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20240204

Time

1500-

Attendance

Roy. Azzan. Olivia, Connor

Spaces Occupied

PHYS 401, 433C, Dome

Goals

  1. Confirm seeing from yesterday's data
  2. Sync all data to gDrive
  3. Confirm behavior of PHD2 with “comet tracking”
  4. Take additional seeing measurements

Frame Table

Time Observed Source Name Filter Int Time [s] Mag (filter) RA [h] DEC [deg] Source Type Scope Purpose Notes
YYYYMMDDThhmm (HD/NGC/ETC) UVBRI e.g., 3 1.25(V) 20 45 Star Main Pointing 15.042 w/o ag
20240204T NGC 1662 V 1.627 6.4 (V) 04 49 47.26 10 58 45.3 Open Cluster Main Subtended Tracking 15.011“/s, No Guiding, 5 frames 1min apart
20240204T NGC 1662 V 1.627 6.4 (V) 04 49 47.26 10 58 45.3 Open Cluster Main Subtended Tracking 14.5”/s, Comet Tracking, 5 frames 1min apart
20240204T NGC 1662 V 1.627 6.4 (V) 04 49 47.26 10 58 45.3 Open Cluster Main Subtended Tracking 15.011“/s, Comet Tracking, 5 frames 1min apart
20240204T Main
20240204T Main
20240204T Main
20240204T Main

Log

  1. Propped roof door open with small desk
  2. Propped the stairwell door with plank
  3. Designed subtended object guiding
  4. Started setup ~16:50
  5. We have a fan blowing air out the door (The Box Fan)
  6. Slewed to Jupiter for pointing.
  7. Slewed to Almach to align.

ToDo

Seeing Target List:

  1. HIP 7825 (HD 10204)
  2. Menkar (alpha Cet) (HD 18884)
  3. Botein (sigma Ari) (HD 19787)
  4. Pollux (HD 62509)

Notes

Weather

Data

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