Hello all,

I'm getting familiar with (and increasingly liking) CCDAP. Can't test it's full capabilities yet due to the weather, but I was able to run a session tonight shooting the bottom of the cloud layer. Needless to say, I didn't try any focusing or plate solving<g>.

What I'm curious about is this line that appears at various points in the log...

"17:47:17 P:TO1, : Access is denied. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070005 (E_ACCESSDENIED))"

I'm not really sure what is going wrong (if anything), as the session completed without aborting. The above line is followed either by "tracking off failed" or "tracking on failed", yet I have it set up for unguided operation.

I did notice that the dark frames were not saved, but am guessing this is because the ADU threshold wasn't reached...due to the objective cover being left in place during the run.

I'd prefer to iron out as many problems as possible during the day or clouds as I'm sure I'll be plenty busy sorting it all out on the first clear night.

I did a search and found another post on this topic, but it looks like it ran out without much of a conclusion.

Thanks!

John

17:29:54 Setup Information
17:29:54 Equipment Settings
Observer: John Ruthroff
Observatory:
Telescope: 12" LX200GPS @ f/7
Mount type: Fork
Unguided operation
Imaging camera: SBIG ST9
Imager pixel size: 20
Telescope focal length: 1838
Imager image scale: 2.24
Imaging camera gain: 1.6
Bias: Determined automatically

Mount settling time: 10 sec.
1x1 download time: 2 sec.
2x2 download time: 1 sec.
3x3 download time: 1 sec.
Other delays: 1 sec.

Software Settings
Dome Monitoring Thread: 0
Cloud Monitoring Thread: 0
CCDAutoPilot, Version: 3.30.9, Professional Edition
Unlicensed * For Evaluation Only *
System profile: C:\Program Files\CCDWare\CCDAutoPilot3\System Profiles\ccdap330.app
Operating System: Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2
CCDSoft version 5.00.182 being used for image acquisition.
TheSky version 6.0.0.40 being used for telescope control.
CCDSoft/TheSky used for plate solving
Plate solve sub-frame: Full
Plate solve filter: Filter1
Plate solve binning: 2x2
Plate solve exposure time: 5
SBIG standard FITS keywords will be inserted into the FITS header.

Tracking and Guiding Settings
Telescope slew to an altitude below 5 will be prevented.
Unguided operation being used with a peak enhanced dither of 3 arc-sec.

Focus Settings
WARNING: no automatic focusing is possible without a focuser connected via a focus control program.
WARNING: No periodic focusing specified.


Meridian Flip Settings
The rotator will not rotate upon meridian crossing.
The mount will not be resynchronized after the meridian crossing.
The guide star will not be automatically selected after meridian crossing.
A focus run will not occur after the meridian crossing.
The mount will track for 1 minutes past the meridian.


Session and Options
1. Startup Tasks
Session will start 15 min. before sunset (17:48 23 Jan)
Camera cooler will be turned on after a 0 min. delay at a set point of -20 degrees.

Dusk flats will be acquired with tracking off.
Starting sun altitude is 0.5 deg.
Flat exposure range is from 2 to 30 sec.

Light frames for the specified target(s) will be obtained.

2. After Light Frames

Dark and/or bias frames will be acquired after the target light frames.
Any light frames or dark/bias frame exposures will be aborted at dawn approaches.

