======20260227====== =====Time===== 1700 - 0530 =====Attendance===== Krisman,Jason,Bhanu,Sterling,Lynn =====Spaces Occupied===== 401, 433C =====Goals===== Astropol session =====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?| | 20260227T1830 | Darks | r | 600 ms | 0 | 1.00| mag(V) | HH | DD | type | Scope | Purpose | tracking? Others?| | 20260227T1830 | Darks | r | 70 ms | 0 | 1.00| mag(V) | HH | DD | type | Scope | Purpose | tracking? Others?| | 20260227T1831 | Darks | r | 10 s | 0 | 1.00| mag(V) | HH | DD | type | Scope | Purpose | tracking? Others?| | 20260227T1918 | Phi Cas | r | 600ms| 150 | 1.372 | 4.95 | 01 | +58 | High-Pol | Main | Astropol |Calibration | | 20260227T1928 | Procyon | r | 70ms | 150 | 1.351| 0.37 | 7.39 | 5.13 | Low-Pol| Main| Astropol| N/a| | 20260227T1939 | Phi Cas | r | 600ms| 150 | 1.472 | 4.95 | 01 | +58 | High-Pol | Main | Astropol |Calibration | | 20260227T1953 | Gamma Gem | r | 70ms| 150 | 1.090 | 1.90 | 06 | +16 | High-Pol | Main | Astropol |Calibration | | 20260227T2005 | Phi Cas | r | 600ms| 150 | 1.457 | 4.95 | 01 | +58 | High-Pol | Main | Astropol |Calibration | | 20260227T2025 | Procyon | r | 70ms | 150 | 1.240 | 0.37 | 7.39 | 5.13 | Low-Pol| Main| Astropol| N/a| | 20260227T2049 | Gamma Gem | r | 70ms| 150 | 1.093 | 1.90 | 06 | +16 | High-Pol | Main | Astropol |Calibration | | 20260227T2100 | Phi Cas | r | 600ms| 150 | 1.868 | 4.95 | 01 | +58 | High-Pol | Main | Astropol |Calibration | | 20260227T2116 | Procyon | r | 70ms | 150 | 1.207 | 0.37 | 7.39 | 5.13 | Low-Pol| Main| Astropol| N/a| | 20260227T2128 | Gamma Gem | r | 70ms| 150 | 1.126 | 1.90 | 06 | +16 | High-Pol | Main | Astropol |Calibration | | 20260227T2142 | Procyon | r | 70ms | 150 | 1.212 | 0.37 | 7.39 | 5.13 | Low-Pol| Main| Astropol| N/a| | 20260227T2150 | Gamma Gem | r | 70ms| 150 | 1.163 | 1.90 | 06 | +16 | High-Pol | Main | Astropol |Calibration | | 20260227T2205 | Procyon | r | 70ms | 150 | 1.229 | 0.37 | 7.39 | 5.13 | Low-Pol| Main| Astropol| N/a| | 20260227T2220 | Gamma Gem | r | 70ms| 150 | 1.221 | 1.90 | 06 | +16 | High-Pol | Main | Astropool |Calibration | Incomplete capture | 20260227T2240 | Gamma Gem | r | 70ms| 150 | 1.318 | 1.90 | 06 | +16 | High-Pol | Main | Astropol |Calibration | | 20260227T2310 | HD 103646 | r | 600ms| 150 | 1.617 | 9.93 | 11 | -00 | Flux Standard | Main | Astropool |Calibration | | 20260227T2348 | M87 / 3c 274 | r | 10s| 150 | 1.331 | 9.6 | 12 | 12 | AGN | Main | Astropool |Calibration | | 20260228T0053 | Beta Leo | r | 70ms| 150 | 1.12 | 2.14 | 11 | 14 | Low-pol Cal | Main | Astropool |Calibration | | 20260228T0110 | Eta Boo | r | 70ms| 150 | 1.25 | 2.68 | 13 | 18 | Low-pol Cal | Main | Astropool |Calibration | | 20260228T0125 | M87 / 3c 274 | r | 10s| 150 | 1.140 | 9.6 | 12 | 12 | AGN | Main | Astropool |Calibration | | 20260228T0225 | Eta Boo | r | 70ms| 150 | 1.25 | 2.68 | 13 | 18 | Low-pol Cal | Main | Astropool |Calibration | | 20260228T0236 | HD 103646 | r | 600ms| 150 | 1.617 | 9.93 | 11 | -00 | Flux Standard | Main | Astropool |Calibration | | 20260228T0251 | HD 103646 | r | 600ms| 150 | 1.385 | 9.93 | 11 | -00 | Flux Standard | Main | Astropool |Calibration | | 20260228T0304 | M87 / 3c 274 | r | 10s| 150 | 1.148 | 9.6 | 12 | 12 | AGN | Main | Astropool |Calibration | | 20260228T0408 | Beta Leo | r | 70ms| 150 | 1.368 | 2.14 | 11 | 14 | Low-pol Cal | Main | Astropool |Calibration | | 20260228T0425 | Beta Leo | r | 70ms| 150 | 1.439 | 2.14 | 11 | 14 | Low-pol