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Possible problem with mosaic scheduler and PHD2

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My last session was an attempt to create a mosaic of 4 panels with 5 subs each. The entire night should have been clear, not 100% sure about that, but the mosaic failed at the exact point that it started on panel 2. This to me sounds like it might be a bug as it's a bit too much of a coincidence. PHD2 reports "star lost", but I think that was because EKOS was slewing, so PHD2 wasn't suspended. Might that be true? Here's part of the log where it goes wrong, right after the completion of panel 1;
[2017-09-03T01:07:10.702 CEST INFO ][   org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - "Received image 5 out of 5."
[2017-09-03T01:07:10.713 CEST DEBG ][   org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - Resuming capture sequence...
[2017-09-03T01:07:10.821 CEST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - EQMod Mount :  "Timed guide East 104 ms at rate 4.51232 "
[2017-09-03T01:07:10.821 CEST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - EQMod Mount :  "End Timed guide West/East "
[2017-09-03T01:07:10.841 CEST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.fits] - Loading FITS file  "/var/folders/3m/pm1t3bmd011_w2hwqrnq5j_m0000gn/T/fitsxqa139"
[2017-09-03T01:07:10.888 CEST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.fits] - Loading FITS file  "/var/folders/3m/pm1t3bmd011_w2hwqrnq5j_m0000gn/T/fitsxqa139"
[2017-09-03T01:07:11.017 CEST DEBG ][                       default] - fits MIN:  1811  - fits MAX:  65535  - pixel range:  63724  - bin width  96.698  bin count  660
[2017-09-03T01:07:11.028 CEST DEBG ][                       default] - FITHistogram: JMIndex  0.999849
[2017-09-03T01:07:11.038 CEST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.fits] - Loading FITS file  "/var/folders/3m/pm1t3bmd011_w2hwqrnq5j_m0000gn/T/fitswqa139"
[2017-09-03T01:07:11.053 CEST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.fits] - Loading FITS file  "/var/folders/3m/pm1t3bmd011_w2hwqrnq5j_m0000gn/T/fitswqa139"
[2017-09-03T01:07:11.065 CEST DEBG ][                       default] - fits MIN:  1811  - fits MAX:  65535  - pixel range:  63724  - bin width  96.698  bin count  660
[2017-09-03T01:07:11.076 CEST DEBG ][                       default] - FITHistogram: JMIndex  0.999849
[2017-09-03T01:07:12.600 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "Dark sky score is 15 for time Sun Sep 3 01:07:11 2017"
[2017-09-03T01:07:12.602 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "NGC6888-Part1 altitude at Sun Sep 3 01:07:11 2017 is 65 degrees. NGC6888-Part1 altitude score is 64."
[2017-09-03T01:07:12.605 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "NGC6888-Part1 Moon score 5 (separation 58.3421)."
[2017-09-03T01:07:12.607 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "NGC6888-Part1 observation job is due to run as soon as possible."
[2017-09-03T01:07:12.609 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "Dark sky score is 15 for time Sun Sep 3 01:07:11 2017"
[2017-09-03T01:07:12.611 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "NGC6888-Part3 altitude at Sun Sep 3 01:07:11 2017 is 66.1 degrees. NGC6888-Part3 altitude score is 68."
[2017-09-03T01:07:12.613 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "NGC6888-Part3 Moon score 5 (separation 58.2315)."
[2017-09-03T01:07:12.614 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "NGC6888-Part3 observation job is due to run as soon as possible."
[2017-09-03T01:07:12.616 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "Dark sky score is 15 for time Sun Sep 3 01:07:11 2017"
[2017-09-03T01:07:12.618 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "NGC6888-Part4 altitude at Sun Sep 3 01:07:11 2017 is 64.4 degrees. NGC6888-Part4 altitude score is 62."
[2017-09-03T01:07:12.619 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "NGC6888-Part4 Moon score 4 (separation 56.0592)."
[2017-09-03T01:07:12.621 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "NGC6888-Part4 observation job is due to run as soon as possible."
[2017-09-03T01:07:12.623 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "Found candidate job NGC6888-Part4 (Priority #10)."
