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20251020

17:30 -

Azzan, Percy

401, 433c, Dome

Astropol night

Scope Camera Focus
MainPICSI2 w/ 533 2580
FinderASI 4322465
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?
20251020T2012 Gamma Peg g 0.012 50 n/a 2.84 0 15 SPB Star Main Astropol tracking? Others?
20251020T2035 Epsilon Cas g 0.012 50 1.413 3.3 34 45 Beta Cep Star Main Astropol tracking? Others?
20251020T2102 Zeta Cas g 0.012 50 1.167 3.66 47 58 SPB Star Main Astropol tracking? Others?
20251020T2121 Phi Cas g 0.012 50 1.223 4.98 1 58 High Pol Calibrator Main Astropol tracking? Others?
20251020T2143 Alpha Lac g 0.012 50 1.019 3.77 22 50 Low- Pol Calibrator Main Astropol tracking? Others?
20251020T2200 Epsilon Cas g 0.012 50 1.236 3.3 34 45 Beta Cep Star Main Astropol tracking? Others?

1800 - Azzan clock in

1805 - begin set up procedures

1830 - Percy clock in

1835 - Begun calibrations

1855 - Calibrations complete

1900 - Begin pointing

1902 - Finder scope is out of focus - went into dome to reinitialize

1915 - Begin pointing again

1920 - Finder scope is calibrated but having difficulty finding target in the main scope

1959 - Pointing complete

2010 - Slew to Gamma Peg

2012 - Begin capture of Gamma Peg

2032 - Slew to Epsilon Cas

2035 - Begin capture of Epsilon Cas

2100 - Slew to Zeta Cas

2102 - Begin capture of Zeta Cas

2119 - Slew to Phi Cas

2121 - Begin capture of Phi Cas

2140 - Slew to Alpha Lac

2143 - Begin capture of Alpha Lac

2000 - Temp:59F, Hum:45