Merge pull request 'Book free T33 47 Tuc retry (749314); defer cra-t8 on quota + hajo conflict' (#14) from book-t33-retry-20260721 into main

- Session ran early (08:48 UTC, before Cen A 749302's 08:50 UTC start), so this
  round did only the time-sensitive, unblocked work.
- Free T33 47 Tuc retry booked and grid-verified as reservation 749314
  (night of 21 Jul SSO, 00:05-00:50, runs 14:05 UTC). Third attempt: the two
  prior free reservations expired unused, so if this one also fails to run the
  issue is free-scope auto-start, not the booking.
- Cen A (749302) verify deferred: had not run yet; runs 08:50-11:50 UTC.
- cra-t8 (queue #2) deferred, blocked twice: quota held by Cen A until ~11:50
  UTC, AND user hajo holds T8 00:25-02:25 SSO local that night (res 749207),
  overlapping the planned 01:35-04:35 slot. Documented resolution options;
  preferred is slipping cra-t8 one night to 2026-07-23T01:35 to dodge the
  conflict and keep Corona Australis near culmination.
- Scheduled job ae3af497 (~12:13 UTC) will verify Cen A and book cra-t8 against
  a live grid re-check.

CAMPAIGN.md

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+# 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) | DID NOT RUN | reservation 749228 expired unused: no images, no logs on T33 (checked 20 Jul); grid shows reschedule=No despite the flag being set at booking |
+| 2026-07-19 | T59 | NGC 6744 | ngc6744-t59.txt | 180 min | ~240 (0% moon disc. until 21 Jul) | **381** | SUCCESS (txn 851148): ran 00:05:22-03:29:56 SSO, Time Used 3h24m32s, 0% moon disc. Full dataset on scope server: L 15x300s BIN1, RGB 7x300s each BIN2; previews checked, round stars, galaxy clean: no refund case. Effective rate ~112 pts/hr of WALL time (not the 80/hr imaging-time estimate: see NOTES rate correction) |
+| 2026-07-20 | T33 | NGC 6752 | ngc6752.txt | 17 min | 0 (free) | DID NOT RUN | reservation 749229 expired unused: no images, no logs (checked 20 Jul 20:30 UTC, after window) |
+
+Cumulative spend: 381. Balance after (verified GetAccountStatus 2026-07-20): **2,257**.
+
+**Re-estimation warning (2026-07-20):** T59 actual came in at 1.6x the estimate
+(381 vs ~240). Either billing is on wall-clock session time (Time Used matched
+start-to-end, not the 180 min of exposure) or the rate card's 80/hr for T59 is
+stale. Treat ALL queue estimates below as ~1.6x low until re-verified against
+account/history.aspx after the next paid run. At 1.6x, the remaining queue
+(~1,700 est) actually covers the full 2,257 balance nicely.
+
+## 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.
+
+## Booked reservations (all with plan attached + reschedule flag)
+
+| ID | Scope | Night of (SSO/obs local) | Slot | Plan | Est. pts | Status (2026-07-20) |
+|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+| 749227 | T59 | 19 Jul | 00:05-03:45 | ngc6744-t59.txt | ~240 | COMPLETED, billed 381 |
+| 749228 | T33 | 19 Jul | 00:05-00:50 | ngc104-test.txt | 0 | EXPIRED unused (no run, no auto-reschedule) |
+| 749229 | T33 | 20 Jul | 00:05-00:50 | ngc6752.txt | 0 | EXPIRED unused (no run, no auto-reschedule) |
+| 749230 | T8 | 26 Jul | 21:35-23:55 | catspaw-t8.txt | ~146 (25% moon disc.) | still booked |
+| 749302 | T32 | 21 Jul | 18:50-21:50 | cena-t32.txt | ~350 (x1.6 rate, 25% moon disc.) | booked 20 Jul. EVENING slot: T32 has a 35 deg elevation floor and Cen A culminates ~17:10 before dark, sinking to 11 deg by the old 00:35 slot (which could never have run). 46% moon is up ~30 deg away: acceptable for a bright drain target. Reschedule flag AGAIN shows No despite RescheduleCheckbox=on in the POST: the flag does not stick, treat every booking as one-shot. RUNS 08:50-11:50 UTC 21 Jul; verify after that |
+| 749314 | T33 | 21 Jul | 00:05-00:50 | ngc104-test.txt | 0 (free) | booked + grid-verified 2026-07-21 08:55 UTC. 47 Tuc first-light retry, third attempt. Runs 14:05-14:50 UTC 21 Jul. Reschedule flag again No (free scopes never rebook) |
+
+The T33 first-light test is now on its THIRD booking (749314); the two prior free
+reservations expired unused. If this one also fails to run, the problem is not the
+booking but the auto-start on free scopes: escalate to walk-in (POST plan.asp per
+plans/README.md) or drop the free-imaging objective.
+
+## 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 | BOOKED as 749302 (see table above); the original 00:35 slot was an error, Cen A is an EVENING target (35 deg floor on T32) | | | | | cena-t32.txt | ~350 |
+| 2 | GRAS008 | 2026-07-22T01:35:00 | 2026-07-22T04:35:00 | 1:35 AM | 4:35 AM | cra-t8.txt | ~250 | CONFLICT: user hajo holds T8 00:25-02:25 that night (res 749207), overlapping our 01:35 start. See resolution note below |
+| 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 |
+
+### Session 2026-07-21 ~08:55 UTC (booking round run early, before Cen A ran)
+
+Done this session: free T33 47 Tuc retry booked as 749314 (grid-verified). NOT
+done, both correctly deferred:
+- **Cen A verify**: 749302 had not run yet (starts 08:50 UTC, this session ran at
+  08:48). Verify after 11:50 UTC.
+- **cra-t8 (#2)**: blocked twice over. (1) Quota: Cen A holds 3h until it
+  completes ~11:50 UTC; with Cat's Paw (2h20m) + Cen A (3h) + T33 (45m) held,
+  under ~1h55m is free, not enough for a 3h slot. (2) Conflict: user hajo holds
+  T8 00:25-02:25 SSO local (res 749207), overlapping our planned 01:35-04:35.
+
+**cra-t8 resolution options** (pick with a live grid re-check when quota frees):
+- (a) Shift to 02:25-05:25 after hajo. Downside: Corona Australis culminates
+  ~22:30 SSO local, so by 02:25-05:25 it is 4-6.5h past meridian and low; poor.
+- (b) PREFERRED: move cra-t8 to the NEXT night, 2026-07-23T01:35-04:35 (night of
+  22 Jul SSO), same clock time, avoids hajo, keeps decent altitude. Re-check that
+  night's T8 grid first. One night's slip is fine inside the drain window.
+- (c) Earlier slot 21:25-00:25 (before hajo) is astronomically best but starts
+  11:25 UTC, before Cen A releases quota at 11:50; not bookable in time.
+
+The scheduled 12:13 UTC job (ae3af497) fires after Cen A completes: it should
+verify Cen A + bill, then book cra-t8 by option (b) unless the grid has changed
+(hajo may cancel, opening option (a)/original). At corrected (x1.6) rates the
+full remaining queue runs ~2,530 vs 2,257 balance (~270 over): once actual bills
+for Cen A and CrA land, trim Phase 3 (shorten Tarantula #6 or the SMC slot)
+to land the balance near zero.
+
+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.**
+
+## Operational notes
+
+- 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.
+- 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.

