blog:20260624

20260624

Time

0100 - 0600

Attendance

Nick, Percy

Spaces Occupied

401,433c, dome

Goals

Astropol

Equipment Used

Scope Camera Focus
MainPICSARR2w/ 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?
20260624T0133 Darks u 12ms 150 1.000 mag(V) HH DD type Scope dark calibrations PICSARR2
20260624T0139 LED g 12ms 50 1.000 mag(V) HH DD type Scope dark calibrations PICSARR2
20260624T0203 Beta Cep g 12ms 50 1.248 3.23 21 70 type Scope target PICSARR2
20260624T0222 HD 154445 g 12ms 50 1.556 7 17 0 type Scope High-pol PICSARR2
20260624T0241 Beta Cep g 12ms 50 1.214 3.23 21 70 type Scope target PICSARR2
20260624T0259 Alpha Lac g 12ms 50 1.150 1 22 50 type Scope Low-Pol PICSARR2
20260624T0316 Beta Cep g 12ms 50 1.191 3.23 21 70 type Scope target PICSARR2
20260624T0334 HD 154445 g 12ms 50 2.085 7 17 0 type Scope High-pol PICSARR2
20260624T0352 Beta Cep g 12ms 50 1.177 3.23 21 70 type Scope target PICSARR2
20260624T0410 Alpha Lac g 12ms 50 1.056 1 22 50 type Scope Low-Pol PICSARR2
20260624T0427 Beta Cep g 12ms 50 1.172 3.23 21 70 type Scope target PICSARR2
20260624T0445 Alpha Lac g 12ms 50 1.032 1 22 50 type Scope Low-Pol PICSARR2
20260624T0502 Beta Cep g 12ms 50 1.174 3.23 21 70 type Scope target PICSARR2
20260624T0520 Alpha Lac g 12ms 50 1.021 1 22 50 type Scope Low-Pol PICSARR2

Log

[01:13:59] SESSION START
[01:13:59] obs arrival Nick
[01:13:59] Active instrument: PICSI2
[01:14:06] started opening procedures
[01:30:03] obs arrivsl percy
[01:30:10] obs arrival Percy
[01:33:16] instrument change PISCSI2 --> PICSARR2
[01:33:53] calibration start - Dark frames
[01:36:52] calibration end - Dark frames completed
[01:39:59] calibration start - led calibration
[01:43:08] calibration end - led calibration completed
[01:51:39] Slewing to Vega for pointing
[02:01:19] Slewing to Beta Cep
[02:03:16] Started captures of Beta Cep
[02:19:27] Captures of Beta Cep completed
[02:19:59] Slewing to HD 154445
[02:21:42] Started captures of HD 154445
[02:38:00] Captures of HD 154445 completed
[02:38:04] Slewing to Beta Cep
[02:41:27] Started captures of Beta Cep
[02:58:11] Captures of Beta Cep completed
[02:58:43] Slewing to Alpha Lac
[02:59:06] Started captures of Alpha Lac
[03:15:23] Captures of Alpha Lac completed
[03:15:44] Slewing to Beta Cep
[03:16:31] Started captures of Beta Cep
[03:32:46] Captures of Beta Cep completed
[03:34:40] Slewing to HD 154445
[03:34:47] Starting captures of HD 154445
[03:50:58] Captures of HD 154445 completed
[03:51:27] Slewing to Beta Cep
[03:52:48] Started captures of Beta Cep
[04:09:04] Captures of Beta Cep completed
[04:09:30] Slewing to Alpha Lac
[04:10:13] Started captures of Alpha Lac
[04:26:24] Captures of Alpha Lac completed
[04:26:40] Slewing to Beta Cep
[04:27:42] Starting captures of Beta Cep
[04:44:05] Captures of Beta Cep completed
[04:44:15] HD 154445 below altitude limit
[04:44:23] Slewing to Alpha Lac
[04:45:02] Starting captures of Alpha Lac
[05:02:04] Captures of Alpha Lac completed
[05:02:13] Slewing to Beta Cep
[05:02:50] Starting captures of Beta Cep
[05:20:03] Captures of Beta Cep completed
[05:20:08] Slewing to Alpha Lac
[05:20:22] Starting captures of Alpha Lac
[05:37:27] Captures of Alpha Lac completed
[05:37:44] Sky has gotten too bright to continue captures

ToDo

Notes

- GS Only. - When opening up, a mouse was found behind the computers where the wires are.

Weather

Time Temp Humidity
0100 63 84
0200 62 84
0300 61 84
0400 60 84
0500 59 83

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