I’m a little confused when at the start of a sequence, after the initial slew, the system initiates an auto-focus routine before plate solving.
But initially, the system, moves the focuser from the initial focus point, which is in focus, to a point well away from this initial setting, and then loops through trying to get focus, but fails, eventually it then returns to its initial starting point, and carries on plate solving ??
SGPro 3.1.0.457
Windows 10 Pro
.Net 4.7.2
Ascom 6.1.SP1
[04/09/20 20:54:07.181][INFO][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Auto focus data
[04/09/20 20:54:07.181][INFO][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] - Data Points: 11
[04/09/20 20:54:07.181][INFO][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] - Step Size: 150
[04/09/20 20:54:07.181][INFO][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] - Current Position: 6307
[04/09/20 20:54:07.181][INFO][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] - Initial Move Position: 7057
[04/09/20 20:54:07.181][INFO][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] - Panic Move Position: 6307
[04/09/20 20:54:07.212][INFO][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] No AF darks found…
[04/09/20 20:54:07.214][INFO][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Moving focuser to next position (7057)…
[04/09/20 20:54:07.214][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] MoveFocuserAbs: Start, move to 7057…
[04/09/20 20:54:07.215][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Focuser: MoveSync - start…
[04/09/20 20:54:07.216][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Focuser moving to 7057
[04/09/20 20:54:07.251][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Focuser move call complete
[04/09/20 20:54:07.252][DEBUG][Move Monitor Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Focuser: Move monitor thread is started…
[04/09/20 20:54:14.306][DEBUG][Move Monitor Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Focuser: Move monitor thread -> movement complete
[04/09/20 20:54:15.323][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Focuser: MoveSync - Focuser reports it is done moving, continuing…
[04/09/20 20:54:15.323][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] MoveFocuserAbs: End, move complete, at 7057…
[04/09/20 20:54:15.323][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Calculating step metric…
[04/09/20 20:54:15.325][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Taking auto focus frame(s)…
[04/09/20 20:54:15.327][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM camera: Capturing auto focus frame…
[04/09/20 20:54:15.327][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM: AF Binning: 1x1…
[04/09/20 20:54:15.327][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM: AF Exposure length: 6 seconds…
[04/09/20 20:54:15.327][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM: AF Exposure DL speed: HIGH
[04/09/20 20:54:15.334][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SetAscomGain to 139
[04/09/20 20:54:15.335][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Camera gain set to 139
[04/09/20 20:54:15.335][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SetAscomHighSpeed…
[04/09/20 20:54:15.336][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Cannot set readout speed, not supported by camera…
[04/09/20 20:54:15.390][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Camera: exposure started, waiting…
[04/09/20 20:54:21.402][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Camera: exposure complete, waiting for camera to report image ready…
[04/09/20 20:54:22.681][INFO][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Camera read image data took .75 seconds
[04/09/20 20:54:22.688][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileAscom: Start…
[04/09/20 20:54:22.688][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileAscom: Checking image data…
[04/09/20 20:54:22.688][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileAscom: Create normal preview bitmap…
[04/09/20 20:54:22.696][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileAscom: Locking preview bits…
[04/09/20 20:54:22.696][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileAscom: Starting byte traversal…
[04/09/20 20:54:22.697][TRACE][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileAscom: Row padding -> 0
[04/09/20 20:54:22.864][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileAscom: Unlocking preview bits…
[04/09/20 20:54:22.864][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileAscom: Done
[04/09/20 20:54:22.989][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileBmp16: Locking bitmap for disk write…
[04/09/20 20:54:22.989][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileBmp16: Opening file stream…
[04/09/20 20:54:23.013][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileBmp16: Writing FITS headers…
[04/09/20 20:54:23.015][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileBmp16: Traversing and persisting bitmap data…
