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20260323
Time
1700 -
Attendance
Nick, saisri
Spaces Occupied
401, 433C
Goals
Astropol Session
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? |
| 20260323T1733 | Darks | u | 600ms | 150 | 1.000 | mag(V) | HH | DD | type | Scope | Purpose | tracking? Others? |
| 20260323T1733 | Darks | u | 70ms | 150 | 1.000 | mag(V) | HH | DD | type | Scope | Purpose | tracking? Others? |
| 20260323T1737 | Darks | u | 10s | 150 | 1.000 | mag(V) | HH | DD | type | Scope | Purpose | tracking? Others? |
| 20260323T1743 | Darks | u | 15s | 150 | 1.000 | mag(V) | HH | DD | type | Scope | Purpose | tracking? Others? |
| 20260323T1831 | Flats | r | 500ms | 150 | 1.000 | mag(V) | HH | DD | type | Scope | Purpose | tracking? Others? |
| 20260323T1948 | 9 Gem | r | 600ms | 150 | 1.042 | 6.2(V) | 06 | +23 | High-Pol | Main | Astropol | F: 2620.1 |
| 20260323T2004 | Gamma Gem | r | 70ms | 150 | 1.089 | 1.90(V) | 06 | +16 | Low-Pol | Main | Astropol | F: 2620.1 |
| 20260323T2025 | 9 Gem | r | 600ms | 150 | 1.066 | 6.2(V) | 06 | +23 | High-Pol | Main | Astropol | F: 2620.1 |
| 20260313T2055 | Beta Leo | r | 70ms | 150 | 1.868 | 2.1(V) | 01 | +58 | High-Pol | Main | Astropol | F: 2621.7 |
| 20260314T0155 | Beta Leo | r | 70ms | 150 | 1.134 | 2.1(V) | 01 | +58 | High-Pol | Main | Astropol | F: 2621.7 |
Log
1700 - Began startup procedures
1733 - Started capturing dark frames
1831 - Started capturing flat frames
1946 - Slewed to 9 Gem
1947 - Started Captures of 9 Gem
2002 - Slewed to Gamma Gem
2004 - Started Capture of Gamma Gem
2024 - Slewed to 9 Gem
2025 - Started Capture of 9 Gem
2052 - Slewed to Beta Leo
2055 - Started Capture of Beta Leo
2108 - Clouds partially obscuring capture of Beta Leo
2133 - Stopping new captures due to current cloud coverage while waiting for improvement
0145 - Resuming observing, cloud cover is back to acceptable levels
0146 - Skipping OI 280, as it is now at 20deg altitude, and the capture is expected to take 90 mins, taking it below the horizon limit 20 minutes into the capture
0147 - 9 Gem is at 9deg altitude, skipping
0149 - WD1542+182 is below the horizon, skipping
0150 - Beta Leo is viable; slewing to Beta Leo
0158 - Clouds fully obscuring captures of Beta Leo for 30s at a time
0224 - Beta Leo complete. Beginning shutdown procedures
ToDo
Notes
Is there a bad cloud cover protocol? Is it worth it to still take data? How badly does cloud cover coming in and out affect the data?
Weather
| Time | Temp | Humidity |
| 1800 | 46 | 49 |
| 1900 | 44 | 51 |
| 2000 | 44 | 53 |
| 2100 | 42 | 57 |