20231101

Time

1800-0200(+1)

Onkar, Roy

PHYS 401, 433C, Dome

Clean-up data on DC/External SSD/gDrive
Take frames for tracking
Take frames for seeing
Run through process for determining limiting magnitude
~~Attach PICSARR to scope~~ @1820, then nvm scrub @1907, then nvm still scrubbed @1930

Time Observed	Source Name	Filter	Int Time [s]	Mag (filter)	RA [h]	DEC [deg]	Source Type	Scope	Purpose	Notes
20231101T1957	Vega (HD 172167)	V	0.864	0(V)	18	38	Star	Scope	Pointing	None
20231101T2057	M15	R	30	6.30(V)	21	12	Cluster	Main	Tracking	15.042w/o-ag
20231101T2131	M15	R	30	6.30(V)	21	12	Cluster	Finder	Tracking	15.042w/o-ag
20231101T2200	M15	R	30	6.30(V)	21	12	Cluster	Main	Tracking	15.042w/ag
20231101T2213	M15	R	30	6.30(V)	21	12	Cluster	Main	Tracking	15.009w/ag
20231101T22	M15	R	30	6.30(V)	21	12	Cluster	Main	Tracking	15.011w/ag
20231101T2300	HD 222603	V	4.5	4.5(V)	23.75	2	Star	Main	Seeing	15.011 w/ag
20231101T2330	HD 41927	V	10	5.36(V)	6	65	Star	Main	Seeing	15.011 w/ag
20231101T2337	$\phi~Cas$ (HD 7927)	V	10	4.95(V)	1	58	Star	Main	Seeing/Mag	15.011 w/ag

Data Clean-Up
1. Confirmed all D-Drive data on DC was synced to GoogleDrive.
2. Removed all D-Drive data on DC
3. Renamed D-Drive HDD-Drive
Normal Start-Up Procedure
Pointed at Vega
Moved to M15 to collect tracking frames
1. Set RA Tracking Rate to 15.042“/s and collected 10 frames with main scope without autoguiding
2. Set RA Tracking Rate to 15.042”/s and collected 10 frames with finder without autoguiding
3. Set RA Tracking Rate to 15.042“/s and collected 10 frames with main scope with autoguiding
4. Set RA Tracking Rate to 15.009”/s and collected 10 frames with main scope with autoguiding
5. Set RA Tracking Rate to 15.011“/s and collected 10 frames with main scope with autoguiding
Turned off all security camera IR lamps
Moved to HD 222603 and took 3x light frames TR=15.011”/s
Moved to HD 41927 and took 3x light frames TR=15.011“/s
Moved to ($\phi~Cas$)HD 7927 and stepped through smart histogram tool outlined by Eileen TR=15.011”/s
1. Recorded Smart Histogram Results for each filter
2. Took 10 frames in each filter with recommended settings from Smart Histogram
Took 10x dark frames with each integration time mentioned above

North Mirror Door Assembly was misbehaving (not closing when asked by DFM TCS)
1. Onkar reported high-pitched noise from motor assembly when closing
2. We were able to force all doors closed
3. Then they opened and closed successfully, with North slightly slower
4. Onkar will investigate tomorrow (Thurs)
TS6 did not take the scope to zenith – it was about $10^\circ$ off of zenith
1. We were able to get DFM TCS to move the scope to zenith
2. Telescope > Movement > Offset/Zenith > Set Zenith Position (hit Apply) > then “Start Slew”

Darks stored in SharpCap Captures in gDrive: 2023-11-01 with “dark_#”. Where #/10 is the integration time in s
FLATS and Limiting Magnitude frames are in Projects > ASI432MM_bigpix > 20231102 along with all light frames