[2017-09-03T01:07:12.624 CEST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.fits] - Loading FITS file  "/var/folders/3m/pm1t3bmd011_w2hwqrnq5j_m0000gn/T/fitsyqa139"
[2017-09-03T01:07:12.637 CEST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.fits] - Loading FITS file  "/var/folders/3m/pm1t3bmd011_w2hwqrnq5j_m0000gn/T/fitsyqa139"
[2017-09-03T01:07:12.644 CEST DEBG ][     org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - "{\"Event\":\"GuideStep\",\"Timestamp\":1504393632.642,\"Host\":\"Mac-mini\",\"Inst\":1,\"Frame\":1027,\"Time\":3119.923,\"Mount\":\"EQMod Mount\",\"dx\":0.063,\"dy\":0.273,\"RADistanceRaw\":0.036,\"DECDistanceRaw\":0.279,\"RADistanceGuide\":0.000,\"DECDistanceGuide\":0.000,\"StarMass\":436541,\"SNR\":349.49,\"AvgDist\":0.22}"
[2017-09-03T01:07:12.646 CEST DEBG ][                       default] - fits MIN:  1815  - fits MAX:  65535  - pixel range:  63720  - bin width  96.692  bin count  660
[2017-09-03T01:07:12.651 CEST DEBG ][                       default] - FITHistogram: JMIndex  0.999853
[2017-09-03T01:07:15.330 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - Executing Job  "NGC6888-Part4"
[2017-09-03T01:07:15.330 CEST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.fits] - Loading FITS file  "/var/folders/3m/pm1t3bmd011_w2hwqrnq5j_m0000gn/T/fitszqa139"
[2017-09-03T01:07:15.342 CEST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.fits] - Loading FITS file  "/var/folders/3m/pm1t3bmd011_w2hwqrnq5j_m0000gn/T/fitszqa139"
[2017-09-03T01:07:15.348 CEST DEBG ][                       default] - fits MIN:  1804  - fits MAX:  65535  - pixel range:  63731  - bin width  96.7086  bin count  660
[2017-09-03T01:07:15.353 CEST DEBG ][                       default] - FITHistogram: JMIndex  0.999853
[2017-09-03T01:07:15.392 CEST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - EQMod Mount :  "Timed guide East 331 ms at rate 4.51232 "
[2017-09-03T01:07:15.722 CEST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - EQMod Mount :  "Timed guide South 173 ms at rate 4.51232 "
[2017-09-03T01:07:15.826 CEST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - EQMod Mount :  "Checking backlash compensation for axis 2 "
[2017-09-03T01:07:15.827 CEST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - EQMod Mount :  "Performing backlash compensation for axis 2, microsteps = 50 "
[2017-09-03T01:07:15.850 CEST DEBG ][     org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - "{\"Event\":\"GuideStep\",\"Timestamp\":1504393635.850,\"Host\":\"Mac-mini\",\"Inst\":1,\"Frame\":1028,\"Time\":3123.160,\"Mount\":\"EQMod Mount\",\"dx\":-0.319,\"dy\":0.252,\"RADistanceRaw\":-0.342,\"DECDistanceRaw\":0.211,\"RADistanceGuide\":-0.277,\"DECDistanceGuide\":0.169,\"RADuration\":331,\"RADirection\":\"East\",\"DECDuration\":173,\"DECDirection\":\"South\",\"StarMass\":460555,\"SNR\":388.88,\"AvgDist\":0.28}"
[2017-09-03T01:07:16.082 CEST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - EQMod Mount :  "End Timed guide West/East "
[2017-09-03T01:07:16.242 CEST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - EQMod Mount :  "End Timed guide North/South "
[2017-09-03T01:07:18.542 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "Slewing to NGC6888-Part4 ..."