3. Shutdown tasks
Cooler will be turned off.

17:29:54
17:29:54 Run starting...
17:29:54 Log saved to: C:\astroimages\CCDAutoPilot_Logs\ccdap20070123_172954.log
17:29:54 *** Review setup before starting session ***
17:29:54
17:29:54 Root save path: C:\astroimages\
17:29:54 System profile: C:\Program Files\CCDWare\CCDAutoPilot3\System Profiles\ccdap330.app
17:29:54 Target List: C:\astroimages\test targets.xml
17:29:54 Start sequence number: 1
17:29:54
17:29:54 Waiting until 17:33 to begin session
17:33:04 Cooler turned on.
17:35:01 Cooler temperature: -20.0
17:35:01
17:35:01 Waiting for twilight...
17:36:07 Waiting for dusk: Sun's altitude is above 0.5
17:36:07 Sun's Azimuth = 242.4
17:36:07 Sun's Altitude = 2.0
17:37:12 Waiting for dusk: Sun's altitude is above 0.5
17:37:12 Sun's Azimuth = 242.5
17:37:12 Sun's Altitude = 2.0
17:38:15 Waiting for dusk: Sun's altitude is above 0.5
17:38:15 Sun's Azimuth = 242.6
17:38:15 Sun's Altitude = 1.8
17:39:20 Waiting for dusk: Sun's altitude is above 0.5
17:39:20 Sun's Azimuth = 242.8
17:39:20 Sun's Altitude = 1.6
17:40:24 Waiting for dusk: Sun's altitude is above 0.5
17:40:24 Sun's Azimuth = 243.0
17:40:24 Sun's Altitude = 1.5
17:41:29 Waiting for dusk: Sun's altitude is above 0.5
17:41:29 Sun's Azimuth = 243.3
17:41:29 Sun's Altitude = 1.2
17:42:34 Waiting for dusk: Sun's altitude is above 0.5
17:42:34 Sun's Azimuth = 243.3
17:42:34 Sun's Altitude = 1.1
17:43:38 Waiting for dusk: Sun's altitude is above 0.5
17:43:38 Sun's Azimuth = 243.5
17:43:38 Sun's Altitude = 0.9
17:44:43 Waiting for dusk: Sun's altitude is above 0.5
17:44:43 Sun's Azimuth = 243.7
17:44:43 Sun's Altitude = 0.7
17:45:51 Waiting for dusk: Sun's altitude is above 0.5
17:45:51 Sun's Azimuth = 243.9
17:45:51 Sun's Altitude = 0.5
17:46:57 Waiting for dusk: Sun's altitude is above 0.5
17:46:57 Sun's Azimuth = 244.1
17:46:57 Sun's Altitude = 0.3
17:46:57 Null point set
17:46:57 Azimuth = 27
17:46:57 Altitude = 80
17:46:57 Telescope connected
17:46:59 Slewing scope...
17:47:02 Slewed to RA: 01 41 43.9, Dec: +48 39 44
17:47:02 Mount settling for 10 sec. after slew.
17:47:17 P:TO1, : Access is denied. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070005 (E_ACCESSDENIED))
17:47:17 Tracking off failed.
17:47:22 Telescope RA: 01 42 06.0, Dec: +48 37 58
17:47:22 Taking flats...
17:47:30 Bias ADU: 123
17:47:30 rawflat_Flat series 1 starting...
17:47:50 Current ADU: 197
17:47:50 Underexposed. Retry at 15.5 sec. exposure
17:48:13 Current ADU: 391
17:48:13 Underexposed. Retry at 31.0 sec. exposure
17:48:13 Too dark
17:48:13 Series 1 completed
17:48:15 P:TO2, : Access is denied. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070005 (E_ACCESSDENIED))
17:48:15 Tracking on failed.
17:48:15
17:48:15 Light Frames
17:48:15 Telescope connected
17:48:18 P:TO2, : Access is denied. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070005 (E_ACCESSDENIED))
