Log Book Entry No.162

Created: 17 Jan 2018 19:18:15

Last Revised: 17 Jan 2018 19:18:15

JessicaCopeland

PH2900 Group A Observation 1

FB, AC, JC, MA, STB, ZCW

17:00 Start of Observation

• Identified object a=80, A=45. Checked on Stellarium; was Capella.
• Looked at the hour angle and the declination setting circles.
• Attached the SBIG ST-8 camera: adjusting it to match the forks; plugging in USB and power source.
• Alderbaran: RA/Dec: 4h36m/+16 32'(cloud cover)
• Adjusted declination
• h = LST - alpha
• http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/sidereal.html
• Capella: RA/Dec (found in scope)
• Centering in finder scope (speed 5)
• Taking images... open MaxIm DL...Camera button...Exposure(first 0.5secs, second 0,1 secs: continuos)...View graph
• Synchronising: objecy - star - capella - entre - enter 2secs - mode 2sec - sychronised give RA/dec( telescope knows coords)
• Attempted focusing - cloud coverage too high.
• Ending observation at 19:11
• Resetting telescope to RA/Dec 0h0m/+0 0'