From 6993f35cfc5d515156713e11a99c7d97dd4db74e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Laurence <laurence@qsplace.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2026 20:58:45 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 01/11] Southern targets guide: objects invisible from the UK
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Adds TARGETS.md, a target guide for the southern iTelescope sites (Siding
Spring Q62, Deep Sky Chile X07) built around UK visibility: from lat 51.5°N
anything below dec -38° never rises and dec -25° to -38° culminates under
~15° altitude. Targets are tiered accordingly (never visible vs hopeless),
grouped by region (Magellanic Clouds, Carina/Crux, Centaurus, Ara/Scorpius
tail, far-southern galaxies, SNR/planetaries), and each is matched to the
best scope from TELESCOPES.md with the field-of-view reasoning in the notes.

Includes a seasonal booking calendar (evening sky by quarter from the
southern sites, with the Q62 30-35° minimum-elevation caveat), a suggested
first campaign for July-August (free T33 globulars, T71 narrowband on Ara/
Scorpius, T73 on NGC 6744, then T8 on the Magellanic Clouds in Oct-Nov),
and cost-shape notes (fast scopes for nebulae, dark-of-moon for LRGB).

README links the new guide; state/TODO.md records the addition.
---
 README.md     |   2 +
 TARGETS.md    | 125 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 state/TODO.md |   3 ++
 3 files changed, 130 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 TARGETS.md

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index df7dc77..1007f33 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ book for a given target.
 
