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20250810

20:00 -

ES: Percy, Sarah, David, Pavi

GS: Percy, Pavi, Jason

PHYS401, PHYS433C, Dome

Astropol

Scope Camera Focus
MainPICSARR w/ 178
FinderASI 4322597.1
Time Observed Source Name Filter Int Time [s] Gain Airmass Mag (filter) RA [h] DEC [deg] Source Type Scope Purpose Notes
20250810THHMM Object g 12ms 50 airmass mag(V) HH DD type Main Purpose tracking? Others?
20250810T2020 Dark u 12ms 0 1.000 N/A N/A N/A Calibration Main Calibration N/A
20250810T2024 LED g 12ms 50 1.000 N/A N/A N/A Calibration Main Calibration N/A
20250810T2126 Iota Her g 12ms 50 1.010 3.80 17 +46 Target Main Target N/A
20250810T2158 Phi Cas g 12ms 50 2.560 4.95 1 +58 High-Pol Calibrator Main High-Pol Calibrator N/A
20250810T2222 Alpha Lac g 12ms 50 1.424 3.76 22 +50 Low-Pol Calibrator Main Low-Pol Calibrator N/A
20250810T2242 Beta Cep g 12ms 50 1.276 3.20 21 +70 Target Main Target N/A
20250810T2307 HD 154445 g 12ms 50 1.487 5.60 17 -0 High-Pol Calibrator Main High-Pol Calibrator N/A
20250810T2328 Alpha Lac g 12ms 50 1.221 3.76 22 +50 Low-Pol Calibrator Main Low-Pol Calibrator N/A
20250810T2347 Iota Her g 12ms 50 1.084 3.80 17 +46 Target Main Target N/A
20250810T2406 Beta Cep g 12ms 50 1.199 3.23 21 +70 Target Main Target N/A
20250810T0025 Phi Cas g 12ms 50 1.568 4.95 1 +58 High-Pol Calibrator Main High-Pol Calibrator N/A
20250810T0045 Alpha Lac g 12ms 50 1.086 3.76 22 +50 Low-Pol Calibrator Main Low-Pol Calibrator N/A

20:00 - Set up computers

20:15 - Moved large ladder out of dome, removed LED from Picsarr

20:20 - Dark calibrations

20:23 - Reseated LED

20:24 - LED calibrations

20:30 - Set up dome, opened dome, opened mirror doors

20:35 - Slewed to Arcturus. Saw what may be Arcturus through the finder but could not match it with Picsarr

20:45 - Slewed to Vega. Could not confirm Vega in Picsarr

20:50 - Used Astrometry to point. Successful :)

21:05 - Slewed to Iota Her

21:26 - Captured Iota Her

21:27 - Slewed to Phi Cas

21:58 - Captured Phi Cas

21:59 - Slewed to Alpha Lac

22:22 - Captured Alpha Lac

22:23 - Slewed to Beta Cep

22:42 - Captured Beta Cep

22:43 - Slewed to HD 154445

23:07 - Captured HD 154445

23:08 - Slewed to Alpha Lac

23:28 - Captured Alpha Lac

23:29 - Slewed to Iota Her

23:47 - Captured Iota Her

23:48 - Slewed to Beta Cep

00:06 - Captured Beta Cep

00:07 - Slewed to Phi Cas

00:25 - Captured Phi Cas

00:26 - Slewed to Alpha Lac

00:45 - Captured Alpha Lac

  1. Telescope slews diagonally regardless of where we are pointing in the sky
  2. Wondering if it is necessary to log every capture instance. It becomes redundant.

20:30 - T 74, H 62%

22:30 - T 68, H 81%

00:30 - T 68, H 90%

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