blog:20240618

20240618

Time

21:00 - 00:00

Attendance

Brayden Rosling and Connor Kragh

Spaces Occupied

401, 433C, Dome

Goals

Equipment Used

Scope Camera
Main ASI 432
Finder ASI 178

Frame Table

Time Observed Source Name Filter Int Time [s] Gain Airmass Mag (filter) RA [h] DEC [deg] Source Type Scope Purpose Notes
20240618T2130 HD 143454 V 15 150 1.106 10.05[V] 16 26 Star Main Blaze Star
20240618T2130 HD 143454 - 15 150 1.106 10.05[V] 16 26 Star Finder Blaze Star
20240618T2145 3C 273 V 240 150 1.423 13[V] 12 2 Quasar Main SNR
20240618T2220 C6 BVR 50 150 1.254 8.1 18 67 Plan. Nebula Main Pretty 15.011 w/ AG
20240618Thhmm M 57 BVR 180 150 1.390 8.8 19 33 Plan. Nebula Main Pretty 15.011 w/ AG
20240618T2300 HD 143454 V 15 150 1.028 10.05[V] 16 26 Star Main Blaze Star
20240618T2300 HD 143454 - 15 150 1.028 10.05[V] 16 26 Star Finder Blaze Star
20240618T2323 FLAT B 20 150 - - - - - Main - -
20240618T2323 FLAT V 5 150 - - - - - Main - -
20240618T2323 FLAT R 2 150 - - - - - Main - -
20240618T2323 FLAT - 3.75 150 - - - - - Finder - -
20240618T2323 DARK R 15 150 - - - - - Main - -
20240618T2323 DARK R 50 150 - - - - - Main - -
20240618T2323 DARK R 180 150 - - - - - Main - -
20240618T2323 DARK R 20 150 - - - - - Main - -
20240618T2323 DARK R 5 150 - - - - - Main - -
20240618T2323 DARK R 2 150 - - - - - Main - -
20240618T2323 DARK R 3.75 150 - - - - - Finder - -
20240618T2323 DARK R 15 150 - - - - - Finder - -

Log

  1. Connor was late :(
  2. Set-up (7ish minutes WOOO)
  3. Pointed at Arcturus, set position
  4. Took frames of Blaze Star for the first time in finder and main
  5. Slewed to 3C 273 for quick calc
    1. S ~ 18000
    2. B ~ 2300 (Slewed to Zenith, Closed dome and mirror doors)(??)
    3. SNR ~ 126
    4. Did not take pictures bc that would take ungodly long amounts of time
  6. Slewed to C6 for pretty pictures
  7. Slewed to M57 for pretty pictures
  8. Slewed to Blaze Star for data
  9. Did sheet flats
  10. Closed up and took darks

ToDo

Notes

Weather

Data