AIJ Stopping while running DP

[ghawkins]

Hi Karen,

[Update] Running differential photometry outside of the DP also exhibits periodic problems.  Sometimes it works, sometimes it stops!

I've been busy with AIJ all summer, processing thousands of measurements for the flare star EV Lac.  

However, in the last couple of weeks, AIJ will sometimes stop after setting off the differential photometry in the DP.  I'm typically trying to process six to eight hundred images.  The failure (multi-aperture canceled) usually occurs early on in the run.  The images are plate-solved.  It is not apparent to me why this cancellation takes place.  An example log file is below:  

[2023-11-11T16:01:26.660]  Loading science file "C:\Users\gary\Documents\N.I.N.A\GCVS EV    Lac,2023-11-10\LIGHT\2023-11-10_20-20-01_UV-IR_-5.10_30.00s_0617.fits" (1 of 469)
[2023-11-11T16:01:27.013]      Observatory name "Custom Lon, Lat, and Alt entry" manually selected
[2023-11-11T16:01:27.024]      Target coordinates manually entered = 22:46:49.731 +44:20:02.37 (J2000)
[2023-11-11T16:01:27.026]      JD = 2460259.680749 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:01:27.027]      HJD = 2460259.683644 (mid-exp)    (correction = 4.1687 minutes)
[2023-11-11T16:01:27.028]      BJD(TDB) = 2460259.684412 (mid-exp)    (correction = 5.2750 minutes)
[2023-11-11T16:01:27.029]      Altitude = 72.86 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:01:27.029]      Azimuth = 317.23 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:01:27.030]      Hour Angle = 1.09 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:01:27.031]      Zenith Distance = 17.14 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:01:27.031]      Airmass = 1.0464 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:01:59.468]  Loading science file "C:\Users\gary\Documents\N.I.N.A\GCVS EV    Lac,2023-11-10\LIGHT\2023-11-10_20-20-33_UV-IR_-5.10_30.00s_0618.fits" (2 of 469)
[2023-11-11T16:01:59.567]      Observatory name "Custom Lon, Lat, and Alt entry" manually selected
[2023-11-11T16:01:59.581]      Target coordinates manually entered = 22:46:49.731 +44:20:02.37 (J2000)
[2023-11-11T16:01:59.582]      JD = 2460259.681116 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:01:59.584]      HJD = 2460259.684011 (mid-exp)    (correction = 4.1686 minutes)
[2023-11-11T16:01:59.586]      BJD(TDB) = 2460259.684779 (mid-exp)    (correction = 5.2750 minutes)
[2023-11-11T16:01:59.588]      Altitude = 72.78 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:01:59.589]      Azimuth = 317.04 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:01:59.590]      Hour Angle = 1.09 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:01:59.592]      Zenith Distance = 17.22 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:01:59.594]      Airmass = 1.0468 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:02:01.395]  Loading science file "C:\Users\gary\Documents\N.I.N.A\GCVS EV    Lac,2023-11-10\LIGHT\2023-11-10_20-21-05_UV-IR_-5.20_30.00s_0619.fits" (3 of 469)
[2023-11-11T16:02:01.485]      Observatory name "Custom Lon, Lat, and Alt entry" manually selected
[2023-11-11T16:02:01.488]      Target coordinates manually entered = 22:46:49.731 +44:20:02.37 (J2000)
[2023-11-11T16:02:01.489]      JD = 2460259.681484 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:02:01.489]      HJD = 2460259.684379 (mid-exp)    (correction = 4.1686 minutes)
[2023-11-11T16:02:01.490]      BJD(TDB) = 2460259.685147 (mid-exp)    (correction = 5.2750 minutes)
[2023-11-11T16:02:01.490]      Altitude = 72.70 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:02:01.491]      Azimuth = 316.85 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:02:01.491]      Hour Angle = 1.10 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:02:01.492]      Zenith Distance = 17.30 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:02:01.492]      Airmass = 1.0472 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:02:02.645]  Loading science file "C:\Users\gary\Documents\N.I.N.A\GCVS EV    Lac,2023-11-10\LIGHT\2023-11-10_20-21-36_UV-IR_-5.10_30.00s_0620.fits" (4 of 469)
[2023-11-11T16:02:02.777]      Observatory name "Custom Lon, Lat, and Alt entry" manually selected
[2023-11-11T16:02:02.780]      Target coordinates manually entered = 22:46:49.731 +44:20:02.37 (J2000)
[2023-11-11T16:02:02.781]      JD = 2460259.681851 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:02:02.782]      HJD = 2460259.684746 (mid-exp)    (correction = 4.1686 minutes)
[2023-11-11T16:02:02.783]      BJD(TDB) = 2460259.685514 (mid-exp)    (correction = 5.2750 minutes)
[2023-11-11T16:02:02.783]      Altitude = 72.63 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:02:02.784]      Azimuth = 316.66 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:02:02.784]      Hour Angle = 1.11 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:02:02.785]      Zenith Distance = 17.37 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:02:02.785]      Airmass = 1.0477 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:02:03.792]  Loading science file "C:\Users\gary\Documents\N.I.N.A\GCVS EV    Lac,2023-11-10\LIGHT\2023-11-10_20-22-08_UV-IR_-5.10_30.00s_0621.fits" (5 of 469)
[2023-11-11T16:02:03.896]      Observatory name "Custom Lon, Lat, and Alt entry" manually selected
[2023-11-11T16:02:03.902]      Target coordinates manually entered = 22:46:49.731 +44:20:02.37 (J2000)
[2023-11-11T16:02:03.903]      JD = 2460259.682218 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:02:03.903]      HJD = 2460259.685113 (mid-exp)    (correction = 4.1686 minutes)
