20250312
Time
1700 - 2400
Attendance
Meira & Bhanu
Spaces Occupied
Dome & Control Room
Goals
Equipment Used
| Scope | Camera | Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Main | PICSI2 w/ 178 | 2069.7 |
| Finder | ASI 482 | 2465 |
Frame Table
| Time Observed | Source Name | Filter | Int Time [s] | Gain | Airmass | Mag (filter) | RA [h] | DEC [deg] | Source Type | Scope | Purpose | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YYYYmmddTHHMM | Object | Filter | time | gain | airmass | mag(V) | HH | DD | type | Scope | Purpose | tracking? Others? |
| 20250312T2044 | HIP_33014 | Filter | 120 | 150 | 1.340 | mag(V) | HH | DD | custom object | Scope | variable star | tracking? Others? |
| 20250312T2044 | HIP_10332 | Filter | 120 | 150 | 1.340 | mag(V) | HH | DD | custom object | Scope | variable star | tracking? Others? |
Log
1. Went through Start-Up and got stuck when ASi294MM and 2600 did not show, but it was revealed to be because camera wasn't connected. Also the white crosshairs on Sky6 were not at zenith.
2. The camera connected! Everything is okay!
3. The focus was off, it was too zoomed in, but eventually we got it by looking at previous blogs.
4. Due to cloud coverage, had to close early.
5. Took Flats and Darks using light on the telescope.
6. When attempting to take Darks, we tried to slew back to zenith and despite having no issues moving the telescope previously now when we slewed to zenith the telescope would just automatically move down.
7. Everything is not okay again.
8. Bradyn came and we plate solved until we knew where we were in Sky6, and then came to the realization that it was because the time was not correct possibly due to daylight savings time (?)
9. Sky6 is still an hour off but we got it correctly zenith through plate solving.