:08 Average residual is 0.51 arcsec. 06:11:08 Pointing error is 2.784 arcmin @ angle 86.96 06:11:08 True focal length is 346.3 cm. 06:11:08 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.93 V = 1.93 06:11:08 True image center (J2000): 01h 36m 59.7s 14° 22' 21.73" 06:11:08 Imager sky position angle is 5.2 deg. 06:11:08 Image FWHM is 3.2 arcsec (1.64 pixels) 06:11:08 (avg FWHM = 3.29 arcsec) 06:11:08 [sync] pointing model updated 06:11:08 Re-slew to target. 06:11:08 Start slew to SN_2013ej... 06:11:10 (wait for slew to complete) 06:11:14 (slew complete) 06:11:14 Target is now centered. 06:11:14 (long exp, no orbital tracking, trying to autoguide) 06:11:14 Switching from V to B filter for imaging 06:11:14 No focus change required 06:11:23 (guide star SNR=10.0 X=219 Y=465) 06:11:23 (initial exposure interval 1) 06:11:27 **No stars found in guider image 06:11:27 (final exposure interval -1) 06:11:27 **No usable stars at max guider exposure interval 06:11:27 **Autoguiding failed. 06:11:27 (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds) 06:11:27 [flip check: Tn=600s HAc=1785s GW=T HAz=2376s DWz=T WF=no] 06:11:27 (guider not running, restarting...) 06:11:27 (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart) 06:11:27 Updating pointing... 06:11:27 Switching from B to V filter for pointing exposure 06:11:27 No focus change required 06:11:28 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 06:11:28 (starting exposure) 06:11:40 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:11:40 Calibrating image... 06:11:40 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 06:11:40 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 06:11:40 Image finished 06:11:40 Plate-solve pointing image. 06:11:40 8 image stars found 06:11:40 41 catalog stars found 06:11:40 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality. 06:11:40 Start slew to offset... 06:11:42 (wait for slew to complete) 06:11:45 (slew complete) 06:11:45 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 06:11:45 (starting exposure) 06:11:57 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:11:57 Calibrating image... 06:11:57 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 06:11:57 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 06:11:57 Image finished 06:11:57 Plate-solve pointing image. 06:11:57 19 image stars found 06:11:57 41 catalog stars found 06:11:57 Solved! 11 stars matched. 06:11:57 Average residual is 0.5 arcsec. 06:11:57 Pointing error is 2.167 arcmin @ angle 86.49 06:11:57 True focal length is 346.2 cm. 06:11:57 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.93 V = 1.93 06:11:57 True image center (J2000): 01h 36m 57.1s 14° 22' 20.83" 06:11:57 Imager sky position angle is 5.2 deg. 06:11:57 [sync] pointing model updated 06:11:57 Re-slew to target. 06:11:57 Start slew to SN_2013ej... 06:11:59 (wait for slew to complete) 06:12:03 (slew complete) 06:12:03 Target is now centered. 06:12:03 Switching from V to B filter for imaging 06:12:03 No focus change required 06:12:12 (guide star SNR=4.8 X=219 Y=465) 06:12:12 (initial exposure interval 1) 06:12:16 **No stars found in guider image 06:12:16 (final exposure interval -1) 06:12:16 **No usable stars at max guider exposure interval 06:12:16 **Autoguiding failed. 06:12:16 (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds) 06:12:16 Imaging to SN_2013ej_B_20131106_061127 06:12:16 (taking 300 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1) 06:12:16 (starting exposure) 06:17:47 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:17:47 Image finished 06:17:49 Plate-solve SN_2013ej_B_20131106_061127 final image. 06:17:51 309 image stars found 06:17:51 42 catalog stars found 06:17:52 ** Focal length off by more than 10%, solution rejected. 06:17:52 [flip check: Tn=600s HAc=2171s GW=T HAz=2762s DWz=T WF=no] 06:17:52 (guider not running, restarting...) 06:17:52 (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart) 06:17:52 Updating pointing... 06:17:52 Switching from B to V filter for pointing exposure 06:17:52 No focus change required 06:17:52 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 06:17:52 (starting exposure) 06:18:06 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:18:06 Calibrating image... 06:18:06 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 06:18:06 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 06:18:06 Image finished 06:18:06 Plate-solve pointing image. 06:18:06 4 image stars found 06:18:07 41 catalog stars found 06:18:07 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality. 06:18:07 Start slew to offset... 06:18:08 (wait for slew to complete) 06:18:12 (slew complete) 06:18:12 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 06:18:12 (starting exposure) 06:18:24 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:18:24 Calibrating image... 06:18:24 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 06:18:24 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 06:18:24 Image finished 06:18:24 Plate-solve pointing image. 06:18:24 17 image stars found 06:18:24 41 catalog stars found 06:18:24 Solved! 12 stars matched. 06:18:24 Average residual is 0.46 arcsec. 06:18:24 Pointing error is 2.177 arcmin @ angle 85.96 06:18:24 True focal length is 346.2 cm. 06:18:24 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.93 V = 1.93 06:18:24 True image center (J2000): 01h 36m 57.2s 14° 22' 22.08" 06:18:24 Imager sky position angle is 5.2 deg. 06:18:24 [sync] pointing model updated 06:18:24 Re-slew to target. 