20260518
Time
1800 -
Attendance
Nick, Bhanu,pavi,percy
Spaces Occupied
401, 433c , dome
Goals
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? |
| 20260518T1909 | Darks | r | 15s | 150 | 1.000 | mag(V) | HH | DD | calibration | Scope | dark calibrations | PICSI2 |
| 20260518T1918 | Darks | r | 600ms | 150 | 1.000 | mag(V) | HH | DD | calibration | Scope | dark calibrations | PICSI2 |
| 20260518T1918 | Darks | r | 70ms | 150 | 1.000 | mag(V) | HH | DD | calibration | Scope | dark calibrations | PICSI2 |
| 20260518T1949 | Flats | r | 1s | 150 | 1.169 | mag(V) | HH | DD | calibration | Scope | dome flat calibrations | Captures taken on right side of flat field |
| 20260518T1949 | Flats | r | 700ms | 150 | 1.169 | mag(V) | HH | DD | calibration | Scope | dome flat calibrations | Captures taken on center of flat field |
| 20260518T1949 | Flats | r | 800ms | 150 | 1.169 | mag(V) | HH | DD | calibration | Scope | dome flat calibrations | Captures taken on left side of flat field |
| 20260518T2127 | Flats | r | 15s | 150 | 1.121 | mag(V) | 13 | 62 | calibration | Scope | flat calibrations | Blank field in sky, Focus: 2620 |
| 20260518T2209 | Flats | r | 15s | 150 | 1.121 | mag(V) | 13 | 62 | calibration | Scope | flat calibrations | Blank field in sky, Focus: 1800 |
| 20260518T2304 | Flats | r | 15s | 150 | 1.085 | mag(V) | 13 | 62 | calibration | Scope | flat calibrations | Blank field in sky, Focus: 2200 |
| 20260518T2348 | Flats | u | 15s | 150 | 1.085 | mag(V) | 13 | 62 | calibration | Scope | flat calibrations | Blank field in sky, Focus: 2620 |
| 20260518T0000 | Flats | u | 15s | 150 | 1.085 | mag(V) | 13 | 62 | calibration | Scope | flat calibrations | Blank field in sky, Focus: 1800 |
| 20260518T0120 | Flats | u | 15s | 150 | 1.166 | mag(V) | 13 | 62 | calibration | Scope | flat calibrations | Blank field in sky, Focus: 2200 |
| 20260518T0204 | Flats | z | 15s | 150 | 1.231 | mag(V) | 13 | 62 | calibration | Scope | flat calibrations | Blank field in sky, Focus: 2620 |
| 20260518T0251 | Flats | z | 15s | 150 | 1.331 | mag(V) | 13 | 62 | calibration | Scope | flat calibrations | Blank field in sky, Focus: 2620 |
| 20260518T0337 | Flats | z | 15s | 150 | 1.447 | mag(V) | 13 | 62 | calibration | Scope | flat calibrations | Blank field in sky, Focus: 2200 |
Log
[18:01:58] SESSION START [18:01:58] obs arrival Nick [18:01:58] Active instrument: PICSARR2 [18:02:22] Began startup procedures [18:32:00] instrument change PISCARR2 --> PICSI2 [18:59:57] obs arrivial Bhanu [19:09:58] calibration start -- dark frames 15s, 600ms, and 70ms [19:20:38] calibration end - dark frames completed [19:49:55] calibration start - dome flats, telescope oriented on right side of flat field [19:55:55] calibration end - right side dome flats completed [19:58:54] calibration start - dome flats, telescope oriented on center of flat field [20:09:00] calibration end - center dome flats completed [20:09:52] calibration start - dome flats, telescope oriented on left side of flat field [20:17:29] calibration end - left side dome flats completed [21:27:00] Calibration start -- Flats 1, 2620 focus, 10 rotations, 15s [22:07:27] calibration end -- Flats 1 completed [22:09:48] calibration start -- Flats 2, 1800 focus, 10 rotations, 15s, r filter [22:55:52] calibration end -- Flats 2 completed [23:04:46] calibration start -- Flats 3, 2200 focus, 10 rotations, 15s, r filter [23:46:46] calibration end -- Flats 3 completed [23:47:38] calibration start -- Flats 4, 2620 focus, 10 rotations, 15s, u filter [00:34:53] calibration end -- Flats 4 completed [00:37:53] Calibration start -- Flats 5, 2200 focus, 10 rotations, 15s, u filter [01:18:40] calibration end -- Flats 5 completed [01:20:31] Calibration start -- Flats 6, 2200 focus, 10 rotations, 15s, u filter [02:01:30] calibration end -- Flats 6 completed [02:04:15] Calibration start -- Flats 7, 2200 focus, 10 rotations, 15s, z filter [02:47:29] calibration end -- Flats 7 completed [02:51:51] Calibration start -- Flats 8, 2200 focus, 10 rotations, 15s, z filter [03:33:44] calibration end -- Flats 8 completed [03:36:43] Calibration start -- Flats 9, 2200 focus, 10 rotations, 15s, z filter [04:18:59] calibration end -- Flats 9 completed [04:36:24] Slewed to S5 1803+784 [04:37:03] Focus was terrible. Using Vega to focus [04:37:37] Slewed back to S5 1803+784, beginning capture [05:42:20] S5 1803+784 capture complete [05:42:30] Beginning shutdown procedure
ToDo
Notes
Weather
| Time | Temp | Humidity |
| 1900 | 85 | 53 |
| 2000 | 79 | 67 |
| 2100 | 75 | 74 |
| 2200 | 74 | 76 |
| 2300 | 73 | 76 |
| 0000 | 72 | 79 |
| 0200 | 69 | 87 |
| 0300 | 68 | 87 |
| 0400 | 68 | 87 |
| 0500 | 67 | 90 |