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blog:20231220 [2023/12/20 18:17] – Azzan Porterblog:20231220 [2024/02/02 12:53] (current) – Connor Kragh
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 =====Time=====  =====Time===== 
 ==Started - 16:15== ==Started - 16:15==
-==Ended - == +==Ended - 23:00== 
  
 =====Attendance===== =====Attendance=====
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 =====Goals===== =====Goals=====
-Take frames to support the tracking, seeing, and magnitude studies.+Take frames to support the tracking, seeing, magnitude studies, and point at fun objects.
  
  
 =====Frame Table===== =====Frame Table=====
  
-^ Time Observed ^ Source Name ^ Filter ^ Int Time [s] ^ Mag (filter) ^ RA [h] ^ DEC [deg] ^ Source Type ^Scope ^ Purpose ^ Notes^ +^ Time Observed ^ Source Name ^ Filter ^ Int Time [s] ^ Mag (filter) ^ RA [h] ^ DEC [deg] ^ Source Type ^Scope ^ Purpose ^ Notes^  
-|  YYYYMMDDThhmm | (HD/NGC/ETC)   | UVBRI  | e.g., 3  | 1.25(V) | 20 | 45  | Star  | Main | Pointing |15.042 w/o ag|+|  20231220T1800 | (NGC 970)   | ---  | --- | --- | 05 31 13.63 | 21 15 40.00  | Star | Main | Pointing | --- | 
 +|  20231220T1800 | (GD 2)   | B  | 12x 2.232s   | --- | 00 07 32.26 | 33 17 27.62  | Star | Main | Magnitude, Seeing |SB: 9.35|  
 +|  20231220T1800 | (GD 2)   | V  | 12x 1.659s  | --- | 00 07 32.26 | 33 17 27.62 | Star | Main | Magnitude, Seeing |SB: 12.79|  
 +|  20231220T1800 | (GD 2)   | R  | 12x 1.5s | --- | 00 07 32.26 | 33 17 27.62 | Star | Main | Magnitude, Seeing |SB: 14.07|  
 +|  20231220T1800 | (GD 2)   | I  | 12x 5.9s  | --- | 00 07 32.26 | 33 17 27.62 | Star | Main | Magnitude, Seeing |SB: 3.62|  
 +|  20231220T1900 | (Crab Nebula/M1)  | I | 10x 180s | --- | 05 35 59.53 | 22 01 52.5 | Nebula | Main | Magnitude, Seeing | --- |
  
 =====Log===== =====Log=====
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 4. Set object position, and focused finder scope. 4. Set object position, and focused finder scope.
  
-5. Slewed to NGC 970. +5. Slewed to NGC 970 for pointing. 
  
-6. Slewed to G-26+6. Slewed to GD 2. 
  
-7. Set PHD2 gain to 33 (150/450 = 33%) (Set by clicking on brain and going to Camera)+7. Took Magnitude data on GD 2. 
 +8. Slewed to the Crab Nebula aka M1. 
  
-8. Took Magnitude data on G-26+9. Slewed to Jupiter at 2100 to observe the Red Spot. 
  
-9. Slewed to M34, took tracking frames at 15.011“/s+10. Slewed to M82 aka Cigar Galaxy, took magnitude frames.
  
-10. Slewed to GD 391, took magnitude frames+11. We went through the closing procedure. 
  
-11.+12. When closing there was a problem with closing the mirror doors (north). We had to close it manually. 
  
 =====ToDo===== =====ToDo=====
  
 =====Notes===== =====Notes=====
 +North mirror door pain again: Manually turning the belt to a certain point seems to engage motor enough
  
 =====Weather===== =====Weather=====
 +sky cover around 12%
 =====Data===== =====Data=====
  
-{{tag>[seeing tracking picsarr mag]}}+{{tag>[seeing mag]}}