======20260709======

=====Time===== 
0100-
=====Attendance=====
Percy, Braydn
=====Spaces Occupied=====
401, 433c, dome
=====Goals=====
PICSARR2
=====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?|
|  20260710T0139 | Darks | u | 12ms | 0 | 1.000 | mag(V) | HH | DD  | type  | Scope | dark calibrations | PICSARR2 |
|  20260710T0147 | LED | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.000 | mag(V) | HH | DD  | type  | Scope | dark calibrations | PICSARR2 |
|  20260710T0159 | Alpha Lac  | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.140 | 3.7 | 22 | 50  | low-pol  | main | PICSARR2 | focus: 1734.5 |
|  20260710T0218 | HD 154445  | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.938 | 7 | 17 | 0 | High-pol  | Main | Astropol | focus: 1734.5 |
|  20260710T0236 | Tau her | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.438 | 3.9 | 16 | +46 | Science  | Main | Astropol | PICSARR2 |
|  20260710T0302 | Tau her | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.561 | 3.9 | 16 | +46 | Science  | Main | Astropol | PICSARR2 |
|  20260710T0320 | Alpha Lac  | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.045 | 3.7 | 22 | 50  | low-pol  | main | PICSARR2 | focus: 1734.5 |
|  20260710T0344 | Tau her | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.844 | 3.9 | 16 | +46 | Science  | Main | Astropol | PICSARR2 |
|  20260710T0488 | Tau her | g | 12ms | 50 | 2.030 | 3.9 | 16 | +46 | Science  | Main | Astropol | PICSARR2 |
|  20260710T0430 | Alpha Lac  | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.019 | 3.7 | 22 | 50  | low-pol  | main | PICSARR2 | focus: 1734.5 |
|  20260630T0452 | Beta Cep | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.194 | 3.23 | 21 | 70 | Science  | Main | Astropol | PICSARR2 |
|  20260630T0516 | Beta Cep | g | 12ms | 50 | n/a | 3.23 | 21 | 70 | Science  | Main | Astropol | PICSARR2 |
|  20260710T0530 | Alpha Lac  | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.019 | 3.7 | 22 | 50  | low-pol  | main | PICSARR2 | focus: 1734.5 |
=====Log=====
  [01:17:41] SESSION START
  [01:17:41] obs arrival Percy
  [01:17:41] obs arrival Brayden
  [01:17:41] Active instrument: PICSARR2
  [01:18:27] Arrived at 0100Et -- Setup and instrument replacement complete
  [01:22:43] NOAA sky cover data looks bad. Opening and checking just how bad the seeing is -- we may need to shut down
  [01:28:50] Pointing with vega, looks just fine - continuing with observation
  [01:30:14] Cannot escape from logger. Closing the session on log and returning
  [01:30:19] SESSION END
  [01:38:59] Calibration start -- darks
  [01:50:14] Flats complete
  [01:56:19] Pointing still good -- slewing to alpha lac
  [01:59:09] Acquired. Beginning capture
  [02:16:28] Slewing to HD 154445
  [02:17:45] Acquired. Beginning capture
  [02:38:18] Slewed to tau her -- beginning capture
  [03:02:31] Taking second capture of tau her
  [03:20:42] slewing to alpha lac
  [03:20:47] Acquired. Beginning capture
  [03:42:25] hd 154445 is at 15deg altitude, skipping highpols
  [03:42:45] Slewing to tau her
  [03:43:09] Auto dome has stopped working
  [03:43:58] Tau her acquired. Beginning capture
  [04:08:03] Taking second capture of tau her
  [04:28:51] |  20260710T0344 | Tau her | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.844 | 3.9 | 16 | +46 | Science  | Main | Astropol | PICSARR2 |
  [04:28:58] Woops
  [04:29:05] slewing to alpha lac
  [04:29:52] Acquired. Beginning capture
  [04:52:24] Slewing to beta cep
  [04:52:29] Acquired. Beginning capture
  [05:09:56] Taking second capture of beta cep
  [05:29:28] slewing to alpha lac
  [05:29:31] Acquired. Beginning capture
  [05:49:26] Capture complete. Detector is saturating - beginning shutdown procedures
  [0600] Shutdown complete. Leaving facility
  
=====ToDo=====

=====Notes=====
  * mirrors doors were open when we came in, presumably from the power outage, percy volunteers as point person to come in and close them whenever this happens next
  * auto dome is malfunctioning - as in straight up not working. We noticed this at 0345ET this session
=====Weather=====
| 0100 | 75 | 94 |
| 0200 | 74 | 93 |
| 0300 | 74 | 93 |
| 0400 | 73 | 93 |
| 0500 | 73 | 90 |

=====Data=====

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