 - **[TELESCOPES.md](TELESCOPES.md)**: the full review, grouped by observatory, with a
   "choosing a telescope" guide at the end.
+- **[TARGETS.md](TARGETS.md)**: southern-sky targets invisible from the UK, matched
+  to scopes and to the time of year to book them.
 - **[data/itelescope-telescopes.csv](data/itelescope-telescopes.csv)**: snapshot of
   the network's maintained specs sheet (source of truth for the numbers).
 - **state/**: project state under the Default Workflow.
diff --git a/TARGETS.md b/TARGETS.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9187947
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TARGETS.md
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+# Southern targets: what the UK can never show you
+
+A target guide for imaging objects that are invisible (or hopeless) from the UK,
+using the southern half of the iTelescope network: Siding Spring, Australia (Q62)
+and Deep Sky Chile (X07). Companion to [TELESCOPES.md](TELESCOPES.md).
+
+## The visibility rule from the UK
+
+From latitude 51.5°N (southern England), an object's maximum altitude is
+`90° - 51.5° + declination`:
+
+- **Dec below about -38°: never rises.** These objects cannot be imaged from the UK
+  at all, ever.
+- **Dec -25° to -38°: technically rises, practically hopeless.** Culminates under
+  ~15° altitude, buried in atmosphere and murk.
+- Dec -10° to -25°: imageable from the UK but always low and compromised; far better
+  from the southern sites.
+
+Everything below is grouped by those tiers, then matched to scopes and to the time
+of year when it is best placed from the southern sites.
+
+## Tier 1: never visible from the UK (dec < -38°)
+
+### The Magellanic Clouds (the headline act)
+
+| Target | Dec | Best scope | Notes |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| Large Magellanic Cloud | -69° | T8 | The whole LMC just fits T8's 4 x 4 degree field |
+| Tarantula Nebula (NGC 2070) | -69° | T73, T17 | Core detail; the finest emission nebula in either sky |
+| Small Magellanic Cloud + 47 Tucanae | -72° | T8 | Both in a single T8 frame, a unique composition |
+| 47 Tucanae (NGC 104) alone | -72° | T33 (free), T73 | Second-finest globular in the sky |
+
+### Carina and Crux region
+
+| Target | Dec | Best scope | Notes |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| Eta Carinae Nebula (NGC 3372) | -59° | T71 | Fills T71's 2.7 x 1.8 degree field perfectly; narrowband showpiece |
+| Carina to Crux widefield | -60° | T70 | The richest stretch of the Milky Way in one 8-degree frame |
+| Southern Pleiades (IC 2602) | -64° | T71, T75 | Bright open cluster |
+| Running Chicken (IC 2944) | -63° | T71, T75 | Emission nebula with Bok globules |
+| Wishing Well Cluster (NGC 3532) | -58° | T71 | Reportedly the best open cluster in the sky |
+| Coalsack + Southern Cross | -60° | T70 | Dark nebula composition |
+
+### Centaurus and the southern globulars
+
+| Target | Dec | Best scope | Notes |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| Omega Centauri (NGC 5139) | -47° | T59, T17 | The largest globular cluster known; needs the ~40 arcmin fields |
+| Centaurus A (NGC 5128) | -43° | T17, T32, T73 | Iconic dust-lane radio galaxy |
+| NGC 4945 | -49° | T73 | Big edge-on spiral, underimaged |
+| NGC 6752 (Pavo globular) | -60° | T33 (free) | Third-brightest globular |
+
+### Ara, Norma and the Scorpius tail
+
+| Target | Dec | Best scope | Notes |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| Fighting Dragons of Ara (NGC 6188) | -49° | T71 | Dramatic narrowband target |
+| Prawn Nebula (IC 4628) | -40° | T71, T75 | Large, faint, great in Ha |
+| NGC 6231 + Table of Scorpius | -42° | T71 | Rich cluster region |
+
+### Far-southern galaxies
+
+| Target | Dec | Best scope | Notes |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| NGC 6744 (Pavo) | -63° | T73, T17 | Milky Way lookalike spiral |
+| NGC 1313 (Topsy-Turvy) | -66° | T73 | Distorted starburst spiral |
+| NGC 1566 (Spanish Dancer) | -55° | T73 | Grand-design face-on spiral |
+| NGC 2070 region galaxies | -69° | T17 | See Magellanic section |
+
+### Southern nebulae, supernova remnants and planetaries
+
+| Target | Dec | Best scope | Notes |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| Vela SNR | -45° | T70 | Huge filamentary shell, needs the 8-degree field |
+| Gum Nebula | -43° | T70 | 36 degrees across; even T70 mosaics it |
+| Southern Ring (NGC 3132) | -40° | T73 | Small bright planetary |
+| Toby Jug Nebula (IC 2220) | -59° | T73 | Reflection nebula |
+
+## Tier 2: hopeless from the UK (dec -25° to -38°), excellent from the south
+
+| Target | Dec | Best scope | Notes |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| Cat's Paw (NGC 6334) | -36° | T71 | Narrowband showpiece |
+| War and Peace (NGC 6357) | -34° | T71 | Pairs with the Cat's Paw in one T75 framing |
+| NGC 1365 (Great Barred Spiral) | -36° | T73, T17 | The archetypal barred spiral, Fornax |
+| Fornax cluster core | -35° | T17, T32 | Galaxy cluster field |
+| M83 (Southern Pinwheel) | -30° | T73, T17 | Face-on spiral, superb from Q62/X07 |
+| NGC 300 and NGC 55 (Sculptor) | -37°/-39° | T17, T75 | Nearby resolved spirals |
+| NGC 253 (Sculptor Galaxy) | -25° | T17, T32 | Huge dusty starburst, low and ruined from the UK |
+| Corona Australis dust complex | -37° | T71, T75 | Reflection nebula and dust river |
+
+## When to book what (from the southern sites)
+
+Seasons refer to what is well placed in the evening-to-midnight sky at Siding Spring
+and Deep Sky Chile. Siding Spring scopes have 30-35 degree minimum elevation limits,
+so aim within a few hours of culmination; T70 in Chile can go to the horizon.
+
+- **Jan-Mar:** Tarantula and the LMC, NGC 1313, Vela SNR and the Gum Nebula, Carina
+  rising late evening.
+- **Apr-Jun:** Eta Carinae at its best, Crux and the Coalsack, Omega Centauri,
+  Centaurus A, NGC 4945, the Musca dark nebulae.
+- **Jul-Sep (now):** the Scorpius tail and Ara at the zenith: Cat's Paw, War and
+  Peace, Prawn, NGC 6188, NGC 6231; NGC 6744; Corona Australis; 47 Tucanae and the
+  SMC in the second half of the night.
+- **Oct-Dec:** Magellanic Cloud prime time, 47 Tucanae, Sculptor galaxies (NGC 253,
+  55, 300), Fornax cluster and NGC 1365, NGC 1566.
+
+## A sensible first campaign (July-August)
+
+1. **Free warm-up on T33** (30 min/day, Siding Spring): 47 Tucanae or NGC 6752 in
+   LRGB across a few nights. Costs nothing, learns the booking system.
+2. **T71 narrowband run** (Chile, f/2.8): NGC 6188 or the Cat's Paw + War and Peace
+   region. Fast optics keep the bill down; use the standard 300 s calibrated subs.
+3. **T73 galaxy shot**: NGC 6744, currently well placed, as an LRGB target.
+4. **Book ahead for October-November:** T8 for the LMC (or SMC + 47 Tuc in one
+   frame): the single most "you cannot do this from the UK" image on the network.
+
+## Cost-shape notes
+
+- Fast scopes (T71 f/2.8, T75 f/3.8, T70 f/3.5) reach depth in the least imaging
+  time, which is what you pay for: prefer them for nebulae.
+- The two free scopes cover both hemispheres of this list poorly (T68 is northern)
+  but T33 covers southern globulars and compact targets well.
+- Moonlight: narrowband targets (Carina, Ara, Scorpius nebulae) tolerate moon;
+  save galaxy and globular time (T73, T17, T8 LRGB) for dark-of-moon bookings.
diff --git a/state/TODO.md b/state/TODO.md
index c0fe66a..e699da8 100644
--- a/state/TODO.md
+++ b/state/TODO.md
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 - 2026-07-17: specs sheet snapshotted to data/itelescope-telescopes.csv (24 scopes).
 - 2026-07-17: TELESCOPES.md written: per-scope reviews for all 23 active telescopes
   plus a choosing guide (T74 noted as in commissioning, no specs published).
+- 2026-07-18: TARGETS.md written: southern targets invisible from the UK (dec tiers
+  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).
 
 ## In progress
 

From 066db7222d283ba1442b1fdefd2797db724c74b3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Laurence <laurence@qsplace.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2026 21:28:32 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 02/11] Add points-budget section to TARGETS.md

The user holds 2,638 iTelescope points. Adds a budgeting section built on the
published standard-plan rate shape (affordable scopes ~$19-54/hr, premium
~$54-118/hr, ranges reflecting moon-phase and plan discounts; exact per-scope
rates live in the login portal planner). Estimates points per finished target
(150-350 narrowband on fast scopes, 300-500 dark-of-moon LRGB galaxies,
200-350 for the T8 Magellanic shot), concluding ~2,600 points covers 8-12
showpiece targets. Stretch tactics: free full-moon weeks for clusters, the
daily free 30 minutes for framing tests, and booking narrowband at bright
moon when rates bottom out.
---
 TARGETS.md | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+)

diff --git a/TARGETS.md b/TARGETS.md
index 9187947..1bc0d83 100644
--- a/TARGETS.md
+++ b/TARGETS.md
@@ -115,6 +115,36 @@ so aim within a few hours of culmination; T70 in Chile can go to the horizon.
 4. **Book ahead for October-November:** T8 for the LMC (or SMC + 47 Tuc in one
    frame): the single most "you cannot do this from the UK" image on the network.
 