[04/09/20 20:54:30.198][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileBmp16: FITS block fill…
[04/09/20 20:54:30.198][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileBmp16: Unlocking bitmap…
[04/09/20 20:54:30.198][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileBmp16: Closing file stream
[04/09/20 20:54:30.245][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Internal Interface: Set Preview…
[04/09/20 20:54:30.245][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Display image preview using asynch task…
[04/09/20 20:54:30.608][DEBUG][Main Thread][SQ;AF;] --> Find stars (normal)
[04/09/20 20:54:30.885][DEBUG][Main Thread][SQ;AF;] AF frame was too large… downsample = 0.5…
[04/09/20 20:54:33.494][DEBUG][Main Thread][SQ;AF;] Star detection using min star size of 2px…
[04/09/20 20:54:33.494][DEBUG][Main Thread][SQ;AF;] Star detection using max star size of 40px…
[04/09/20 20:54:33.553][DEBUG][Main Thread][SQ;AF;] Find stars took: 2945 ms…
[04/09/20 20:54:33.554][DEBUG][Main Thread][SQ;AF;] Star list contains 5 stars…
[04/09/20 20:54:33.554][DEBUG][Main Thread][SQ;AF;] Calculating HFR with sample size: 4
[04/09/20 20:54:33.898][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Auto focus HFR calculated at: 5.07
[04/09/20 20:54:34.911][INFO][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Incremental Fit Result (1): quality=%; a=0; b=0; c=0;
[04/09/20 20:54:34.913][INFO][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Moving focuser to next position (6907)…
[04/09/20 20:54:34.913][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] MoveFocuserAbs: Start, move to 6907…
[04/09/20 20:54:34.913][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Focuser: MoveSync - start…
[04/09/20 20:54:34.913][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Focuser moving to 6907
[04/09/20 20:54:34.956][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Focuser move call complete
[04/09/20 20:54:34.956][DEBUG][Move Monitor Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Focuser: Move monitor thread is started…
[04/09/20 20:54:36.982][DEBUG][Move Monitor Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Focuser: Move monitor thread -> movement complete
[04/09/20 20:54:38.062][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Focuser: MoveSync - Focuser reports it is done moving, continuing…
[04/09/20 20:54:38.062][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] MoveFocuserAbs: End, move complete, at 6907…
[04/09/20 20:54:38.062][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Calculating step metric…
[04/09/20 20:54:38.062][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Taking auto focus frame(s)…
[04/09/20 20:54:38.064][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM camera: Capturing auto focus frame…
[04/09/20 20:54:38.064][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM: AF Binning: 1x1…
[04/09/20 20:54:38.064][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM: AF Exposure length: 6 seconds…
[04/09/20 20:54:38.064][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM: AF Exposure DL speed: HIGH
[04/09/20 20:54:38.065][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SetAscomGain to 139
[04/09/20 20:54:38.066][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Camera gain set to 139
[04/09/20 20:54:38.066][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SetAscomHighSpeed…
[04/09/20 20:54:38.066][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Cannot set readout speed, not supported by camera…
[04/09/20 20:54:38.066][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Camera: exposure started, waiting…
[04/09/20 20:54:44.078][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Camera: exposure complete, waiting for camera to report image ready…
[04/09/20 20:54:45.336][INFO][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Camera read image data took .75 seconds
[04/09/20 20:54:45.340][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileAscom: Start…
[04/09/20 20:54:45.340][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileAscom: Checking image data…
[04/09/20 20:54:45.340][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileAscom: Create normal preview bitmap…
[04/09/20 20:54:45.347][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileAscom: Locking preview bits…
[04/09/20 20:54:45.347][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileAscom: Starting byte traversal…
[04/09/20 20:54:45.347][TRACE][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileAscom: Row padding -> 0
[04/09/20 20:54:45.520][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileAscom: Unlocking preview bits…
[04/09/20 20:54:45.520][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileAscom: Done
[04/09/20 20:54:45.520][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileBmp16: Locking bitmap for disk write…
[04/09/20 20:54:45.520][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileBmp16: Opening file stream…
[04/09/20 20:54:45.607][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileBmp16: Writing FITS headers…
