LUNASCAN  MISSION REPORT:  Mission 78; 20140829 - 02 (LIMO #1)

DATE-TIME:

August 29, 2014

19:33 hours; 0h33m CUT

MISSION TYPE:

Shakedown Mission of LIMO

Colongitude: 325.0°

Phase: 131.1°

Lunation: 4.39 days

Illumination: 17.1%

1. PRELIMINARY REPORT - First mission with LIMO

http://www.lunascan.com/lunascan/LIMO.htm

Lunar Imaging Module & Observatory

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Quad showing FCAM in daylight and night environment

QUAD
19:33:13 Quad Mission Start
19:34: Acquisition of target/BOS on Cam 4
Negative  WWV
Pos WWV @ 20:06:06 Q
Signal problem with doors
Time fix 1h07m CUT = 20:07:26 Quad
EOM 20:33:00:06 Q

FCAM at 18m03s elapsed

FCAM

Good images

CABCAM at 41m28s elapsed

Good images under normal lighting prior to mission. Fuzzy images with blue cab lights. LOS every few seconds. Possible bad VCR or bad tape. Check next mission.

CAM 3 / COMPUTER GRAPHICS

Good, no recordings made

CAM 4 / SSI

Images poor due to atmospherics and obstructions during final leg of lunar path. No WWV. Feed line incorrect.

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2. EPHEMERIS: DE421

Observatory: +37°34' +87°32' Tz: -4h00m

Date: 2014-08-29 19:33:28

Date (TT): 2014-08-29 23:34:37

(J2000) Right Ascension: 13h31m20.98s

(J2000) Declination: -09°52'21.4"

(Date) Right Ascension: 13h32m07.06s

(Date) Declination: -09°56'46.4"

Distance: 392711Km

Apparent diameter: 30.43'

Colongitude: 325.0°

Phase: 131.1°

Lunation: 4.39 days

Illumination: 17.1%

Sub-solar latitude: -1.1°

Libration in Latitude: +00°13'

Libration in Longitude: -06°19'

Position angle: 23.0°

Azimuth +227°30'

Altitude +29°02'

Rise: 11h01m

Transit: 16h47m

Set: 22h26m

Rise azimuth: +100°12'

Transit Altitude: +43°

Set azimuth: +257°38'

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3. REPORT

QUAD
19:33:13 Quad Mission Start
19:34: Acquisition of target/BOS on Cam 4
Negative  WWV
Pos WWV @ 20:06:06 Q
Signal problem with doors
Target obstruction (telephone pole) 19:59:00 Quad
Tim fix 1h07m CUT = 20:07:26 Quad
Target reacq 20:09:35 Quad
Baffle removed 20:06:00 Q
EOM 20:33:00:06 Q

QUAD SELECT
AOK
WWV on at 20:06:06 Q

F CAM
AOK
WWV on at 20:06:06 Q

CABCAM
Picture quality needs maint.
WWV good

SSI
WWV on

Inventory as follows

Very few notes taken during this 1 hour shakedown test. Problem with WWV line to SSI and recording from CABCAM to be checked on next mission.

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4. MODE LEVEL LIMO

8.21.2014
Trailer, 6x10, United Trailer XLE-610SSA30-S

EQUIPMENT

WIRELESS:
Sennheiser Freeport EM1-A (WWV signal from DX-160)

QUAD PROCESSOR:
Samsung, SCQ-040

RECORDERS:
VHS1 on L2 (Quad), Sony SLV-N55
VHS2 on L2 (VMA/SkyCam IR [B Cam] on Quad Cam 3 position), Phillips DUP3340U
VHS3 on L2 (CabCam, CL-34S-2T 60’ IR, color, Quad Camera 2 position), Sylvania DA-4HO
VHS4 on L1 EyeCam/FinderCam, ORION VR0212A
DVR1 on L2 (Q Sel), Sony RDR-GX7
DVR2 on L1 [default] (SSI Camera, Quad Cam 4 position), Sony RDR-GX257