+## Budgeting a points balance
+
+Published rate shape (from itelescope.net/standard-plans, 2026-07): affordable
+scopes roughly $19-54 per imaging hour, premium scopes roughly $54-118 per hour,
+where the range is the moon-phase discount (dark of moon at the top of the range,
+bright moon at the bottom) and the plan discount (10% on Plan-40, 20% on Plan-90).
+Exact per-scope, per-night rates are shown in the login portal's planner; treat the
+numbers below as planning estimates, not quotes.
+
+What a ~2,600 point balance buys, roughly:
+
+- **A strong narrowband image on a fast scope (T71, T75):** 2-3 hours of exposure
+  is plenty at f/2.8-f/3.8; booked around gibbous moon the rate is at the low end,
+  so call it 150-350 points per finished target.
+- **An LRGB galaxy on T73 or T17:** wants dark-of-moon time at premium-scope rates;
+  3-4 hours, roughly 300-500 points per target.
+- **The T8 Magellanic Cloud shot:** 2-3 hours LRGB at a mid-range rate, roughly
+  200-350 points.
+
+So ~2,600 points is comfortably 8-12 finished showpiece targets, or a full year of
+the seasonal calendar above at one or two targets a month. Stretch it further with:
+
+- **Full moon weeks are free** on the standard plans: use them for bright globulars
+  and clusters (47 Tuc, NGC 3532, IC 2602) where moonlight matters least, and keep
+  paid time for faint stuff.
+- **The daily free 30 minutes** (T33 south, T68 north) for framing tests and short
+  targets, never spend points discovering a framing mistake.
+- **Moon-phase arbitrage:** book narrowband (Carina, Ara, Cat's Paw) at bright moon
+  when rates bottom out; the 3 nm filters do not care about moonlight.
+
 ## Cost-shape notes
 
 - Fast scopes (T71 f/2.8, T75 f/3.8, T70 f/3.5) reach depth in the least imaging

From f946361149b3e4e11dd8b844ba325fe8e3c83cc9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Laurence <laurence@qsplace.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2026 21:55:52 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 03/11] Automation recon: portal endpoints, ACP control
 servers, live status

Records verified findings from a credentialed read-only recon of the
iTelescope portal (2026-07-18) in state/NOTES.md: the WebForms login flow,
the /DataService.svc JSON endpoints (GetAccountStatus, GetMyAvailablePlans,
ApplyPromoCode), the per-telescope ACP web servers behind HTTP auth
(tNN.itelescope.online / tNN.itelescope.net:80NN, confirmed on T33), the
Planner redirect to lookup.itelescope.online, and the per-site weather URLs.
Credentials themselves stay outside the repo.

state/TODO.md gains the next automation steps (map ACP endpoints, explore
the new planner, enumerate more DataService methods) and a campaign-impact
note: most Chile scopes plus several others are currently offline, including
recommended T71 and T73, so near-term work should target T33/T8/T32/T59 at
Siding Spring and status must be re-checked before any booking.
---
 state/NOTES.md | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 state/TODO.md  |  9 +++++++++
 2 files changed, 34 insertions(+)

diff --git a/state/NOTES.md b/state/NOTES.md
index 5d83f64..37fc86d 100644
--- a/state/NOTES.md
+++ b/state/NOTES.md
@@ -10,3 +10,28 @@
 - Sensors are 16-bit ADC unless noted (T20's ASI2400C is 14-bit).
 - Free scopes (30 min/day): T68 (Utah), T33 (Siding Spring).
 - Minimum elevation limits come from the support article, not the sheet.
+
+## Automation recon (2026-07-18, all verified live)
+
+Credentials live OUTSIDE this repo (local claudetemp, never commit them).
+
+- go.itelescope.net is ASP.NET WebForms. Login: GET /login.aspx, POST
+  UsernameTextBox/PasswordTextBox plus __VIEWSTATE, __VIEWSTATEGENERATOR,
+  __EVENTVALIDATION, LoginButton=Login; session cookie then works everywhere.
+- JSON service at /DataService.svc (session-cookie auth): GetAccountStatus
+  (balance, plan, renewal), GetMyAvailablePlans (per-plan, per-scope
+  AccessDiscount), ApplyPromoCode (POST). More methods likely; enumerate from
+  inline $.ajax calls on each page (Scripts/Common.js has none).
+- Home page /default.aspx carries live network status text (per-scope
+  offline/online reasons) plus points balance: cheap to poll.
+- Reservation/Overview.aspx links every telescope's own control server:
+  https://tNN.itelescope.online/ or http://tNN.itelescope.net:80NN/. These are
+  ACP web servers behind HTTP auth accepting the same iTelescope credentials
+  (verified read-only on T33: index.asp is a TiddlyWiki info page, min elevation
+  20 degrees, 900 s max exposure). Session control and plan submission happen
+  here; ACP endpoint mapping is the next step.
+- Reservation/Planner.aspx now redirects to https://lookup.itelescope.online
+  (new planning tool, not yet explored).
+- Weather per site: Weather/Weather.aspx?site=UDRO|SSO|DSC|SRO|AC|EYE.
+- Account: Plan-40 (GBP 32.00 per 28 days), renewal 12 Aug 2026, subscribed
+  since Apr 2019, balance 2,638 points at recon time.
diff --git a/state/TODO.md b/state/TODO.md
index e699da8..ffc7f9c 100644
--- a/state/TODO.md
+++ b/state/TODO.md
@@ -19,6 +19,15 @@
 
