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CCD Images - Session 351 (2009-02-27)

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Bullet C/2007 N3 (Lulin) - Comet
Bullet Astrometric & Photometric Monitoring
- W And, HR Aur, DY Per (variables)
- Gliese 412, Groombridge 1618, Groombridge 1830, Lalande 21185  (nearby stars)
 
- Late evening session (1.3 hrs)
- Ambient Temperature  4 deg C
- CCD operation -20 degC (at 80% average cooling).  
- primary objective of the session was  to try out new Universal Focus Adapter Tube with Antares 6.3 focal reducer made by Ted Agos.
- secondary objective of the session was  to acquire images of key selected stars for ongoing photometric and astrometric analysis. 
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- Goto Notes from 2009-02-27

C/2007 N3 (Lulin) - Comet

C/2007 N3 (Lulin) passing through starfield in Leo

Image

CCD Image (Linear Scale)
3 x 30s sec exposure (average combine, aligned on comet), 
2x2 binning, C Filter
2009-02-27 22:39 h UT (#351003-05)
8" LX200 Classic (at f/6.6) + ST-7E 

  

C/2007 N3 (Lulin) - detail

Image

False Colour CCD Image (Log Scale)
Inverse Specturn
30s sec exposure,  2x2 binning, C Filter
2009-02-27 22:38 h UT (#351003)
8" LX200 Classic (at f/6.6) + ST-7E 

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