20240607

Start time: 1900 End Time:

Connor, Percy, Dimitri, Jordan

  1. Control room
  2. Dome
  3. Lecture room
Scope Camera
Main ASI 432MM
Finder ASI 2600MM Pro
Time Observed Source Name Filter Int Time [s] Gain Airmass Mag (filter) RA [h] DEC [deg] Source Type Scope Purpose Notes
20240607T2239 M94 RVB 180 150 1.069 8.2 13 50 Galaxy Main Pretty 15.011 w/out AG
20240607T2138 M3 RVB 30 150 1.088 6.3 14 28 Glob Star Main Pretty 15.011 w/ AG
20240607T0157 C6 RVB Int Time 150 Airmass Mag 18 67 Planetary Nebula Main Pretty Did not have time to do
20240607T2235 Blaze Star UBVRI 16 150 1.079 10.05 16 26 Double Star Main Pretty 15.011 w/out AG
20240607T2314 Blaze Star None 16 150 1.042 10.05 16 26 Double Star Finder Pretty 15.011 w/out AG, Blaze star is the bright star slightly right of the center of the image
  1. Went through setup procedures
    1. 2600 disconnected very early, reseated power and data and it reconnected
  2. Took flats, integration times are in Notes
  3. Both finder scope went offline; unable to find both cameras in the menu, even though main scope visuals were still being received
  4. Just had to restart the data computer
  5. Pointed using Arctutus Successfully slewed to the blaze and started taking captures
    1. Took a very long time to do because SharpCap was weird
    2. After restart, pointing went very fast
  6. Slewed to Blaze Star, took frames using main scope
  7. Slewed to M94 to take pretty pictures in RVB
  8. Slewed back to Blaze Star after realizing Roy asked for pictures in the FINDER SCOPE
  9. Slewed to M3 for pretty pictures
  10. Took darks
    1. Did all dome shut down procedures
    2. Closed dome and mirror doors
  11. Finished Shut Down procedures
  1. Continue note-taking for training module development
  2. Pretty picture session
  3. Blaze star captures
  • FLATS
    • U: 60ms
    • B: 15ms
    • V: 15ms
    • R: 15ms
    • I: 60ms
  • DARKS
    • 15ms
    • 60ms
    • 16s
    • 30s
    • 180s