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20251203
Time
21:00-
Attendance
Jason,
Spaces Occupied
401, 433C
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? |
| 20251203T2220 | Darks | r | 15s | 150 | 1 | mag(V) | HH | DD | type | Scope | Calibration | tracking? Others? |
| 20251203T2235 | Darks | r | 70ms | 150 | 1 | mag(V) | HH | DD | type | Scope | Calibration | tracking? Others? |
| 20251203T2236 | Darks | r | 600ms | 150 | 1 | mag(V) | HH | DD | type | Scope | Calibration | tracking? Others? |
| 20251203T2256 | alpha lac | r | 70ms | 150 | 1.673 | 3.7(V) | 22h 32m | 50 25 | Target | Scope | Blazar | tracking? Others? |
| 20251203T2311 | phi cas | r | 600ms | 150 | 1.159 | 5(V) | 01h 21m | 50 22 | Target | Scope | Blazar | tracking? Others? |
| 20251204T0011 | GB6J0742+5444 | r | 15s | 150 | 1.07 | 15.5(V) | 07h 44m | 54 40 | Target | Scope | Blazar | tracking? Others? |
| 20251203T0142 | phi cas | r | 600ms | 150 | 1.574 | 5(V) | 01h 21m | 50 22 | Target | Scope | high pol | tracking? Others? |
| 20251204T0201 | GB6J0742+5444 | r | 15s | 150 | 1.07 | 15.5(V) | 07h 44m | 54 40 | Target | Scope | Blazar | tracking? Others? |
| 20251204T | 9 Gem | r | time | 150 | airmass | 6.25 | 06h 17m | 23 44 | low-pol | Main | Calibrator | tracking? Others? |
Log
2145 - Finished setting up the dome equipment
2236 - Started taking Darks
2249 - Transferred the DDC Captures file to ASTROPOL_DATA Mykonos drive
2252 - pointed towards capella
2255 - slewed and Started capturing Alpha Lac
2302 -slewed to Phi Cas
2311 -started capturing to phi cas
2316 -slewed to GB6J0742+5444
2319 -it was cloudy out trying to go to next target
0011 -started capturing of GB6J0742+5444
0141 - started capturing phi cas
ToDo
Notes
have to do the skyflats - Trouble with connecting to the filter wheel, it had been plugged into the icron box, rather than the NUC. Found and redirected the lines to the NUC. Took a while to identify the issue. We took out the red usb-c cord that had been connected to the NUC. It was not connected to instruments that are being used tonight.
- Having trouble identifying targets using the GAIA script, received error messaged about the new folder that is created to hold the region files. Ian Kirn logged onto the NUC and resolved the error, but it is not clear what the reliable fix for this is. The error occurred multiple more times later in the night. The star field in question was confirmed to contain the target star, so further use of the gaia script will not be necessary for the remainder of the night.
- The 0201ET captures of GB6J0742+5444 contain a naming error. The midnight shift operators forgot to erase the “region” designation used for the GAIA script before beginning the official captures of the target. There are too many capture files to change manually
Weather
Time Temp Humidity
2100 33 92
2200 33 92
2300 30 88
0000 30 93
0100 28 92