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CCD Images - Session 287 (2008-05-08)

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Objects Session Notes
Bullet C/2005 L3 (McNaught) - Comet
Bullet P Cyg - LBV Star
Bullet U Sge - variable star (Type EA/SD)
Bullet Astrometric & Photometric Monitoring
- SS Cyg, U Gem (dwarf nova)
- SS Her, U Her (mira variable)
- BL Lac (blazar)
- KR Aur, R CrB, SY Cnc, AM Her, SZ Her, RZ LMi, CY Lyr, TZ Lyr, ER UMa (variables)
- V2491 Cyg (nova)
- Gliese 1111 (DX Cnc), Gliese 412, Groombridge 1618, Groombridge 1830, Lalande 21185 (Nearby Stars)

 

- All night session (4.1hr) - operated under full automated control
- CCD operation of -20 degC 
(at 20% average cooling). 
-  main objective was to acquire images of certain selected stars for ongoing photometric and astrometric analysis


C/2005 L3 (McNaught) - Comet

C/2005 L3 (McNaught) 
(passing through star field in Hercules)

Image
Annotated CCD Image
180s exposure, 2x2 binning, C Filter 
2008-05-08 23:14 hUT (#287052)

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P Cyg - LBV Star

P Cyg (Cygnus) 

Image
CCD Image
3 x 5s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter 
2008-05-09 01:50h UT (#287186-88)
    
Spectral Emission Lines in P Cyg (Cygnus)
(Previous Session)
Image
Image
CCD Spectra Image (200%)
3 x 10s, 1x1 binning,  Original Dispersion 33.6 A/px
2008-05-08 01:16hUT (#286177-79)

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U Sge - variable star (Type EA/SD)

U Sge (Sagitta) 
Algol-type eclipsing binary, 
GCVS catalog variation +6.45 to +9.28, period 3.38061933 days

Image
Annotated CCD Image
3 x 15s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter 
2008-05-09 01:50h UT (#287234-40)
    
U Sge - reference stars
Image
Annotated CCD Image
15s exposure, 2x2 binning, V Filter 
2008-05-09 01:50h UT (#287242)

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Astrometric and Photometric Monitoring

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