======20251016====== =====Time===== 1800-0500 =====Attendance===== Sterling, Krisman, Lynn, Pavi =====Spaces Occupied===== 401, 433C, Dome =====Goals===== PICSI2 =====Equipment Used===== ^ Scope ^ Camera ^ Focus ^ |Main|PICSI2 w/ 178|| |Finder|ASI 482|2465| =====Frame Table===== ^ 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?| | 20251016T1949 | Phi Cas | r | 600 ms | 150 | 1.530 | 4.95 | 01 21 | 58.22 | High-Pol | Main | Purpose | tracking? Others?| | 20251016T2045 | Mkn501 | r | 10s | 150 | 1.565 | 14 | 16 54 | 39.43 | Blazar | Main | Purpose | tracking? Others?| | 20251016T2151 | Phi Cas | r | 600 ms | 150 | 1.199 | 4.95 | 01 21 | 58.22 | High-Pol | Main | Purpose | tracking? Others?| | 20251016T2208 | Mkn590 | r | 10s | 150 | 2.154 | 14 | 02 15 | -00.38 | Blazar | Main | Purpose | tracking? Others?| | 20251016T2334 | Phi Cas | r | 600 ms | 150 | 1.079 | 4.95 | 01 21 | 58.22 | High-Pol | Main | Purpose | tracking? Others?| | 20251016T2347 | Mkn590 | r | 10s | 150 | 1.474 | 14 | 02 15 | -00.38 | Blazar | Main | Purpose | tracking? Others?| | 20251017T0115 | Beta Tau | r | 70 ms | 150 | 1.381| 1.65 | 05 27 | 28.37 | Low-Pol | Main | Purpose | tracking? Others?| | 20251017T0124 | Phi Cas | r | 600 ms | 150 | 1.066| 4.95 | 01 21 | 58.22 | High-Pol | Main | Purpose | tracking? Others?| | 20251017T0137 | Beta Tau | r | 70 ms | 150 | 1.325| 1.65 | 05 27 | 28.37 | Low-Pol | Main | Purpose | tracking? Others?| | 20251017T0151 | Mkn590 | r | 10s | 150 | 1.304| 14 | 02 15 | -00.38 | Blazar | Main | Purpose | tracking? Others?| | 20251017T0318 | Beta Tau | r | 70 ms | 150 | 1.068| 1.65 | 05 27 | 28.37 | Low-Pol | Main | Purpose | tracking? Others?| | 20251017T0137 | Beta Tau | r | 70 ms | 150 | 1.325| 1.65 | 05 27 | 28.37 | Low-Pol | Main | Purpose | tracking? Others?| | 20251017T0350 | Flats | r | 12.5 | 150 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Flats | Main | Purpose | tracking? Others?| =====Log===== -1930 Started doing the Darks at 70ms, 600ms, and 10s -1945 Slewed to Phi Cas -1949 Started Phi Cas capture -2030 After attempting to find 1ES 1927+654, we are switching that target to Mkn501 since 1ES is way too dim -2045 Started Mkn501 capture -2142 Completed Mkn501 capture -2144 Beta Tau is currently too low (9 altitude) -2147 Mkn 501 is too low to take anymore captures, skipping it -2150 Slewed to and Started Phi Cas capture -2157 Completed Phi Cas capture -2208 Slewed to and Started Mkn 590 capture -2333 Completed Mkn 590 capture -2334 Slewed to and Started Phi Cas capture -2345 Completed Phi Cas capture -2347 Slewed to and Started Mkn 590 capture - 0114 Completed Mkn 590 - 0120 Slewed to and Started Beta Tau capture - 0123 Completed Beta Tau - 0124 Slewed to and Started Phi Cas capture - 0135 Completed Phi Cas - 0137 Slewed to and Started Beta Tau capture - 0143 Completed Beta Tau - 0151 Slewed to and Started Mkn 590 capture - 0315 Completed Mkn 590 - 0318 Slewed to and Started Beta Tau capture - 0332 Beta Tau done - 0332 Preparing for flats - 0350 Following some troubleshooting, began flats - 0425 Finished flats, starting close =====ToDo===== =====Notes===== Some ambiguity about what we needed to do for flats. We ended up needing a 12.5s exposure to get a "count" (which I believe is the same as the LUM Pixel Reading) of 20-30k, with the scope pointed at the whiteboard. =====Weather===== =====Data===== {{tag>[picsarr]}}