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blog:20240203 [2024/02/03 17:57] – Connor Kragh | blog:20240203 [2024/02/03 23:42] (current) – Roy Prouty | ||
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=====Time===== | =====Time===== | ||
- | 1630 - | + | 1630 - 2345 |
=====Attendance===== | =====Attendance===== | ||
- | Connor, Roy, Azzan, Gabriel, Ian, Dr. Meyer | + | Connor, Roy, Azzan, Ian, Dr. Meyer |
=====Spaces Occupied===== | =====Spaces Occupied===== | ||
- | 401, 433C, Dome | + | 401, 433C, Dome, 306A |
=====Goals===== | =====Goals===== | ||
PICSARR Night | PICSARR Night | ||
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^ 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/ | | YYYYMMDDThhmm | (HD/ | ||
- | | 20240203T | HD 432 | | | | | | | Main | | | | + | | 20240203T | HD 432 | V | | 2.25 (V) | 0 10 24.66 | +59 17 26.4 | Double Star | Main | PICSARR |
- | | 20240203T | HD 7927 | | | | | | | Main | | | | + | | 20240203T | HD 7927 | V | | 4.95 (V) | 1 21 34.87 | +58 21 41 | Double Star | Main | PICSARR |
- | | 20240203T | HD 61421 | | | | | | | Main | | | | + | | 20240203T | HD 61421 | V | | 0.40 (V) | 7 40 34.7 | +05 09 44.3 | Double Star | Main | PICSARR |
- | | 20240203T | G99-37 | | | | | | | Main | | | | + | | 20240203T | G99-37 | V | | | | | | Main | PICSARR |
- | | 20240203T | HD 21291 | | | | | | | Main | | | | + | | 20240203T | HD 21291 | V | | 7.75 (V) | 03 31 02.01 | +60 01 36.5 | Double Star | Main | PICSARR |
- | | 20240203T | Mkn 421 | | | | | | | Main | | | | + | | 20240203T | Mkn 421 | V | | | | | | Main | PICSARR |
| 20240203T | | | | | | | | Main | | | | | 20240203T | | | | | | | | Main | | | | ||
| 20240203T | | | | | | | | Main | | | | | 20240203T | | | | | | | | Main | | | | ||
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=====Log===== | =====Log===== | ||
- Setup Dome for observing with box fan blowing out doorway | - Setup Dome for observing with box fan blowing out doorway | ||
- | - | + | - Roughly pointed with Finderscope |
+ | - Had to plug in data cable | ||
+ | - Took down 178MM from tertiary scope | ||
+ | - Dome was misaligned, fixed that | ||
+ | - Eventually removed filter wheel and replaced U filter with CH4 (in IR) | ||
+ | - Needed to find appropriate adapter for 178MM detector on filter wheel | ||
+ | - Looked at Jupiter | ||
+ | - Looked at M42 | ||
+ | - Looked for white dwarf, but couldn' | ||
+ | - Looked at Butterfly Nebula | ||
+ | - Closed up, north mirror door was stuck, but fixed itself while we were in dome | ||
+ | - Unsure how/why | ||
+ | - Didn't get to use PICSARR, scheduled for Monday night | ||
+ | - Seeing seemed to be 0.5" -- need to confirm with the few frames that were captured | ||
=====ToDo===== | =====ToDo===== | ||
+ | - Add wiki page for fixing misaligned dome | ||
+ | - On front panel: Set Dome Track to Home position | ||
+ | - Align dome with telescope using handpaddle | ||
+ | - In DFMTCS: Telescope -> Initialization -> Other Positions -> Use Telescope Azimuth | ||
+ | - On front panel: Set Dome Track back to Dome Track position | ||
+ | - | ||
=====Notes===== | =====Notes===== | ||
=====Weather===== | =====Weather===== | ||
+ | 9C in dome | ||
=====Data===== | =====Data===== |