Night Summary

Night Summary Report

Session Date: 2026-05-12

Session Start: 22:48:16    Session End: 03:28:08

Duration: 4.7 hours

Profile: Starfront - Redcat 91

Equipment
CameraZWO ASI2600MM Pro TelescopeRedcat 91 WIFID MountASI Mount Filter WheelEFW FocuserEAF RotatorZWO CAA GuiderPHD2 Flat PanelASCOM DeepSkyDad FP SwitchUPBv3 UPBv32C7C80

Session Timeline

30° 60° 90° Coma Berenices Cluster Panel 4 22:55 – 23:34 Coma Berenices Cluster Panel 6 23:40 – 03:19 Coma Berenices Cluster Panel 4 Coma Berenices Cluster Panel 6 AF: AutoFocus completed — Filter: Luminance, Temp: 24.0°C, Position: 38006 @ 23:10:27 AF AF: AutoFocus completed — Filter: Luminance, Temp: 24.0°C, Position: 38016 @ 00:15:07 AF AF: AutoFocus completed — Filter: Luminance, Temp: 23.0°C, Position: 38020 @ 00:46:59 AF 22:48 03:28 00:00 02:00
Coma Berenices Cluster Panel 4 Coma Berenices Cluster Panel 6 AutoFocus

Session Overview

124
Total Images
1 rejected
Luminance47
Red26
Green25
Blue26
3.7h
Total Exposure
Luminance1h 34m
Red39m
Green37m 30s
Blue52m
2
Targets
2.04px
Avg HFR
0.69"
Avg Guiding RMS
4.40"
Avg FWHM
85%
Yield
14% ↓
Moon
Yield and Imaging Overhead Analysis
54m 23s
Total Overhead
95.3%
Overhead Accounted
2m 42s
Unaccounted
Dither
Guiding
Filter Change
Autofocus
Wait

Category totals may exceed the overall overhead because some operations run concurrently.

Category Count Total Avg % of Overhead
Dither 45 14m 46s 19.7s 26.7%
Guiding 5 11m 132.2s 19.9%
Filter Change 103 9m 20s 5.4s 16.9%
Autofocus 3 5m 42s 114.1s 10.3%
Camera Temp 1 4m 51s 291.2s 8.8%
Wait 3 2m 45s 55.1s 5.0%
Image Save 124 2m 27s 1.2s 4.5%
Centering 2 1m 38s 49.1s 3.0%
Camera Download 124 1m 32s 0.7s 2.8%
Plate Solve 64 59s 0.9s 1.8%
Flat Panel 3 13s 4.5s 0.4%
Mount 1 3s 3.4s 0.1%

Targets Imaged

Coma Berenices Cluster Panel 4 — Start: 22:57  →  End: 23:34  ·  R.A. 12h 25m 6s  ·  Dec. +24° 53′ 54″  ·  ↻ 270°  ·  🌙 ↔ 151°

Coma Berenices Cluster Panel 4
30° 60° 90° Min Alt 30° Moon Position Start: 22:57 Start End: 23:34 End ▼ Sunset 20:30 Sunrise 06:45 ▲ 20:30 06:45 22:00 00:00 02:00 04:00 06:00
FilterImagesRejectedExposureTotal Time
Luminance161120s32m
Total16132m

Star Count Consistency

Broadband CVNarrowband CV
35%
Image Quality
Metric
Min
Max
Mean
CV
HFR
2.33px
2.53px
2.37px
2%
FilterMinMaxMeanCV
Luminance (16)2.33px2.53px2.37px2%
FWHM
4.30"
5.78"
4.44"
8%
FilterMinMaxMeanCV
Luminance (16)4.30"5.78"4.44"8%
Eccentricity
0.34
0.37
0.36
2%
Guiding RMS
0.37"
1.17"
0.77"
34%
Session History (2 previous sessions)
DateIntegrationAvg HFRAvg FWHMAvg Guiding RMS
May 12, 202618m2.39px4.36"0.66"
May 11, 20263.1h2.10px4.24"0.75"