 ## Pending
 
+- Automation: map the ACP web endpoints on a per-scope server (start with free
+  T33) for plan submission and status; explore lookup.itelescope.online (the new
+  planner); enumerate more /DataService.svc methods. Recon notes in NOTES.md.
+- Campaign impact (status seen 2026-07-18): T71 and T73 are offline
+  (development/mount testing), as are T2, T17, T18, T20, T25, T30, T72, T74,
+  T75, T80. T8, T33, T32, T59 at Siding Spring are operational. Re-plan the
+  July-August campaign around T33 free time and Siding Spring scopes until the
+  Chile rebuild finishes; re-check status before any booking.
+
 - Fill in T74 when iTelescope publishes its specs.
 - Reconcile the retired scopes (T9, T19, T31, T69): the support article still lists
   them but the maintained sheet does not; confirm status and note it.

From 61aae7dca2ff94ab704b1afae13a35c40fc00ec4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Laurence <laurence@qsplace.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2026 22:09:24 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 04/11] T33 first-light prep: 47 Tuc test plan and session
 runbook

plans/ngc104-test.txt is the ACP observing plan for the free 30-minute proof
run on T33: NGC 104 / 47 Tucanae, L 4x120s + RGB 2x90s at Bin2 (~17 min
exposure, ~24 min with overhead), modelled on the account's previous
one-click plan format (decimal-hours RA, decimal-degrees dec, #shutdown at
end). Already uploaded to the scope's /plans/qisback/ folder and verified to
round-trip byte-identical.

plans/README.md is the runbook: the T33 ACP endpoint map (status JSON,
console read, scope connect, plan upload/run, logs), the verified upload
procedure, the not-yet-exercised acquire POST with its Windows-path plan
value, the 47 Tuc run window (second half of the SSO night, ~14:00-19:30
UTC), and the step-by-step session procedure including the open questions a
first live run must answer (scope-connect requirement, abort control).

state/TODO.md tracks the test as in progress.
---
 plans/README.md       | 65 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 plans/ngc104-test.txt | 12 ++++++++
 state/TODO.md         |  6 +++-
 3 files changed, 82 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 plans/README.md
 create mode 100644 plans/ngc104-test.txt

diff --git a/plans/README.md b/plans/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a55f277
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plans/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+# Observing plans and the T33 session runbook
+
+ACP observing plans for iTelescope scopes, plus the procedure to run one on T33
+(the free Siding Spring scope). Credentials are NOT in this repo: they live in
+the local claudetemp itelescope folder (creds.txt, `username=`/`password=` lines).
+
+## Plan format (ACP)
+
+See [ngc104-test.txt](ngc104-test.txt). Directives, then a target line:
+`Name<TAB>RA_decimal_hours<TAB>Dec_decimal_degrees`. Counts, intervals, binning
+and filters are parallel comma-separated lists. `#shutdown` parks safely at the
+end (iTelescope's own one-click plans do the same).
+
+## T33 endpoints (base http://t33.itelescope.net:8033, HTTP auth = iTelescope creds)
+
+| Purpose | Path |
+|---|---|
+| Status JSON (times, obsStat, obsOwner) | /ac/SystemStatus/asystemstatus.asp |
+| Console text | /ac/SystemStatus/aconsread.asp |
+| Scope connect control | /ac/SystemStatus/ascopeconn.asp |
+| Shutter/roof status | /ac/SystemStatus/ashutterctl.asp |
+| My plan folder (list/upload/delete) | /plans/qisback/aindex.asp, aupload.asp, adelfile.asp |
+| Run a plan ("Acquire Images") | POST /ac/Plans/plan.asp |
+| My logs | /logs/qisback/aindex.asp |
+| Finished data | data.itelescope.net |
+
+Upload: multipart POST to `/plans/qisback/aupload.asp`, fields `File1` (the file)
+and `DestPath=/plans/qisback`. Verified working 2026-07-18; content round-trips
+exactly.
+
+Run: the web UI posts the plan select to `/ac/Plans/plan.asp`; the select's value
+is the WINDOWS path `C:\ProgramData\ACP\ACP Web Data\Doc Root\plans\qisback\<file>`.
+Field names seen: `plan`, optional `VPhot`, `AutoLogoff`. NOT yet exercised live
+(observatory was closed, daytime); the first live session must confirm whether a
+scope-connect POST (ascopeconn.asp) is required first, and capture the exact
+response shape.
+
+## The 47 Tuc free-session test (ngc104-test.txt)
+
+- Target: NGC 104 / 47 Tucanae, RA 0.4015 h, Dec -72.0814 deg (circumpolar at SSO).
+- L 4x120 s, RGB 2x90 s each, Bin2: about 17 min exposure, about 24 min with
+  overhead, inside the daily free 30 minutes.
+- Uploaded to /plans/qisback/ on 2026-07-18 and verified.
+
+### When to run
+
+47 Tuc clears T33's 20 degree minimum elevation in the second half of the SSO
+night. SSO local = UTC+10; the good window is roughly 14:00-19:30 UTC (UK
+afternoon/evening). Sunrise at SSO was 06:14 local (20:14 UTC) at recon time;
+stop well before dawn.
+
+### Procedure
+
+1. GET asystemstatus.asp: confirm observatory open (obsStat) and no other user
+   (obsOwner n/a). If someone is on, wait and retry; T33 is first-come.
+2. Confirm the plan file is still in /plans/qisback/ (aindex.asp).
+3. POST plan.asp with the plan's Windows path to start acquisition.
+4. Poll aconsread.asp (console) every minute or two: slew, centering, filter
+   changes, exposures. The run self-terminates via #shutdown.
+5. Images land in /images/qisback/ on the scope server and then on
+   data.itelescope.net; logs in /logs/qisback/.
+6. Record the session outcome in state/NOTES.md.
+
+Abort path if something looks wrong: the web UI exposes an abort on the console
+page; locate it live before starting exposures (not yet mapped).
diff --git a/plans/ngc104-test.txt b/plans/ngc104-test.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0241f79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plans/ngc104-test.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+;
+; 47 Tucanae (NGC 104) free-session test plan for qisback
+; L 4x120s, RGB 2x90s each, Bin2. ~17 min exposure, ~24 min with overhead.
+;
+#largepreviews
+#tiff
+#count 4,2,2,2
+#interval 120,90,90,90
+#binning 2,2,2,2
+#filter Luminance,Red,Green,Blue
+NGC104	0.401500	-72.081389
+#shutdown
diff --git a/state/TODO.md b/state/TODO.md
index ffc7f9c..b88c381 100644
--- a/state/TODO.md
+++ b/state/TODO.md
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@
 
