# TODO

> The current state of play. Keep it honest and current; this is what the next session
> reads to know what to do. Move items between sections as they progress.

## Done

- 2026-07-17: repo created on git.discworld.casa, Default Workflow scaffold copied in.
- 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).

## 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.

## Done (recent)

- 2026-07-21 11:40 UTC: Cen A on T32 verified COMPLETE (billed 160, NGC5128
  images on the scope server), and queue #2 (Corona Australis on T8) booked for
  the night of 22 Jul, 21:45-00:45 SSO local, which brackets the target's
  culmination instead of chasing it down the western sky. Rate model rebuilt
  from two actual bills. Details in the CAMPAIGN.md session note.

## In progress

- T33 first-light test on its THIRD booking (749314), which had NOT yet run as of
  11:40 UTC 21 Jul: it starts 14:05 UTC. Verify after 14:50 UTC (images and logs
  on t33.itelescope.net:8033 were still empty/stale at 11:40, as expected). The
  two prior free reservations (749228, 749229) expired unused with reschedule=No;
  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.
- The T32 HDR core set (plans/hdrcore-t32.txt) was booked and then CANCELLED on
  2026-07-21 without running: the Cen A nucleus is not saturated, the earlier
  claim having measured a foreground star. See the correction in CAMPAIGN.md.
  Zero points spent. The plan file remains available on T32 if a genuinely
  saturated target turns up.
- The 21 Jul Cen A data has been fully processed off-repo, in the user's
  Downloads\NGC5128\20260721\stacked folder: masters, plate solution (0.27
  arcsec on 237 stars), an LRGB composite, a globular cluster survey (289
  candidates, 62% catalogue-confirmed, density falling 10.5x outward), surface
  photometry (Sersic n = 4.27, Re = 400 arcsec, total G = 6.56, which matches
  the catalogued brightness and so validates the photometric chain), and a
  transient/moving-object search (both null, with measured limits). METHODS.md
  there documents the lot. Nothing from that analysis needs to come back into
  this repo, but two results affect FUTURE sessions and are recorded here:
  **(a)** measure saturation properly before buying short subs, and **(b)** the
  faint outer halo in that stack is limited by the sky-plane subtraction
  (-17.9 ADU/px of real halo light absorbed), not by exposure time, so more
  integration alone would not have gone deeper.
- CrA on T8 runs 11:45-14:45 UTC 22 Jul. Verify after 14:45 UTC: images under
  /images/qisback/T8/ on t8.itelescope.net:8008, then the actual bill from
  account/history.aspx into the ledger. This is the first T8 bill, so it also
  fixes T8's effective rate (card says 130/hr; trust nothing until observed).
- 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). 541 of 2,638 spent; 2,097 remain. The x1.6 estimate multiplier
  is WITHDRAWN: billing is on plan imaging minutes, and per-scope rates must come
  from actual bills (T59 127/hr, T32 80/hr observed; the NOTES rate card is
  unreliable). On current numbers the campaign UNDER-spends by ~800: plan extra
  or longer runs, do not trim. Reschedule flag never sticks (grid always shows
  No): treat every reservation as one-shot and verify the morning after.
  Download the NGC 6744 and NGC 5128 data from data.itelescope.net before the
  10 Aug cancellation sweep. Update the CAMPAIGN.md ledger after every session
  from account/history.aspx.

## 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.
- Optional: per-telescope detail pages on support.itelescope.net (links in
  DECISIONS.md) hold photos and operational history if deeper entries are ever wanted.
- Periodic refresh: re-export the Google Sheet and diff against data/ to catch new or
  changed systems.