LUNASCAN  MISSION  REPORT:   Session # 86,                            20150623
 

DATE-TIME:                                                                      

Q 20150623 - 2027

MISSION TYPE:                                                                      

Routine                                                                                     

Primary Targets: Theophilus, et al
 

 

 

    

Colongitude:    354.2°
Phase:  96.5°
Lunation:       7.26 days
Illumination:   44.3%

                                 

 

SYNOPSIS:                      

 Good imaging. Good WWV.  1H34m53s.
 Q-Select Failure (Corrected on next mission)
CUT in-out due to door (Corrected as well).

 

 

 



2. EPHEMERIS:     ( DE421 attached )

3. DETAILED REPORT

4.  EQUIPMENT
RECORDERS
VHS1 on LIMA 2 (Quad)
VHS2 on LIMA 2 (Quad Select)
DVR1 on LIMA 2 (problem with controls and no longer in usel)
VHS3 on LIMA 2 (Not in use)
DVR2 on LIMA 1 [default] (SSI Camera, Quad Cam 4 position)
VHS4 on LIMA 2 (SkyCam, Toggible on Cam1 pos)
VHS5 on LIMA 2 (FinderCam, Cam 1 pos)
VHS6 on LIMA 2 (CabCam)

QUAD CAMERA POSITIONS:
All camera outputs to Quad SAMSUNG SCQ-041P
Camera 1    mini finders (SC-NVA5’s), A (wide angle) & B (9x50 #51611 Celestron finder w/crosshairs)
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    VMA 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 2: TEP-100 Elite Pro II 
Aperture video recorder DVR2
No graphics used
Feeding Quad Cam Position 4                                           

PC2 System
HP dc5000MT Pentium 4
2.8 GHz, 512 MB RAM, 40 GB hard drive
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Digital to Analog Converter 1; TEP-100 Elite Pro II
VIRTUAL MOON ATLAS graphics left
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 ‘

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