[04/09/20 20:54:45.607][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileBmp16: Traversing and persisting bitmap data…
[04/09/20 20:54:52.669][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileBmp16: FITS block fill…
[04/09/20 20:54:52.669][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileBmp16: Unlocking bitmap…
[04/09/20 20:54:52.669][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileBmp16: Closing file stream
[04/09/20 20:54:52.743][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Internal Interface: Set Preview…
[04/09/20 20:54:52.743][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Display image preview using asynch task…
[04/09/20 20:54:53.252][DEBUG][Main Thread][SQ;AF;] --> Find stars (normal)
[04/09/20 20:54:53.355][DEBUG][Main Thread][SQ;AF;] AF frame was too large… downsample = 0.5…
[04/09/20 20:54:55.576][DEBUG][Main Thread][SQ;AF;] Star detection using min star size of 2px…
[04/09/20 20:54:55.576][DEBUG][Main Thread][SQ;AF;] Star detection using max star size of 40px…
[04/09/20 20:54:55.810][DEBUG][Main Thread][SQ;AF;] Find stars took: 2557 ms…
[04/09/20 20:54:55.810][DEBUG][Main Thread][SQ;AF;] Star list contains 6 stars…
[04/09/20 20:54:55.810][DEBUG][Main Thread][SQ;AF;] Calculating HFR with sample size: 4
[04/09/20 20:54:56.446][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Auto focus HFR calculated at: 6.37
[04/09/20 20:54:57.450][INFO][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Incremental Fit Result (2): quality=%; a=0; b=0; c=0;
[04/09/20 20:54:57.451][INFO][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Moving focuser to next position (6757)…
[04/09/20 20:54:57.451][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] MoveFocuserAbs: Start, move to 6757…
[04/09/20 20:54:57.451][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Focuser: MoveSync - start…
[04/09/20 20:54:57.451][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Focuser moving to 6757
[04/09/20 20:54:57.499][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Focuser move call complete
[04/09/20 20:54:57.499][DEBUG][Move Monitor Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Focuser: Move monitor thread is started…
[04/09/20 20:54:59.526][DEBUG][Move Monitor Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Focuser: Move monitor thread -> movement complete
[04/09/20 20:55:00.605][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Focuser: MoveSync - Focuser reports it is done moving, continuing…
[04/09/20 20:55:00.605][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] MoveFocuserAbs: End, move complete, at 6757…
[04/09/20 20:55:00.605][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Calculating step metric…
[04/09/20 20:55:00.605][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Taking auto focus frame(s)…
[04/09/20 20:55:00.608][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM camera: Capturing auto focus frame…
[04/09/20 20:55:00.608][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM: AF Binning: 1x1…
[04/09/20 20:55:00.608][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM: AF Exposure length: 6 seconds…
[04/09/20 20:55:00.608][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM: AF Exposure DL speed: HIGH
[04/09/20 20:55:00.609][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SetAscomGain to 139
[04/09/20 20:55:00.610][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Camera gain set to 139
[04/09/20 20:55:00.610][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SetAscomHighSpeed…
[04/09/20 20:55:00.610][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Cannot set readout speed, not supported by camera…
[04/09/20 20:55:00.610][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Camera: exposure started, waiting…
[04/09/20 20:55:06.626][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Camera: exposure complete, waiting for camera to report image ready…
[04/09/20 20:55:07.868][INFO][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Camera read image data took .73 seconds
[04/09/20 20:55:07.871][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileAscom: Start…
[04/09/20 20:55:07.871][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileAscom: Checking image data…
[04/09/20 20:55:07.871][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileAscom: Create normal preview bitmap…
[04/09/20 20:55:07.878][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileAscom: Locking preview bits…
[04/09/20 20:55:07.878][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileAscom: Starting byte traversal…
[04/09/20 20:55:07.878][TRACE][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileAscom: Row padding -> 0
[04/09/20 20:55:08.044][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileAscom: Unlocking preview bits…
[04/09/20 20:55:08.045][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileAscom: Done
[04/09/20 20:55:08.045][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileBmp16: Locking bitmap for disk write…
[04/09/20 20:55:08.045][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileBmp16: Opening file stream…
