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| Date | Scope | Target | Plan file | Imaging | Est. pts | Actual pts | Notes |
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| 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 |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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Cumulative spend: 381. Balance after (verified GetAccountStatus 2026-07-20): **2,257**.
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**Re-estimation warning (2026-07-20):** T59 actual came in at 1.6x the estimate
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(381 vs ~240). Either billing is on wall-clock session time (Time Used matched
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start-to-end, not the 180 min of exposure) or the rate card's 80/hr for T59 is
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stale. Treat ALL queue estimates below as ~1.6x low until re-verified against
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account/history.aspx after the next paid run. At 1.6x, the remaining queue
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(~1,700 est) actually covers the full 2,257 balance nicely.
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 2026-07-20 | T33 | NGC 6752 | ngc6752.txt | 17 min | 0 (free) | | reservation 749229, 00:05-00:50 SSO local 21 Jul, auto-runs |
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## Planned allocation (~2,600 points, adapt as scopes/weather allow)
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Chile scopes (T71 106/hr, T73 224/hr) if they return from maintenance: Tarantula
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and NGC 1313 preferred. Aim to land the balance under ~50 points.
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## Booked reservations (all with plan attached + reschedule flag)
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| ID | Scope | Night of (SSO/obs local) | Slot | Plan | Est. pts | Status (2026-07-20) |
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| 749227 | T59 | 19 Jul | 00:05-03:45 | ngc6744-t59.txt | ~240 | COMPLETED, billed 381 |
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| 749228 | T33 | 19 Jul | 00:05-00:50 | ngc104-test.txt | 0 | EXPIRED unused (no run, no auto-reschedule) |
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| 749229 | T33 | 20 Jul | 00:05-00:50 | ngc6752.txt | 0 | EXPIRED unused (no run, no auto-reschedule) |
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| 749230 | T8 | 26 Jul | 21:35-23:55 | catspaw-t8.txt | ~146 (25% moon disc.) | still booked |
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| 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 |
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| 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) |
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The T33 first-light test is now on its THIRD booking (749314); the two prior free
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reservations expired unused. If this one also fails to run, the problem is not the
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booking but the auto-start on free scopes: escalate to walk-in (POST plan.asp per
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plans/README.md) or drop the free-imaging objective.
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## Booking queue (blocked by the rolling 8-hour reservation allowance)
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Book in order as quota frees (a session completing releases its hours). Exact
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New.aspx parameters; all plans already uploaded and verified on their scopes.
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Verify every booking via Edit.aspx?id= probing (sequential ids), NOT the grid.
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| # | Scope id | start | end | start sel | end sel | Plan | Est. pts |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 3 | GRAS059 | 2026-07-25T20:35:00 | 2026-07-25T23:55:00 | 8:35 PM | 11:55 PM | ngc6188-haoiii-t59.txt | ~120 (disc.) |
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| 4 | GRAS059 | 2026-07-27T20:35:00 | 2026-07-27T23:05:00 | 8:35 PM | 11:05 PM | ngc6188-sii-t59.txt | ~90 (disc.) |
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| 5 | GRAS008 | 2026-08-08T02:35:00 | 2026-08-08T06:05:00 | 2:35 AM | 6:05 AM | smc47tuc-t8.txt | ~390 |
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| 6 | GRAS032 | 2026-08-09T03:05:00 | 2026-08-09T06:05:00 | 3:05 AM | 6:05 AM | tarantula-t32.txt | ~365 |
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| 7 | (T70, blocked: server unreachable) | night TBD before 5 Aug | ~2.5h | | | scorpius-t70.txt (in scratch, re-upload needed) | ~238 |
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### Session 2026-07-21 ~08:55 UTC (booking round run early, before Cen A ran)
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Done this session: free T33 47 Tuc retry booked as 749314 (grid-verified). NOT
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done, both correctly deferred:
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- **Cen A verify**: 749302 had not run yet (starts 08:50 UTC, this session ran at
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08:48). Verify after 11:50 UTC.
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- **cra-t8 (#2)**: blocked twice over. (1) Quota: Cen A holds 3h until it
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completes ~11:50 UTC; with Cat's Paw (2h20m) + Cen A (3h) + T33 (45m) held,
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under ~1h55m is free, not enough for a 3h slot. (2) Conflict: user hajo holds
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T8 00:25-02:25 SSO local (res 749207), overlapping our planned 01:35-04:35.
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**cra-t8 resolution options** (pick with a live grid re-check when quota frees):
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- (a) Shift to 02:25-05:25 after hajo. Downside: Corona Australis culminates
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~22:30 SSO local, so by 02:25-05:25 it is 4-6.5h past meridian and low; poor.
