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Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ======20231105========== =====Time===== 1600-2230 =====Attendance===== Olivia & Roy AND ONKAR =====Spaces Occupied===== PHYS 401, 433C, Dome =====Goals===== - Reattach ASI 432 with necessary adapters/instrumentation - Collect flat field frames in UBVRI, emphasis on BV if time constrained - Run smart histogram tool on four fields in each filter provided by Eileen to find recommended settings - Capture a few dozen light frames of these fields in each filter at recommended settings =====Frame Table===== ^ Time Observed ^ Source ^ Filter ^ Int Time [# x Ns] ^ Gain ^ Mag (filter) ^ RA [h] ^ DEC [deg] ^ Source Type ^Scope ^ Purpose ^ Notes^ | 20231105T1845 | Deneb | U | 0.841s | | 1.25(V) | 20.75 | 45 | Star | Main | Pointing | Focused at 2155.4 | ^ Time Observed ^ Source ^ Filter ^ Int Time [# x Ns] ^ Gain ^ Mag (filter) ^ RA [h] ^ DEC [deg] ^ Source Type ^Scope ^ Purpose ^ Notes^ | 20231105T1903 | NGC 7790| U | 25x 11.7 |150| 13(V) | 24 | 61 | Field | Main | Magnitude | SmartHist Settings/1.140 AM| | 20231105T1915 | NGC 7790| B | 25x 5 |150| 13(V) | 24 | 61 | Field | Main | Magnitude | SmartHist Settings/1.140 AM| | 20231105T1910 | NGC 7790| V | 25x 5 |150| 13(V) | 24 | 61 | Field | Main | Magnitude | SmartHist Settings/1.140 AM| | 20231105T1919 | NGC 7790| R | 25x 5 |150| 13(V) | 24 | 61 | Field | Main | Magnitude | SmartHist Settings/1.126 AM| | 20231105T1925 | NGC 7790| I | 25x 5.6. |150| 13(V) | 24 | 61 | Field | Main | Magnitude | SmartHist Settings/1.121 AM| ^ Time Observed ^ Source ^ Filter ^ Int Time [# x Ns] ^ Gain ^ Mag (filter) ^ RA [h] ^ DEC [deg] ^ Source Type ^Scope ^ Purpose ^ Notes^ | 20231105T1950 | SA20| U | 25x 14.7 |150| 13(V) | 1 | 45 | Field | Main | Magnitude | SmartHist Settings/1.090 AM| | 20231105T1958 | SA20| B | 25x 5 |150| 13(V) | 1 | 45 | Field | Main | Magnitude | SmartHist Settings/1. AM| | 20231105T2003 | SA20| V | 25x 5 |150| 13(V) | 1 | 45 | Field | Main | Magnitude | SmartHist Settings/1. AM| | 20231105T2009 | SA20| R | 25x 5 |150| 13(V) | 1 | 45 | Field | Main | Magnitude | SmartHist Settings/1. AM| | 20231105T2013 | SA20| I | 25x 6.27 |150| 13(V) | 1 | 45 | Field | Main | Magnitude | SmartHist Settings/1.059 AM| ^ Time Observed ^ Source ^ Filter ^ Int Time [# x Ns] ^ Gain ^ Mag (filter) ^ RA [h] ^ DEC [deg] ^ Source Type ^Scope ^ Purpose ^ Notes^ | 20231105T2021 | PG2213-006 | U | 25x 14 |150| 13(V) | 22 | 0 | Field | Main | Magnitude | SmartHist Settings/1.331 AM| | 20231105T2029 | PG2213-006 | B | 25x 5 |150| 13(V) | 1 | 45 | Field | Main | Magnitude | SmartHist Settings/1. AM| | 20231105T2032 | PG2213-006 | V | 25x 5 |150| 13(V) | 1 | 45 | Field | Main | Magnitude | SmartHist Settings/1.345 AM| | 20231105T2036 | PG2213-006 | R | 25x 5 |150| 13(V) | 1 | 45 | Field | Main | Magnitude | SmartHist Settings/1. AM| | 20231105T2039 | PG2213-006 | I | 25x 5 |150| 13(V) | 1 | 45 | Field | Main | Magnitude | SmartHist Settings/1.059 AM| ^ Time Observed ^ Source ^ Filter ^ Int Time [# x Ns] ^ Gain ^ Mag (filter) ^ RA [h] ^ DEC [deg] ^ Source Type ^Scope ^ Purpose ^ Notes^ | 20231105T2129 | FLAT| U | 300 |150| -- | -- | -- | FLAT| Main | Calibration | Dome| | 20231105T2109 | FLAT| B | 2 |150| -- | -- | -- | FLAT| Main | Calibration | Dome| | 20231105T2111 | FLAT| V | 0.8 |150| -- | -- | -- | FLAT| Main | Calibration | Dome| | 20231105T2111 | FLAT| R | 0.8 |150| -- | -- | -- | FLAT| Main | Calibration | Dome| | 20231105T2113 | FLAT| I | 15 |150| -- | -- | -- | FLAT| Main | Calibration | Dome| ^ Time Observed ^ Source ^ Filter ^ Int Time [# x Ns] ^ Gain ^ Mag (filter) ^ RA [h] ^ DEC [deg] ^ Source Type ^Scope ^ Purpose ^ Notes^ | 20231105T2141 | DARK| -- | 20x 11.7 |150| -- | -- | -- | DARK | Main | Calibration | Box| | 20231105T2146 | DARK| -- | 20x 14 |150| -- | -- | -- | DARK | Main | Calibration | Box| | 20231105T2155 | DARK| -- | 20x 14.7 |150| -- | -- | -- | DARK | Main | Calibration | Box| | 20231105T2201 | DARK| -- | 20x 5 |150| -- | -- | -- | DARK | Main | Calibration | Box| | 20231105T2203 | DARK| -- | 20x 6.3 |150| -- | -- | -- | DARK | Main | Calibration | Box| | 20231105T2205 | DARK| -- | 20x 5.6 |150| -- | -- | -- | DARK | Main | Calibration | Box| | 20231105T2208 | DARK| -- | 20x 2. |150| -- | -- | -- | DARK | Main | Calibration | Box, for flat| | 20231105T2209 | DARK| -- | 20x 15 |150| -- | -- | -- | DARK | Main | Calibration | Box, for flat| | 20231105T2214 | DARK| -- | 20x 0.8 |150| -- | -- | -- | DARK | Main | Calibration | Box, for flat| ^ Time Observed ^ Source ^ Filter ^ Int Time [# x Ns] ^ Gain ^ Mag (filter) ^ RA [h] ^ DEC [deg] ^ Source Type ^Scope ^ Purpose ^ Notes^ | 20231105T2216 | BIAS| -- | 20x0.032 |150| -- | -- | -- | BIAS | Main | Calibration | Box | =====Log===== - There is some issue with slewing to Zenith - What TS6 and DFMTCS report as Zenith is not 'straight-up' - Roy removed from GAM-lite bottom plate ThorLabs LCP01 plate via 4x screws with 5/32 allen key - Roy re-attached ThorLabs instrument rotator with 4x screws with 3/16 allen key - USB cable into remote Icron - Serial cable to ThorLabs controller - Opened Kinesis and attempted to connect -- failed - Needed to power cycle through Power Controller (outlet 5) - Roy dusted (with compressed air) the filter wheel and reattached ASI 432 CMOS to filter wheel - Confirmed UBVRI ordering - Roy attached filter wheel/432 assembly to on-axis - Olivia and Roy decided to wait to the end of the night to collect calibration frames - Pointed at Deneb - Using Kinesis, aligned 432 to North-up at $230^\circ$ (set speed to $5^\circ/s$) - Moved to NGC 7790 - Moved to SA20 - Moved to PG2213 - Moved to 110 field -- failed. Too low? DFM TCS reported target out of range ... but it sat at +24 altitude - OH WELL - Hatch door piston fell off - That sounds bad, but the piston unscrewed itself and wouldn't hold the hatch up - Olivia and Roy fixed it :) - Pointed main scope at dome flat fielder (see image) for flats - Slewed to Zenith with DFM TCS - Removed from filter wheel and placed in box, turned out all lights and took darks and biases - We had trouble getting reasonable signal in U using dome flat fielder. - Took only one U flat - Did not take U dark, will scale 15s dark - Stowed 432 and filter wheel in 433C - Normal shutdown procedure =====ToDo===== Extract magnitudes =====Notes===== - No issues with mirror doors - "I am well aware of the weirdness of brains" -OliviaC - Field 1 NGC 7790 [[https://app.aavso.org/vsp/chart/?title=NGC%207790&ra=359.630458&dec=61.2025&fov=20&maglimit=16&special=std_field&all=on&north=up&east=left||NGC 7790 Finder]] - Field 2 - 00:47:11.48 45:53:22.8 – little clump at left in this field. [[https://app.aavso.org/vsp/chart/?title=SA20&ra=11.4632083&dec=45.8850556&fov=40&maglimit=16&special=std_field&all=on&north=up&east=left|SA20 Finder]] - Field 2 - RA=22:16:24 Dec = -00:21:00 [[http://james.as.arizona.edu/~psmith/61inch/ATLAS/charts/c141.html|PG2213-006 Finder]][[https://www.not.iac.es/instruments/alfosc/photstd/pg2213.html|PG2213-006 Alt Finder]] =====Weather===== Ambient 20.2C SkyTemp -14.3C Humidity 33% Dome Temp 19C =====Data===== All data saved to 4TB Z: Drive throughout the night, then uploaded to GoogleDrive SharpCap Captures as "2023-11-05", approx 2.2GB