Time/Date
20230418T1900-2330
People
OBS/AstroPol: Onkar, Tara, Connor, Shrey
Viewers: meyer, roy
Spaces Occupied
401, 433C, dome
Goals
- autoguiding study of:
- venus
- 3C 273
- GB6 J0601+5315
- B2 1811+31
Log
- Setup
- onkar installed filter wheel and ASI294MM Pro assembly on axis
- opened sharpcap utlizing ASI294MM Pro
- opened dome, turned on exhaust fan, turned off lights
- opened dfmtcs, ascom dome control and TS6 on control computer
- Venus
- slewed to venus
- onkar taught connor the sacred art of "eye-balling" to get venus in picutre
- set object position
- bright mf
- set up PHD2 at a 0.01s exposure using the finder scope to lock on and guide
- set up sharpcap with filter wheel connnected and dreamguide NOT connected
- v filter, 5 frames 2 min apart at 100ms exposure and 10 gain, about 16 score for FWHM
- u filter, 5 frames 2 min apart at 500ms exposure and 10 gain
- turned on spotify, crank dat
ToDo
Notes
Weather
Data
Normal place, synced to Google Drive