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blog:20251117 [2025/11/17 21:44] – Sterling Olsonblog:20251117 [2025/11/18 06:31] (current) – Sterling Olson
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 =====Time=====  =====Time===== 
 +1700 - 0630
 =====Attendance===== =====Attendance=====
-Bhanu, Krisman +Bhanu, Krisman, Jason, Saisri, Nick, Pavi
 =====Spaces Occupied===== =====Spaces Occupied=====
 433C, 401 433C, 401
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 =====Equipment Used===== =====Equipment Used=====
 ^ Scope ^ Camera ^ Focus ^ ^ Scope ^ Camera ^ Focus ^
-|Main|PICSI2 w/ 178||+|Main|PICSARR w/ 178||
 |Finder|ASI 482|2465| |Finder|ASI 482|2465|
  
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 | 20251117T2125 | Phi Cas | g  | 12 ms | 50 | 1.059 | 3.69 | 00 36 | 53.53  | Target  | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2| | 20251117T2125 | Phi Cas | g  | 12 ms | 50 | 1.059 | 3.69 | 00 36 | 53.53  | Target  | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2|
 | 20251117T2144 | Alpha Lac | g  | 12 ms | 50 | 1.182 | 3.69 | 00 36 | 53.53  | Target  | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2| | 20251117T2144 | Alpha Lac | g  | 12 ms | 50 | 1.182 | 3.69 | 00 36 | 53.53  | Target  | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2|
 +| 20251117T2202 | Beta Cep | g  | 12 ms | 50 | 1.407 | 3.69 | 00 36 | 53.53  | Target  | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2|
 +| 20251117T2218 | Epsilon Cas | g  | 12 ms | 50 | 1.099 | 3.35 | 01 54 | 63.4  | Target  | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2|
 +| 20251117T2236 | Gamma Peg | g  | 12 ms | 50 | 1.239 | 2.83 | 00 13 | 15.11  | Target  | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2|
 +| 20251117T2259 | Zeta Cas | g  | 12 ms | 50 | 1.102| 3.69 | 00 36 | 53.53  | Target  | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2|
 +| 20251117T2324 | Phi Cas | g  | 12 ms | 50 | 1.107| 3.69 | 00 36 | 53.53  | Target  | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2|
 +| 20251117T2342 | Alpha Lac | g  | 12 ms | 50 | 1.590 | 3.69 | 00 36 | 53.53  | Target  | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2|
 +| 20251118T0001 | Beta Cep | g  | 12 ms | 50 | 1.722| 3.69 | 00 36 | 53.53  | Target  | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2|
 +| 20251118T0019 | Epsilon Cas | g  | 12 ms | 50 | 1.164| 3.35 | 01 54 | 63.4  | Target  | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2|
 +| 20251118T0039 | Zeta Cas | g  | 12 ms | 50 | 1.304 | 3.69 | 00 36 | 53.53  | Target  | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2|
 +| 20251118T0059 | 9 Gem | g  | 12 ms | 50 | 1.075| 6.24 | 06 06 | 23  | Target  | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2|
 +|  20251118T0145 | Beta tau  | g  |  12 ms | 50 | 1.017 | 1.65 | 05 28 | 28.37  | Low-Pol  | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2?|
 +| 20251118T0205 | Epsilon Cas | g  | 12 ms | 50 | 1.339| 3.35 | 01 54 | 63.4  | Target  | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2|
 +| 20251118T0238 | Zeta Cas | g  | 12 ms | 50 | 1.828 | 3.69 | 00 36 | 53.53  | Target  | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2|
 +| 20251118T0301 | 9 Gem | g  | 12 ms | 50 | 1.043| 6.24 | 06 06 | 23  | Target  | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2|
 +| 20251118T0319 | Beta tau  | g  |  12 ms | 50 | 1.080 | 1.65 | 05 28 | 28.37  | Low-Pol  | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2?|
 +| 20251118T0338 | Epsilon Cas | g  | 12 ms | 50 | 1.611 | 3.35 | 01 54 | 63.4  | Target  | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2|
 +| 20251118T0356 | Zeta Cas | g  | 12 ms | 50 | 2.543 | 3.69 | 00 36 | 53.53  | Target  | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2|
 +| 20251118T0414 | 9 Gem | g  | 12 ms | 50 | 1.114| 6.24 | 06 06 | 23  | Target  | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2|
 +| 20251118T0432 | Beta tau  | g  |  12 ms | 50 | 1.235 | 1.65 | 05 28 | 28.37  | Low-Pol  | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2?|
 +| 20251118T0451 | Epsilon Cas | g  | 12 ms | 50 | 1.951 | 3.35 | 01 54 | 63.4  | Target  | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2|
 +| 20251118T0510 | 9 Gem | g  | 12 ms | 50 | 1.240| 6.24 | 06 06 | 23  | Target  | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2|
 +| 20251118T0528 | Beta tau  | g  |  12 ms | 50 | 1.462 | 1.65 | 05 28 | 28.37  | Low-Pol  | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2?|
 +| 20251118T0547 | Epsilon Cas | g  | 12 ms | 50 | 2.310 | 3.35 | 01 54 | 63.4  | Target  | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2|
 +| 20251118T0605 | 9 Gem | g  | 12 ms | 50 | 1.455| 6.24 | 06 06 | 23  | Target  | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2|
  