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- (b) PREFERRED: move cra-t8 to the NEXT night, 2026-07-23T01:35-04:35 (night of
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22 Jul SSO), same clock time, avoids hajo, keeps decent altitude. Re-check that
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night's T8 grid first. One night's slip is fine inside the drain window.
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- (c) Earlier slot 21:25-00:25 (before hajo) is astronomically best but starts
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11:25 UTC, before Cen A releases quota at 11:50; not bookable in time.
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The scheduled 12:13 UTC job (ae3af497) fires after Cen A completes: it should
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verify Cen A + bill, then book cra-t8 by option (b) unless the grid has changed
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(hajo may cancel, opening option (a)/original). At corrected (x1.6) rates the
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full remaining queue runs ~2,530 vs 2,257 balance (~270 over): once actual bills
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for Cen A and CrA land, trim Phase 3 (shorten Tarantula #6 or the SMC slot)
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to land the balance near zero.
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Substitution rules: if T71 returns to service, move #2 and #7 to T71 (faster
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f/2.8 optics, cheaper 106 pts/hr; re-cut the plans for 1.55"/px). If T70's
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server returns, book #7 as-is. Check the go.itelescope.net status line before
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each booking round. After #6, allocate the remaining balance (~450 pts) to a
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final deep session on the best-performing scope, sized to land under 50 pts.
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**10 Aug: verify balance is near zero, download ALL data from data.itelescope.net,
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then (with explicit user confirmation) cancel via MyAccount/Cancel.aspx.**
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;
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; Cat Paw NGC 6334 in Ha on T8 - phase 2 narrowband
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; Ha 9x600s Bin1. 90 min imaging. Bright moon OK.
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#largepreviews
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#tiff
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#count 9
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#interval 600
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#binning 1
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#filter Ha
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NGC6334 17.340000 -36.116667
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#shutdown
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;
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; Centaurus A (NGC 5128) on T32 for qisback - drain campaign phase 1
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; L 12x300s, RGB 4x300s each. 120 min imaging.
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;
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#largepreviews
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#tiff
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#count 12,4,4,4
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#interval 300,300,300,300
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#binning 2,2,2,2
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#filter Luminance,Red,Green,Blue
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NGC5128 13.424333 -43.019139
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#shutdown
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;
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; Corona Australis dust complex on T8 for qisback - drain campaign phase 1
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; L 8x300s Bin1, RGB 5x300s each Bin2. 115 min imaging.
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;
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#largepreviews
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#tiff
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#count 8,5,5,5
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#interval 300,300,300,300
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#binning 1,2,2,2
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#filter Luminance,Red,Green,Blue
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CrA-complex 19.030000 -36.955000
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#shutdown
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;
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; NGC 6188 Fighting Dragons on T59, session A: Ha + OIII - phase 2 narrowband
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; Ha 6x600s, OIII 6x600s. 120 min imaging. Bright moon OK.
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;
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#largepreviews
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#tiff
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#count 6,6
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#interval 600,600
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#binning 1,1
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#filter Ha,OIII
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NGC6188 16.669167 -48.796667
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#shutdown
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; NGC 6188 on T59, session B: SII + extra Ha - phase 2 narrowband
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; SII 6x600s, Ha 3x600s. 90 min imaging. Bright moon OK.
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;
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#largepreviews
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#tiff
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#count 6,3
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#interval 600,600
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#binning 1,1
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#filter SII,Ha
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NGC6188 16.669167 -48.796667
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#shutdown
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;
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; Scorpius tail super-wide (Prawn/Cat Paw region) on T70 for qisback - phase 1
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; L 10x300s, RGB 4x300s each. 110 min imaging.
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;
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#largepreviews
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#tiff
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#count 10,4,4,4
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#interval 300,300,300,300
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#binning 1,1,1,1
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#filter Luminance,Red,Green,Blue
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Scorpius-tail 16.916667 -40.000000
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#shutdown
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;
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; SMC + 47 Tucanae in one T8 frame - phase 3 signature shot
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; L 8x300s Bin1, RGB 6x300s each Bin2. 130 min imaging. Dark of moon.
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#largepreviews
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#tiff
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#count 8,6,6,6
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#interval 300,300,300,300
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#binning 1,2,2,2
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#filter Luminance,Red,Green,Blue
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SMC-47Tuc 0.650000 -72.500000
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#shutdown
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;
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; Tarantula Nebula NGC 2070 on T32 - phase 3
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; L 10x300s, RGB 5x300s each. 125 min imaging. Pre-dawn rising target.
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;
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#largepreviews
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#tiff
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#count 10,5,5,5
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#interval 300,300,300,300
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#binning 2,2,2,2
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#filter Luminance,Red,Green,Blue
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NGC2070 5.643333 -69.100000
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#shutdown
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Standouts: T59 at 80/hr is the value big scope (20" CDK, square 37 arcmin
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field, 900 s subs); T5 at 68/hr the cheapest paid; T26 at 394/hr the dearest.