[04/09/20 20:55:08.110][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileBmp16: Writing FITS headers…
[04/09/20 20:55:08.110][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileBmp16: Traversing and persisting bitmap data…
[04/09/20 20:55:14.639][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileBmp16: FITS block fill…
[04/09/20 20:55:14.639][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileBmp16: Unlocking bitmap…
[04/09/20 20:55:14.639][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileBmp16: Closing file stream
[04/09/20 20:55:14.675][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Internal Interface: Set Preview…
[04/09/20 20:55:14.675][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Display image preview using asynch task…
[04/09/20 20:55:15.183][DEBUG][Main Thread][SQ;AF;] --> Find stars (normal)
[04/09/20 20:55:15.290][DEBUG][Main Thread][SQ;AF;] AF frame was too large… downsample = 0.5…
[04/09/20 20:55:17.703][DEBUG][Main Thread][SQ;AF;] Star detection using min star size of 2px…
[04/09/20 20:55:17.703][DEBUG][Main Thread][SQ;AF;] Star detection using max star size of 40px…
[04/09/20 20:55:17.779][DEBUG][Main Thread][SQ;AF;] Find stars took: 2596 ms…
[04/09/20 20:55:17.779][DEBUG][Main Thread][SQ;AF;] Star list contains 7 stars…
[04/09/20 20:55:17.779][DEBUG][Main Thread][SQ;AF;] Calculating HFR with sample size: 4
[04/09/20 20:55:18.414][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Auto focus HFR calculated at: 7.79
[04/09/20 20:55:19.419][INFO][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Incremental Fit Result (3): quality=%; a=0; b=0; c=0;
[04/09/20 20:55:19.420][INFO][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Moving focuser to next position (6607)…
[04/09/20 20:55:19.420][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] MoveFocuserAbs: Start, move to 6607…
[04/09/20 20:55:19.420][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Focuser: MoveSync - start…
[04/09/20 20:55:19.420][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Focuser moving to 6607
[04/09/20 20:55:19.462][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Focuser move call complete
[04/09/20 20:55:19.463][DEBUG][Move Monitor Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Focuser: Move monitor thread is started…
[04/09/20 20:55:21.490][DEBUG][Move Monitor Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Focuser: Move monitor thread -> movement complete
[04/09/20 20:55:22.549][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Focuser: MoveSync - Focuser reports it is done moving, continuing…
[04/09/20 20:55:22.549][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] MoveFocuserAbs: End, move complete, at 6607…
[04/09/20 20:55:22.549][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Calculating step metric…
[04/09/20 20:55:22.549][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Taking auto focus frame(s)…
[04/09/20 20:55:22.550][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM camera: Capturing auto focus frame…
[04/09/20 20:55:22.550][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM: AF Binning: 1x1…
[04/09/20 20:55:22.550][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM: AF Exposure length: 6 seconds…
[04/09/20 20:55:22.550][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM: AF Exposure DL speed: HIGH
[04/09/20 20:55:22.551][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SetAscomGain to 139
[04/09/20 20:55:22.552][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Camera gain set to 139
[04/09/20 20:55:22.552][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SetAscomHighSpeed…
[04/09/20 20:55:22.552][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Cannot set readout speed, not supported by camera…
[04/09/20 20:55:22.552][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Camera: exposure started, waiting…
[04/09/20 20:55:28.565][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Camera: exposure complete, waiting for camera to report image ready…
[04/09/20 20:55:29.836][INFO][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Camera read image data took .76 seconds
[04/09/20 20:55:29.839][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileAscom: Start…
[04/09/20 20:55:29.839][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileAscom: Checking image data…
[04/09/20 20:55:29.839][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileAscom: Create normal preview bitmap…
[04/09/20 20:55:29.846][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileAscom: Locking preview bits…
[04/09/20 20:55:29.846][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileAscom: Starting byte traversal…
[04/09/20 20:55:29.846][TRACE][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileAscom: Row padding -> 0
[04/09/20 20:55:30.015][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileAscom: Unlocking preview bits…
[04/09/20 20:55:30.015][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileAscom: Done
[04/09/20 20:55:30.015][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileBmp16: Locking bitmap for disk write…
