blog:20240117

20240117

Time

1600-0045

Attendance

Roy, Connor, Azzan, Onkar

Spaces Occupied

Roy office, 401, 433c, dome, roof

Goals

1. no snow on scope

2. clean skies

Frame Table

Time Observed Source Name Filter Int Time [s] Mag (filter) RA [h] DEC [deg] Source Type Scope Purpose Notes
20240117T Main Seeing 15.011 w/ ag
20240117T1834 HD 9927 UBVRI 0.125 3.55 (V) 01 39 28.05 48 45 28.7 Star Main Seeing 15.011 w/ ag
20240117T1836 HD 12216 UBVRI 0.125 3.95 (V) 02 05 30.96 72 32 29.4 Star Main Seeing 15.011 w/ ag
20240117T1842 HD 10204 UBVRI 0.5 5.6 (V) 01 42 06.02 43 25 19.9 Star Main Seeing 15.011 w/ ag
20240117T1853 HD 18884 UBVRI 0.035 2.5 (V) 03 03 32.51 04 10 59.8 Star Main Seeing 15.011 w/ ag
20240117T1915 HD 19787 UBVRI 0.45 4.35 (V) 03 11 38.60 19 49 05.4 Star Main Seeing 15.011 w/ ag
20240117T1920 M37 V 16.0 5.60 (V) 05 53 53.50 32 33 33 Star Cluster Main Tracking 15.011 w/ agoff, 1frame/min for 10 min
20240117T1930 M37 V 16.0 5.60 (V) 05 53 53.50 32 33 33 Star Cluster Main Tracking 15.042 w/ agoff, 1frame/min for 10 min
20240117T1940 M37 V 16.0 5.60 (V) 05 53 53.50 32 33 33 Star Cluster Main Tracking 15.026 w/ agoff, 1frame/min for 10 min
20240117T2005 M37 B 45.0 5.60 (V) 05 53 53.50 32 33 33 Star Cluster Main Pretty 15.011 w/ agon, 3frames
20240117T2007 M37 V 45.0 5.60 (V) 05 53 53.50 32 33 33 Star Cluster Main Pretty 15.011 w/ agon, 3frames
20240117T2010 M37 R 45.0 5.60 (V) 05 53 53.50 32 33 33 Star Cluster Main Pretty 15.011 w/ agon, 3frames
20240117T2030 NGC 2146 R 180 10.59 (V) 06 22 32.57 78 20 56.6 Galaxy Main Pretty 15.011 w/ ag
20240117T2030 NGC 2146 V 180 10.59 (V) 06 22 32.57 78 20 56.6 Galaxy Main Pretty 15.011 w/ ag
20240117T2030 NGC 2146 B 180 10.59 (V) 06 22 32.57 78 20 56.6 Galaxy Main Pretty 15.011 w/ ag
20240117T2124 M43 RVB 180 6.80 (V) 05 36 43 -05 15 10 Nebula Main Pretty 15.011 w/ ag
20240117T2137 M77 RVB 180 8.9 (V) 02 43 55 00 05 19 Galaxy Main Pretty 15.011 w/ ag
20240117T2300 NGC 654 RVB 6.5 (V) 01 45 39.28 62 00 36.6 Open Cluster Main Pretty 15.011 w/ ag
20240117T2300 NGC 2683 RVB Main Pretty 15.011 w/ ag

Log

  1. expertly beat the ice off the dome
  2. reinstalled finderscope camera and assembly
  3. failed to open mirror doors
    1. North couldn't go up :(
    2. Banished Onkar to the upper realms to encourage
    3. great success (insert borat)
  4. taking flats
  5. Slewed to alpha cas (hd 3712) for pointing
  6. Roy told group about new dome dark plans
    1. Connor is on point for this
  7. Slewed to Nembus and took seeing frames
  8. Slewed to HD 12216 and took seeing frames
  9. Slewed to HD 10204 and took seeing frames
  10. Slewed to HD 18884 and took seeing frames
  11. Slewed to HD 19787 for seeing
  12. Slewed to M37 for tracking and pretty pictures
  13. Slewed to NGC 2146, M43, and M77 for pretty pics
  14. Took Dome Darks and Biases
  15. Slewed to NGC 654 and NGC 2683 for pretty pics
  16. Closed dome and mirror doors
    1. N/S would not go down
  17. Took regular darks w/ BIGPIX and closed up

ToDo

  • ONKAR HAVE THING CADDED BY NEXT TIME

Notes

  • On-axis focus: 1908.8 w/ BIGPIX
  • Didn't take flats in U
  • Took Dome darks w/ mirror doors open because opening the hatch to manually close them would dethermalize the dome

Weather

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