2023-02-07, 05:05 PM
Hi Greg,
My email about the T80 run included this message:
Please note:
Your plan triggered session billing as one of your exposures was below the minimum exposure time of 120 seconds.
Your account has been charged at session rates for the total session time.
Here are some sections of the Log file:
00:20:05 01:20:05 This plan has 1 live target(s), 35 images
00:20:05 01:20:05 There are 35.0 min. of actual imaging time
00:20:05 01:20:05 Full Moon "Happy Hour" in effect. You will not be billed for this session
00:20:05 01:20:05 - Sessions are limited to 60 minutes
00:20:05 01:20:05 - Your imaging session is scheduled to terminate at Mon Feb 6 02:20:05 UTC+0100 2023
00:20:05 01:20:05 Billing Method: Session (forced)
00:20:05 01:20:05 Session Forced Reason: Plan minimum Sub Exposure of 60 is less than 120 required for Exposure Based Billing. The following ACP Plan Directives used in the Plan trigger Session Based Billing: #WAITUNTIL
At the end of the script:
00:20:05 01:20:05 @@@ ACQUIRE IMAGES SCRIPT
00:20:05 01:20:05 === Starting Imaging Run ===
00:20:05 01:20:05 Comet elements for CK22E030 --> RA=05:08:25 Dec=46°29'18.2" (J2000)
00:20:05 01:20:05 === Starting target CK22E030 ====
00:20:05 01:20:05 === Following Options are Enabled: CK22E030
00:20:05 01:20:05 - Billing Method: Session
00:20:05 01:20:05 - Autoguiding Disabled by Administrator
00:20:05 01:20:05 ; Plan Generated via SkyTools 4 Imaging
00:20:05 01:20:05 ;
00:20:05 01:20:05 ; Start observation on 2023 February 6 at 18:46 local time
00:20:05 01:20:05 ;
00:20:05 01:20:05 ; C/2022 E3 (ZTF)
00:20:05 01:20:05 Storage: 567 GB free
00:20:05 01:20:05 Physical RAM Memory: 1387 MB free
00:20:05 01:20:05 Current Date: Mon Feb 6 01:20:05 UTC+0100 2023
00:20:05 01:20:05 Last Reboot: Sat Feb 4 18:27:50 UTC+0100 2023
00:20:05 01:20:05 Uptime: 1 day(s) : 6 hour(s)
00:20:05 01:20:05 Camera temperature in range. Temp = -20 expected -20
00:20:11 01:20:11 Focus position count is within typical range. Position = 660 expected 300 to 1700
00:20:11 01:20:11 #waituntil for CK22E030 would extend past plan quit time, skipped
00:20:11 01:20:11 Parking-Telescope
00:20:12 01:20:12 The script has finished
00:20:12 01:20:12
00:20:12 01:20:12 ---> No Script is Running <---
00:20:12 01:20:12
I wasn't aware that I could specify a billing method in the Plan file. Where does one learn these things about the iTelescopes?
TIA,
Phil S.
My email about the T80 run included this message:
Please note:
Your plan triggered session billing as one of your exposures was below the minimum exposure time of 120 seconds.
Your account has been charged at session rates for the total session time.
Here are some sections of the Log file:
00:20:05 01:20:05 This plan has 1 live target(s), 35 images
00:20:05 01:20:05 There are 35.0 min. of actual imaging time
00:20:05 01:20:05 Full Moon "Happy Hour" in effect. You will not be billed for this session
00:20:05 01:20:05 - Sessions are limited to 60 minutes
00:20:05 01:20:05 - Your imaging session is scheduled to terminate at Mon Feb 6 02:20:05 UTC+0100 2023
00:20:05 01:20:05 Billing Method: Session (forced)
00:20:05 01:20:05 Session Forced Reason: Plan minimum Sub Exposure of 60 is less than 120 required for Exposure Based Billing. The following ACP Plan Directives used in the Plan trigger Session Based Billing: #WAITUNTIL
At the end of the script:
00:20:05 01:20:05 @@@ ACQUIRE IMAGES SCRIPT
00:20:05 01:20:05 === Starting Imaging Run ===
00:20:05 01:20:05 Comet elements for CK22E030 --> RA=05:08:25 Dec=46°29'18.2" (J2000)
00:20:05 01:20:05 === Starting target CK22E030 ====
00:20:05 01:20:05 === Following Options are Enabled: CK22E030
00:20:05 01:20:05 - Billing Method: Session
00:20:05 01:20:05 - Autoguiding Disabled by Administrator
00:20:05 01:20:05 ; Plan Generated via SkyTools 4 Imaging
00:20:05 01:20:05 ;
00:20:05 01:20:05 ; Start observation on 2023 February 6 at 18:46 local time
00:20:05 01:20:05 ;
00:20:05 01:20:05 ; C/2022 E3 (ZTF)
00:20:05 01:20:05 Storage: 567 GB free
00:20:05 01:20:05 Physical RAM Memory: 1387 MB free
00:20:05 01:20:05 Current Date: Mon Feb 6 01:20:05 UTC+0100 2023
00:20:05 01:20:05 Last Reboot: Sat Feb 4 18:27:50 UTC+0100 2023
00:20:05 01:20:05 Uptime: 1 day(s) : 6 hour(s)
00:20:05 01:20:05 Camera temperature in range. Temp = -20 expected -20
00:20:11 01:20:11 Focus position count is within typical range. Position = 660 expected 300 to 1700
00:20:11 01:20:11 #waituntil for CK22E030 would extend past plan quit time, skipped
00:20:11 01:20:11 Parking-Telescope
00:20:12 01:20:12 The script has finished
00:20:12 01:20:12
00:20:12 01:20:12 ---> No Script is Running <---
00:20:12 01:20:12
I wasn't aware that I could specify a billing method in the Plan file. Where does one learn these things about the iTelescopes?
TIA,
Phil S.