 ## In progress
 
-- (nothing)
+- 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.
 
 ## Pending
 

From ab184a7dcc31aee3eba8d987d480d9d519902333 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Laurence <laurence@qsplace.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2026 22:18:26 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 05/11] Second free-session plan: NGC 6752 (Pavo globular)

plans/ngc6752.txt mirrors the 47 Tuc test recipe (L 4x120s, RGB 2x90s, Bin2,
~24 min all-in, inside the free daily 30 minutes) on NGC 6752 at RA 19.1811h
dec -59.9844: at RA ~19h it is well placed from mid-evening at Siding Spring
through the whole run window. Uploaded to T33's /plans/qisback/ and verified
byte-identical.

Scheduled for Sunday 2026-07-20 ~15:11 UK as an adaptive follow-up: if
Saturday's 47 Tuc first-light succeeded it images NGC 6752; if Saturday was
clouded out or the scope was contended, it retries the 47 Tuc test instead.
state/TODO.md records the dependency so whichever session fires can decide
from repo state alone.
---
 plans/ngc6752.txt | 12 ++++++++++++
 state/TODO.md     |  4 ++++
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 plans/ngc6752.txt

diff --git a/plans/ngc6752.txt b/plans/ngc6752.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae0e494
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plans/ngc6752.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+;
+; NGC 6752 (Pavo globular) free-session plan for qisback
+; L 4x120s, RGB 2x90s each, Bin2. ~17 min exposure, ~24 min with overhead.
+;
+#largepreviews
+#tiff
+#count 4,2,2,2
+#interval 120,90,90,90
+#binning 2,2,2,2
+#filter Luminance,Red,Green,Blue
+NGC6752	19.181111	-59.984444
+#shutdown
diff --git a/state/TODO.md b/state/TODO.md
index b88c381..e1d372d 100644
--- a/state/TODO.md
+++ b/state/TODO.md
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
   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.
 
 ## Pending
 

From c45d87c9d0a456aa97d5474b896a07d17af55625 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Laurence <laurence@qsplace.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2026 22:32:29 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 06/11] Rate card: per-scope Plan-40 points rates extracted
 from the portal

The UpdatePlan page embeds each telescope's dark-of-moon base rate in a
data-default-rate attribute; effective rate = base x (1 - plan
AccessDiscount from DataService.svc/GetMyAvailablePlans) x (1 - moon
discount from a server-side illumination table, not yet extracted). Records
the computed Plan-40 rates for all 25 listed scopes, the billing model
(points per imaging hour, billed per minute of exposure time, overhead
unbilled), the walk-in rule (idle scopes need no reservation; the ACP flow
is identical to the free scopes with points deducting), and the Cloudflare
constraint on the reservation planner.
---
 state/NOTES.md | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+)

diff --git a/state/NOTES.md b/state/NOTES.md
index 37fc86d..12a6266 100644
--- a/state/NOTES.md
+++ b/state/NOTES.md
@@ -35,3 +35,24 @@ Credentials live OUTSIDE this repo (local claudetemp, never commit them).
 - Weather per site: Weather/Weather.aspx?site=UDRO|SSO|DSC|SRO|AC|EYE.
 - Account: Plan-40 (GBP 32.00 per 28 days), renewal 12 Aug 2026, subscribed
   since Apr 2019, balance 2,638 points at recon time.
+
+## Rate card (2026-07-18, points per imaging hour, billed per minute)
+
+Extracted from MyAccount/UpdatePlan.aspx: each scope row carries
+data-default-rate (dark-of-moon base); effective rate = base x (1 -
+AccessDiscount from DataService GetMyAvailablePlans) x (1 - moon discount,
+server-side table keyed on illumination, not extracted yet). Plan-40 discount
+is 10% on most scopes, 20% on a few, 0% on the newest (T25, T26, T73, T74).
+
+Plan-40 rates before moon discount: T2 50, T5 68, T8 130, T10 146, T11 161,
+T14 97, T17 135, T18 81, T20 89, T21 76, T24 186, T25 322, T26 394, T30 161,
+T32 146, T33 0 (free), T59 80, T68 0 (free), T70 119, T71 106, T72 202,
+T73 224, T74 295, T75 202, T80 119.
+
+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.
+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
+needed.

