blog:20231101

20231101

Time

1800-0200(+1)

Attendance

Onkar, Roy

Spaces Occupied

PHYS 401, 433C, Dome

Goals

  • Clean-up data on DC/External SSD/gDrive
  • Take frames for tracking
  • Take frames for seeing
  • Run through process for determining limiting magnitude
  • Attach PICSARR to scope @1820, then nvm scrub @1907, then nvm still scrubbed @1930

Frame Table

Time Observed Source Name Filter Int Time [s] Mag (filter) RA [h] DEC [deg] Source Type Scope Purpose Notes
20231101T1957 Vega (HD 172167) V 0.864 0(V) 18 38 Star Scope Pointing None
20231101T2057M15R306.30(V)2112ClusterMainTracking 15.042w/o-ag
20231101T2131M15R306.30(V)2112ClusterFinderTracking 15.042w/o-ag
20231101T2200M15R306.30(V)2112ClusterMainTracking15.042w/ag
20231101T2213M15R306.30(V)2112ClusterMainTracking15.009w/ag
20231101T22M15R306.30(V)2112ClusterMainTracking15.011w/ag
20231101T2300HD 222603V4.54.5(V)23.752StarMainSeeing15.011 w/ag
20231101T2330HD 41927V105.36(V)665StarMainSeeing15.011 w/ag
20231101T2337$\phi~Cas$ (HD 7927)V104.95(V)158StarMainSeeing/Mag15.011 w/ag

Log

  1. Data Clean-Up
    1. Confirmed all D-Drive data on DC was synced to GoogleDrive.
    2. Removed all D-Drive data on DC
    3. Renamed D-Drive HDD-Drive
  2. Normal Start-Up Procedure
  3. Pointed at Vega
  4. Moved to M15 to collect tracking frames
    1. Set RA Tracking Rate to 15.042“/s and collected 10 frames with main scope without autoguiding
    2. Set RA Tracking Rate to 15.042”/s and collected 10 frames with finder without autoguiding
    3. Set RA Tracking Rate to 15.042“/s and collected 10 frames with main scope with autoguiding
    4. Set RA Tracking Rate to 15.009”/s and collected 10 frames with main scope with autoguiding
    5. Set RA Tracking Rate to 15.011“/s and collected 10 frames with main scope with autoguiding
  5. Turned off all security camera IR lamps
  6. Moved to HD 222603 and took 3x light frames TR=15.011”/s
  7. Moved to HD 41927 and took 3x light frames TR=15.011“/s
  8. Moved to ($\phi~Cas$)HD 7927 and stepped through smart histogram tool outlined by Eileen TR=15.011”/s
    1. Recorded Smart Histogram Results for each filter
    2. Took 10 frames in each filter with recommended settings from Smart Histogram
  9. Took 10x dark frames with each integration time mentioned above

ToDo

Notes

  1. North Mirror Door Assembly was misbehaving (not closing when asked by DFM TCS)
    1. Onkar reported high-pitched noise from motor assembly when closing
    2. We were able to force all doors closed
    3. Then they opened and closed successfully, with North slightly slower
    4. Onkar will investigate tomorrow (Thurs)
  2. TS6 did not take the scope to zenith – it was about $10^\circ$ off of zenith
    1. We were able to get DFM TCS to move the scope to zenith
    2. Telescope > Movement > Offset/Zenith > Set Zenith Position (hit Apply) > then “Start Slew”

Weather

Data

  1. Darks stored in SharpCap Captures in gDrive: 2023-11-01 with “dark_#”. Where #/10 is the integration time in s
  2. FLATS and Limiting Magnitude frames are in Projects > ASI432MM_bigpix > 20231102 along with all light frames