[04/09/20 20:55:30.015][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileBmp16: Opening file stream…
[04/09/20 20:55:30.224][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileBmp16: Writing FITS headers…
[04/09/20 20:55:30.224][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileBmp16: Traversing and persisting bitmap data…
[04/09/20 20:55:36.584][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileBmp16: FITS block fill…
[04/09/20 20:55:36.584][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileBmp16: Unlocking bitmap…
[04/09/20 20:55:36.584][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SaveFileBmp16: Closing file stream
[04/09/20 20:55:36.651][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Internal Interface: Set Preview…
[04/09/20 20:55:36.651][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Display image preview using asynch task…
[04/09/20 20:55:37.092][DEBUG][Main Thread][SQ;AF;] --> Find stars (normal)
[04/09/20 20:55:37.184][DEBUG][Main Thread][SQ;AF;] AF frame was too large… downsample = 0.5…
[04/09/20 20:55:39.240][DEBUG][Main Thread][SQ;AF;] Star detection using min star size of 2px…
[04/09/20 20:55:39.240][DEBUG][Main Thread][SQ;AF;] Star detection using max star size of 40px…
[04/09/20 20:55:39.341][DEBUG][Main Thread][SQ;AF;] Find stars took: 2249 ms…
[04/09/20 20:55:39.341][DEBUG][Main Thread][SQ;AF;] Star list contains 11 stars…
[04/09/20 20:55:39.341][DEBUG][Main Thread][SQ;AF;] Calculating HFR with sample size: 4
[04/09/20 20:55:39.953][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Auto focus HFR calculated at: 11.82
[04/09/20 20:55:40.960][INFO][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Incremental Fit Result (4): quality=99%; a=30.3333333333333; b=-428.921333333333; c=1521.444463;
[04/09/20 20:55:40.960][INFO][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Detected focus getting worse! Shifting auto focus range
[04/09/20 20:55:40.961][DEBUG][Main Thread][SQ;AF;] Adding sequence level notification: Cannot find focus point, assuming focus is outward, adjusting smart focus range…
[04/09/20 20:55:40.989][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Sending Notification: Warning - Cannot find focus point, assuming focus is outward, adjusting smart focus range…
[04/09/20 20:55:40.989][WARN][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Focus is asymmetric. Centering on best position 7057 and reattempting. Fit Quality 99%
[04/09/20 20:55:40.989][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] MoveFocuserAbs: Start, move to 7057…
[04/09/20 20:55:40.989][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Focuser: MoveSync - start…
[04/09/20 20:55:40.989][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Focuser moving to 7057
[04/09/20 20:55:41.031][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Focuser move call complete
[04/09/20 20:55:41.031][DEBUG][Move Monitor Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Focuser: Move monitor thread is started…
[04/09/20 20:55:45.080][DEBUG][Move Monitor Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Focuser: Move monitor thread -> movement complete
[04/09/20 20:55:46.139][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Focuser: MoveSync - Focuser reports it is done moving, continuing…
[04/09/20 20:55:46.139][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] MoveFocuserAbs: End, move complete, at 7057…
[04/09/20 20:55:46.139][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Emit AFPack screenshot: Points: 4; Final: True
[04/09/20 20:59:57.534][INFO][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Detected focus getting worse! Shifting auto focus range
[04/09/20 20:59:57.534][DEBUG][Main Thread][SQ;AF;] Adding sequence level notification: Cannot find focus point, assuming focus is outward, adjusting smart focus range…
[04/09/20 20:59:57.556][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Sending Notification: Warning - Cannot find focus point, assuming focus is outward, adjusting smart focus range…
[04/09/20 20:59:57.560][DEBUG][Main Thread][SQ;AF;] Adding sequence level notification: Focus cannot be determined. Moving to start position of 7057 to reattempt. Fit Quality 13%
[04/09/20 20:59:57.586][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Sending Notification: Warning - Focus cannot be determined. Moving to start position of 7057 to reattempt. Fit Quality 13%
[04/09/20 20:59:57.586][WARN][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Focus cannot be determined. Moving to start position of 7057 to reattempt. Fit Quality 13%
[04/09/20 20:59:57.586][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] MoveFocuserAbs: Start, move to 7057…
[04/09/20 20:59:57.586][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Focuser: MoveSync - start…
[04/09/20 20:59:57.586][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Focuser moving to 7057
[04/09/20 20:59:57.627][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Focuser move call complete
[04/09/20 20:59:57.627][DEBUG][Move Monitor Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Focuser: Move monitor thread is started…