From 08fef91b57aada8e463e0d7951082f65766f62ae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Laurence <laurence@qsplace.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2026 22:41:33 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 07/11] Drain campaign: spend the balance by 10 Aug, then close
 the account

User decision 2026-07-18: use the full 2,638-point balance on southern
imaging, then cancel the membership before the 12 Aug renewal (GBP 32).
CAMPAIGN.md holds the plan: policy facts that force the order (points are
non-refundable and unusable without an active subscription, per support
article 142963), a three-phase allocation shaped by the moon (dark-night
LRGB now and 3-10 Aug, narrowband through the bright 24 Jul - 2 Aug week),
a per-session ledger to reconcile against account/history.aspx, the 10 Aug
data-download-then-cancel endgame, and the rule that the cancellation POST
itself is never submitted without explicit user confirmation on the day.

plans/ngc6744-t59.txt is the first paid run (T59, L 15x300 Bin1 + RGB
7x300 Bin2, ~180 min imaging, ~240 pts), already uploaded to T59 and
verified byte-identical. PROJECT.md and TODO.md updated to make the drain
the active objective for any future session.
---
 CAMPAIGN.md           | 65 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 plans/ngc6744-t59.txt | 13 +++++++++
 state/PROJECT.md      |  5 ++++
 state/TODO.md         |  5 ++++
 4 files changed, 88 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 CAMPAIGN.md
 create mode 100644 plans/ngc6744-t59.txt

diff --git a/CAMPAIGN.md b/CAMPAIGN.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc1908d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CAMPAIGN.md
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+# 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
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e76e66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plans/ngc6744-t59.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+;
+; 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 9139d4e..316170d 100644
--- a/state/PROJECT.md
+++ b/state/PROJECT.md
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
 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 e1d372d..2ba756f 100644
--- a/state/TODO.md
+++ b/state/TODO.md
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@
   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
 

From c1d353ca10527341a0fdfdae4d32814af0f9224a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Laurence <laurence@qsplace.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2026 22:56:36 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 08/11] T59 window fix: third-party reservation constrains the
 NGC 6744 run

The booking grid (Reservation/Overview.aspx embeds the DayPilot events)
shows astrosharp holding T59 from 03:50 to 04:40 SSO local on 20 Jul, i.e.
17:50-19:40 UTC on 19 Jul, which collided with the original 15:33 UTC
walk-in start. The run is rescheduled to start ~14:15 UTC (parallel with
the free T33 test, different scope) so it completes by 17:45 UTC, with a
trim-or-skip rule if the start slips. The grid also confirms a 25% moon
discount in effect, so the cost estimate drops from ~240 to ~185 points;
ledger updated. Times in the embedded grid are per-observatory local time
(verified against Utah sunset and the first-quarter moon note).
---
 CAMPAIGN.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/CAMPAIGN.md b/CAMPAIGN.md
index bc1908d..4f1c54e 100644
--- a/CAMPAIGN.md
+++ b/CAMPAIGN.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ 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 | ~240 | | first paid run |
+| 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) | | |
 
 ## Planned allocation (~2,600 points, adapt as scopes/weather allow)

From 9003d672ff3ebee98b8af89b59b641157a96fa4e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Laurence <laurence@qsplace.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2026 23:04:26 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 09/11] Reservations created for all three sessions; mechanics
 documented

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.
---
 CAMPAIGN.md     | 13 ++++++++-----
 plans/README.md | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CAMPAIGN.md b/CAMPAIGN.md
index 4f1c54e..261d7c7 100644
--- a/CAMPAIGN.md
+++ b/CAMPAIGN.md
@@ -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.
diff --git a/plans/README.md b/plans/README.md
index a55f277..1a0688d 100644
--- a/plans/README.md
+++ b/plans/README.md
@@ -63,3 +63,29 @@ stop well before dawn.
 
 Abort path if something looks wrong: the web UI exposes an abort on the console
 page; locate it live before starting exposures (not yet mapped).
+
+## Reservations (verified working 2026-07-18)
+
+Reservations live at http://reservations.itelescope.net ("Reservations Pilot"),
+reached from each scope's /ac/MenuItems/reservation-edit.asp iframe as
+`?t=<scope-id>&u=<username>` (scope ids look like GRAS059 for T59, GRAS033 for
+T33; full list in the resources JSON on go.itelescope.net/Reservation/Overview.aspx,
+whose embedded DayPilot events also show everyone's bookings, roof/sun times, and
+the moon discount per night). No separate login: it trusts the u= parameter once a
+session cookie exists.
+
+Creating one is a three-step WebForms dance against
+`New.aspx?start=<ISO local>&end=<ISO local>&r=<scope-id>` (times are OBSERVATORY
+LOCAL): (1) GET the form, (2) POST tokens + DropDownStartTime/DropDownEndTime
+(e.g. "12:05 AM"/"3:45 AM") + PlanToRunListBox=<plan file> + RescheduleCheckbox
++ ButtonRefreshPlans=Refresh Plans, which re-renders with Confirm enabled,
+(3) re-POST the fresh tokens with the same fields + ReservationOKButton=Confirm
+Reservation. Success = response script `ModalStatic.result("OK")` AND the booking
+appearing in the grid: the modal also says "OK" on silent failure, so ALWAYS
+re-fetch the grid and look for the reservation id + username.
+
+Rules learned: maximum reservation length 4:00; recommended duration 1.5x total
+imaging time; the attached plan is auto-started by iTelescope at reservation
+start (no walk-in POST needed); RescheduleCheckbox auto-rebooks the identical
+timeslot on the first available night of the next 30 if the run does not happen.
+Delete/edit via Edit.aspx?id=<reservation id> from the grid.

