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20260709
Time
0100-
Attendance
Percy, Braydn
Spaces Occupied
401, 433c, dome
Goals
PICSARR2
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? |
| 20260710T0139 | Darks | u | 12ms | 0 | 1.000 | mag(V) | HH | DD | type | Scope | dark calibrations | PICSARR2 |
| 20260710T0147 | LED | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.000 | mag(V) | HH | DD | type | Scope | dark calibrations | PICSARR2 |
| 20260710T0159 | Alpha Lac | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.140 | 3.7 | 22 | 50 | low-pol | main | PICSARR2 | focus: 1734.5 |
| 20260710T0218 | HD 154445 | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.938 | 7 | 17 | 0 | High-pol | Main | Astropol | focus: 1734.5 |
| 20260710T0236 | Tau her | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.438 | 3.9 | 16 | +46 | Science | Main | Astropol | PICSARR2 |
| 20260710T0302 | Tau her | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.561 | 3.9 | 16 | +46 | Science | Main | Astropol | PICSARR2 |
| 20260710T0320 | Alpha Lac | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.045 | 3.7 | 22 | 50 | low-pol | main | PICSARR2 | focus: 1734.5 |
| 20260710T0344 | Tau her | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.844 | 3.9 | 16 | +46 | Science | Main | Astropol | PICSARR2 |
| 20260710T0488 | Tau her | g | 12ms | 50 | 2.030 | 3.9 | 16 | +46 | Science | Main | Astropol | PICSARR2 |
| 20260710T0430 | Alpha Lac | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.019 | 3.7 | 22 | 50 | low-pol | main | PICSARR2 | focus: 1734.5 |
| 20260630T0452 | Beta Cep | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.194 | 3.23 | 21 | 70 | Science | Main | Astropol | PICSARR2 |
| 20260630T0516 | Beta Cep | g | 12ms | 50 | n/a | 3.23 | 21 | 70 | Science | Main | Astropol | PICSARR2 |
| 20260710T0530 | Alpha Lac | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.019 | 3.7 | 22 | 50 | low-pol | main | PICSARR2 | focus: 1734.5 |
Log
[01:17:41] SESSION START [01:17:41] obs arrival Percy [01:17:41] obs arrival Brayden [01:17:41] Active instrument: PICSARR2 [01:18:27] Arrived at 0100Et – Setup and instrument replacement complete [01:22:43] NOAA sky cover data looks bad. Opening and checking just how bad the seeing is – we may need to shut down [01:28:50] Pointing with vega, looks just fine - continuing with observation [01:30:14] Cannot escape from logger. Closing the session on log and returning [01:30:19] SESSION END [01:38:59] Calibration start – darks [01:50:14] Flats complete [01:56:19] Pointing still good – slewing to alpha lac [01:59:09] Acquired. Beginning capture [02:16:28] Slewing to HD 154445 [02:17:45] Acquired. Beginning capture [02:38:18] Slewed to tau her – beginning capture [03:02:31] Taking second capture of tau her [03:20:42] slewing to alpha lac [03:20:47] Acquired. Beginning capture [03:42:25] hd 154445 is at 15deg altitude, skipping highpols [03:42:45] Slewing to tau her [03:43:09] Auto dome has stopped working [03:43:58] Tau her acquired. Beginning capture [04:08:03] Taking second capture of tau her [04:28:51] | 20260710T0344 | Tau her | g | 12ms | 50 | 1.844 | 3.9 | 16 | +46 | Science | Main | Astropol | PICSARR2 | [04:28:58] Woops [04:29:05] slewing to alpha lac [04:29:52] Acquired. Beginning capture [04:52:24] Slewing to beta cep [04:52:29] Acquired. Beginning capture [05:09:56] Taking second capture of beta cep [05:29:28] slewing to alpha lac [05:29:31] Acquired. Beginning capture [05:49:26] Capture complete. Detector is saturating - beginning shutdown procedures
ToDo
Notes
- mirrors doors were open when we came in, presumably from the power outage, percy volunteers as point person to come in and close them whenever this happens next
- auto dome is malfunctioning - as in straight up not working. We noticed this at 0345ET this session
Weather
| 0100 | 75 | 94 |
| 0200 | 74 | 93 |
| 0300 | 74 | 93 |
| 0400 | 73 | 93 |
| 0500 | 73 | 90 |