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20251117
Time
Attendance
Bhanu, Krisman, Jason
Spaces Occupied
433C, 401
Goals
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? |
| 20251117T1758 | Darks | u | 12ms | 0 | 1 | mag(V) | HH | DD | type | Scope | Calibration | tracking? Others? |
| 20251117T1800 | LED | g | 12ms | 50 | 1 | mag(V) | HH | DD | type | Scope | Calibration | tracking? Others? |
| 20251117T1819 | Epsilon Cas | g | 12 ms | 50 | 1.323 | 3.35 | 01 54 | 63.4 | Target | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2 |
| 20251117T1848 | Gamma Peg | g | 12 ms | 50 | 1.195 | 2.83 | 00 13 | 15.11 | Target | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2 |
| 20251117T1906 | Zeta Cas | g | 12 ms | 50 | 1.094 | 3.69 | 00 36 | 53.53 | Target | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2 |
| 20251117T1925 | Phi Cas | g | 12 ms | 50 | 1.141 | 3.69 | 00 36 | 53.53 | Target | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2 |
| 20251117T1944 | Alpha Lac | g | 12 ms | 50 | 1.034 | 3.69 | 00 36 | 53.53 | Target | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2 |
| 20251117T2004 | Beta Cep | g | 12 ms | 50 | 1.237 | 3.69 | 00 36 | 53.53 | Target | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2 |
| 20251117T2027 | Epsilon Cas | g | 12 ms | 50 | 1.146 | 3.35 | 01 54 | 63.4 | Target | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2 |
| 20251117T2048 | Gamma Peg | g | 12 ms | 50 | 1.096 | 2.83 | 00 13 | 15.11 | Target | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2 |
| 20251117T2106 | Zeta Cas | g | 12 ms | 50 | 1.035 | 3.69 | 00 36 | 53.53 | Target | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2 |
| 20251117T2125 | Phi Cas | g | 12 ms | 50 | 1.059 | 3.69 | 00 36 | 53.53 | Target | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2 |
| 20251117T2144 | Alpha Lac | g | 12 ms | 50 | 1.182 | 3.69 | 00 36 | 53.53 | Target | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2 |
| 20251117T2202 | Beta Cep | g | 12 ms | 50 | 1.407 | 3.69 | 00 36 | 53.53 | Target | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2 |
| 20251117T2218 | Epsilon Cas | g | 12 ms | 50 | 1.099 | 3.35 | 01 54 | 63.4 | Target | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2 |
| 20251117T2236 | Gamma Peg | g | 12 ms | 50 | 1.239 | 2.83 | 00 13 | 15.11 | Target | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2 |
| 20251117T2259 | Zeta Cas | g | 12 ms | 50 | 1.102 | 3.69 | 00 36 | 53.53 | Target | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2 |
| 20251117T2324 | Phi Cas | g | 12 ms | 50 | 1.107 | 3.69 | 00 36 | 53.53 | Target | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2 |
| 20251117T2342 | Alpha Lac | g | 12 ms | 50 | 1.590 | 3.69 | 00 36 | 53.53 | Target | Main | Purpose | tracking? Focus - 2583.2 |
Log
1746 - while taking darks, we ran into an issue of pan and tilt - pan is fine but tilt is ranging between 0-865, no way to set it to required 790/900
1757 - resolved: solution to above problem is to use default value it loads at which is 394/450.
1758 - started taking darks
1806 - Plugged LED back and started taking LED calibrations.
1815 - started pointing and verified pointing with 3 objects in the night sky - Vega, Deneb, Jupiter
1828 - Figured out focus and started taking captures of Epsilon Cas (2583.2 F)
1848 - Slewed to Gamma peg and started taking captures
1906 - Slewed to Zeta Cas and started taking Captures
1925 - Slewed to Phi Cas and started taking Captures
1944 - Slewed to Alpha Lac and started taking Captures
2004 - Slewed to Beta Cep and started taking Captures
2027 - Slewed to Epsilon Cas and started taking captures
2048 - Slewed to Gamma peg and started taking captures
2106 - Slewed to Zeta Cas and started taking Captures
2125 - Slewed to Phi Cas and started taking Captures
2144 - Slewed to Alpha Lac and started taking Captures
2202 - Slewed to Beta Cep and started taking Captures
2209 - contacted Braydn to ask “Hey to follow the new update with the folders, I'm to move all the data after midnight to the 11/17/2025 right? im a bit confused since it seems that we are currently saving to the 11/18/2025 folder”
2213 - Braydn responded that graveyard shift should move the entirety to folder 2025-11-18 ( which is located in PICSARR>REV> in the NUC files) to 2025-11-17.
2218 - Slewed to Epsilon Cas and started taking captures
2236 - Slewed to Gamma peg and started taking captures
2254 - Slewed to Zeta Cas
2256 - Auto dome is having problems currently it is blocking the telescope and will not move, we are continuing manually for now, started taking captures. Alerted Braydn through Discord.
2324 - Slewed to Phi Cas and turned on auto dome after using telescope azimuth, it is still not working, continuing manually for the night. Starting captures for Phi Cas.
2342 - Slewed to Alpha Lac and started taking Captures
ToDo
Notes
Weather
| Time | Temp | Humidity |
| 1700 | 44 | 43 |
| 1800 | 40 | 50 |
| 2000 | 37 | 59 |
| 2200 | 35 | 64 |
| 0000 | 35 | 64 |