From a091e38bc4a3f0ff0e76e911e676ad334979b28b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Laurence <laurence@qsplace.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2026 23:25:22 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 10/11] Booking queue: full campaign reservations attempted,
 quota documented

All seven remaining campaign sessions were attempted against
reservations.itelescope.net in one pass. The rolling reservation allowance
(8 hours outstanding on Plan-40) admitted only the Cat's Paw Ha session
(749230, T8, night of 26 Jul, verified via Edit.aspx?id= since the grid
cannot page that far forward); the other six returned 'quota.' and are
recorded as a ready-to-fire queue with exact New.aspx parameters. All plans
are uploaded and verified on T8/T32/T59; T70's plan could not be uploaded
(scope server unreachable, consistent with the Chile outage) and its entry
is blocked pending the server returning.

Substitution rules recorded: T71, if it returns, takes the widefield
sessions (better optics, lower rate); T70 books as-is if reachable; status
line checked before every booking round. Booking cadence: a daily job (or
manual 'process the booking queue') books queue items in order as completed
sessions release quota.
---
 CAMPAIGN.md | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+)

diff --git a/CAMPAIGN.md b/CAMPAIGN.md
index 261d7c7..a42ba84 100644
--- a/CAMPAIGN.md
+++ b/CAMPAIGN.md
@@ -49,6 +49,37 @@ Update after every run: date, scope, target, imaging minutes, points charged
   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.
 
+## Booked reservations (all with plan attached + reschedule flag)
+
+| ID | Scope | Night of (SSO/obs local) | Slot | Plan | Est. pts |
+|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+| 749227 | T59 | 19 Jul | 00:05-03:45 | ngc6744-t59.txt | ~240 |
+| 749228 | T33 | 19 Jul | 00:05-00:50 | ngc104-test.txt | 0 |
+| 749229 | T33 | 20 Jul | 00:05-00:50 | ngc6752.txt | 0 |
+| 749230 | T8 | 26 Jul | 21:35-23:55 | catspaw-t8.txt | ~146 (25% moon disc.) |
+
+## Booking queue (blocked by the rolling 8-hour reservation allowance)
+
+Book in order as quota frees (a session completing releases its hours). Exact
+New.aspx parameters; all plans already uploaded and verified on their scopes.
+Verify every booking via Edit.aspx?id= probing (sequential ids), NOT the grid.
+
+| # | Scope id | start | end | start sel | end sel | Plan | Est. pts |
+|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+| 1 | GRAS032 | 2026-07-21T00:35:00 | 2026-07-21T03:35:00 | 12:35 AM | 3:35 AM | cena-t32.txt | ~292 |
+| 2 | GRAS008 | 2026-07-22T01:35:00 | 2026-07-22T04:35:00 | 1:35 AM | 4:35 AM | cra-t8.txt | ~250 |
+| 3 | GRAS059 | 2026-07-25T20:35:00 | 2026-07-25T23:55:00 | 8:35 PM | 11:55 PM | ngc6188-haoiii-t59.txt | ~120 (disc.) |
+| 4 | GRAS059 | 2026-07-27T20:35:00 | 2026-07-27T23:05:00 | 8:35 PM | 11:05 PM | ngc6188-sii-t59.txt | ~90 (disc.) |
+| 5 | GRAS008 | 2026-08-08T02:35:00 | 2026-08-08T06:05:00 | 2:35 AM | 6:05 AM | smc47tuc-t8.txt | ~390 |
+| 6 | GRAS032 | 2026-08-09T03:05:00 | 2026-08-09T06:05:00 | 3:05 AM | 6:05 AM | tarantula-t32.txt | ~365 |
+| 7 | (T70, blocked: server unreachable) | night TBD before 5 Aug | ~2.5h | | | scorpius-t70.txt (in scratch, re-upload needed) | ~238 |
+
+Substitution rules: if T71 returns to service, move #2 and #7 to T71 (faster
+f/2.8 optics, cheaper 106 pts/hr; re-cut the plans for 1.55"/px). If T70's
+server returns, book #7 as-is. Check the go.itelescope.net status line before
+each booking round. After #6, allocate the remaining balance (~450 pts) to a
+final deep session on the best-performing scope, sized to land under 50 pts.
+
 **10 Aug: verify balance is near zero, download ALL data from data.itelescope.net,
 then (with explicit user confirmation) cancel via MyAccount/Cancel.aspx.**
 

From 512cdd30746f40043d6fe4605c16d6273e8c8626 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Laurence <laurence@qsplace.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2026 23:25:54 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 11/11] Campaign plan files for every queued session