Target Scheduler Progress

BB_L_180s (120s)
60/60 accepted (100%)
BB_R_180s (90s)
25/25 accepted (100%)
BB_G_180s (90s)
25/25 accepted (100%)
BB_B_180s (120s)
25/25 accepted (100%)

Total integration (all sessions, estimate): ~4.1h

Coma Berenices Cluster Panel 6 — Start: 23:41  →  End: 03:19  ·  R.A. 12h 32m 11s  ·  Dec. +24° 53′ 15″  ·  ↻ 270°  ·  🌙 ↔ 150°

Coma Berenices Cluster Panel 6
30° 60° 90° Min Alt 30° Moon Position Start: 23:41 Start End: 03:19 End ▼ Sunset 20:30 Sunrise 06:45 ▲ 20:30 06:45 22:00 00:00 02:00 04:00 06:00
FilterImagesExposureTotal Time
Luminance31120s1h 2m
Red2690s39m
Green2590s37m 30s
Blue26120s52m
Total1083h 10m

Star Count Consistency

Broadband CVNarrowband CV
27%
Image Quality
Metric
Min
Max
Mean
CV
HFR
1.78px
2.29px
1.99px
6%
FilterMinMaxMeanCV
Luminance (31)2.03px2.29px2.15px3%
Red (26)1.82px1.99px1.92px2%
Green (25)1.78px1.93px1.86px2%
Blue (26)1.87px2.23px1.98px4%
FWHM
4.04"
5.12"
4.39"
5%
FilterMinMaxMeanCV
Luminance (31)4.34"4.89"4.59"4%
Red (26)4.15"4.60"4.29"2%
Green (25)4.04"4.55"4.25"2%
Blue (26)4.05"5.12"4.39"5%
Eccentricity
0.34
0.72
0.39
12%
Guiding RMS
0.34"
1.06"
0.68"
25%

Target Scheduler Progress

BB_L_180s (120s)
31/60 acquired (52%)
BB_R_180s (90s)
25/25 accepted (100%)
BB_G_180s (90s)
25/25 accepted (100%)
BB_B_180s (120s)
25/25 accepted (100%)

Total integration (all sessions, estimate): ~3.1h

Session Image Quality

Metric
Min
Max
Mean
CV
HFR
1.78px
2.53px
2.04px
9%
FilterMinMaxMeanCV
Luminance (47)2.03px2.53px2.22px6%
Red (26)1.82px1.99px1.92px2%
Green (25)1.78px1.93px1.86px2%
Blue (26)1.87px2.23px1.98px4%
FWHM
4.04"
5.78"
4.40"
5%
FilterMinMaxMeanCV
Luminance (47)4.30"5.78"4.53"6%
Red (26)4.15"4.60"4.29"2%
Green (25)4.04"4.55"4.25"2%
Blue (26)4.05"5.12"4.39"5%
Eccentricity
0.34
0.72
0.38
12%
Guiding RMS
0.34"
1.17"
0.69"
27%

Guiding RMS and HFR Vs. Time

Tonight's Preview

Generated by Target Scheduler — actual imaging may differ based on conditions

Planned schedule for May 13, 2026 — 22:01 to 03:20

30° 60° 90° Coma Berenices Cluster Panel 6 22:01 – 00:01 Coma Berenices Cluster Panel 5 00:01 – 03:20 Coma Berenices Cluster Panel 6 Coma Berenices Cluster Panel 5 22:01 03:20 00:00 02:00
Coma Berenices Cluster Panel 6 Coma Berenices Cluster Panel 5
TargetWindowImagesTotal Time
Coma Berenices Cluster Panel 6 22:01 - 00:01 60 2h
Coma Berenices Cluster Panel 5 00:01 - 03:20 112 3h 19m
Coma Berenices Cluster Panel 6 - Filter Breakdown
FilterImagesExposureTotal Time
Luminance 60 120s 2h
Coma Berenices Cluster Panel 5 - Filter Breakdown
FilterImagesExposureTotal Time
Luminance 37 120s 1h 14m
Red 25 90s 37m 30s
Green 25 90s 37m 30s
Blue 25 120s 50m

CV (Coefficient of Variation) measures consistency as a percentage of the mean. Lower values indicate more stable conditions. Star count CV is calculated per target and filter type.

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