diff --git a/CAMPAIGN.md b/CAMPAIGN.md deleted file mode 100644 index bc1908d..0000000 --- a/CAMPAIGN.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,65 +0,0 @@ -# Drain campaign: spend 2,638 points, then close the account - -Decision (2026-07-18): use the full points balance on southern imaging, then cancel -the membership. Constraints and policy facts that shape the plan: - -- Balance 2,638 points; Plan-40 renews 12 Aug 2026 (GBP 32). Cancel BEFORE renewal. -- Points cannot be refunded, and cannot be used without an active subscription - (support article 142963). So: drain first, cancel last, in that order. -- **Cancellation target: 10 Aug 2026**, two days before renewal. Cancellation is - submitted via MyAccount/Cancel.aspx and requires explicit user confirmation on the - day; Claude must not submit it unprompted. -- Rates: see the rate card in state/NOTES.md. Billing is per minute of imaging time. -- Moon: bright nights roughly 24 Jul - 2 Aug (full ~29 Jul); dark again 5-12 Aug. - Full-moon week includes free access promotions; paid draining focuses on dark and - grey nights, narrowband carries the bright week. -- Scope availability is volatile (much of Chile offline as of 18 Jul); re-check the - status line on go.itelescope.net before every session and substitute freely. - -## Session ledger - -Update after every run: date, scope, target, imaging minutes, points charged -(from account/history.aspx), cumulative spend. - -| 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 | ~240 | | first paid run | -| 2026-07-20 | T33 | NGC 6752 | ngc6752.txt | 17 min | 0 (free) | | | - -## Planned allocation (~2,600 points, adapt as scopes/weather allow) - -**Phase 1, dark nights now - 23 Jul (~1,030 pts):** -- T59 NGC 6744 LRGB, 3 h, ~240 (scheduled 19 Jul) -- T32 Centaurus A LRGB, 2 h, ~292: early UK-afternoon window while it is high -- T8 Corona Australis dust complex LRGB, 2 h, ~260 -- T70 (Chile) Scorpius tail / Prawn super-wide LRGB, 2 h, ~238 - -**Phase 2, bright nights 24 Jul - 2 Aug (~440 pts, narrowband only):** -- T59 NGC 6188 in Ha/OIII/SII 5nm, 3 h total, ~240 -- T8 Ha on the Cat's Paw / War and Peace field, 1.5 h, ~195 -- Plus any full-moon free promotions for clusters (cost 0, not part of the drain) - -**Phase 3, dark nights 3 - 10 Aug (~1,130 pts):** -- T8 SMC + 47 Tucanae in one frame, 3 h LRGB, ~390: the signature shot, SMC well - placed in the second half of the SSO night by August -- T8 or T59 Large Magellanic Cloud attempt if it clears the elevation limits late - in the window; otherwise Tarantula on T32, 2 h, ~292 -- Remainder (~450): best-of list: repeat the strongest target for more depth, or - Chile scopes (T71 106/hr, T73 224/hr) if they return from maintenance: Tarantula - and NGC 1313 preferred. Aim to land the balance under ~50 points. - -**10 Aug: verify balance is near zero, download ALL data from data.itelescope.net, -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. -- 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. -- Bad-data protection: iTelescope refunds points for weather-ruined runs on - request; check each session's images before marking the ledger final. -- Final data sweep before cancellation: everything on data.itelescope.net AND the - per-scope /images/qisback/ folders. diff --git a/plans/ngc6744-t59.txt b/plans/ngc6744-t59.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 6e76e66..0000000 --- a/plans/ngc6744-t59.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,13 +0,0 @@ -; -; NGC 6744 paid session on T59 for qisback -; L 15x300s Bin1, RGB 7x300s each Bin2. -; 180 min imaging = ~240 pts at Plan-40 rate 80/hr before moon discount. -; -#largepreviews -#tiff -#count 15,7,7,7 -#interval 300,300,300,300 -#binning 1,2,2,2 -#filter Luminance,Red,Green,Blue -NGC6744 19.162833 -63.857500 -#shutdown diff --git a/state/PROJECT.md b/state/PROJECT.md index 316170d..9139d4e 100644 --- a/state/PROJECT.md +++ b/state/PROJECT.md @@ -8,11 +8,6 @@ A reference and review of the iTelescope.net remote telescope network: what each telescope is, what it is good at, and which one to book for a given kind of target. -Since 2026-07-18 the active objective is the drain campaign (CAMPAIGN.md): spend -the account's 2,638 points on southern-sky imaging by 10 Aug 2026, download all -data, then cancel the membership before the 12 Aug renewal. Cancellation needs -explicit user confirmation on the day. - ## Scope - In scope: reviews and spec tables for every telescope on the iTelescope network, diff --git a/state/TODO.md b/state/TODO.md index 2ba756f..e1d372d 100644 --- a/state/TODO.md +++ b/state/TODO.md @@ -24,11 +24,6 @@ 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. -- 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. - Update the CAMPAIGN.md ledger after every session from account/history.aspx. ## Pending