Using iTelescopes.net - Taking multiple Images of the same solar system object

[Michael OConnell]

Note that this ended up relating to iTelescopes.net, a customized version of ACP which has evolved along its own path for several years. In this case, a feature in ACP is not present in iTelescopes.net's ACP-based observing logic.

Hello,
I'm trying to create an ACP Plan to capture images of an asteroid.
Images to be spaced 10 mins apart.

I initially tried this using the #WAITFOR command.
However, I found that the second image didn't have the target in the frame.
I appears that it stopped the tracking and then resumed the tracking after the #WAITFOR period elapsed.
However, it didn't re-calculate the position of the target.


So, to get over the issue, I created a second ACP Plan
This time, I inserted the #WAITUNTIL command.
example below:

; === Target 1354 - 00:20 ===
;
#WAITUNTIL 00:20
#repeat 1
#count 1
#filter Luminance
#interval 120
#binning 2
01354 11.0 0.15 K134I 329.68444 250.75672 28.72658 5.95697 0.2169601 0.17834886 3.1257614 0 MPO259344 1423 32 1931-2013 0.50 M-v 38h MPC 0000 (1354) Botha 20130418
;
; === Target 1354 - 00:30 ===
;
#WAITUNTIL 00:30
#repeat 1
#count 1
#filter Luminance
#interval 120
#binning 2
01354 11.0 0.15 K134I 329.68444 250.75672 28.72658 5.95697 0.2169601 0.17834886 3.1257614 0 MPO259344 1423 32 1931-2013 0.50 M-v 38h MPC 0000 (1354) Botha 20130418
;

However, that didn't work either.
Error message below:

14:17:15 Error at line 3: missing argument in #waituntil: "00:20"
14:17:15 (3) -> #WAITUNTIL 00:20
14:17:15 00:17:15 MP elements for 01354 --> RA=15:49:04 Dec=-25° 51' 33" (J2000)
14:17:15 Error at line 13: missing argument in #waituntil: "00:30"
14:17:15 (13) -> #WAITUNTIL 00:30
14:17:16 00:17:16 MP elements for 01354 --> RA=15:49:04 Dec=-25° 51' 33" (J2000)
14:17:16 Error at line 23: missing argument in #waituntil: "00:40"
14:17:16 (23) -> #WAITUNTIL 00:40

I'm obviously doing something wrong, but am unclear on where I am going wrong.
Can anyone advise on how I can correct the issue please?


Many Thanks,


Michael O'Connell
Kildare, Ireland