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CCD Images - Session 196 (2007-05-07)

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Bullet NGC 3672 - Spiral Galaxy with Supernova 2007bm
Bullet XO-2, Parent Star to Exosolar Planet
Bullet HAT-P-2 , Parent Star to Exosolar Planet
Bullet Astrometric & Photometric Monitoring
- U Her (Mira variables)
- SS Cyg (Dwarf Nova)

- Barnards Star, Cyg 61, Gliese 412, Groombridge 1618,
 Groombridge 1830, And HH (Nearby Stars)
- 2.4 hr session
- CCD operation of -20 degC (at 69% average cooling). .
- main objective was to acquire baseline images of two exosolar planet host stars, XO-2 & HAT-P-2
- secondary objective was to acquire images of selected variable stars and nearby stars for photometric and astrometric  monitoring.
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NGC 3672 - Spiral Galaxy with Supernova 2007bm

NGC 3672 with SN 2007bm  (Crater)
2006bm was discovered 2007/04/20.677 by Perth Observatory
(Rochester Supernova site | Discovery Image | Reference Image)

Image below (2007-05-07.95) was taken 17 days after discovery. 
Estimated magnitude of 2006bm  is  +14 to +15 (C filter). 

Image 

Annotated CCD Image (100% size, linear scale)
3 x 120s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C filter 
2007-05-07  22:49h UT (#196022-24)
8" LX200 + ST-7E

 

NGC 3672 - False colour

Image 

False Colour CCD Image 
Square Root brightness scaling, False Colour (inverse spectrum)

Image details as above

 

NGC 3672 with SN 2007bm - detail

Image 

CCD Image (200% size, linear scale, cropped)
Image details as above

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XO-2, Parent Star to Exosolar Planet

XO-2 / GSC 3413:5  (Lynx)

Image
Annotated CCD Image 
3 x 60s (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2007-05-07 22:56 hUT (#196028-30)
 
XO-2 Reference Stars
Image
Annotated CCD Image 
30s, 2x2 binning, R Filter
2007-05-07 23:07 hUT (#196040)

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HAT-P-2 , Parent Star to Exosolar Planet

HAT-P-2 / HD 147506 (Hercules)

Image
Annotated CCD Image 
3 x 60s (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2007-05-07 23:23 hUT (#196053-61)
 
HAT-P-2, Reference Stars
Image
Annotated CCD Image 
20s, 2x2 binning, R Filter
2007-05-07 23:31 hUT (#196065)

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Astrometric and Photometric Monitoring

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