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20251006
Time
0630-
Attendance
Percy, Krisman
Spaces Occupied
433C, 401, dome
Goals
Astropol
Equipment Used
| Scope | Camera | Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Main | PICSI2 w/ 533 | 2624 |
| Finder | ASI 432 | 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? |
| 20251006T2125 | Alpha Lac | r | 0.07 | 150 | 1.046 | 3.77 | 22 | +50 | star | Main | Low-pol calibration | tracking? Others? |
| 20251006T2216 | Mkn 590 | r | 10 | 150 | 2.652 | 3.77 | 2 | 0 | star | Main | Low-pol calibration | tracking? Others? |
| 20251006T2323 | Alpha Lac | r | 0.07 | 150 | 1.031 | 3.77 | 22 | +50 | star | Main | Low-pol calibration | tracking? Others? |
Log
1845 - Krisman and Percy clock in 1850 - Begin setup 1900 - Roy, Percy, and Krisman sit in for Anne Arundel/ Baltimore Trail Planet Walk meeting 2000 - Sam and Surya enter facility for foveon testing 2115 - Sam, Surya and Roy leave 2120 - Pointing 2125 - Slewed to alpha lac and began capture 2130 - Waited until 2200 for Mkn 590 to get above the 15 degree minimum 2200 - Used gaia script to verify Mkn 590 2115 - Start capture of Mkn 590 2320 - Slewed to Alpha Lac 2323 - Started capture of Alpha Lac
ToDo
manually rotate finder scope detector
Notes
* Foveon until 2115
* Took a long exposure capture of Mkn 590 instead of Mkn 501, will be replacing a future Mkn 590 capture with 501 to even it out
Mkn 590 very dim. even at 5 min exposure.
Weather
2100 - Temp: 71F Hum: 66 2200 - Temp: 70F Hum: 66