Table of Contents

20250830

Time

18:30 - 06:00

Attendance

Saisri, Dylan, David, Krisman

Spaces Occupied

Goals

PICSARR Observing Plan

Equipment Used

Scope Camera Focus
MainPICSI2 w/ 178
FinderASI 4822465

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?
202508302040 Dark u 12ms 0 airmass mag(V) HH DD type Scope PICSARR tracking? Others?
202508302050 LED g 12ms 50 airmass mag(V) HH DD type Scope PICSARR tracking? Others?
202508302120 Iota Her g 12ms 50 1.01 3.80 HH DD SPB Star Main Purpose tracking? Others?
202508302148 Tau Her g 12ms 50 1.16 3.87 HH DD SPB Star Main Purpose tracking? Others?
202508302204 Tau Her g 12ms 50 1.16 3.87 HH DD SPB Star Main Purpose tracking? Others?
202508302240 Dark u 12ms 0 airmass mag(V) HH DD type Scope PICSARR tracking? Others?
202508302250 LED g 12ms 50 airmass mag(V) HH DD type Scope PICSARR tracking? Others?
202508302310 Dark u 12ms 0 airmass mag(V) HH DD type Scope PICSARR tracking? Others?
202508302315 LED g 12ms 50 airmass mag(V) HH DD type Scope PICSARR tracking? Others?
20250830T2329 Gamma Peg g 12ms 50 2.03 2.84 HH DD SPB Star Main Purpose tracking? Others?
20250830T2346 Zeta Cas g 12ms 50 1.36 3.66 HH DD SPB Star Main Purpose tracking? Others?
20250830T0030 Phi Cas g 12ms 50 1.246 4.95 1 h 21 m 58.21 High-Pol Main PICSARR tracking? Others?
20250830T0054 Alpha Lac g 12ms 50 1.020 3.76 22 h 32 m 50.25 Low-Pol Main PICSARR tracking? Others?
20250830T0120 Iota her g 12ms 50 1.685 3.82 17 h 40 m 45.59 SPB Star Main PICSARR tracking? Others?
20250830T0140 Gamma peg g 12ms 50 1.137 2.83 00 h 14 m 15.19 SPB Star Main PICSARR tracking? Others?
20250830T0205 Phi Cas g 12ms 50 1.113 4.95 1 h 21 m 58.21 High-Pol Main PICSARR tracking? Others?
20250830T0227 Alpha Lac g 12ms 50 1.050 3.76 22 h 32 m 50.24 Low-Pol Main PICSARR tracking? Others?
20250830T0247 Beta cep g 12ms 50 1.262 3.23 21 h 29 m 70.40 Beta cep Main PICSARR tracking? Others?
20250830T0317 Zeta cas g 12ms 50 1.034 3.69 00 h 38 m 50.02 SPB Star Main PICSARR tracking? Others?
20250830T0337 Beta cep g 12ms 50 1.331 3.23 21 h 29 m 70.40 Beta cep Main PICSARR tracking? Others?
20250830T0400 Phi Cas g 12ms 50 1.058 4.95 1 h 21 m 58.21 High-Pol Main PICSARR tracking? Others?
20250830T0420 Beta Tau g 12ms 50 1.460 1.65 05 h 27 m 28.37 Low-Pol Main PICSARR tracking? Others?
20250830T0441 Gamma peg g 12ms 50 1.208 2.83 00 h 14 m 15.19 SPB Star Main PICSARR tracking? Others?
20250830T0501 Beta Tau g 12ms 50 1.280 1.65 05 h 27 m 28.37 Low-Pol Main PICSARR tracking? Others?
20250830T0524 Beta cep g 12ms 50 1.556 3.23 21 h 29 m 70.40 Beta cep Main PICSARR tracking? Others?

Log

Captured the Tau her with wrong pan/tilt values in the first time. Later took the capture again with correct values. Changed Pan and Tilt to 500/864 upon instruction by Ian.

00:28 Slew to Phi Cas.

00:30 Began capture of Phi Cas.

00:50 Slew to Alpha Lac.

00:54 Began capture of Alpha Lac.

01:14 Slew to Iota her.

01:20 Started Capture.

01:40 Slew to Gamma peg.

01:45 Started Capture.

02:05 Slew to Phi cas.

02:06 Started Capture.

02:25 Slew to Alpha lac.

02:27 Started Capture.

02:45 Slew to Beta cep.

02:47 Started Capture.

03:09 Slew to BD+23 524.

03:13 Couldn't find the star due to high magnitude(8), so we decided to move to the next one.

03:15 Slew to Zeta cas.

03:17 Started Capture.

03:35 Slew to Beta cep.

03:37 Started Capture.

03:55 Slew to Phi cas.

04:00 Started Capture.

04:18 Slew to Beta Tau.

04:20 Started Capture.

04:40 Slew to Gamma peg.

04:41 Started Capture.

05:00 Slew to Beta tau.

05:01 Started Capture.

05:22 Slew to Beta cep.

05:24 Started Capture.

05:45 Telescope set to Zenith position.

05:48 Closing mirror doors.

05:50 Closing the dome.

06:00 Shutting down

ToDo

Notes

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