17:48:18 Tracking on failed.
17:48:18 Waiting until 18:20 23 Jan to start imaging.
18:20:10 Target: Hamal
18:20:10 Rise: 11:14 23 Jan
18:20:10 65° E elevation: 17:10 23 Jan
18:20:10 Transit: 18:40 23 Jan
18:20:10 50° W elevation: 21:33 23 Jan
18:20:10 Set: 02:05 24 Jan
18:20:15 Slewing scope...
18:20:19 Slewed to RA: 02 07 34.4, Dec: +23 29 55
18:20:19 Mount settling for 10 sec. after slew.
18:20:29 Uncorrected slew completed.
18:20:31 Telescope currently pointing to...
18:20:33 Telescope RA: 02 07 31.0, Dec: +23 26 39
18:20:33 Target RA: 02 07 31.0, Dec: +23 26 39 , PA: 0.0
18:20:33 Light set 1 of 1 starting...
18:20:33 Light Series 1: 1 light frame(s), binned 1x1, Filter1 filter, 60 seconds.
18:20:33 WARNING: This series is unguided
18:20:33 Telescope RA: 02 07 31.0, Dec: +23 30 30
18:20:47 Dither: +0.0, +0.0,
18:20:47 Altitude: 73 deg.
18:20:47 Exposing...
18:21:53 C:\astroimages\070123_Hamal\Filter10E_Hamal_00001.fit
18:21:55 *** Average altitude for this series is 73 deg.
18:21:55 Target: Sheratan
18:21:55 Rise: 11:13 23 Jan
18:21:55 65° E elevation: 17:12 23 Jan
18:21:55 Transit: 18:27 23 Jan
18:21:55 50° W elevation: 21:12 23 Jan
18:21:55 Set: 01:41 24 Jan
18:21:59 Slewing scope...
18:22:03 Slewed to RA: 01 55 01.9, Dec: +20 50 42
18:22:03 Mount settling for 10 sec. after slew.
18:22:13 Uncorrected slew completed.
18:22:13 Telescope currently pointing to...
18:22:13 Telescope RA: 01 55 05.0, Dec: +20 50 48
18:22:13 Target RA: 01 55 05.0, Dec: +20 50 48 , PA: 0.0
18:22:13 Light set 1 of 1 starting...
18:22:13 Light Series 1: 1 light frame(s), binned 1x1, Filter1 filter, 60 seconds.
18:22:13 WARNING: This series is unguided
18:22:13 Telescope RA: 01 55 05.0, Dec: +20 50 48
18:22:23 Dither: +0.0, +0.0,
18:22:23 Altitude: 71 deg.
18:22:23 Exposing...
18:23:28 C:\astroimages\070123_Sheratan\Filter10E_Sheratan_00002.fit
18:23:31 *** Average altitude for this series is 71 deg.
18:23:31 Target: Mesarthim
18:23:31 Rise: 11:18 23 Jan
18:23:31 65° E elevation: 17:20 23 Jan
18:23:31 Transit: 18:26 23 Jan
18:23:31 50° W elevation: 21:06 23 Jan
18:23:31 Set: 01:34 24 Jan
18:23:35 Slewing scope...
18:23:39 Slewed to RA: 01 53 55.2, Dec: +19 19 50
18:23:39 Mount settling for 10 sec. after slew.
18:23:49 Uncorrected slew completed.
18:23:49 Telescope currently pointing to...
18:23:49 Telescope RA: 01 54 04.0, Dec: +19 19 34
18:23:49 Target RA: 01 54 04.0, Dec: +19 19 34 , PA: 0.0
18:23:49 Light set 1 of 1 starting...
18:23:49 Light Series 1: 1 light frame(s), binned 1x1, Filter1 filter, 60 seconds.
18:23:49 WARNING: This series is unguided
18:23:49 Telescope RA: 01 54 04.0, Dec: +19 19 34
18:24:03 Dither: +0.0, +0.0,
18:24:03 Altitude: 69 deg.
18:24:03 Exposing...
18:25:08 C:\astroimages\070123_Mesarthim\Filter10E_Mesarthim_00003.fit
18:25:10 *** Average altitude for this series is 69 deg.
18:25:10 Target: Doyanrose
18:25:10 Rise: 11:34 23 Jan
18:25:10 65° E elevation: 17:32 23 Jan
