20260417
Time
18:00-06:15
Attendance
pavi,jason,lynn,sterling
Spaces Occupied
401, 433c, dome
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? |
| 20260417T1905 | Flats | r | 800ms | 150 | 1.000 | mag(V) | HH | DD | type | Scope | Purpose | tracking? Others? |
| 20260417T1919 | Darks | r | 800ms | 150 | 1.000 | mag(V) | HH | DD | type | Scope | Purpose | tracking? Others? |
| 20260417T1923 | Darks | r | 70ms | 150 | 1.000 | mag(V) | HH | DD | type | Scope | Purpose | tracking? Others? |
| 20260417T1924 | Darks | r | 600ms | 150 | 1.000 | mag(V) | HH | DD | type | Scope | Purpose | tracking? Others? |
| 20260417T1925 | Darks | r | 10s | 150 | 1.000 | mag(V) | HH | DD | type | Scope | Purpose | tracking? Others? |
| 20260417T1930 | Darks | r | 15s | 150 | 1.000 | mag(V) | HH | DD | type | Scope | Purpose | tracking? Others? |
| 20260417T2032 | 9-Gem | r | 70ms | 150 | 1.354 | 6.7(V) | 03 | 06 | High-pol Cal | Main | Astropol | n/a |
| 20260417T2101 | Gamma Gem | r | 70ms | 150 | 1.4 | 1.90(V) | 06 | +16 | Low-Pol | Main | Astropol | n/a |
| 20260417T2115 | 9-Gem | r | 70ms | 150 | 1.354 | 6.7(V) | 03 | 06 | High-pol Cal | Main | Astropol | n/a |
| 20260417T2109 | S5 1803+784 | r | 15s | 150 | 1.817 | 15(V) | 17 | +78 | Blazar | Main | Astropol | n/a |
| 20260417T2329 | UCAC4 776-040054 | r | 800ms | 150 | 2.32 | 15(V) | 20 | +65 | High-pol Cal | Main | Astropol | n/a |
| 20260417T2109 | S5 1803+784 | r | 15s | 150 | 1.548 | 15(V) | 17 | +78 | Blazar | Main | Astropol | n/a |
Log
[18:18:01] SESSION START [18:18:01] obs arrival pavi [18:18:01] obs arrival jason [18:18:01] Active instrument: PICSI2 [18:56:27] finished configuration of telescope for flats [18:58:53] setting up the GUI [19:05:18] started capturing the Flats [19:10:54] we kept the Gain : 150, filter : r ,exposure : 800ms , rotation : 10 [19:12:00] capture completed [19:19:09] Darks with exposure : 800ms capture is started [19:23:56] Darks with exposure : 70ms capture is started [19:24:03] Darks with exposure : 600ms capture is started [19:25:02] Darks with exposure : 10s capture is started [19:30:19] Darks with exposure : 15s capture is started [20:23:53] opening the mirror door and preparing for pointing [20:33:13] we used plate solver to point intializing and was able to find jupiter [20:35:16] pointing is completed [20:40:53] going with the target now [20:41:53] slewing to 9-Gem [20:44:14] focus is bad changing the focus from 2441.2 to 2621.0 [20:45:40] started capturing 9-Gem [20:58:55] capture completed [21:00:17] slewing to gamma gem [21:01:11] started capturing Gamma Gem [21:13:24] capture completed [21:15:30] slewed to 9-gem and started capturing 9-gem [21:28:00] capture competed [21:36:01] S5 1803+784 we used the ra and dec to slew [23:19:59] capture completed [23:25:25] slewed to UCAC4 776-040054 using ra and dec [23:54:37] capture completed [00:00:27] S5 1803+784 we used the ra and dec to slew
ToDo
Notes
we are trying to set the dorm position using telescope azimuth but it doesn't seems like working and it goes back to the same position every single time we try
Weather
| Time | Temp | Humidity |
| 1800 | 76 | 50 |
| 2000 | 73 | 55 |
| 2100 | 67 | 68 |
| 2300 | 64 | 75 |
| 0000 | 63 | 78 |