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20250913
Time
1830-
Attendance
Krishna, Dylan, David, Pavi
Spaces Occupied
401, 433C, Dome
Goals
Astropol
Equipment Used
| Scope | Camera | Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Main | PICSI2 w/ 178 | |
| 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? |
| 20250913T1908 | Darks | u | 12 | 0 | airmass | mag(V) | HH | DD | type | Scope | Cal | tracking? Others? |
| 20250913T1914 | LED | g | 12 | 50 | airmass | mag(V) | HH | DD | type | Scope | Cal | tracking? Others? |
| 20250913T2035 | Beta Cep | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.251 | 3.23 | 21.27 | 70.41 | Beta Cep | PICSARR | Target | tracking is stable |
| 20250913T2056 | Phi Cas | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.872 | 4.98 | 1.20 | 58.22 | High-Pol | PICSARR | Target | tracking is stable |
| 20250913T2117 | Alpha Lac | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.211 | 3.77 | 22.31 | 50.26 | Lo790 | PICSARR | Target | tracking is stable & Cloudcover 11% |
| 20250913T2138 | Beta Cep | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.251 | 3.23 | 21.27 | 70.41 | Beta Cep | PICSARR | Target | tracking is stable |
| 20250913T2153 | Beta Cep | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.183 | 3.23 | 21.27 | 70.41 | Beta Cep | PICSARR | Target | tracking is stable |
| 20250913T2214 | Phi Cas | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.497 | 4.98 | 1.20 | 58.23 | High-Pol | PICSARR | Target | tracking is stable & Cloudcover 23% |
| 20250913T2232 | Alpha Lac | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.067 | 3.77 | 22.31 | 50.26 | Lo790 | PICSARR | Target | tracking is stable & Cloudcover 23% |
| 20250913T2252 | Beta Cep | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.173 | 3.23 | 21.27 | 70.42 | Beta Cep | PICSARR | Target | tracking is stable & there are clouds26% |
| 20250913T2323 | Phi Cas | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.286 | 4.98 | 1.20 | 58.23 | High-Pol | PICSARR | Target | tracking is stable & Cloudcover 26% |
| 202509132345 | Alpha Lac | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.247 | 3.77 | 22.31 | 50.26 | Lo790 | PICSARR | Target | tracking is stable & Cloudcover % |
| 20250913T0017 | Beta Cep | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.182 | 3.23 | 21.29 | 70.40 | Beta Cep | PICSARR | Target | tracking is stable & there are clouds32% |
| 20250913T0035 | Beta Cep | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.204 | 3.23 | 21.29 | 70.40 | Beta Cep | PICSARR | Target | tracking is stable & there are clouds39% |
| 20250913T0101 | Phi Cas | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.120 | 4.95 | 1.21 | 58.21 | High-Pol | PICSARR | Target | tracking is stable & Cloudcover 43% |
| 20250913T0121 | Alpha Lac | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.045 | 3.76 | 22.32 | 50.25 | Lo790 | PICSARR | Target | tracking is stable & Cloudcover 43% |
Log
1904 - dome set up done.
1917 - done with calibrations waiting for it to be dark enough.
2005 - Done with pointing, slewed to arcturus and vega and confirmed from Astrometry.net
2015 - The sharpcap in the NUC is getting frozen when the capture area is changed from to 1400×350
2025 - So in sharpcap settings the option “Use graphics card acceleration to improve performance” must be off. It caused the screen freeze
2030 - Adjusted the focus to 2576.7
2035 - Slewed to Beta Cep and started captures
2056 - Slewed to Phicas and started captures
2117 - Slewed to Alpha Lac and started captures
2138 - Slewed to Beta cep 1 4×4
2153 - Slewed to Beta cep 2 4×4
2214 - Slewed and captured Phicas
2232 - Slewed and captured Alpha Lac
2252 - Slewed and captured Beta cep 1 4×4
2309 - There are clouds. Waiting for them to go away. NOAA 26%
2323 - Phi Cas Slewed and started captures
0015 - Beta Cep Slewed and started captures
0032 - Beta Cep Slewed and started captures
0101 - Phi Cas Slewed and started captures
0121 - Alpha Lac Slewed and started captures
ToDo
Notes
2015 - The sharpcap in the NUC is frozen, tried restarting but no change. In sharpcap settings the option “Use graphics card acceleration to improve performance” must be off.
Weather
19:00 - Temp:71F, Hum:71
21:00 - Temp:65F, Hum:90
22:00 - Temp:64F, Hum:93
23:00 - Temp:64F, Hum:93
00:00 - Temp:63F, Hum:97
02:00 - Temp:62F, Hum97:
03:00 - Temp:F, Hum:
04:00 - Temp:F, Hum: