Can any one help me to find the cause of a meridian flip?, not happened to me before.
I was using my 10 micron GM2000 and was of course asleep when this happened. I’ve only included the relevant part of the log file:
03/10/2016 01:50:13] [DEBUG] [Sequence Thread] ------------- Starting capture frame for event[3] -------------
[03/10/2016 01:50:13] [DEBUG] [Sequence Thread] Sending commands…
[03/10/2016 01:50:13] [DEBUG] [Sequence Thread] SetFlatBox: Frame Type is Light
[03/10/2016 01:50:13] [DEBUG] [Sequence Thread] TEMP - Current Event2: 3
[03/10/2016 01:50:13] [DEBUG] [Sequence Thread] Checking if Meridian Flip is needed
[03/10/2016 01:50:13] [DEBUG] [Sequence Thread] Telescope is on the West side of the mount
[03/10/2016 01:50:13] [DEBUG] [Sequence Thread] Meridian Flip needed, Hour Angle >= Degrees Past To Flip: 2.35338430415294 >= 0
[03/10/2016 01:50:13] [DEBUG] [Sequence Thread] Running blocking meridian flip…
[03/10/2016 01:50:14] [DEBUG] [Pier Flip Thread] Meridian Flip: Starting Meridian Flip Procedure
[03/10/2016 01:50:14] [DEBUG] [Pier Flip Thread] Meridian Flip: Skipping Solve and Sync
[03/10/2016 01:50:14] [DEBUG] [Pier Flip Thread] Meridian Flip: Stopping the Auto Guider
[03/10/2016 01:50:14] [DEBUG] [Pier Flip Thread] Meridian Flip: Sending Telescope command to execute meridian flip
[03/10/2016 01:50:14] [DEBUG] [Telescope Thread] ASCOM Telescope: Pier side is West
[03/10/2016 01:50:14] [DEBUG] [Telescope Thread] ASCOM Telescope: attempting pier flip using sideOfPier
[03/10/2016 01:50:15] [DEBUG] [Telescope Thread] Setting Pier East
[03/10/2016 01:50:15] [DEBUG] [Telescope Thread] Pier Flip failed when using side of pier: System.Exception: Flip requested but cannot be done at present position.
[03/10/2016 01:50:46] [DEBUG] [Pier Flip Thread] Meridian Flip: Telescope command to meridian flip has completed
[03/10/2016 01:50:46] [DEBUG] [Pier Flip Thread] Meridian Flip: Telescope failed to perform meridian flip
[03/10/2016 01:50:50] [DEBUG] [Pier Flip Thread] Meridian Flip: Procedure complete
[03/10/2016 01:51:52] [DEBUG] [Sequence Thread] Blocking Pier Flip: Failed to meridian flip, aborting sequence (True)
[03/10/2016 01:51:52] [DEBUG] [Sequence Thread] Adding sequence level notification: Failed to meridian flip, aborting sequence.
[03/10/2016 01:51:52] [DEBUG] [Sequence Thread] TEMP - Current Event3: 3
[03/10/2016 01:51:52] [DEBUG] [Sequence Thread] TEMP - Current Event10: 3
[03/10/2016 01:51:52] [DEBUG] [Sequence Thread] Run event requested sequence abort…
[03/10/2016 01:51:52] [DEBUG] [Sequence Thread] Clearing timed monitoring events…
[03/10/2016 01:51:52] [DEBUG] [Sequence Thread] Checking RunEndOfSequenceEquipmentOptions, force = True
[03/10/2016 01:51:52] [DEBUG] [Sequence Thread] In RunEndOfSequenceEquipmentOptions
[03/10/2016 01:51:52] [DEBUG] [Sequence Thread] Parking telescope…
[03/10/2016 01:51:52] [DEBUG] [TEC Thread] SGM_CHANGE_COOLER_TEMP message received…
[03/10/2016 01:51:52] [DEBUG] [TEC Thread] TEC Change: Starting…
[03/10/2016 01:51:52] [DEBUG] [Sequence Thread] ASCOM Telescope: Park message received.
[03/10/2016 01:51:52] [DEBUG] [TEC Thread] TEC Change: Changing temp from -25.00 to 10.00 in 600 seconds…
[03/10/2016 01:51:52] [DEBUG] [Sequence Thread] ASCOM Telescope: Sending park…
[03/10/2016 01:52:02] [DEBUG] [Sequence Thread] ASCOM Telescope: Parked
[03/10/2016 01:52:02] [DEBUG] [Main Thread] Aborting sequence timer thread…
[03/10/2016 01:52:02] [DEBUG] [Main Thread] Sending sequence end notification…
[03/10/2016 01:52:02] [DEBUG] [Main Thread] Resetting UI elements…
[03/10/2016 01:52:02] [DEBUG] [Main Thread] Checking if sequence has work left…
[03/10/2016 01:52:02] [DEBUG] [Main Thread] Work left…
[03/10/2016 01:52:02] [DEBUG] [Main Thread] Updating big status…
[03/10/2016 01:52:02] [DEBUG] [Main Thread] Enabling menu items…
[03/10/2016 01:52:02] [DEBUG] [Main Thread] Set target icons…
[03/10/2016 01:52:02] [DEBUG] [Main Thread] Removing camera protection…
[03/10/2016 01:52:02] [DEBUG] [Main Thread] Monitoring system shutdown…
[03/10/2016 01:52:02] [DEBUG] [Main Thread] SequenceEnds complete…
[03/10/2016 01:52:02] [DEBUG] [Sequence Thread] Restoring system standby state…
[03/10/2016 02:01:52] [DEBUG] [TEC Thread] TEC Change: Complete…
[03/10/2016 02:01:52] [DEBUG] [Main Thread] Turning camera cooler off…
[03/10/2016 02:01:52] [DEBUG] [TEC Thread] SGM_CHANGE_COOLER_TEMP complete…
[03/10/2016 02:01:53] [DEBUG] [Main Thread] Turning camera cooler off…
[03/10/2016 06:57:25] [DEBUG] [Main Thread] Disconnecting ASCOM (QSI) camera: QSI CCD Camera…
[03/10/2016 06:57:28] [DEBUG] [CP Update Thread] Caught exception in CanPierFlipNow : Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at fp.gy()
[03/10/2016 06:57:38] [DEBUG] [CP Update Thread] Caught exception in CanPierFlipNow : Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at fp.gy()
[03/10/2016 06:57:48] [DEBUG] [CP Update Thread] Caught exception in CanPierFlipNow : Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at fp.gy()
[03/10/2016 06:57:58] [DEBUG] [CP Update Thread] Caught exception in CanPierFlipNow : Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at fp.gy()
[03/10/2016 06:58:08] [DEBUG] [CP Update Thread] Caught exception in CanPierFlipNow : Object reference not set to an instance of an object.