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--- blog:20260825 [2026/08/26 01:05] – Sterling Olson
+++ blog:20260825 [2026/08/26 05:57] (current) – Sterling Olson
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 =====Time=====
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+-0600
 =====Attendance=====
-Nick, Percy
+Nick, Percy, Brayden
 =====Spaces Occupied=====
 , 433c, dome
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 =====Equipment Used=====
 ^ Scope ^ Camera ^ Focus ^
-|Main|PICSI2 w/ ASI533| |
+|Main|PICSI2 w/ ASI533|1837 |
 |Finder|ASI 432|2465|
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 |  20260825T2123 | HD 147084 | g | 600ms | 150 | 2.835 | 4.5 | 16 | -24  | Science target | Main | PICSI2 | focus: 1837 |
 |  20260825T2158 | Alpha Lac | r | 30ms | 150 | 1.299 | 3.7 | 22 | 50  | Low-Pol | Main | PICSI2 | focus: 1840.3 |
-|  20260825T2240 | GRW +708247 | r | 15s | 150 | 1.178 | 13 | 19 | 70  | Science target | Main | PICSI2 | focus: 1840.3 |
+|  20260825T2240 | GRW +708247 | r | 15s | 150 | 1.178 | 13 | 19 | 70  | Science target | Main | PICSI2 | focus: 1840.3, cancelled |
 |  20260826T0004 | Saturn | u | 70ms | 150 | 2.209 | 0.4 | 00 | 03  | Science target | Main | PICSI2 | focus: 1837.6 |
 |  20260826T0025 | Saturn | g | 70ms | 150 | 1.961 | 0.4 | 00 | 03  | Science target | Main | PICSI2 | focus: 1837.6 |
 |  20260826T0044 | Saturn | r | 70ms | 150 | 1.791 | 0.4 | 00 | 03  | Science target | Main | PICSI2 | focus: 1837.6 |
-|  20260826T0104 | Saturn | z | 70ms | 150 | 1.651 | 0.4 | 00 | 03  | Science target | Main | PICSI2 | focus: 1837.6 |
+|  20260826T0120 | Saturn | z | 70ms | 150 | 1.651 | 0.4 | 00 | 03  | Science target | Main | PICSI2 | focus: 1837.6 |
+|  20260826T0139 | GRW +708247 | r | 15s | 150 | na | 13 | 19 | 70  | Science target | Main | PICSI2 | focus: 1840.3 |
+|  20260826T0346 | Saturn | u | 70ms | 150 | 1.239 | 0.4 | 00 | 03  | Science target | Main | PICSI2 | focus: 1837.6 |
+|  20260826T0358 | Saturn | r | 70ms | 150 | 1.238 | 0.4 | 00 | 03  | Science target | Main | PICSI2 | focus: 1837.6 |
+|  20260826T0414 | GRW +708247 | r | 15s | 150 | 1.723 | 13 | 19 | 70  | Science target | Main | PICSI2 | focus: 1840.3 |
+|  20260826T0541 | Phi Cas | r | 200ms | 150 | 1.088 | 5.7 | 1 | 58  | Science target | Main | PICSI2 | focus: 1840.3 |
 =====Log=====
+  [18:49:17] SESSION START
+  [18:49:17] obs arrival Percy
+  [18:49:17] obs arrival Nick
+  [18:49:17] Active instrument: PICSI2
+  [18:49:35] Arrived at 0620
+  [18:50:00] Instrument change PICSARR2 --> PICSI2
+  [18:51:27] Attempting to point with Venus, but it is much too bright. Additionally, there do appear to be skycover is 42%, we may not be able to see anything until the clouds clear
+  [20:15:15] The target is in view. Beginning capture
+  [20:39:43] Beginning second capture of HD 147084
+  [20:59:33] Beginning third  capture of HD 147084
+  [21:20:51] Changed filter to g
+  [21:21:02] Beginning fourth capture of HD 147084
+  [21:48:00] Slewing to Alpha Lac
+  [21:50:08] Adjusted focus to 1840.3
+  [21:50:36] Beginning capture of Alpha Lac
+  [21:55:13] Received an error message from the DDC controller
+  [21:56:47] Restarting alpha lac captures
+  [22:07:27] alpha lac captures complete
+  [22:07:51] Slewing to GRW +708247
+  [22:40:47] Used the GAIA script to confirm thtat identity of the target
+  [22:40:55] Beginning captures of GRW +708247
+  [00:03:51] Cancelled captures of GRW +708247
+  [00:04:30] Slewed to Saturn, and beginning captures
+  [00:07:24] Beginning u filter capture of Saturn
+  [00:23:33] Complete
+  [00:25:38] Beginning g filter capture of Saturn
+  [00:44:04] Complete
+  [00:44:22] Beginning r capture of Saturn
+  [01:03:48] Complete
+  [01:04:13] Beginning z capture of Saturn
+  [01:18:55] Capture failed. Leaving sharpcap and reconnecting the ddc controller
+  [01:20:29] Restarting z capture of Saturn
+  [01:34:14] Captures of Saturn complete
+  [01:35:26] Slewing to GRW +708247
+  [01:39:04] GRW +708247 acquired, beginning capture
+  [01:53:44] Will try to stick it out through this capture - but sky cover is expected to shoot up. If it gets particularly bad, I'll cancel the capture and call it a night.
+  [02:34:59] Clouds have rolled in. The target has been completely obscured. Will wait it out until 0245 to see if it clears
+  [02:50:25] Cleared up.
+  [03:36:54] Capture stopped due to an error: "DDC-Unit took toot long to respond. Please reconnect the DDC Controller
+  [03:38:12] Leaving sharpcap and reconnecting ddc controller, then moving on to the next target.
+  [03:39:08] Obs arrival Braydn
+  [03:39:19] @ 0130
+  [03:44:47] Slewed to Saturn
+  [03:46:07] Beginning u filter capture of Saturn
+  [03:54:58] Complete
+  [04:09:06] Began r filter capture of Saturn at 0358
+  [04:09:39] Slewing to GRW +708247
+  [04:14:30] Beginning capture of  GRW +708247
+  [05:35:58] Capture cancelled 36 minutes from completion. This is something that must be addressed.
+  [05:38:56] Seeing that there is only 23 minutes left of the shift, we'll take the phi cas capture and then begin shutdown
+  [05:40:16] Beginning phi cas filter
+  [05:43:02] *capture
+  [05:47:56] phi cas capture complete
+  [05:48:07] Beginning shutdown procedure
+  [05:55:04] Shutdown complete.
 =====ToDo=====
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