David's Astronomy Pages
CCD Images - Session 72 (2004-09-18)

Previous Imaging Session
Images
(S71)
  Home
Images
(Main)
  Home
Home
Page
  Next Imaging Session
Images (S73)
 
Bullet Notes from CCD Session
 
Bullet M57 (Ring Nebula) - Planetary Nebula
Bullet M1 - Supernova Remnant (Crab Nebula)
Bullet P72/Gehrels Comet
Bullet NGC 1432 Nebula (in M45 Pleiades)
Bullet Abell 426 - Galaxy Group
Bullet M74 - Spiral Galaxy
Bullet NGC 315 - Elliptical Galaxy
Bullet NGC 1514 - Planetary Nebula (Crystal Ball Nebula)
Bullet NGC 1245 - Open Cluster
Bullet NGC 1960 - Open Cluster

Notes (S00072)

- Imaging session was with a focal reducer bringing 8" f/10 LX200 to f/7. 
- Images were recorded with ST7 CCD camera. Filter Wheel with CBVRI filters
- 2.5 hour session
- Polar Alignment Error Recorded. 
(Need to move Polar Axis East by 15.5mins. Need to raise Polar Axis by 15.7 mins)

Back to Top


M57 (Ring Nebula) - Planetary Nebula

M57 (Lyra)
Image 
CCD Colour Composite
Luminance (C med 3x30s), Blue 220% (B av 3 x 60s), Green (V av 2x60s), Red (R av2x60s)
2004-09-18 23:16 hUT (# 72004-16)
 
Composite high detail + colour image of M57
(constructed from images taken 13 months apart)
Image 
CCD Colour Composite
Luminance Image taken on 2003-08-03 from southern England (#47146-55)
 (C sum 10x30s, f/10, 1x1 binning, unsharp masked) 
combined with
Colour Images taken on 2004-09-18 from NE Scotland  (# 72004-16)
Blue 260% (B av 3 x 60s, f/7, 2x2 binning), 
Green (V av 2x60s, f/7, 2x2 binning), 
Red (R av2x60s, f/7, 2x2 binning) 
[ Full Size | Original Luminance Image ]

Back to Top


M1 -  Supernova Remnant (Crab Nebula)

M1 (Taurus)
Image
CCD  Image
2x60s, C Filter 
2004-02-19  00:42 h UT (#72105 & 07)
 
Image
CCD Colour Image
Luminance (C av2 x 60s), Blue 250% (B av 4 x 60s), 
Green (V av 2x60s), Red (R av2x60)
2004-09-19  00:47 hUT (# 72105-15)

Back to Top


78P/Gehrels Comet

78P/Gehrels (passing through Aries)
Image
CCD  Image, 9 x 30 sec exposure (average combine)
Clear Filter
2004-09-18  23:30 h UT (#72046-54)
 
Image 
Animated CCD  Image, 3 images taken at c. 1 hour interval,
each 3 x 30 sec exposure (average combine), C Filter
2004-09-18 23:26h UT to  2004-09-19 01:17h UT 

Back to Top


NGC 1432 Nebula (in M45 Pleiades)

NGC 1432 around Merope (Taurus)
Image
CCD Image, 4x60s exposure (average combine)
C Filter
2004-09-18 23:39h UT (#72057-59, 61)
 
NGC 1432 around Maia (Taurus) 
(Note : curved arc on left is an artifact)
Image
CCD Image, 3x60s exposure (average combine)
C Filter
2004-09-18 23:43h UT (#72062-64)
 
 
NGC 1432 around Merope and Maia  (Taurus)
Image Image
CCD Negative Images

Back to Top


Abell 426 Galaxy Group

Abell 426 Galaxy Group, NGC 1270 and NGC 1275 areas (Perseus)
28 galaxies in this CCD Image covering just part of Abell 426

NGC 1267 (catalog mag +13.1), NGC 1268 (catalog mag +13.8), NGC 1270 (catalog mag +13.3), 
NGC 1271 (catalog mag +14.2), NGC 1272 (catalog mag +12.0), 
PGC 12294 (catalog mag +15.5), PGC 12295 (catalog mag +15.1),
PGC 12316 (catalog mag +15.7), PGC 12336 (catalog mag +16.6), 
PGC 12358 (catalog mag +16.7), PGC 12386 (catalog mag +16.3),
PGC 2180406 (catalog mag +17.1), PGC 2181565 (catalog mag +16.2)
Image 
Left CCD  Image, 3 x 60s (average) , C Filter
2004-09-19  00:11h UT (#72082-84)
Image
Right CCD  Image, 2 x 60s (average) , C Filter
2004-09-19  00:16h UT (#72086-87)
Image

Back to Top


M74 Spiral Galaxy

M74  (Pisces) 
Image 
CCD Image, 3x60s exposure (average combine)
C Filter
2004-09-19  01:13 h UT (#72123-25)

Back to Top


NGC 315 - Elliptical Galaxy

NGC 315 - Elliptical Galaxy, top left  &
 NGC 311 - Spiral Galaxy, bottom right (Pisces)
 
Image 
False colour CCD Image, square root brightness scaling
60s exposure, C Filter
2004-09-18  23:23 h UT (#72044)
(See Normal Image )

Back to Top


NGC 7237 - Galaxy

NGC 7236 & NGC 7237 (Pegasus)
Image 
CCD Image, square root brightness scaling
60s exposure, C Filter
2004-09-18  23:12 h UT (#72040)

Back to Top


NGC 1514 - Planetary Nebula (Crystal Ball Nebula)

NGC 1514 (Taurus)
Image
CCD Image, 4x60s exposure (summed)
C Filter
2004-09-18 23:58h UT (#72070-74)
 
NGC 1514 (Taurus)
Image
Enhanced CCD Image (blur and range adjustment)
, 4x60s exposure (summed), C Filter
2004-09-18 23:58h UT (#72070-74)

Back to Top


NGC 1245 - Open Cluster

NGC 1245  (Perseus) 
Image 
CCD Image
3 x 30 sec exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2004-09-19 00:25h UT (#72091-93)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E
 
Image 
Composite Colour CCD Image
Luminance (C av 3x30s), Blue 300% (B av 2 x 60s),
Green (V av 2 x 30s), Red (R av 2 x 30s)
2004-09-19  00:25 h UT (#72091-101)

Back to Top


NGC 1960 - Open Cluster

NGC 1960  / M36 (Auriga) 
Image 
CCD Image, 30s exposure, C Filter
2004-09-19  01:07 h UT (#72121)

Back to Top


This Web Page: CCD Images - Session 72 (2004-09-18)
Last Updated : 2017-11-08
Site Owner : David Richards
Home Page : David's Astronomy Web Site