18:25:10 Transit: 18:52 23 Jan
18:25:10 50° W elevation: 21:40 23 Jan
18:25:10 Set: 02:10 24 Jan
18:25:15 Slewing scope...
18:25:18 Slewed to RA: 02 20 13.2, Dec: +21 42 07
18:25:18 Mount settling for 10 sec. after slew.
18:25:28 Uncorrected slew completed.
18:25:29 Telescope currently pointing to...
18:25:29 Telescope RA: 02 20 10.0, Dec: +21 41 53
18:25:29 Target RA: 02 20 10.0, Dec: +21 41 53 , PA: 0.0
18:25:29 Light set 1 of 1 starting...
18:25:29 Light Series 1: 1 light frame(s), binned 1x1, Filter1 filter, 60 seconds.
18:25:29 WARNING: This series is unguided
18:25:29 Telescope RA: 02 20 10.0, Dec: +21 41 53
18:25:39 Dither: +0.0, +0.0,
18:25:39 Altitude: 71 deg.
18:25:39 Exposing...
18:26:44 C:\astroimages\070123_Doyanrose\Filter10E_Doyanrose_00004.fit
18:26:47 *** Average altitude for this series is 71 deg.
18:26:47
18:26:47 Dark/Bias Frames
18:26:47 Dark set 1 of 8 starting...
18:26:47 Dark/Bias Series 1: 1 dark frame(s), binned 1x1, Filter1 filter, 60 seconds.
18:26:49 Exposing...
18:27:53 C:\astroimages\070123_CalibrationFrames\-20Dark60s1x1_070123_00005.fit
18:27:55 Dark set 2 of 8 starting...
18:27:55 Dark/Bias Series 1: 1 dark frame(s), binned 1x1, Filter1 filter, 60 seconds.
18:27:57 Exposing...
18:29:02 C:\astroimages\070123_CalibrationFrames\-20Dark60s1x1_070123_00006.fit
18:29:04 Dark set 3 of 8 starting...
18:29:04 Dark/Bias Series 1: 1 dark frame(s), binned 1x1, Filter1 filter, 60 seconds.
18:29:05 Exposing...
18:30:10 C:\astroimages\070123_CalibrationFrames\-20Dark60s1x1_070123_00007.fit
18:30:12 Dark set 4 of 8 starting...
18:30:12 Dark/Bias Series 1: 1 dark frame(s), binned 1x1, Filter1 filter, 60 seconds.
18:30:13 Exposing...
18:31:19 C:\astroimages\070123_CalibrationFrames\-20Dark60s1x1_070123_00008.fit
18:31:21 Dark set 5 of 8 starting...
18:31:21 Dark/Bias Series 1: 1 dark frame(s), binned 1x1, Filter1 filter, 60 seconds.
18:31:22 Exposing...
18:32:27 C:\astroimages\070123_CalibrationFrames\-20Dark60s1x1_070123_00009.fit
18:32:29 Dark set 6 of 8 starting...
18:32:30 Dark/Bias Series 1: 1 dark frame(s), binned 1x1, Filter1 filter, 60 seconds.
18:32:31 Exposing...
18:33:36 C:\astroimages\070123_CalibrationFrames\-20Dark60s1x1_070123_00010.fit
18:33:38 Dark set 7 of 8 starting...
18:33:38 Dark/Bias Series 1: 1 dark frame(s), binned 1x1, Filter1 filter, 60 seconds.
18:33:40 Exposing...
18:34:44 C:\astroimages\070123_CalibrationFrames\-20Dark60s1x1_070123_00011.fit
18:34:46 Dark set 8 of 8 starting...
18:34:46 Dark/Bias Series 1: 1 dark frame(s), binned 1x1, Filter1 filter, 60 seconds.
18:34:49 Exposing...
18:35:53 C:\astroimages\070123_CalibrationFrames\-20Dark60s1x1_070123_00012.fit
18:35:55 Cooler turned off.
18:35:55
18:35:55 Total light exposure time is 0 hours, 4.2 minutes
18:35:55 Total dark exposure time is 0 hours, 8.4 minutes
18:35:55 Run completed.

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