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blog:20260710 [2026/07/10 01:40] – created - external edit 127.0.0.1blog:20260710 [2026/07/10 06:00] (current) – Sterling Olson
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 =====Time=====  =====Time===== 
 +0100-
 =====Attendance===== =====Attendance=====
 +Percy, Braydn
 =====Spaces Occupied===== =====Spaces Occupied=====
 +401, 433c, dome
 =====Goals===== =====Goals=====
 +PICSARR2
 =====Equipment Used===== =====Equipment Used=====
 ^ Scope ^ Camera ^ Focus ^ ^ Scope ^ Camera ^ Focus ^
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 ^ Time Observed ^ Source Name ^ Filter ^ Int Time [s] ^ Gain ^ Airmass ^ Mag (filter) ^ RA [h] ^ DEC [deg] ^ Source Type ^Scope ^ Purpose ^ Notes^ ^ Time Observed ^ Source Name ^ Filter ^ Int Time [s] ^ Gain ^ Airmass ^ Mag (filter) ^ RA [h] ^ DEC [deg] ^ Source Type ^Scope ^ Purpose ^ Notes^
 |  YYYYmmddTHHMM | Object  | Filter  |  time | gain | airmass | mag(V) | HH | DD  | type  | Scope | Purpose | tracking? Others?| |  YYYYmmddTHHMM | Object  | Filter  |  time | gain | airmass | mag(V) | HH | DD  | type  | Scope | Purpose | tracking? Others?|
- +|  20260710T0139 | Darks | u | 12ms | 0 | 1.000 | mag(V) | HH | DD  | type  | Scope | dark calibrations | PICSARR2 | 
 +|  20260710T0147 | LED | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.000 | mag(V) | HH | DD  | type  | Scope | dark calibrations | PICSARR2 | 
 +|  20260710T0159 | Alpha Lac  | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.140 | 3.7 | 22 | 50  | low-pol  | main | PICSARR2 | focus: 1734.5 | 
 +|  20260710T0218 | HD 154445  | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.938 | 7 | 17 | 0 | High-pol  | Main | Astropol | focus: 1734.5 | 
 +|  20260710T0236 | Tau her | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.438 | 3.9 | 16 | +46 | Science  | Main | Astropol | PICSARR2 | 
 +|  20260710T0302 | Tau her | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.561 | 3.9 | 16 | +46 | Science  | Main | Astropol | PICSARR2 | 
 +|  20260710T0320 | Alpha Lac  | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.045 | 3.7 | 22 | 50  | low-pol  | main | PICSARR2 | focus: 1734.5 | 
 +|  20260710T0344 | Tau her | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.844 | 3.9 | 16 | +46 | Science  | Main | Astropol | PICSARR2 | 
 +|  20260710T0488 | Tau her | g | 12ms | 50 | 2.030 | 3.9 | 16 | +46 | Science  | Main | Astropol | PICSARR2 | 
 +|  20260710T0430 | Alpha Lac  | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.019 | 3.7 | 22 | 50  | low-pol  | main | PICSARR2 | focus: 1734.5 | 
 +|  20260630T0452 | Beta Cep | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.194 | 3.23 | 21 | 70 | Science  | Main | Astropol | PICSARR2 | 
 +|  20260630T0516 | Beta Cep | g | 12ms | 50 | n/a | 3.23 | 21 | 70 | Science  | Main | Astropol | PICSARR2 | 
 +|  20260710T0530 | Alpha Lac  | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.019 | 3.7 | 22 | 50  | low-pol  | main | PICSARR2 | focus: 1734.5 |
 =====Log===== =====Log=====
 +  [01:17:41] SESSION START 
 +  [01:17:41] obs arrival Percy 
 +  [01:17:41] obs arrival Brayden 
 +  [01:17:41] Active instrument: PICSARR2 
 +  [01:18:27] Arrived at 0100Et -- Setup and instrument replacement complete 
 +  [01:22:43] NOAA sky cover data looks bad. Opening and checking just how bad the seeing is -- we may need to shut down 
 +  [01:28:50] Pointing with vega, looks just fine - continuing with observation 
 +  [01:30:14] Cannot escape from logger. Closing the session on log and returning 
 +  [01:30:19] SESSION END 
 +  [01:38:59] Calibration start -- darks 
 +  [01:50:14] Flats complete 
 +  [01:56:19] Pointing still good -- slewing to alpha lac 
 +  [01:59:09] Acquired. Beginning capture 
 +  [02:16:28] Slewing to HD 154445 
 +  [02:17:45] Acquired. Beginning capture 
 +  [02:38:18] Slewed to tau her -- beginning capture 
 +  [03:02:31] Taking second capture of tau her 
 +  [03:20:42] slewing to alpha lac 
 +  [03:20:47] Acquired. Beginning capture 
 +  [03:42:25] hd 154445 is at 15deg altitude, skipping highpols 
 +  [03:42:45] Slewing to tau her 
 +  [03:43:09] Auto dome has stopped working 
 +  [03:43:58] Tau her acquired. Beginning capture 
 +  [04:08:03] Taking second capture of tau her 
 +  [04:28:51] |  20260710T0344 | Tau her | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.844 | 3.9 | 16 | +46 | Science  | Main | Astropol | PICSARR2 | 
 +  [04:28:58] Woops 
 +  [04:29:05] slewing to alpha lac 
 +  [04:29:52] Acquired. Beginning capture 
 +  [04:52:24] Slewing to beta cep 
 +  [04:52:29] Acquired. Beginning capture 
 +  [05:09:56] Taking second capture of beta cep 
 +  [05:29:28] slewing to alpha lac 
 +  [05:29:31] Acquired. Beginning capture 
 +  [05:49:26] Capture complete. Detector is saturating - beginning shutdown procedures 
 +  [0600] Shutdown complete. Leaving facility 
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 =====ToDo===== =====ToDo=====
  
 =====Notes===== =====Notes=====
 +  * mirrors doors were open when we came in, presumably from the power outage, percy volunteers as point person to come in and close them whenever this happens next 
 +  * auto dome is malfunctioning - as in straight up not working. We noticed this at 0345ET this session
 =====Weather===== =====Weather=====
 +| 0100 | 75 | 94 |
 +| 0200 | 74 | 93 |
 +| 0300 | 74 | 93 |
 +| 0400 | 73 | 93 |
 +| 0500 | 73 | 90 |
  
 =====Data===== =====Data=====