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20240903
Time
1900-
Attendance
Connor, Dimitry, John, Isaiah
Spaces Occupied
PHYS 401, 433c
Goals
Look at Stars
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YYYYMMDDThhmm | (HD/NGC/ETC) | UBVRI | e.g., 3 | 150 | 1.0 | 1.25(V) | 20 | 45 | Star | Main | Pointing | 15.042 w/o ag |
Log
- John, Dimitry, & Isaiah does start up procedures
- Connor arrives
- Installed camera onto on-axis
- Observed that telescope slews only north and south but not east and west
- 2000 - Connor checks to see if there are any obstructions
- 2001 - No obstructions found
- 2003 - Connor says, “This is not good”
- 2014 - Connor filps “External Computer” on Motor Driver Chasis, telescope starts working right???
- 2016 - Went back upstairs to finish camera installation
- 2018 - Cords for camera missing, Connor left to get them
- 2021 - John installs cords on camera
- 2023 - Dimitry slews to Vega
- 2027 - John connects camera to SharpCap
- 2028 - Connor and Isaiah go upstairs
- 2030 - “ ” Manually slew telescope
- 2035 - Uploaded photo to Astrometry.net
- 2039 - Calibrated telescope with results from astrometry.net
- 2040 - Slewed back to Vega
- 2045 - Finished final calibration, blew up Vega
- 2047 - Slewed to HD 174260 to observe FWHM Measurment