2200 pm - 0300 am
Meira and Percy
Dome and Control room
Astropol/PICSI2
| Scope | Camera | Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Main | PICSI2 w/ 178 | |
| Finder | ASI 482 | 2465 |
| 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? |
Had a difficult time getting the PICSI2 mounted correctly, a crucial cable (USB to USB micro-b) for the circuit board was missing and we had to make do with what was in the control room. Not the best quality. Most of the night was spent trying to get the ASI533 feed to come through the NUC's Sharpcap - and reseated the connections multiple times before looking for other cables to swap out. We eventually got a feed going at 0200, but it was greatly out of focus.
Additionally pointing was horrendously off. We repointed the telescope using Arcturus
Takeaways: Update the training with astropol trouble shooting Make a manual for the PICSI2 using the document Ian Kirn has written - just a simplified explanation of all connections and software (complete with photos)
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