======20240204==========

=====Time===== 
1500-0200

=====Attendance=====
Roy. Azzan. Olivia, Connor, Aiden, Onkar, and open scope guest

=====Spaces Occupied=====
PHYS 401, 433C, Dome

=====Goals=====
  - Confirm seeing from yesterday's data
  - Sync all data to gDrive
  - Confirm behavior of PHD2 with "comet tracking"
  - Take additional seeing measurements


=====Frame Table=====

^ Time Observed ^ Source Name ^ Filter ^ Int Time [s] ^ Mag (filter) ^ RA [h] ^ DEC [deg] ^ Source Type ^Scope ^ Purpose ^ Notes^
|  YYYYMMDDThhmm | (HD/NGC/ETC)   | UVBRI  | e.g., 3  | 1.25(V) | 20 | 45  | Star  | Main | Pointing |15.042 w/o ag|
|  20240204T | NGC 1662 | V | 1.627 | 6.4 (V) | 04 49 47.26 | 10 58 45.3 | Open Cluster | Main | Subtended Tracking | 15.011"/s, No Guiding, 5 frames 1min apart |
|  20240204T | NGC 1662 | V | 1.627 | 6.4 (V) | 04 49 47.26 | 10 58 45.3 | Open Cluster | Main | Subtended Tracking | 14.5"/s, Comet Tracking, 5 frames 1min apart |
|  20240204T | NGC 1662 | V | 1.627 | 6.4 (V) | 04 49 47.26 | 10 58 45.3 | Open Cluster | Main | Subtended Tracking | 15.011"/s, Comet Tracking, 5 frames 1min apart|
|  20240204T | HD 10204 | V | 0.557019 | 5.6 |  |  | Star | Main | Seeing | 5 frames each |
|  20240204T | HD 19787 | U | 0.5 | 4.35 |  |  | Star | Main | Seeing  | 5 frames each |
|  20240204T | HD 37481 | V | 1.76765 | 5.95 |  |  | Star | Main | Seeing | 5 frames each |
|  20240204T |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Main |  |  |

=====Log=====
  - Propped roof door open with a small desk
  - Propped the stairwell door with plank
  - Designed subtended object-guiding
  - Started setup ~16:50
  - We have a fan blowing air out the door (The Box Fan)
  - Slewed to Jupiter for pointing.
  - Slewed to Almach to align.  
  - Aiden came in and we introduced him to information on tracking and guiding.  
  - We started the tracking study by implementing the plan.
    - First, we started with no guiding and good tracking using (15.011 "/s)
    - Second, we did no guiding and bad tracking using (14.5 "/s)
    - We decided to use 14.5 "/s because 14 "/s was too much of a difference and moved relatively fast. 
    - Third, we did comet tracking with PHD2 and bad tracking with (14.5 "/s)
    - Lastly, we did good tracking with comet tracking. 
    - Objects used for tracking "NGC 1662", "NGC 2301", "M35", "MGC 2158"
    - Ran tracking data through the tracking code.
    - Further plans are to analyze data to see if it matches Jupiter.
  - Then we introduced seeing study to Aiden.
    - Slewed to HD 10204 and took 5 seeing frames.
    - Slewed to HD 19787 and took 5 seeing frames.
    - Slewed to HD 37481 and took 5 seeing frames.
  - The guest came into the observatory and we explained the aspects of the control room.
  - Slewed to M42 for pretty pictures.
  - Slewed to M35 for more tracking frames.   

=====ToDo=====
Seeing Target List:
  - HIP 7825 (HD 10204)
  - Botein (sigma Ari) (HD 19787)
  - Pollux (HD 62509)

=====Notes=====
  * Data taken for ngc2343 is not currently able to be analyzed by the code, likely because of a double star in the frame.
  * Seems that the same issue occurred in ngc2506

=====Weather=====

=====Data=====

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