[04/09/20 21:00:04.709][DEBUG][Move Monitor Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Focuser: Move monitor thread -> movement complete
[04/09/20 21:00:05.713][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Focuser: MoveSync - Focuser reports it is done moving, continuing…
[04/09/20 21:00:05.713][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] MoveFocuserAbs: End, move complete, at 7057…
[04/09/20 21:00:05.713][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Emit AFPack screenshot: Points: 11; Final: True
[04/09/20 21:00:05.715][INFO][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Auto focus data
[04/09/20 21:00:05.715][INFO][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] - Data Points: 11
[04/09/20 21:00:05.715][INFO][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] - Step Size: 150
[04/09/20 21:00:05.715][INFO][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] - Current Position: 7057
[04/09/20 21:00:05.715][INFO][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] - Initial Move Position: 7807
[04/09/20 21:00:05.715][INFO][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] - Panic Move Position: 6307
[04/09/20 21:00:05.768][INFO][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] No AF darks found…
[04/09/20 21:00:05.770][INFO][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Moving focuser to next position (7807)…
[04/09/20 21:00:05.770][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] MoveFocuserAbs: Start, move to 7807…
[04/09/20 21:00:05.770][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Focuser: MoveSync - start…
[04/09/20 21:00:05.770][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Focuser moving to 7807
[04/09/20 21:00:05.802][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Focuser move call complete
[04/09/20 21:00:05.802][DEBUG][Move Monitor Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Focuser: Move monitor thread is started…
[04/09/20 21:00:12.833][DEBUG][Move Monitor Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Focuser: Move monitor thread -> movement complete
[04/09/20 21:00:13.917][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Focuser: MoveSync - Focuser reports it is done moving, continuing…
[04/09/20 21:00:13.917][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] MoveFocuserAbs: End, move complete, at 7807…
[04/09/20 21:00:13.917][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Calculating step metric…
[04/09/20 21:00:13.917][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Taking auto focus frame(s)…
[04/09/20 21:00:13.918][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM camera: Capturing auto focus frame…
[04/09/20 21:00:13.918][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM: AF Binning: 1x1…
[04/09/20 21:00:13.918][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM: AF Exposure length: 6 seconds…
[04/09/20 21:00:13.918][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM: AF Exposure DL speed: HIGH
[04/09/20 21:00:13.919][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SetAscomGain to 139
[04/09/20 21:00:13.920][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Camera gain set to 139
[04/09/20 21:00:13.920][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] SetAscomHighSpeed…
[04/09/20 21:00:13.920][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Cannot set readout speed, not supported by camera…
[04/09/20 21:00:13.920][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Camera: exposure started, waiting…
[04/09/20 21:00:15.923][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Camera: abort message received…
[04/09/20 21:00:15.924][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Camera: Attempting to abort exposure…
[04/09/20 21:00:15.924][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Camera AbortImage: Camera state is 2
[04/09/20 21:00:15.924][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Camera: Asking camera to abort…
[04/09/20 21:00:16.386][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Camera: Camera has acknowledged abort request…
[04/09/20 21:00:16.386][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Camera: Blocking until image is aborted…
[04/09/20 21:00:16.386][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Camera: Image is aborted…
[04/09/20 21:00:16.388][INFO][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] AF abort requested
[04/09/20 21:00:16.389][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Auto focus (finally): closing dialog…
[04/09/20 21:00:16.398][DEBUG][Focuser Thread][SQ;AF;] SGM_FOCUSER_MOVE_ABS message received…
[04/09/20 21:00:16.398][DEBUG][Focuser Thread][SQ;AF;] Focuser moving to 6307
[04/09/20 21:00:16.439][DEBUG][Focuser Thread][SQ;AF;] Focuser move call complete
[04/09/20 21:00:16.439][DEBUG][Move Monitor Thread][SQ;AF;] ASCOM Focuser: Move monitor thread is started…
[04/09/20 21:00:16.714][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;AF;] Auto focus complete…
[04/09/20 21:00:16.723][DEBUG][Camera Thread][SQ;] SGM_FOCUSER_AUTO_FOCUS complete…