Automatic acquisition stops

Hardware Control
#1

Hi.
I don’t understand why my automatic acquisition stops when its bad weather and don’t wait and start again? here is the log:
UTC 2020-09-18 16h57m34.832s : [Weather conditions] Bad weather conditions, observations are paused Partially overcast sky
UTC 2020-09-18 16h57m34.840s : Pending actions stopped (camera)
UTC 2020-09-18 16h57m34.847s : [Weather conditions] Bad weather, stopping observations
UTC 2020-09-18 16h57m37.166s : Resuming sidereal speed
UTC 2020-09-18 16h57m37.173s : Resuming sidereal speed
UTC 2020-09-18 16h57m37.180s : Overall exposure time or shutter open time (H:M:S) -> 12:52:00 AM
UTC 2020-09-18 16h57m37.187s : ngc6960 has been achieved to a level of (0/5) -> 0.0% Loop #1
UTC 2020-09-18 16h57m37.194s : ngc6960 has been achieved to a level of (0/5) -> 0.0% Loop #1
UTC 2020-09-18 16h57m37.199s : ngc6960 has been achieved to a level of (0/10) -> 0.0% Loop #1
UTC 2020-09-18 16h57m37.204s : ngc6960 has been achieved to a level of (0/3) -> 0.0% Loop #1
UTC 2020-09-18 16h57m37.212s : ngc6960 has been achieved to a level of (0/3) -> 0.0% Loop #1
UTC 2020-09-18 16h57m37.218s : [Weather conditions] Stop Automatic Observations due to unsafe weather conditions
UTC 2020-09-18 16h57m37.229s : [Telescope] Parking telescope at AZ=12.0° ELV=0.0°
UTC 2020-09-18 16h58m01.743s : Telescope
UTC 2020-09-18 16h58m01.751s : [Dome/Shelter] Dome closing…
UTC 2020-09-18 16h58m01.756s : [Dome] Close Dome/Shelter requested
UTC 2020-09-18 16h58m01.761s : [Dome/Shelter] Dome closing…
UTC 2020-09-18 16h58m04.798s : [Dome/Shelter] closed
UTC 2020-09-18 16h58m04.805s : [Dome/Shelter] closed
UTC 2020-09-18 16h58m09.832s : Sun is too high, dusk is starting.
UTC 2020-09-18 16h58m09.839s : End of sequence actions will not be executed
UTC 2020-09-18 16h58m09.858s : Auto Observations process has been released

I have marked the start and stop checkbox.

Any idea?

Niklas

#2

The reason is the Sun is rising:
UTC 2020-09-18 16h58m09.832s : Sun is too high, dusk is starting.
UTC 2020-09-18 16h58m09.839s : End of sequence actions will not be executed

In you end of observation , you have somewhere: stop observations when sun is above this altitude. -15° for instance. If it past this , it stops.

#3

Well I did not see that. Possibly because I am at UTC + 2 Hours and time is 18:58 in the ewening at that moment. So dusk is not starting and I did not expect that error :slight_smile:
Ill check other settings but ewerything else is working so I am sligtly supriced.
Thank you for pointing this out.