Record 19-20 Jul session outcomes: T59 success (381 pts), T33 free runs missed

- T59 NGC 6744 (reservation 749227) ran 00:05-03:30 SSO local 20 Jul and billed
  381 points (txn 851148), not the ~240 estimated. Full LRGB dataset verified on
  the scope server (L 15x300s BIN1, R/G/B 7x300s each BIN2); preview JPEGs
  checked: round stars, clean galaxy, no weather damage, so no refund claim.
- Rate correction in state/NOTES.md: history 'Time Used' equals wall-clock
  session time (3h24m32s), and the effective rate was ~112 pts/hr wall /
  ~127 pts/hr exposure vs the 80/hr the UpdatePlan rate card predicted. All
  existing queue estimates flagged ~1.6x low until more bills confirm the model.
- Both free T33 reservations (749228 47 Tuc, 749229 NGC 6752) expired unused:
  no images, no logs; grid shows reschedule=No despite the flag being set at
  booking. First-light test is still outstanding; plans remain uploaded on T33.
- Ledger, booked-reservations table and queue updated: balance verified 2,257
  via GetAccountStatus; queue #1 (Cen A T32) missed its 21 Jul slot and needs a
  new night.
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Standouts: T59 at 80/hr is the value big scope (20" CDK, square 37 arcmin
field, 900 s subs); T5 at 68/hr the cheapest paid; T26 at 394/hr the dearest.
Billing is per minute of imaging (exposure) time, so overhead is not billed.
**RATE CORRECTION (2026-07-20, from the first real bill):** the paragraph above
underestimates. T59 session 851148: 180 min of exposure, wall clock 00:05:22 to
03:29:56 (3h24m34s), history "Time Used" 3h24m32s = WALL time, billed 381 points
at 0% moon discount. That is ~112 pts/hr of wall time or ~127 pts/hr of exposure
time, vs the 80/hr the card predicted. So either Time Used (wall clock) is what
gets billed, or the card's data-default-rate is stale. Consequence: estimate
sessions at rate x reserved-slot-length (slots run ~1.15-1.5x imaging time), i.e.
multiply old exposure-based estimates by ~1.6 until more bills confirm the model.
Paid imaging needs no reservation when a scope is idle: same walk-in ACP flow
as the free scopes, points just deduct. Reservations (to guarantee a slot) go
through lookup.itelescope.online, which is Cloudflare-protected: Playwright

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from lat 51.5°N), matched to Q62/X07 scopes, seasonal booking calendar, and a
July-August starter campaign (T33 free, T71 narrowband, T73 galaxy, T8 LMC later).
## Done (recent)
- 2026-07-20: NGC 6744 on T59 SUCCEEDED (reservation 749227, txn 851148): full
LRGB dataset on the scope server (L 15x300s BIN1, RGB 7x300s each BIN2),
previews verified clean. Billed 381 pts (est was ~240: see the rate
correction in NOTES.md). Balance now 2,257. Ledger updated in CAMPAIGN.md.
## In progress
- T33 first-light test: ngc104-test.txt (47 Tuc, ~24 min LRGB) uploaded to
/plans/qisback/ on T33 and verified. Run window: 2026-07-19 roughly 14:00-19:30
UTC when 47 Tuc clears the 20 degree limit. Procedure in plans/README.md.
Remaining: live-run the plan (confirm the plan.asp POST and any scope-connect
step), monitor via console, pull images/logs, record outcome in NOTES.
- Second free session scheduled for 2026-07-20 same window: runs
plans/ngc6752.txt (uploaded to T33, verified) if the 47 Tuc test succeeded,
otherwise retries ngc104-test.txt. Whichever session runs must record its
outcome here and in NOTES so the other knows.
- T33 first-light test STILL OUTSTANDING: reservations 749228 (47 Tuc, night of
19 Jul) and 749229 (NGC 6752, night of 20 Jul) both expired unused: no images,
no logs, and the grid showed reschedule=No despite the flag being set at
booking. Plans are still uploaded and verified on T33. Next free window:
night of 22 Jul SSO (21 Jul ~14:05 UTC). Rebook 00:05-00:50 with
ngc104-test.txt, and investigate the reschedule flag (may not stick on free
scopes, or the checkbox POST was ignored).
- DRAIN CAMPAIGN ACTIVE (see CAMPAIGN.md): spend the full balance by 10 Aug,
then cancel before the 12 Aug renewal (user confirmation required for the
cancel itself). First paid run: NGC 6744 on T59 (plans/ngc6744-t59.txt,
uploaded and verified), scheduled 2026-07-19 after the free test, ~240 pts.
cancel itself). 381 of 2,638 spent; 2,257 remain. IMPORTANT: estimates run
~1.6x low vs actual billing (see NOTES rate correction): re-cost the queue
before booking more. Queue #1 (Cen A T32) missed its 21 Jul slot and needs a
new night. Download the NGC 6744 data from data.itelescope.net before the
10 Aug cancellation sweep.
Update the CAMPAIGN.md ledger after every session from account/history.aspx.
## Pending