Table of Contents

20250919

Time

1830 - 2315

Attendance

Krishna, Bhanu

Spaces Occupied

401, 433C, Dome

Goals

Astropol

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?
20250919T1853 Darks u 12 0 airmass mag(V) HH DD type Scope Cal tracking? Others?
20250919T1901 LED g 12 50 airmass mag(V) HH DD type Scope Cal tracking? Others?
20250919T2022 Beta Cep g 12ms 50 1.239 3.23 21.28 70.43 Beta Cep PICSARR Target tracking is stable
20250919T2039 Beta Cep g 12ms 50 1.224 3.23 21.28 70.43 Beta Cep PICSARR Target tracking is stable
20250919T2112 Beta Cep g 12ms 50 1.200 3.23 21.28 70.43 Beta Cep PICSARR Target tracking is stable
20250919T2130 Beta Cep g 12ms 50 1.190 3.23 21.28 70.43 Beta Cep PICSARR Target tracking is stable
20250919T2158 Phi Cas g 12ms 50 1.468 4.95 1.21 58.24 High-Pol PICSARR Target tracking is stable
20250919T2237 Alpha Lac g 12ms 50 1.043 3.77 22.32 50.25 Low-Pol PICSARR Target Clouds rolled mid capture. stopped the captures

Log

1850 - Done with Dome setup

1853 - Took darks

1901 - Took LED calibration

2022 - Waited for clouds to pass by and started capture of Beta Cep 1 4×4

2039 - Captured Beta Cep 2 4×4 (with LED at 6)

2112 - Captured Beta Cep 1 4×4 (with LED at 3)

2131 - Captured Beta Cep 2 4×4 (with LED at 3)

2137 - Started cap for Alpha Lac but clouds rolled in.

2300 - Shutting everything down after confirming the skycover manually from the roof

ToDo

Notes

20:22, 20:39 captures were taken with LED set to 6 20:22 Focus for Beta Cep is 2588 21:58 Focus for Phi Cas is changed to 2578 22:20 Slew to Alpha Lac, Clouds rolled 22:37 Started Capture but clouds rolled in. stopped midway

Weather

19:00 - Temp:77F, Hum:67

21:00 - Temp:68F, Hum:87

22:00 - Temp:67F, Hum:84

23:00 - Temp:66F, Hum:84

Data