[2017-09-03T01:07:18.544 CEST DEBG ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - ISD:Telescope: Sending coords RA  20.2831  DEC  37.3773
[2017-09-03T01:07:18.547 CEST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.fits] - Loading FITS file  "/var/folders/3m/pm1t3bmd011_w2hwqrnq5j_m0000gn/T/fitsara139"
[2017-09-03T01:07:18.560 CEST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.fits] - Loading FITS file  "/var/folders/3m/pm1t3bmd011_w2hwqrnq5j_m0000gn/T/fitsara139"
[2017-09-03T01:07:18.566 CEST DEBG ][                       default] - fits MIN:  1820  - fits MAX:  65535  - pixel range:  63715  - bin width  96.6844  bin count  660
[2017-09-03T01:07:18.572 CEST DEBG ][                       default] - FITHistogram: JMIndex  0.99986
[2017-09-03T01:07:18.640 CEST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - EQMod Mount :  "Timed guide West 502 ms at rate 4.51232 "
[2017-09-03T01:07:18.673 CEST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - EQMod Mount :  "Starting Goto RA=20.2831 DE=37.3773 (current RA=20.0297 DE=37.3843) "
[2017-09-03T01:07:18.673 CEST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - EQMod Mount :  "GOTO ALign Nearest: delta RA = -0.130654, delta DEC  = -0.189492 "
[2017-09-03T01:07:18.673 CEST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - EQMod Mount :  "Aligned Eqmod Goto RA=20.1524 DE=37.1878 (target RA=20.2831 DE=37.3773) "
[2017-09-03T01:07:18.674 CEST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - EQMod Mount :  "Setting Eqmod Goto RA=20.1524 DE=37.1878 (target RA=20.2831 DE=37.3773) "
[2017-09-03T01:07:18.766 CEST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - EQMod Mount :  "Slewing mount: RA increment = -47102, DE increment = 5030 "
[2017-09-03T01:07:18.893 CEST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - EQMod Mount :  "Checking backlash compensation for axis 1 "
[2017-09-03T01:07:18.894 CEST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - EQMod Mount :  "Performing backlash compensation for axis 1, microsteps = 10 "
[2017-09-03T01:07:19.060 CEST DEBG ][     org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - "{\"Event\":\"GuideStep\",\"Timestamp\":1504393639.059,\"Host\":\"Mac-mini\",\"Inst\":1,\"Frame\":1029,\"Time\":3126.371,\"Mount\":\"EQMod Mount\",\"dx\":0.515,\"dy\":-0.373,\"RADistanceRaw\":0.549,\"DECDistanceRaw\":-0.307,\"RADistanceGuide\":0.420,\"DECDistanceGuide\":0.000,\"RADuration\":502,\"RADirection\":\"West\",\"StarMass\":465374,\"SNR\":362.57,\"AvgDist\":0.38}"
[2017-09-03T01:07:19.230 CEST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - EQMod Mount :  "Checking backlash compensation for axis 2 "
[2017-09-03T01:07:19.246 CEST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - EQMod Mount :  "Slewing to RA: 20:16:59 - DEC: 37:22:38 "
[2017-09-03T01:07:19.343 CEST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - EQMod Mount :  "Checking backlash compensation for axis 1 "
[2017-09-03T01:07:19.343 CEST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - EQMod Mount :  "Performing backlash compensation for axis 1, microsteps = 10 "
[2017-09-03T01:07:19.551 CEST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - EQMod Mount :  "End Timed guide West/East "
[2017-09-03T01:07:21.776 CEST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.fits] - Loading FITS file  "/var/folders/3m/pm1t3bmd011_w2hwqrnq5j_m0000gn/T/fitsbra139"
[2017-09-03T01:07:21.787 CEST DEBG ][     org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - "{\"Event\":\"StarLost\",\"Timestamp\":1504393641.786,\"Host\":\"Mac-mini\",\"Inst\":1,\"Frame\":1030,\"Time\":3129.099,\"StarMass\":71439,\"SNR\":157.74,\"AvgDist\":0.38,\"ErrorCode\":6,\"Status\":\"Star lost - mass changed\"}"
[2017-09-03T01:07:21.793 CEST INFO ][     org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - "PHD2: Star Lost."
[2017-09-03T01:07:21.811 CEST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.fits] - Loading FITS file  "/var/folders/3m/pm1t3bmd011_w2hwqrnq5j_m0000gn/T/fitsbra139"
[2017-09-03T01:07:21.829 CEST DEBG ][                       default] - fits MIN:  1810  - fits MAX:  65535  - pixel range:  63725  - bin width  96.6995  bin count  660
[2017-09-03T01:07:21.844 CEST DEBG ][                       default] - FITHistogram: JMIndex  0.99986
[2017-09-03T01:07:24.625 CEST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.fits] - Loading FITS file  "/var/folders/3m/pm1t3bmd011_w2hwqrnq5j_m0000gn/T/fitscra139"
[2017-09-03T01:07:24.633 CEST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.fits] - Loading FITS file  "/var/folders/3m/pm1t3bmd011_w2hwqrnq5j_m0000gn/T/fitscra139"
[2017-09-03T01:07:24.639 CEST DEBG ][     org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - "{\"Event\":\"StarLost\",\"Timestamp\":1504393644.636,\"Host\":\"Mac-mini\",\"Inst\":1,\"Frame\":1031,\"Time\":3131.949,\"StarMass\":2318,\"SNR\":21.90,\"AvgDist\":0.38,\"ErrorCode\":6,\"Status\":\"Star lost - mass changed\"}"
[2017-09-03T01:07:24.639 CEST INFO ][     org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - "PHD2: Star Lost."
