20260818
Time
1830 - 0600
Attendance
Ian, Percy, Nick, Brayden, Sterling
Spaces Occupied
401, 433c, dome
Goals
PICSI2
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? |
| 202608182015 | Darks | z | 3ms | 150 | 1.0 | mag(V) | HH | DD | Calibration | Scope | Calibration | 35 frames |
| 202608182015 | Darks | z | 30ms | 150 | 1.0 | mag(V) | HH | DD | Calibration | Scope | Calibration | 35 frames |
| 202608182015 | Darks | z | 200ms | 150 | 1.0 | mag(V) | HH | DD | Calibration | Scope | Calibration | 35 frames |
| 202608182016 | Darks | z | 4s | 150 | 1.0 | mag(V) | HH | DD | Calibration | Scope | Calibration | 35 frames |
| 202608182020 | Darks | z | 15s | 150 | 1.0 | mag(V) | HH | DD | Calibration | Scope | Calibration | 35 frames |
| 202608182049 | Alpha Lac | r | 30ms | 150 | 1.676 | 3.7 | 22 | 50 | Low-Pol | Scope | Calibration | 15 rotations |
| 202608182104 | HD 154445 | r | 200ms | 150 | 1.320 | 5.7 | 17 | 0 | High-Pol | Scope | Calibration | 15 rotations |
| 202608182234 | BL Lac | r | 15s | 150 | 1.018 | 13.5 | 22 | 42 | Science | Scope | Science target | 25 rotations |
| 202608180108 | Phi Cas | r | 200ms | 150 | 1.293 | 5.7 | 45 | 45 | High-pol | Scope | Calibration | 15 rotations |
Log
[20:10:19] SESSION START [20:10:19] obs arrival Nick [20:10:19] obs arrival Percy [20:10:19] Active instrument: PICSI2 [20:10:52] First arrived at 1830 to take captures of Venus [20:11:06] Closing dome for darks [20:15:46] calibration start - dark frames, 3ms, 30ms, 200ms, 4s, 15s, 35 frames each [20:30:36] calibration end - dark frames captured [20:30:50] Opening dome and waiting for sky to get dark enough to continue captures [20:45:45] Slewing to Alpha Lac [20:49:19] Starting captures of Alpha Lac [21:00:23] Captures of Alpha Lac completed [21:01:48] Skipping HD 147084 due to being too low altitude and setting [21:01:53] Slewing to HD 154445 [21:04:29] Starting captures of HD 154445 [21:16:40] Captures of HD 154445 completed [21:34:03] Slewed to Alpha Lac [21:34:15] Lost connection to GUI, attempting to restart [21:37:45] Starting captures of BL Lac [21:38:04] GUI disconnected again, attempting to reseat cables [22:33:46] GUI issues resolved, starting captures of BL Lac again
ToDo
Notes
Weather
| Time | Temperature | Humidity |
| 2000 | 80 | 65 |
| 2100 | 78 | 67 |
| 2200 | 78 | 69 |
| 2300 | 76 | 71 |
| 0000 | 75 | 71 |
| 0100 | 72 | 81 |