Table of Contents

20251006

Time

1830-0602

Attendance

Percy, Krisman,Pavi

Spaces Occupied

433C, 401, dome

Goals

Astropol

Equipment Used

Scope Camera Focus
MainPICSI2 w/ 5332624
FinderASI 4322465

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?
20251006T2125 Alpha Lac r 0.07 150 1.046 3.77 22 +50 star Main Low-pol calibration tracking? Others?
20251006T2216 Mkn 590 r 10 150 2.652 13.0 2 0 star Main Low-pol calibration tracking? Others?
20251006T2323 Alpha Lac r 0.07 150 1.031 3.77 22 +50 star Main Low-pol calibration tracking? Others?
20251006T2335 Mkn 590 r 10 150 1.718 13.0 2 0 star Main Low-pol calibration tracking? Others?
20251006T0104 Alpha Lac r 0.07 150 1.138 3.77 22 +50 star Main Low-pol calibration tracking? Others?
20251006T0115 Phi Cas r 0.07 150 1.139 4.95 01 +58 star Main Low-pol calibration tracking? Others?
20251006T0128 Mkn 590 r 10 150 1.333 13.0 2 0 star Main Low-pol calibration tracking? Others?
20251006T0256 Phi Cas r 0.07 150 1.097 4.95 01 +58 star Main Low-pol calibration tracking? Others?
20251006T0311 Mkn 590 r 10 150 1.340 13.0 2 0 star Main Low-pol calibration tracking? Others?
20251006T0436 Alpha Lac r 0.07 150 2.167 3.77 22 +50 star Main Low-pol calibration tracking? Others?
20251006T0520 Phi Cas r 0.07 150 1.365 4.95 01 +58 star Main Low-pol calibration tracking? Others?

Log

* 1845 - Krisman and Percy clock in

* 1850 - Begin setup

* 1900 - Roy, Percy, and Krisman sit in for Anne Arundel/ Baltimore Trail Planet Walk meeting

* 2000 - Sam and Surya enter facility for foveon testing

* 2115 - Sam, Surya and Roy leave

* 2120 - Pointing

* 2125 - Slewed to alpha lac and began capture

* 2130 - Waited until 2200 for Mkn 590 to get above the 15 degree minimum

* 2200 - Used gaia script to verify Mkn 590

* 2115 - Start capture of Mkn 590

* 2320 - Slewed to Alpha Lac

* 2323 - Started capture of Alpha Lac

* 2332 - Slewed to mkn 590

* 2335 - Started capture of mkn 590

* 0102 - Slewed to Alpha lac

* 0104 - Started capture of Alpha lac

* 0112 - Slewed to phi cas

* 0115- Started capture of phi cas

* 0125 - Slewed to mkn 590

* 0128- Started capture of mkn 590

* 0255 - Slewed to phi cas

* 0258- Started capture of phi cas

* 0309 - Slewed to mkn 590

* 0311- Started capture of mkn 590

* 0435 - Slewed to Alpha lac

* 0436 - Started capture of Alpha lac

* 0458 -error in connecting the sharcap and DDC motor need t retake the capture

* 0518 - Slewed to phi cas

* 0520- Started capture of phi cas

* 0530- started taking the calibration

* 0554 - Began shut down procedure

ToDo

manually rotate finder scope detector redo calibrations for this day (Only one combination, Gain: 150, Filter, R)

Notes

* Foveon until 2115

* Took a long exposure capture of Mkn 590 instead of Mkn 501, will be replacing a future Mkn 590 capture with 501 to even it out

* mkn 501 is below the ground so we are going ahead with capturing mkn 590 instead.

Mkn 590 very dim. even at 5 min exposure.

depleting storage space notification pops up

Weather

2100 - Temp: 71F Hum: 66 2200 - Temp: 70F Hum: 66 0100 - Temp: 67F Hum: 78 0300 - Temp: 66F Hum: 81 0400 - Temp: 65F Hum: 84 0500 - Temp: 64F Hum: 87

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