MONITORS:
Monitor #1, 13" CRT, Orion TV1334
Monitor #2, 19" Dynex DX-LCD19-09
Monitor #3, 17" Dell E17GFPc
Monitor #4, 40" LCD Toshiba 40RV525U

QUAD CAMERA POSITIONS:
All camera outputs to Quad SAMSUNG SCQ-041P
Camera 1    mini finders (SC-NVA5’s): A (wide angle eye cam) & B (9x50 #51611 Celestron finder w/crosshairs)
                    Y=video   R=power
Camera 2    CabCam  cam 1 (color, SC-NVA5 to Quad), cam 2 (Sony CL-34S-2T, night vision, security, to Lab via RG59)      
Camera 3    LPI (not utilized), VMA or SKYGLOBE graphics,
Camera 4:   SSI/C-8.

COMPUTERS:
PC1 System
Dell  Intel Pentium 4 processor
2 Gigahertz, 256 meg RAM
C Drive, 40 GB
D Drive, 111 GB
Digital to Analog Converter 1: TEP-100 Elite Pro II 
Aperture video recorder DVR2
No graphics used
Feeding Quad Cam Position 4                                           

PC2 System
Compaq Presario sr1218nx computer  (1)
Digital to Analog Converter 2; TEP-100 Elite Pro II
VIRTUAL MOON ATLAS or SKYGLOBE graphics

Aperture video recorder VHS2
Feeding Quad Cam Position 3

CAMERAS:
Camera 1
Celestron Neximage Solar System Imager
SSI or A camera = 2032/5=400x
No Barlow or focal reducer used
delivers simrange of 600 mi and FOV of 400 miles
CCD sensor (Charge Coupled Device)
Type HAD (1/4")
OPTICS, prime focus 5 mm
Active area 3.6mm x 2.7 (4.5 mm diagonal)
Pixel size 5.6 micron, square
VGA resolution (640x480) color ¼” CCD chip
Maximum usable framerate @ 640x480
(uncompressed): 30 fps
#11 yellow written filter
Compression 1420
?-Bit on-chip A/D converter
3 MP
Sensitivity <1 lux
ACOMP Computer

Camera 2
LPI (NOT UTILIZED THIS MISSION)
LPI or B camera = 2032/6=340x
CMOS sensor by Hynix ~310kPix, (Bayer matrix), Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor Semiconductor Inc.
Meade Lunar Planetary Imager
Type HV7131E1 (1/3")
OPTICS, prime focus. 6 mm.
Active area 5.18x3.90 mm (6.5 mm diagonal)
Pixel size 8.0 micron, square
VGA resolution (640x480) color
Max usable framerate @ 640x480
(uncompressed): 36 fps
Compression 1420
8-Bit on-chip A/D converter
1.3 MP
Sensitivity <?lux
BCOMP Computer
Compaq Presario sr1218nx XP Home
2.67 GHZ processor, 760 mb RAM,
C Drive 80 GB hard drive

OPTICAL TUBE:
Celestron C-8 SCT 8” optical tube
2032 mm f/l
F10
Resolution at lunar range = 0.68 /
.81086 mi or 4281.36469 feet
(30.19' X 60 = 1811.4" /.68' resol = factor of 2663.82353
2160 miles / 2663.82353 = .81086 mi resolution)0.621 mi/km
1 m = 3.28 ‘

GUIDE COMPUTER
Tech2000, DOB Driver II

CONFIG:
(X)  SSI in scope back            
(   ) Diagonal and (   )  binoc viewer. Extended hand control DOB Driver II

SKYCAMS:
CX480-SR40, 40’IR (not used)
GBC-400 (Not used)

Check Monitor, 5" CRT Sylvania SRT069

SCANNER
Aircraft, Radio Shack Pro  90

END OF REPORT