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20260731

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Nick

401, 433c, dome

Astropol

Scope Camera Focus
MainPICSI2 w/ 178
FinderASI 4822465
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?
20260731T0205 Darks r 15s 150 1.000 mag(V) HH DD type Scope dark calibrations PICSI2
20260731T0211 Darks r 200ms 150 1.000 mag(V) HH DD type Scope dark calibrations PICSI2
20260731T0211 Darks r 30ms 150 1.000 mag(V) HH DD type Scope dark calibrations PICSI2
[01:49:45] SESSION START
[01:49:45] obs arrival Nick
[01:49:45] obs arrival Sterling
[01:49:45] Active instrument: PICSI2
[01:50:04] Waiting for cloud coverage to improve before taking captures
[02:05:06] calibration start -- Dark frames, 15s, 200ms, 30ms, 25 frames each
[02:12:09] calibration end -- Dark frames completed
[03:03:50] Cloud coverage still had not improved so session will be ended due to not being able to take captures

- Mirror doors were found to be already open upon arrival. However there were no issues found with opening/closing them

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