Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2023 14:54:42 -0700
Subject: Re: [sloan-25mlog 6624] 2.5m obslog 20230306 (SJD 60010)
From: "Daniel Oravetz"
>> (3) The 'acquire' stage failed at one point having exhausted the max
>> iterations:
>>
>> 04:24:42 hal.hal 6890 cherno f error="Guider failed: Maximum number of
>> iterations reached."
>>
>> Jose, I thought you had fixed this about a month or so ago so that once
>> the max iterations are reached it's supposed to just go on to 'guide'
>> mode instead of quitting? Note that this goto-field sequence was running
>> under Auto mode if that would make any difference.
>
> Dan: Do you remember what was the guiding RMS when acquisitonson failed? I
> remember there is a rms limit that determines whether the gotoField
> sequence fails or goto guiding stage when the max number of iterations
> reaches.
Good question.
Looks like guide_rms was 2.385" and then 1.74" in the two exposures before
the "Maximum number of iterations reached." message:
2023-03-07 04:23:45,653Z < 1 2648 i guide_rms=88,2.287,0.679,2.385
2023-03-07 04:24:31,767Z < 1 2648 i guide_rms=89,1.507,0.87,1.74
I thought the initial threshold for acquire changing to guide after
max_iterations was for the condition that guide_rms < 3", but maybe that
has changed since last month?