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Image Highlights - 2002

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Shown below are some of my favourite CCD images from 2002.  They are taken using a ST-7E camera through an 8" LX200

Bullet | Clusters | Nebulae | Galaxies | Planets | Asteroids | Moon
 

 Clusters

M38 Open Cluster (Auriga)
Image
2002-02-16
CCD Image, 5x6 Mosaic, 15 sec exposures (#17060 et al)
48.3 x 34.3 arc min (largerfull size)
(Mosaic Construction details)
 
M3 Globular Cluster (Canes Venatici)
Click on image for full size image of M3 Mosaic (62 kb)
2002-04-16  21:22 to 21:35h hUT
4 x 4 Mosaic, 30 sec exposures  
 36.2 x 20.0 arc min  (#21020-36)

 

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Nebulae

M42  (Great Nebula in Orion)
Image
2002-02-16
60 sec exposure (#17006), 11.4 x 7.6 arc min
 
M57 Planetary Nebula (Ring Nebula in Lyra)
Image
2002-08-31  22:35 to 22:45h UT
4 x 2 min exposure, 11.4 x 7.6 arc min  (#22024-27)
 
M27 Planetary Nebula  (Dumbell Nebula in Vulpecula)
Image
2002-09:12  22:31 to 23:04h UT
Enhanced CCD Image, 6 x 5 min exposure 
11.4 x 7.6 arc min  (#25023-28)

 

NGC 7009 Planetary Nebula 
(Saturn Nebula in Aquarius)
Image Detail
Image
2002-09-23  21:47 to 21:50h UT
5 x 30 sec exposure (2x2 binning)
11.4 x 7.6 arc min  (#27035-39)
2002-09-23  21:47 to 21:50h UT
5 min exposure, 1x1 binning (#27045)

 

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Galaxies

 

Stephan's Quintet (Pegasus)
NGC 7317 (Mag +14.8), NGC 7318A (Mag +14.6), NGC 7318B (Mag +14.0), 
NGC 7319 (Mag +14.6), NGC 7320 (Mag +13.6), NGC 7320C (Mag +16.6) 
Image
2002-10-02  21:44 to 21:51h UT
2 x 2 min exposure, 11.4 x 7.6 arc min  (#28003 & 28005)


M77 Galaxy (Cetus)
 Image
A
Image
B
 Image
C
Image
D
2002-09-01  01:12 to 01:18h UT
Enhanced CCD Image, 11 x 30 sec exposure,  (#22102-12)
A. Sum Combine 11 frames,  B. Richardson-Lucy  Sharpening
C. Mid Range Brightening,  D. False Colour Combination of A-C

 

NGC 1055 Galaxy (Cetus) NGC 7479 Galaxy (Pegasus)
Barred Spiral Galaxy
Image Image
2002-09-01  01:37h UT
5 min exposure, 11.4 x 7.6 arc min  (#22118)
2002-09-13  00:26h UT
5 min exposure, 11.4 x 7.6 arc min  (#25075)

 

Nucleus of M31 Galaxy (Andromeda) M32 Galaxy (Andromeda)
Image Image
2002-10-03  00:44 to 00:54h UT
2 x 5 min exposure, 11.4 x 7.6 arc min  (#28240-41)
Mid-range brighten & Unsharp Masked

2002-10-03  00:44 to 00:54h UT
2 x 5 min exposure, 11.4 x 7.6 arc min  (#28240-41)
NGC 206 Emission Knot in M31 arms (Andromeda)
Image
2002-10-03  01:16 to 01:27h UT
2 x 1 mosaic, 5 min exposures 
Processing : Smoothed, Linear Stretch 
10.5 x 13.2 arc min  (#28245-46)

 

M33 Galaxy (part) / NGC 604 Emission Knot (Triangulum)
Image NGC 604 detail
Image
2002-09-11  4:08 to 4:24h UT
3 x 5 min exposure (summed)
11.4 x 7.6 arc min  (#24029-31)
2002-09-11  03:57 to 04:00h UT
 5 x 30 sec exposure (summed)
  (#24023-27)

 

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Planets

Jupiter      revolution over 1 hour
Image Image
2002-03-01  23:18hUT
CCD Image, 0.3 sec exposure (#18089)
Heavy unsharp marking
8"/f10 SCT with Barlow
2002-03-01  23:14 to 00:07hUT
Sequence of CCD Images, 
0.3 sec exposure (#18084 et al)
Heavy unsharp marking
8"/f10 SCT with Barlow

 

Jupiter Moons
Image
2002-03-07  21:08hUT
CCD Image, 1 sec exposure (#19041), 8"/f10 SCT 
(Animated frames over 3.1/2 hours)

 

  Saturn + moons Saturn
Image Image
2002-01-17
0.6 sec exposure (#16040)


Image
2002-02-16, 
 0.2 sec exposure, 
 (#17121)
Unsharp Masked 

 

2002-01-17
1 sec exposures (#16031), 5.9 x 4.8 arc min

 

Uranus
Image
2002-09-01  00:58h UT
6 x 5 sec exposure (2x2), average combine
11.4 x 7.6 arc min  (#22077-82)
(Notes on Identification of Uranian Moons)
 
Uranus, Oberon and Titania
Image

 

Neptune + the moon Triton
Image Neptune mag +7.9
Triton estimated mag +13.0
Image
2002-09-23  21:32 to 21:34h UT
5 x 15 sec exposure, 11.4 x 7.6 arc min  (#27018-22)
2002-09-23  21:34 to 21:36h UT
5 x 15 sec exposure (1x1 binning)
3.3 x 2.3 arc min  (#27023-27)

 

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Asteroids/Minor Planets

Minor Planet 433 Eros
 Track showing 77 arc sec movement of Eros
 over a 69 minute period
Stacked images aligned on Eros, 
showing motion of minor planet against background of stars
Image Image
2002-09-23  22:53h UT to 2002-09-24 00:02h UT
104 x 30 sec exposure
11.4 x 7.6 arc min  (#27057-27161)
Date/Time/Exposure as left
Light Curve for 433 Eros, 
Image

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Moon

Southern Highlands
Image
2002-03-02  
0.1 sec exposure (#18468), 8"/f10 SCT with Barlow
 
Tycho
Image
2002-03-02  
0.1 sec exposure (#18395), 8"/f10 SCT with Barlow

 

 

Apollo 17 Landing Site (Taurus-Littrow Valley) 
Image
2002-03-02 02:13h UT
CCD Image, 0.1 sec exposure,   (#18518)
8"/f10 SCT with Barlow
CCD Image showing location of Apollo 17 Landing site in the 
Taurus-Littrow Valley. This lies in the Taurus Range, which forms the 
south-eastern rim of the Serenitatis Basin.
(Zoomed in view)

 

"Lunar Orbit"
Image
I created an "Apollo- style" animation of 47 CCD frames 
2002-03-16,  02:06 to 02:22h UT,  0.1 sec exposures (#18499 - 18545) ..

 

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