The eight ACP plans backing the drain-campaign booking queue: cena-t32
(Centaurus A LRGB), cra-t8 (Corona Australis dust), catspaw-t8 (NGC 6334
Ha, booked as 749230), smc47tuc-t8 (the SMC + 47 Tuc signature frame),
tarantula-t32 (NGC 2070 LRGB), ngc6188-haoiii-t59 and ngc6188-sii-t59
(bright-moon narrowband pair), scorpius-t70 (super-wide, pending the T70
server returning). All except scorpius-t70 are uploaded to their scopes
and verified byte-identical; keeping them in the repo lets any session
re-upload after scope-side maintenance wipes or for T71 substitution
re-cuts. Binning conventions: Bin1 L / Bin2 RGB on the CCD scopes (T8),
Bin2 throughout on T32 (camera is Bin2-only), Bin1 on modern CMOS (T70),
Bin1 narrowband on T59 with 600 s subs.
---
 plans/catspaw-t8.txt         | 12 ++++++++++++
 plans/cena-t32.txt           | 12 ++++++++++++
 plans/cra-t8.txt             | 12 ++++++++++++
 plans/ngc6188-haoiii-t59.txt | 12 ++++++++++++
 plans/ngc6188-sii-t59.txt    | 12 ++++++++++++
 plans/scorpius-t70.txt       | 12 ++++++++++++
 plans/smc47tuc-t8.txt        | 12 ++++++++++++
 plans/tarantula-t32.txt      | 12 ++++++++++++
 8 files changed, 96 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 plans/catspaw-t8.txt
 create mode 100644 plans/cena-t32.txt
 create mode 100644 plans/cra-t8.txt
 create mode 100644 plans/ngc6188-haoiii-t59.txt
 create mode 100644 plans/ngc6188-sii-t59.txt
 create mode 100644 plans/scorpius-t70.txt
 create mode 100644 plans/smc47tuc-t8.txt
 create mode 100644 plans/tarantula-t32.txt

diff --git a/plans/catspaw-t8.txt b/plans/catspaw-t8.txt
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+;
+; Cat Paw NGC 6334 in Ha on T8 - phase 2 narrowband
+; Ha 9x600s Bin1. 90 min imaging. Bright moon OK.
+;
+#largepreviews
+#tiff
+#count 9
+#interval 600
+#binning 1
+#filter Ha
+NGC6334	17.340000	-36.116667
+#shutdown
diff --git a/plans/cena-t32.txt b/plans/cena-t32.txt
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+;
+; Centaurus A (NGC 5128) on T32 for qisback - drain campaign phase 1
+; L 12x300s, RGB 4x300s each. 120 min imaging.
+;
+#largepreviews
+#tiff
+#count 12,4,4,4
+#interval 300,300,300,300
+#binning 2,2,2,2
+#filter Luminance,Red,Green,Blue
+NGC5128	13.424333	-43.019139
+#shutdown
diff --git a/plans/cra-t8.txt b/plans/cra-t8.txt
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+;
+; Corona Australis dust complex on T8 for qisback - drain campaign phase 1
+; L 8x300s Bin1, RGB 5x300s each Bin2. 115 min imaging.
+;
+#largepreviews
+#tiff
+#count 8,5,5,5
+#interval 300,300,300,300
+#binning 1,2,2,2
+#filter Luminance,Red,Green,Blue
+CrA-complex	19.030000	-36.955000
+#shutdown
diff --git a/plans/ngc6188-haoiii-t59.txt b/plans/ngc6188-haoiii-t59.txt
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+;
+; NGC 6188 Fighting Dragons on T59, session A: Ha + OIII - phase 2 narrowband
+; Ha 6x600s, OIII 6x600s. 120 min imaging. Bright moon OK.
+;
+#largepreviews
+#tiff
+#count 6,6
+#interval 600,600
+#binning 1,1
+#filter Ha,OIII
+NGC6188	16.669167	-48.796667
+#shutdown
diff --git a/plans/ngc6188-sii-t59.txt b/plans/ngc6188-sii-t59.txt
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+;
+; NGC 6188 on T59, session B: SII + extra Ha - phase 2 narrowband
+; SII 6x600s, Ha 3x600s. 90 min imaging. Bright moon OK.
+;
+#largepreviews
+#tiff
+#count 6,3
+#interval 600,600
+#binning 1,1
+#filter SII,Ha
+NGC6188	16.669167	-48.796667
+#shutdown
diff --git a/plans/scorpius-t70.txt b/plans/scorpius-t70.txt
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+;
+; Scorpius tail super-wide (Prawn/Cat Paw region) on T70 for qisback - phase 1
+; L 10x300s, RGB 4x300s each. 110 min imaging.
+;
+#largepreviews
+#tiff
+#count 10,4,4,4
+#interval 300,300,300,300
+#binning 1,1,1,1
+#filter Luminance,Red,Green,Blue
+Scorpius-tail	16.916667	-40.000000
+#shutdown
diff --git a/plans/smc47tuc-t8.txt b/plans/smc47tuc-t8.txt
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+;
+; SMC + 47 Tucanae in one T8 frame - phase 3 signature shot
+; L 8x300s Bin1, RGB 6x300s each Bin2. 130 min imaging. Dark of moon.
+;
+#largepreviews
+#tiff
+#count 8,6,6,6
+#interval 300,300,300,300
+#binning 1,2,2,2
+#filter Luminance,Red,Green,Blue
+SMC-47Tuc	0.650000	-72.500000
+#shutdown
diff --git a/plans/tarantula-t32.txt b/plans/tarantula-t32.txt
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+;
+; Tarantula Nebula NGC 2070 on T32 - phase 3
+; L 10x300s, RGB 5x300s each. 125 min imaging. Pre-dawn rising target.
+;
+#largepreviews
+#tiff
+#count 10,5,5,5
+#interval 300,300,300,300
+#binning 2,2,2,2
+#filter Luminance,Red,Green,Blue
+NGC2070	5.643333	-69.100000
+#shutdown