06:18:24 Start slew to SN_2013ej... 06:18:26 (wait for slew to complete) 06:18:30 (slew complete) 06:18:30 Target is now centered. 06:18:30 Switching from V to B filter for imaging 06:18:30 No focus change required 06:18:39 (guide star SNR=11.9 X=219 Y=465) 06:18:39 (initial exposure interval 1) 06:18:43 (final exposure interval -1) 06:18:43 **No usable stars at max guider exposure interval 06:18:43 **Autoguiding failed. 06:18:43 (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds) 06:18:43 Imaging to SN_2013ej_B_20131106_061752 06:18:44 (taking 300 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1) 06:18:44 (starting exposure) 06:24:02 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:24:02 Image finished 06:24:05 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 06:24:05 [flip check: Tn=600s HAc=2545s GW=T HAz=3136s DWz=T WF=no] 06:24:05 (guider not running, restarting...) 06:24:05 (internal guider - attempt pointing update before guider restart) 06:24:05 Updating pointing... 06:24:05 Switching from B to V filter for pointing exposure 06:24:05 No focus change required 06:24:05 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 06:24:05 (starting exposure) 06:24:20 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:24:20 Calibrating image... 06:24:20 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 06:24:20 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 06:24:20 Image finished 06:24:20 Plate-solve pointing image. 06:24:20 6 image stars found 06:24:20 41 catalog stars found 06:24:20 ** No matching stars found. Check your estimated center-point RA/Dec, and your image scaling and quality. 06:24:20 Start slew to offset... 06:24:21 (wait for slew to complete) 06:24:25 (slew complete) 06:24:25 (taking 5 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 6) 06:24:25 (starting exposure) 06:24:37 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:24:37 Calibrating image... 06:24:37 **Calibration failed. Original image saved. 06:24:37 **MaxIm reports No suitable calibration groups were found. 06:24:37 Image finished 06:24:37 Plate-solve pointing image. 06:24:37 16 image stars found 06:24:37 41 catalog stars found 06:24:37 Solved! 11 stars matched. 06:24:37 Average residual is 0.55 arcsec. 06:24:37 Pointing error is 2.147 arcmin @ angle 86.43 06:24:37 True focal length is 346.2 cm. 06:24:37 True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 1.93 V = 1.93 06:24:37 True image center (J2000): 01h 36m 57.1s 14° 22' 20.91" 06:24:37 Imager sky position angle is 5.2 deg. 06:24:37 Image FWHM is 3.0 arcsec (1.57 pixels) 06:24:37 (avg FWHM = 3.21 arcsec) 06:24:37 [sync] pointing model updated 06:24:37 Re-slew to target. 06:24:37 Start slew to SN_2013ej... 06:24:38 (wait for slew to complete) 06:24:40 (slew complete) 06:24:40 Target is now centered. 06:24:40 Switching from V to B filter for imaging 06:24:40 No focus change required 06:24:49 (guide star SNR=9.4 X=219 Y=465) 06:24:49 (initial exposure interval 1) 06:24:53 **No stars found in guider image 06:24:53 (final exposure interval -1) 06:24:53 **No usable stars at max guider exposure interval 06:24:53 **Autoguiding failed. 06:24:53 (**AG failed, continuing unguided for possible passing clouds) 06:24:53 Imaging to SN_2013ej_B_20131106_062405 06:24:53 (taking 300 sec. exposure, B filter, binning = 1) 06:24:53 (starting exposure) 06:30:12 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:30:12 Image finished 06:30:14 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 06:30:14 [flip check: Tn=400s HAc=2916s GW=T HAz=3307s DWz=T WF=no] 06:30:14 Imaging to SN_2013ej_V_20131106_063014 06:30:14 Switching from B to V filter for imaging 06:30:14 No focus change required 06:30:15 (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 06:30:15 (starting exposure) 06:32:16 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:32:17 Image finished 06:32:19 Plate-solve SN_2013ej_V_20131106_063014 final image. 06:32:21 191 image stars found 06:32:21 42 catalog stars found 06:32:21 ** Focal length off by more than 10%, solution rejected. 06:32:21 [flip check: Tn=400s HAc=3043s GW=T HAz=3434s DWz=T WF=no] 06:32:21 Imaging to SN_2013ej_V_20131106_063221 06:32:21 (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 06:32:21 (starting exposure) 06:34:23 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:34:24 Image finished 06:34:26 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 06:34:26 [flip check: Tn=400s HAc=3168s GW=T HAz=3559s DWz=T WF=no] 06:34:26 Imaging to SN_2013ej_V_20131106_063426 06:34:26 (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 06:34:26 (starting exposure) 06:36:28 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:36:28 Image finished 06:36:30 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 06:36:30 [flip check: Tn=400s HAc=3293s GW=T HAz=3684s DWz=T WF=no] 06:36:30 Imaging to SN_2013ej_V_20131106_063630 06:36:30 (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 06:36:30 (starting exposure) 06:38:32 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:38:32 Image finished 06:38:35 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 06:38:35 [flip check: Tn=400s HAc=3417s GW=T HAz=3808s DWz=T WF=no] 06:38:35 Imaging to SN_2013ej_V_20131106_063835 06:38:35 (taking 100 sec. exposure, V filter, binning = 1) 06:38:35 (starting exposure) 06:40:36 (exposure complete and image downloaded) 06:40:36 Image finished 06:40:39 First image plate-solve failed, skip solves until next target. 06:40:40 Run complete ACP console log closed 06-Nov-2013 06:40:40 UTC