CAMPAIGN.md

@@ -66,11 +66,13 @@ account/history.aspx after the next paid run. At 1.6x, the remaining queue
 | 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 |
+| 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 free runs and the T33 first-light test remain outstanding: rebook a free
+The T33 first-light test is now on its THIRD booking (749314); the two prior free
-T33 slot (next window: night of 22 Jul SSO, 00:05-00:50, i.e. 21 Jul ~14:05 UTC)
+reservations expired unused. If this one also fails to run, the problem is not the
-and investigate why the reschedule flag read "No" in the grid.
+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)
 
@@ -81,20 +83,37 @@ 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 |
+| 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 |
 
-Quota position after booking 749302 (2026-07-20): held = 749230 (2h20m) +
+### Session 2026-07-21 ~08:55 UTC (booking round run early, before Cen A ran)
-749302 (3h) = 5h20m of the 8h allowance, ~2h40m free. Queue #2 (cra-t8, 3h,
+
-night of 21 Jul SSO = 22 Jul 01:35 local) does NOT fit until tonight's Cen A
+Done this session: free T33 47 Tuc retry booked as 749314 (grid-verified). NOT
-run completes (~11:50 UTC 21 Jul) and releases its 3h. NEXT BOOKING ROUND:
+done, both correctly deferred:
-21 Jul around midday UK, book #2 cra-t8 (full 3h) plus the free T33 47 Tuc
+- **Cen A verify**: 749302 had not run yet (starts 08:50 UTC, this session ran at
-retry (00:05-00:50, night of 22 Jul SSO). At corrected (x1.6) rates the full
+  08:48). Verify after 11:50 UTC.
-remaining queue runs ~2,530 vs 2,257 balance (~270 over): once actual bills
+- **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.
 

state/TODO.md

@@ -20,29 +20,36 @@
   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
 
-- T33 first-light test STILL OUTSTANDING: reservations 749228 (47 Tuc, night of
+- T33 first-light test on its THIRD booking (749314). The two prior free
-  19 Jul) and 749229 (NGC 6752, night of 20 Jul) both expired unused: no images,
+  reservations (749228, 749229) expired unused with reschedule=No; the free-scope
-  no logs, and the grid showed reschedule=No despite the flag being set at
+  auto-start appears not to fire. If 749314 also fails to run, stop rebooking and
-  booking. Plans are still uploaded and verified on T33. Next free window:
+  either walk it in (POST plan.asp per plans/README.md) or drop the free objective.
-  night of 22 Jul SSO (21 Jul ~14:05 UTC). Rebook 00:05-00:50 with
+- CEN A verify pending: reservation 749302 (T32) runs 08:50-11:50 UTC 21 Jul.
-  ngc104-test.txt, and investigate the reschedule flag (may not stick on free
+  After 11:50 UTC, confirm images on t32.itelescope.net:8032, pull the actual
-  scopes, or the checkbox POST was ignored).
+  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. IMPORTANT: estimates run
+  cancel itself). 381 of 2,638 spent; 2,257 remain. Estimates run ~1.6x low vs
-  ~1.6x low vs actual billing (see NOTES rate correction). Cen A REBOOKED
+  actual billing (see NOTES rate correction). Reschedule flag never sticks (grid
-  2026-07-20 as reservation 749302: T32, night of 21 Jul SSO, 18:50-21:50
+  always shows No): treat every reservation as one-shot and verify the morning
-  local (08:50-11:50 UTC 21 Jul), evening slot because T32's 35 deg floor
+  after. Download the NGC 6744 data from data.itelescope.net before the 10 Aug
-  makes Cen A an evening-only target (the old 00:35 slot was an error).
+  cancellation sweep. Update the CAMPAIGN.md ledger after every session from
-  NEXT SESSION (21 Jul ~midday UK): check 749302 ran + bill, then book queue
+  account/history.aspx.
-  #2 (cra-t8, 3h, quota frees when Cen A completes) and the free T33 47 Tuc
-  retry (00:05-00:50 night of 22 Jul SSO). 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