Cal | Main | Astropool |Calibration | | 20260228T0452 | Beta Leo | r | 70ms| 150 | 1.588 | 2.14 | 11 | 14 | Low-pol Cal | Main | Astropool |Calibration | | 20260228T0457 | Beta Leo | r | 70ms| 150 | 1.625 | 2.14 | 11 | 14 | Low-pol Cal | Main | Astropool |Calibration | | 20260228T0501 | Beta Leo | r | 70ms| 150 | 1.439 | 2.14 | 11 | 14 | Low-pol Cal | Main | Astropool |Calibration | =====Log===== 1700 - Opened the dome 1730 - Was having some issues with the camera, and solved the issue by moving the green wire in the back of the NUC to the NUC USB adapter. 1830 - Started taking darks 1852 - Opening dorm and mirror doors 1853 - Slewing towards Phi cas 1900 - Had some issues with the pointing, Slewed to Jupiter for initialization 1915 - After messing with the focus we found 2610 to be optimal. 1917 - Done pointing 1918 - Slewed and started capture of Phi cas 1928 - Slewed and started capture of Procyon 1941 - Slewed and started capture of Phi cas 1953 - Slewed and started capture of Gamma Gem 2005 - Slewed and started capture of Phi cas 2024 - HD 103646,OQ334,PG 1633+099 all these stars are down. so as instructed by ian, we are capturing the first targets on the list till any of these are up. 2026 - Slewed and started capture of Procyon 2035 - Ian logged in to look at the focus assistant feature 2049 - Slewed and started capture of Gamma Gem 2100 - Slewed and started capture of Phi cas 2116 - Slewed and started capture of Procyon 2128 - Slewed and started capture of Gamma Gem 2141 - Slewed and started capture of Procyon 2150 - Slewed and started capture of Gamma Gem 2205 - Slewed and started capture of Procyon 2220 - Incomplete capture for gamma gem 2240 - Slewed and started capture of Gamma Gem 2310 - Slewed and started capture of HD 103646 2348 - Slewed and started capture of M87 / 3c 274 0053 - Slewed and started capture of Beta Leo 0110 - Slewed and started capture of Eta Boo 0125 - Slewed and started capture of M87 / 3c 274 0200 - Sterling replaced Bhanu 0225 - Slewed and started capture of Eta Boo 0225 - Lynn replaced Pavi 0236 - Slewed and started capture of HD 103646 0251 - Started capture of HD 103646 0304 - Slewed and started capture of M87 0409 - Slewed and started capture of Beta Leo 0418 - Error occurred, SharpCap took too long to respond, restarting capture 0425 - Started capture of Beta Leo 0432 - Error occurred again, reconnecting DDC to SharpCap 0435 - Started capture of Beta Leo again 0439 - Error has occurred again, attempting fix by closing and reopening sharpcap 0452 - Attempting Beta Leo again 0454 - Failed again, error occurred again 0455 - issue may be coming from the fact that the data has been being saved to the NUC and there is now only 3 GB left, switching to Z: drive for saving 0457 - Started capture of Beta Leo to new save location 0500 - for some reason the settings did not save the new saving location, redoing 0501 - Started capture of beta leo AGAIN 0505 - saving location is not staying as Z: drive when hitting run in DDC, NUC left with 300 MB 0521 - Shutting down because we cannot solve issue 0523 - North mirror is last to close by ~10secs, don't know if that is normal, still closed fine =====ToDo===== =====Notes===== - Have to take flats by the end of the graveyard or midnight shifts =====Weather===== | Time | Temp | Humidity | | 1700 | 46 |60| | 1900 | 40 |76| | 2100 | 36 |85| | 2300 | 34 |92| | 0001 | 32 |81| | 0200 | 31 |85| | 0400 | 31 |85| =====Data===== {{tag>[picsarr]}}