 =====Log===== =====Log=====
 +
  
 1746 - while taking darks, we ran into an issue of pan and tilt - pan is fine but tilt is ranging between 0-865, no way to set it to required 790/900  1746 - while taking darks, we ran into an issue of pan and tilt - pan is fine but tilt is ranging between 0-865, no way to set it to required 790/900 
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 2144 - Slewed to Alpha Lac and started taking Captures  2144 - Slewed to Alpha Lac and started taking Captures 
 +
 +2202 - Slewed to Beta Cep and started taking Captures 
 +
 +2209 - contacted Braydn to ask "Hey to follow the new update with the folders, I'm to move all the data after midnight to the 11/17/2025 right? im a bit confused since it seems that we are currently saving to the 11/18/2025 folder"
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 +2213 - Braydn responded that graveyard shift should move the entirety to folder 2025-11-18 ( which is located in PICSARR>REV> in the NUC files) to 2025-11-17.
 +
 +2218 - Slewed to Epsilon Cas and started taking captures
 +
 +2236 - Slewed to Gamma peg and started taking captures
 +
 +2254 - Slewed to Zeta Cas 
 +
 +2256 - Auto dome is having problems currently it is blocking the telescope and will not move, we are continuing manually for now, started taking captures. Alerted Braydn through Discord.
 +
 +2324 - Slewed to Phi Cas and turned on auto dome after using telescope azimuth, it is still not working, continuing manually for the night. Starting captures for Phi Cas.
 +
 +2342 - Slewed to Alpha Lac and started taking Captures
 +
 +0001 - Slewed to Beta Cep and started taking Captures 
 +
 +0019 - Slewed to Epsilon Cas and started taking captures
 +
 +0039 - Slewed to Zeta Cas and started taking Captures
 +
 +0059 - Slewed to Phi Cas and started taking Captures
 +
 +0126 - Slewed to 9 Gem and started taking Captures
 +
 +0126 - Slewed to Beta tau and started taking Captures
 +
 +0205 - Slewed to Epsilon Cas and started taking captures
 +
 +0238 - Slewed to Zeta Cas and started taking captures
 +
 +0301 - Slewed to 9 Gem and started taking captures
 +
 +0319 - Slewed to Beta Tau and started taking captures
 +
 +0337 - Slewed to Epsilon Cas and started taking Captures
 +
 +0356 - Slewed to Zeta Cas and started taking captures
 +
 +0414 - Slewed to 9 Gem and started taking captures
 +
 +0432 - Slewed to Beta Tau and started taking captures
 +
 +0451 - Slewed to Epsilon Cas and started taking captures
 +
 +0510 - Slewed to 9 Gem and started taking captures
 +
 +0528 - Slewed to Beta Tau and started taking captures
 +
 +0547 - Slewed to Epsilon Cas and started taking captures
 +
 +0605 - Slewed to 9 Gem and started taking captures
 +
 +0621 - Started shutdown procedures
 +
 +0625 - Moved files from 11/18 folder to 11/17 folder
 =====ToDo===== =====ToDo=====
  
 =====Notes===== =====Notes=====
 +Auto dome problem mentioned in the log fixed in GS by setting dome to telescope azimuth in DFMTCS. According to the log this was already attempted during the earlier shifts but it didn't work. Unsure of what might have been done differently this time to get it working properly. 
  
 =====Weather===== =====Weather=====
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 | 1800 | 40 | 50 | | 1800 | 40 | 50 |
 | 2000 | 37 | 59 | | 2000 | 37 | 59 |
 +| 2200 | 35 | 64 |
 +| 0000 | 34 | 66 |
 +| 0200 | 31 | 69 |
 +| 0400 | 27 | 81 |
 +| 0600 | 28 | 81 |
 =====Data===== =====Data=====