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20260608

Time

1800-0015

Attendance

Nick, Bhanu

Spaces Occupied

401,433c, dome

Goals

Astropol PICSARR2

Equipment Used

Scope Camera Focus
MainPICSARR2 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?
20260608T1821 Darks u 12ms 0 1.000 mag(V) HH DD type Scope dark calibrations PICSARR2
20260608T1829 led g 12ms 50 1.000 mag(V) HH DD type Scope LED calibrations PICSARR2
20260608T2142 Spica g 12ms 50 1.574 1 13 -11 type Scope Science Target PICSARR2
20260608T2200 HD 154445 g 12ms 50 1.945 7 17 0 type Scope High-Pol PICSARR2
20260608T2217 Spica g 12ms 50 1.612 1 13 -11 type Scope Science Target PICSARR2
20260608T2234 Beta Leo g 12ms 50 1.368 0.37 11 14 type Scope Low-Pol PICSARR2
20260608T2251 Spica g 12ms 50 1.698 1 13 -11 type Scope Science Target PICSARR2
20260608T2309 HD 154445 g 12ms 50 1.515 7 17 0 type Scope High-Pol PICSARR2
20260608T2326 Spica g 12ms 50 1.852 1 13 -11 type Scope Science Target PICSARR2
20260608T2346 Beta Leo g 12ms 50 1.810 0.37 11 14 type Scope Low-Pol PICSARR2

Log

[18:14:00] SESSION START
[18:14:00] obs arrival Nick
[18:14:00] Active instrument: PICSARR2
[18:14:05] Began startup procedures
[18:21:02] calibration start - dark frames
[18:24:01] calibration end - dark frames completed
[18:29:00] calibration start - led frames
[18:32:15] calibration end - led framse completed
[19:16:19] obs arrival Bhanu
[21:03:03] It is now dark enough to observe, however there is nearly total cloud coverage in the sky
[21:06:03] Continuing to wait for possible improvement in cloud coverage
[21:34:31] Trying to slew to targets due to some improvement in cloud coverage
[21:34:40] Slewing to Arcturus to check pointing
[21:40:50] Slewing to Spica
[21:41:57] Starting captures of Spica
[21:58:07] Captures of Spica completed
[21:59:05] Slewing to HD 154445
[22:00:07] Starting captures of HD 154445
[22:16:26] Captures of HD 154445 completed
[22:16:31] Slewing to Spica
[22:17:05] Starting captures of Spica
[22:33:38] Captures of Spica completed
[22:34:05] Slewing to Beta Leo
[22:34:39] Starting captures of Beta Leo
[22:50:44] Captures of Beta Leo completed
[22:50:49] Slewing to Spica
[22:51:43] Starting captures of Spica
[23:07:58] Captures of Spica completed
[23:08:04] Slewing to HD 154445
[23:09:31] Starting captures of HD 154445
[23:25:31] Captures of HD 154445 completed
[23:25:50] Slewing to Spica
[23:26:58] Starting captures of Spica
[23:42:38] Captures of Spica completed
[23:43:13] Slewing to Beta Leo
[23:46:34] Starting captures of Beta Leo
[00:02:44] Captures of Beta Leo completed
[00:03:03] Starting shutdown procedures due to no GS

ToDo

Notes

ES only

Weather

Time Temp Humidity
1800 74 46
1900 73 51
2000 69 59
2100 65 53
2200 63 65
2300 61 70

Data