The day before
- Charge batteries
- Check equipment
- Select target prepare capture plan
- Prepare and save NINA sequence
By sunset
- Mount rough polar aligned
- Telescope and accessories installed
- Data and power cables connected
By sunset +40m
- Devices powered up
- Software opened
- Software and all devices connected
At sunset +40m – start precision polar alignment
By end of astronomical twilight
- Precision polar alignment completed
- Initial main and guide camera focused
- PHD Calibration and Guiding Assistant Run completed
- Target acquisition completed
- At end of astronomical twilight – Image capture run(s)
At beginning of astronomical twilight
- Stop imaging run
- Start Flat and Dark Flat capture
By beginning of astronomical twilight +50m
- Finish Flat capture
- Continue Dark Flat capture until complete
Close down the session