GEM flip with Sitech controller

[Andrei Ioda]

Hi,

I confirm the bug is fixed.

20:23:23   *** Current RA = 10h 14m 47.9s 
20:23:23   *** Current Dec = 03� 20' 02.24"
20:23:23   *** Current HA = 00h 18m 47.4s 
20:23:23     [flip check:  Tn=-600s HAc=1127s GW=F HAz=527s DWz=T WF=YES]
20:23:23   (stopping  the autoguider)
20:23:23   (GEM must flip before next operation)                                 need a flip.
20:23:23     [FPw=0s FPe=0s HAt=1128s PFM=120s]
20:23:23   (no wait needed, already past flip limit)
20:23:23   Start slew to NGC3166...
20:23:23   *** Current RA = 10h 14m 47.9s 
20:23:23   *** Current Dec = 03� 20' 02.24"
20:23:23   *** Current HA = 00h 18m 48.0s 
20:23:23   *** Slew to RA = 10h 14m 48.3s 
20:23:23   *** Slew to Dec = 03� 20' 09.77"
20:23:23   *** Slew to HA = 00h 18m 47.6s 
20:23:23   *** Current West = 0
20:23:23   *** Slew to West = -1
20:23:23   *** Need flip = -1
20:23:25   (rolling rotator over 180 deg...)
20:23:25   Start rotate to PA 193.0 deg (raw rotator angle 12.1)
20:23:25   (wait for slew to complete)
20:25:02   (slew complete)                                                      mount is flipped.
20:25:02   *** Current RA = 10h 14m 48.5s 
20:25:03   *** Current Dec = 03� 20' 09.78"
20:25:03   *** Current HA = 00h 20m 26.8s 
20:25:03   (wait for rotator)
20:25:20   (rotation complete)
20:25:20   Updating pointing...
20:25:20 Temperature file found
20:25:20 Current temperature = -0.50
20:25:20 Average temperature = 0.09
20:25:20 Turning on mirror coolers...
20:25:22 Status = Fan is already on
20:25:22   Switching from Blue to Luminance filter for pointing exposure
20:25:22   Focus change of -26 steps required
20:25:29   (taking 10 sec. exposure, Luminance filter, binning = 4)            check current position after flip.
20:25:29   (using 8 MHz readout mode)
20:25:30   (starting exposure)
20:25:43   (exposure complete)
20:25:45   (exposure complete and image downloaded)
20:25:45   Calibrating image...
20:25:46   Image finished
20:25:46   Plate-solve pointing image.
20:25:47   166 image stars found
20:25:47   404 catalog stars found
20:25:48   Solved! 114 stars matched.
20:25:48   Average residual is 0.3 arcsec.
20:25:48   Pointing error is 4.363 arcmin @ angle 330.43
20:25:48   True focal length is 2927.2 mm.
20:25:48   True binned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 2.53 V = 2.53
20:25:48   True image center (J2000): 10h 13m 36.5s   03� 28' 48.85"
20:25:48   Imager sky position angle is 193.1 deg.
20:25:48   Rotator mech. position angle is 12.1 deg.
20:25:50   [sync] telescope synced
20:25:50   Re-slew to target.
20:25:50   Start slew to NGC3166...
20:25:50   *** Current RA = 10h 14m 39.8s 
20:25:50   *** Current Dec = 03� 23' 57.45"
20:25:50   *** Current HA = 00h 21m 22.8s 
20:25:50   *** Slew to RA = 10h 14m 48.4s 
20:25:50   *** Slew to Dec = 03� 20' 09.84"
20:25:50   *** Slew to HA = 00h 21m 14.2s 
20:25:50   *** Current West = -1
20:25:50   *** Slew to West = -1
20:25:50   *** Need flip = 0
20:25:51   (wait for slew to complete)
20:26:00   (slew complete)
20:26:00   *** Current RA = 10h 14m 48.4s 
20:26:00   *** Current Dec = 03� 20' 09.84"
20:26:00   *** Current HA = 00h 21m 24.8s 
20:26:00   Target is now centered.