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20251211

1600-2115

Sterling, Percy

Scope Camera Focus
MainPICSI2 w/ 178
FinderASI 4822465
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?
20251211T1836 Phi Cas g 12 ms 50 1.092 4.98 01 20 58.13 High-Pol Main Calibration tracking? Others?
20251211T1853 Phi Cas g 12 ms 50 1.081 4.98 01 20 58.13 High-Pol Main Calibration tracking? Others?
20251211T1912 Alpha Lac g 12 ms 50 1.088 3.77 22 31 50.17 Low-Pol Main Calibration tracking? Others?
20251211T1931 Phi Cas g 12 ms 50 1.063 4.98 01 20 58.13 High-Pol Main Calibration tracking? Others?
20251211T1948 Phi Cas g 12 ms 50 1.060 4.98 01 20 58.13 High-Pol Main Calibration tracking? Others?
20251211T2007 Alpha Lac g 12 ms 50 1.176 3.77 22 31 50.17 Low-Pol Main Calibration tracking? Others?
20251211T2026 Phi Cas g 12 ms 50 1.060 4.98 01 20 58.13 High-Pol Main Calibration tracking? Others?
20251211T2043 Phi Cas g 12 ms 50 1.065 4.98 01 20 58.13 High-Pol Main Calibration tracking? Others?

1600-Sterling showed up

1600-MTR DRIVER CHASSIS was found to be left on, assuming from last night

1624-PICSII2 switched out for PICSARR

1630-Percy showed up

1650-Ian finished Timing Cals

1707-Finished Darks and LED Cals

1720-Slewed to Vega for pointing but sky cover is too much, waiting 1 hr for it to clear

1832-Finally got pointed, clouds are still an issue

1836-Started Phi Cas capture but cloudy

1853-Started Phi Cas capture

1912-Started Alpha Lac capture

1931-Started Phi Cas capture

1948-Started Phi Cas capture

2007-Started Alpha Lac capture

2026-Started Phi Cas capture

2043-Started Phi Cas capture

2059-Capture completed but ending was very cloudy, closing down

2110-North mirror door took some time to close, opened hatch to circulate warm air and it went down in roughly 1min