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Billing is per minute of imaging (exposure) time, so overhead is not billed.
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**RATE CORRECTION (2026-07-20, from the first real bill):** the paragraph above
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underestimates. T59 session 851148: 180 min of exposure, wall clock 00:05:22 to
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03:29:56 (3h24m34s), history "Time Used" 3h24m32s = WALL time, billed 381 points
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at 0% moon discount. That is ~112 pts/hr of wall time or ~127 pts/hr of exposure
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time, vs the 80/hr the card predicted. So either Time Used (wall clock) is what
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gets billed, or the card's data-default-rate is stale. Consequence: estimate
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sessions at rate x reserved-slot-length (slots run ~1.15-1.5x imaging time), i.e.
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multiply old exposure-based estimates by ~1.6 until more bills confirm the model.
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Paid imaging needs no reservation when a scope is idle: same walk-in ACP flow
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as the free scopes, points just deduct. Reservations (to guarantee a slot) go
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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
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July-August starter campaign (T33 free, T71 narrowband, T73 galaxy, T8 LMC later).
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## Done (recent)
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- 2026-07-20: NGC 6744 on T59 SUCCEEDED (reservation 749227, txn 851148): full
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LRGB dataset on the scope server (L 15x300s BIN1, RGB 7x300s each BIN2),
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previews verified clean. Billed 381 pts (est was ~240: see the rate
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correction in NOTES.md). Balance now 2,257. Ledger updated in CAMPAIGN.md.
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## Done (recent)
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- 2026-07-21 ~08:55 UTC: free T33 47 Tuc retry booked as reservation 749314
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(grid-verified), third attempt at the first-light test, runs 14:05-14:50 UTC
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21 Jul, costs 0.
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## In progress
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- T33 first-light test on its THIRD booking (749314). The two prior free
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reservations (749228, 749229) expired unused with reschedule=No; the free-scope
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auto-start appears not to fire. If 749314 also fails to run, stop rebooking and
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either walk it in (POST plan.asp per plans/README.md) or drop the free objective.
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- CEN A verify pending: reservation 749302 (T32) runs 08:50-11:50 UTC 21 Jul.
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After 11:50 UTC, confirm images on t32.itelescope.net:8032, pull the actual
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bill from Account/History.aspx, spot-check a preview, and refine the x1.6 rate
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model in NOTES.md.
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- cra-t8 (queue #2) NOT yet booked, deferred twice over: (1) quota held by Cen A
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until ~11:50 UTC; (2) user hajo holds T8 00:25-02:25 SSO local that night
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(res 749207), overlapping our planned 01:35-04:35. Resolution: prefer booking
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the NEXT night (2026-07-23T01:35-04:35) to dodge hajo and keep altitude; see
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the resolution note in CAMPAIGN.md. Scheduled job ae3af497 (~12:13 UTC) handles
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Cen A verify + this booking with a live grid re-check.
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- T33 first-light test: ngc104-test.txt (47 Tuc, ~24 min LRGB) uploaded to
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/plans/qisback/ on T33 and verified. Run window: 2026-07-19 roughly 14:00-19:30
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UTC when 47 Tuc clears the 20 degree limit. Procedure in plans/README.md.
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Remaining: live-run the plan (confirm the plan.asp POST and any scope-connect
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step), monitor via console, pull images/logs, record outcome in NOTES.
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- Second free session scheduled for 2026-07-20 same window: runs
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plans/ngc6752.txt (uploaded to T33, verified) if the 47 Tuc test succeeded,
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otherwise retries ngc104-test.txt. Whichever session runs must record its
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outcome here and in NOTES so the other knows.
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- DRAIN CAMPAIGN ACTIVE (see CAMPAIGN.md): spend the full balance by 10 Aug,
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then cancel before the 12 Aug renewal (user confirmation required for the
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cancel itself). 381 of 2,638 spent; 2,257 remain. Estimates run ~1.6x low vs
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actual billing (see NOTES rate correction). Reschedule flag never sticks (grid
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always shows No): treat every reservation as one-shot and verify the morning
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after. Download the NGC 6744 data from data.itelescope.net before the 10 Aug
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cancellation sweep. Update the CAMPAIGN.md ledger after every session from
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account/history.aspx.
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cancel itself). First paid run: NGC 6744 on T59 (plans/ngc6744-t59.txt,
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uploaded and verified), scheduled 2026-07-19 after the free test, ~240 pts.
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Update the CAMPAIGN.md ledger after every session from account/history.aspx.
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## Pending
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