[2023-11-11T16:02:03.904]      BJD(TDB) = 2460259.685882 (mid-exp)    (correction = 5.2749 minutes)
[2023-11-11T16:02:03.904]      Altitude = 72.55 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:02:03.905]      Azimuth = 316.48 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:02:03.905]      Hour Angle = 1.12 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:02:03.906]      Zenith Distance = 17.45 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:02:03.906]      Airmass = 1.0481 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:02:05.021]  Loading science file "C:\Users\gary\Documents\N.I.N.A\GCVS EV    Lac,2023-11-10\LIGHT\2023-11-10_20-22-40_UV-IR_-5.00_30.00s_0622.fits" (6 of 469)
[2023-11-11T16:02:05.121]      Observatory name "Custom Lon, Lat, and Alt entry" manually selected
[2023-11-11T16:02:05.126]      Target coordinates manually entered = 22:46:49.731 +44:20:02.37 (J2000)
[2023-11-11T16:02:05.127]      JD = 2460259.682586 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:02:05.127]      HJD = 2460259.685480 (mid-exp)    (correction = 4.1685 minutes)
[2023-11-11T16:02:05.128]      BJD(TDB) = 2460259.686249 (mid-exp)    (correction = 5.2749 minutes)
[2023-11-11T16:02:05.129]      Altitude = 72.47 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:02:05.129]      Azimuth = 316.29 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:02:05.131]      Hour Angle = 1.13 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:02:05.132]      Zenith Distance = 17.53 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:02:05.133]      Airmass = 1.0485 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:02:06.130]  Loading science file "C:\Users\gary\Documents\N.I.N.A\GCVS EV    Lac,2023-11-10\LIGHT\2023-11-10_20-23-12_UV-IR_-5.00_30.00s_0623.fits" (7 of 469)
[2023-11-11T16:02:06.223]      Observatory name "Custom Lon, Lat, and Alt entry" manually selected
[2023-11-11T16:02:06.227]      Target coordinates manually entered = 22:46:49.731 +44:20:02.37 (J2000)
[2023-11-11T16:02:06.227]      JD = 2460259.682953 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:02:06.228]      HJD = 2460259.685848 (mid-exp)    (correction = 4.1685 minutes)
[2023-11-11T16:02:06.229]      BJD(TDB) = 2460259.686617 (mid-exp)    (correction = 5.2749 minutes)
[2023-11-11T16:02:06.230]      Altitude = 72.40 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:02:06.231]      Azimuth = 316.11 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:02:06.232]      Hour Angle = 1.14 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:02:06.235]      Zenith Distance = 17.60 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:02:06.236]      Airmass = 1.0490 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:02:07.327]  Loading science file "C:\Users\gary\Documents\N.I.N.A\GCVS EV    Lac,2023-11-10\LIGHT\2023-11-10_20-23-43_UV-IR_-5.00_30.00s_0624.fits" (8 of 469)
[2023-11-11T16:02:07.421]      Observatory name "Custom Lon, Lat, and Alt entry" manually selected
[2023-11-11T16:02:07.423]      Target coordinates manually entered = 22:46:49.731 +44:20:02.37 (J2000)
[2023-11-11T16:02:07.424]      JD = 2460259.683321 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:02:07.424]      HJD = 2460259.686216 (mid-exp)    (correction = 4.1685 minutes)
[2023-11-11T16:02:07.424]      BJD(TDB) = 2460259.686984 (mid-exp)    (correction = 5.2749 minutes)
[2023-11-11T16:02:07.425]      Altitude = 72.32 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:02:07.425]      Azimuth = 315.93 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:02:07.425]      Hour Angle = 1.15 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:02:07.426]      Zenith Distance = 17.68 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:02:07.426]      Airmass = 1.0494 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:02:08.309]  Loading science file "C:\Users\gary\Documents\N.I.N.A\GCVS EV    Lac,2023-11-10\LIGHT\2023-11-10_20-24-15_UV-IR_-5.00_30.00s_0625.fits" (9 of 469)
[2023-11-11T16:02:08.410]      Observatory name "Custom Lon, Lat, and Alt entry" manually selected
[2023-11-11T16:02:08.413]      Target coordinates manually entered = 22:46:49.731 +44:20:02.37 (J2000)
[2023-11-11T16:02:08.415]      JD = 2460259.683688 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:02:08.415]      HJD = 2460259.686583 (mid-exp)    (correction = 4.1685 minutes)
[2023-11-11T16:02:08.416]      BJD(TDB) = 2460259.687351 (mid-exp)    (correction = 5.2748 minutes)
[2023-11-11T16:02:08.417]      Altitude = 72.24 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:02:08.418]      Azimuth = 315.75 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:02:08.419]      Hour Angle = 1.16 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:02:08.420]      Zenith Distance = 17.76 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:02:08.421]      Airmass = 1.0499 (mid-exp)
[2023-11-11T16:02:09.137]  
[2023-11-11T16:02:09.138]  ************MULTI-APERTURE CANCELED************
[2023-11-11T16:02:09.138]  

Can you help, please?

Best regards,

Gary

[karenacollins]

Hi Gary,

We've made some recent fixes to DP for similar problems that others have reported. I hope to be able to post a new daily build to likely address this issue on Monday or Tuesday. Please report back here if that does not fix the problem for you too.

Karen

[ghawkins]

Thanks Karen.

[karenacollins]

We believe this problem has been fixed in 5.3.0.00. If not, please let us know here.