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Reservations created for all three sessions; mechanics documented

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The Reservations Pilot app at reservations.itelescope.net is now mapped and
driven end to end: three-step WebForms flow (form GET, Refresh Plans
postback with plan+times selected which enables Confirm, then Confirm),
observatory-local times, 4-hour maximum, plan attachment causing iTelescope
to auto-start the run at reservation start, and the reschedule flag that
rebooks weather losses on the next free night. Crucial gotcha recorded: the
confirm modal returns OK even when nothing was created (first attempt
silently failed on the 4-hour rule), so verification against the grid is
mandatory.

Live reservations: 749227 (T59, NGC 6744, 00:05-03:45 SSO local 20 Jul),
749228 (T33, 47 Tuc test, 00:05-00:50 same night), 749229 (T33, NGC 6752,
00:05-00:50 following night). Ledger corrected: T59 moon discount is 0%
until 21 Jul (the earlier 25% figure came from a Utah scope's grid), so the
NGC 6744 estimate returns to ~240 pts. Monitoring crons replace the old
starter crons since the scheduler now fires the plans itself.
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@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ Update after every run: date, scope, target, imaging minutes, points charged
| Date | Scope | Target | Plan file | Imaging | Est. pts | Actual pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-19 | T33 | 47 Tuc | ngc104-test.txt | 17 min | 0 (free) | | first-light test |
| 2026-07-19 | T59 | NGC 6744 | ngc6744-t59.txt | 180 min | ~185 (25% moon disc.) | | first paid run; must clear scope by 17:45 UTC (astrosharp reservation 17:50-19:40 UTC) |
| 2026-07-20 | T33 | NGC 6752 | ngc6752.txt | 17 min | 0 (free) | | |
| 2026-07-19 | T33 | 47 Tuc | ngc104-test.txt | 17 min | 0 (free) | | first-light test; reservation 749228, 00:05-00:50 SSO local 20 Jul, auto-runs |
| 2026-07-19 | T59 | NGC 6744 | ngc6744-t59.txt | 180 min | ~240 (0% moon disc. until 21 Jul) | | first paid run; reservation 749227, 00:05-03:45 SSO local 20 Jul, auto-runs, reschedule flag on; astrosharp holds 03:50-04:40 |
| 2026-07-20 | T33 | NGC 6752 | ngc6752.txt | 17 min | 0 (free) | | reservation 749229, 00:05-00:50 SSO local 21 Jul, auto-runs |
## Planned allocation (~2,600 points, adapt as scopes/weather allow)
@ -54,8 +54,11 @@ then (with explicit user confirmation) cancel via MyAccount/Cancel.aspx.**
## Operational notes
- Every paid session follows plans/README.md (walk-in when idle; same ACP flow as
the free scopes). Upload plans the day before where possible.
- Sessions are now RESERVED, not walk-in: upload the plan to the scope, then book
it at reservations.itelescope.net with the plan attached (procedure in
plans/README.md); iTelescope auto-starts the plan at reservation start and the
reschedule flag retries weather losses. Claude sessions monitor rather than
drive. T59 moon discount correction: 0% until 21 Jul, 25% from 22 Jul.
- Cron jobs live only in an open Claude session; if a day's session has no live
session to fire it, the user prompts "run today's drain session" and any session
picks it up from this file plus state/TODO.md.