[2017-09-03T01:07:24.653 CEST DEBG ][                       default] - fits MIN:  1809  - fits MAX:  65535  - pixel range:  63726  - bin width  96.7011  bin count  660
[2017-09-03T01:07:24.663 CEST DEBG ][                       default] - FITHistogram: JMIndex  0.99983
[2017-09-03T01:07:27.412 CEST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.fits] - Loading FITS file  "/var/folders/3m/pm1t3bmd011_w2hwqrnq5j_m0000gn/T/fitsdra139"
[2017-09-03T01:07:27.421 CEST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.fits] - Loading FITS file  "/var/folders/3m/pm1t3bmd011_w2hwqrnq5j_m0000gn/T/fitsdra139"
[2017-09-03T01:07:27.427 CEST DEBG ][     org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - "{\"Event\":\"StarLost\",\"Timestamp\":1504393647.424,\"Host\":\"Mac-mini\",\"Inst\":1,\"Frame\":1032,\"Time\":3134.737,\"StarMass\":32160,\"SNR\":101.67,\"AvgDist\":0.38,\"ErrorCode\":6,\"Status\":\"Star lost - mass changed\"}"
[2017-09-03T01:07:27.428 CEST INFO ][     org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - "PHD2: Star Lost."
[2017-09-03T01:07:27.442 CEST DEBG ][                       default] - fits MIN:  1812  - fits MAX:  65535  - pixel range:  63723  - bin width  96.6965  bin count  660
[2017-09-03T01:07:27.452 CEST DEBG ][                       default] - FITHistogram: JMIndex  0.999823
[2017-09-03T01:07:30.239 CEST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.fits] - Loading FITS file  "/var/folders/3m/pm1t3bmd011_w2hwqrnq5j_m0000gn/T/fitsera139"
[2017-09-03T01:07:30.247 CEST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.fits] - Loading FITS file  "/var/folders/3m/pm1t3bmd011_w2hwqrnq5j_m0000gn/T/fitsera139"
[2017-09-03T01:07:30.257 CEST DEBG ][     org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - "{\"Event\":\"StarLost\",\"Timestamp\":1504393650.254,\"Host\":\"Mac-mini\",\"Inst\":1,\"Frame\":1033,\"Time\":3137.567,\"StarMass\":2100,\"SNR\":23.46,\"AvgDist\":0.38,\"ErrorCode\":6,\"Status\":\"Star lost - mass changed\"}"
[2017-09-03T01:07:30.257 CEST INFO ][     org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - "PHD2: Star Lost."
[2017-09-03T01:07:30.265 CEST DEBG ][                       default] - fits MIN:  1809  - fits MAX:  65535  - pixel range:  63726  - bin width  96.7011  bin count  660
[2017-09-03T01:07:30.275 CEST DEBG ][                       default] - FITHistogram: JMIndex  0.99983
[2017-09-03T01:07:33.057 CEST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.fits] - Loading FITS file  "/var/folders/3m/pm1t3bmd011_w2hwqrnq5j_m0000gn/T/fitsfra139"
[2017-09-03T01:07:33.067 CEST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.fits] - Loading FITS file  "/var/folders/3m/pm1t3bmd011_w2hwqrnq5j_m0000gn/T/fitsfra139"
[2017-09-03T01:07:33.074 CEST DEBG ][     org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - "{\"Event\":\"StarLost\",\"Timestamp\":1504393653.069,\"Host\":\"Mac-mini\",\"Inst\":1,\"Frame\":1034,\"Time\":3140.382,\"StarMass\":2795,\"SNR\":24.34,\"AvgDist\":0.38,\"ErrorCode\":6,\"Status\":\"Star lost - mass changed\"}"
[2017-09-03T01:07:33.074 CEST INFO ][     org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - "PHD2: Star Lost."
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Last edit: 6 years 6 months ago by Vincent Groenewold.
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Thanks for log. What's odd is that it is missing log when the job completed. I tried to replicate your conditions, but PHD2 was stopped after the first job was complete like it should. Nevertheless, I discovered a few issues with PHD2 support that were not present in case but I stumbled across them so those are fixed now in GIT. More over, the mosaic "drag" feature was not generating correction positions, and I also improved the FOV in case you need to rotate. These are in GIT now and will be available in KStars 2.8.3 release.
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