blog:20260430

20260430

Time

1800 -

Attendance

Krisman, Sterling, Lynn

Spaces Occupied

401, 433C, Dome

Goals

  • PICSARR2 data collection for astropol
  • Data collection for Saron's research project

Equipment Used

Scope Camera Focus
MainPICSI2 w/ 178
FinderASI 4822465

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?
20260430T1842 Darks u 12ms 150 1.000 mag(V) HH DD type Scope dark calibrations PICSARR2
20260430T1900 Flats g 12ms 150 1.000 mag(V) HH DD type Scope LED calibrations PICSARR2
20260430T2048 Eta Boo g 12ms 50 1.661 1(V) 13 18 Low-pol Cal Main Astropol focus: 2521.4
20260430T2110 Spica g 12ms 50 2.344 1(V) 13 -11 Low-pol Cal Main Astropol focus: 2521.2
20260430T2130 Beta Leo g 12ms 50 1.131 0.37(V) 11 14 Low-pol Cal Main Astropol focus: 2520
20260430T2152 Spica g 12ms 50 1.941 1(V) 13 -11 Low-pol Cal Main Astropol focus: 2520
20260430T2210 Eta Boo g 12ms 50 1.259 1(V) 13 18 Low-pol Cal Main Astropol focus: 2521.4
20260430T2228 Spica g 12ms 50 1.751 1(V) 13 -11 Low-pol Cal Main Astropol focus: 2520
20260430T2250 Beta Leo g 12ms 50 1.107 0.37(V) 11 14 Low-pol Cal Main Astropol focus: 2520
20260430T2315 Spica g 12ms 50 1.614 1(V) 13 -11 Low-pol Cal Main Astropol focus: 2520
20260430T2335 Eta Boo g 12ms 50 1.098 1(V) 13 18 Low-pol Cal Main Astropol focus: 2521.4
20260430T2355 HD 154445 g 12ms 50 2.462 6.5(V) 17 -0 High-pol Cal Main Astropol focus: 2521.3
20260501T0011 HD 154445 g 12ms 50 2.154 6.5(V) 17 -0 High-pol Cal Main Astropol focus: 2521.3
20260501T0030 Spica g 12ms 50 1.597 1(V) 13 -11 Low-pol Cal Main Astropol focus: 2520
20260501T0051 HD 154445 g 12ms 50 1.778 6.5(V) 17 -0 High-pol Cal Main Astropol focus: 2521.3
20260501T0108 HD 154445 g 12ms 50 1.676 6.5(V) 17 -0 High-pol Cal Main Astropol focus: 2521.3
20260501T0126 Spica g 12ms 50 1.708 1(V) 13 -11 Low-pol Cal Main Astropol focus: 2520
20260501T0147 HD 154445 g 12ms 50 1.494 6.5(V) 17 -0 High-pol Cal Main Astropol focus: 2521.3
20260501T0206 HD 154445 g 12ms 50 1.433 6.5(V) 17 -0 High-pol Cal Main Astropol focus: 2521.3

Log

1810 - Started setting up the dome

1842 - Started taking Darks

1845 - Completed taking Darks

1900 - Started taking led capture

1903 - Completed capture of led

1932 - North mirror door did not close until much later from when we closed the rest, making note of this

1933 - Waiting for the sun to go down.

2032 - Sun is down, started doing pointing

2048 - Started capture of Eta Boo

2110 - Slewed and started capture of Spica

2130 - Slewed and started capture of Beta leo

2152 - Started capture of spica

2210 - Slewed and started capture of Eta boo

2228 - Slewed and started capture of Spica

2250 - Slewed and started capture of Beta leo

2315 - Slewed and started capture of Spica

2335 - Slewed and started capture of Eta boo

2355 - Slewed and started capture of HD 154445

[00:11:45] started capture of HD 154445 

[00:12:06] obs arrival lynn
[00:12:26] obs departure Krisman
[00:31:11] slewed and started capture of spica
[00:52:07] slewed and started capture of HD 154445
[01:08:56] started capture of HD 154445
[01:18:33] obs arrival Jason
[01:18:47] Arrived at 12:30
[01:26:33] slewed and started capture of spica
[01:47:19] slewed and started capture of HD 154445
[02:06:55] started capture of HD 154445
[02:25:48] END OF ASTROPOL, Spica is below 30 deg
[02:25:55] starting pretty pictures
[02:26:10] SESSION END

ToDo

Notes

The north mirror door didn’t close when we tried to close all the mirror doors, but when we pressed “close” again, it shut properly, and we were then able to open all the mirror doors without any issues.

Weather

1800 61 56
1900 58 62
2000 55 66
2100 52 74
2200 50 77
2300 49 77
0100 46 83
0230 45 82

Data