Table of Contents

20241022
- Time
- Attendance
- Spaces Occupied
- Goals
- Equipment Used
- Frame Table
- Log
- ToDo
- Notes
- Weather
- Data

20241022

Time

1800 - 2300

Attendance

Sam, Isaiah, Connor, John, Elammen, Mike

Spaces Occupied

401, 433C, Dome

Goals

Try out new general observing plan
Train
Comet

Equipment Used

Scope	Camera	Focus
Main	2600
Finder	ASI 432

Frame Table

Time Observed	Source Name	Filter	Int Time [s]	Gain	Airmass	Mag (filter)	RA [h]	DEC [deg]	Source Type	Scope	Purpose	Notes
20241022T1930	Comet 2023A3	V	12	150	2	4.3(V)	17	03	Comet	Finder	Pretty	N/A
20241022T1945	HD 143454	V	15	150	2.11	10.05(V)	16	26	Star	Main&Finder	Blaze	N/A
20241022T2000	HD 214821	V	5	150	1.04	7.45(V)	22	41	Star	Main	Extinction	N/A
20241022T2015	M27	RVB	180	150	1.12	7.4(V)	20	23	Plan. Nebula	Main	Pretty	N/A
20241022T2100	HD 214821	V	5	150	1.01	7.45(V)	22	41	Star	Main	Extinction	N/A
20241022T2115	Saturn	RVB	0.075	150	1.543	-8.8(V)	23	-08	Planet	Main	Pretty	N/A
20241022T2145	M52	RVB	27	150	1.088	6.9(V)	23	61	Open Cluster	Main	Pretty	N/A
20241022T2200	HD 214821	V	5	150	1.01	7.45(V)	22	41	Star	Main	Extinction	N/A

Log

Opened up
Slewed to Vega to point
Found and slewed to comet
Slewed to HD 214821
Slewed to M27
Slewed to HD 214821
Slewed to Saturn
Slewed to M52
Slewed to HD 214821 for the final time
Flats and Darks
Closed up

ToDo

Notes

Darks

12s (finder)
15s
5s
180s
27s
7.5ms

Flat Darks

10s
774ms (finder)
40s
6s

ONLY took darks for flats, M27, and the comet

Weather

Data

[training, pretty]