blog:20260625

20260625

Time

0000-0

Attendance

Percy, Sterling, Lynn

Spaces Occupied

401, 433C

Goals

PICSARR2

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?
20260625T0116 Beta Cep g 12ms 50 1.304 3.23 21 70 type Scope target PICSARR2
20260625T0135 Alpha Lac g 12ms 50 1.353 1 22 50 type Scope Low-Pol PICSARR2
20260625T0209 Beta Cep g 12ms 50 1.256 3.23 21 70 type Scope target PICSARR2
20260625T0227 HD 154445 g 12ms 50 1.529 7 17 0 type Scope High-pol PICSARR2
20260625T0247 Beta Cep g 12ms 50 1.220 3.23 21 70 type Scope target PICSARR2 focus: 2519.8
20260625T0259 LED g 12ms 50 1.000 mag(V) HH DD type Scope dark calibrations PICSARR2
20260625T0305 Darks u 12ms 150 1.000 mag(V) HH DD type Scope dark calibrations PICSARR2

Log

0116 Slewed to beta cep
0135 Slewed to alpha lac
0053 Slewed to beta cep
0211 Slewed to HD 154445
0231 Slewed to beta cep
0247 Slewed to alpha lac
0259 Completed led darkflats
0305 Completed darks
0307 Shutting down the dome
0308 Shutting down control room

ToDo

Notes

  • ES was spent taking SPRITE2 data for Ian Kirn and Dr. Bill Sparks. The two of them commandeered the data computer, and we were unable to get accurate blog entries for this first portion of the session. They left the facility around midnight. We replaced SPRITE2 for PICSARR and resumed with astropol data collection.
  • The national weather service predicts a significant increase in skycover around 0300ET - we expect that we will have to shut down earlier 0600ET

Weather

Time Temp Humidity
0200 63 87
0300 63 84

Data