plans/README.md

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+# 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).
+
+## 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.

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

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

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

plans/ngc104-test.txt

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+;
+; 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

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

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

plans/ngc6744-t59.txt

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+;
+; 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

plans/ngc6752.txt

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+;
+; 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

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

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

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

state/NOTES.md

@@ -35,3 +35,33 @@ 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.
+
+**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
+needed.

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,

state/TODO.md

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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.
+
+## Done (recent)
+
+- 2026-07-21 ~08:55 UTC: free T33 47 Tuc retry booked as reservation 749314
+  (grid-verified), third attempt at the first-light test, runs 14:05-14:50 UTC
+  21 Jul, costs 0.
+
 ## In progress
 
-- (nothing)
+- T33 first-light test on its THIRD booking (749314). The two prior free
+  reservations (749228, 749229) expired unused with reschedule=No; the free-scope
+  auto-start appears not to fire. If 749314 also fails to run, stop rebooking and
+  either walk it in (POST plan.asp per plans/README.md) or drop the free objective.
+- CEN A verify pending: reservation 749302 (T32) runs 08:50-11:50 UTC 21 Jul.
+  After 11:50 UTC, confirm images on t32.itelescope.net:8032, pull the actual
+  bill from Account/History.aspx, spot-check a preview, and refine the x1.6 rate
+  model in NOTES.md.
+- cra-t8 (queue #2) NOT yet booked, deferred twice over: (1) quota held by Cen A
+  until ~11:50 UTC; (2) user hajo holds T8 00:25-02:25 SSO local that night
+  (res 749207), overlapping our planned 01:35-04:35. Resolution: prefer booking
+  the NEXT night (2026-07-23T01:35-04:35) to dodge hajo and keep altitude; see
+  the resolution note in CAMPAIGN.md. Scheduled job ae3af497 (~12:13 UTC) handles
+  Cen A verify + this booking with a live grid re-check.
+- 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). 381 of 2,638 spent; 2,257 remain. Estimates run ~1.6x low vs
+  actual billing (see NOTES rate correction). Reschedule flag never sticks (grid
+  always shows No): treat every reservation as one-shot and verify the morning
+  after. 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