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CCD Images - Session 357 (2009-03-12 to 2009-03-20)

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Objects Session Notes
Bullet NGC 2362 - Open Cluster (Caldwell 64, Herschel H17-7)
Bullet C/2007 N3 (Lulin) - Comet
Bullet Astrometric & Photometric Monitoring
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- Session 357 comprised of several sub-sessions recorded over a number of days with the planned purpose of refining the telescope performance
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- main objective of the session was  to fine tune performance of new LX200R telescope under night sky conditions.
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- Notes from 2009-03-15

NGC 2362 - Open Cluster (Caldwell 64, Herschel H17-7)

NGC 2362 / Caldwell 64 (Canis Major)
Altitude 7d 10m (Declination -24d 57m)

At Declination of -24d 57m it was not possible to acquire this Caldwell object 
using previous (shorter) equipment & sliding roof as the target lay several degrees 
below the observatory wall.

Image
CCD Image (60% size)
5 sec exposure (single frame), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2009-03-12 20:49 h UT  (#357008)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.6) + ST-10XME

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C/2007 N3 (Lulin) - Comet

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

Image

CCD Image (Linear Scale)
3 x 30s sec exposure (average combine), 
3x3 binning, C Filter
2009-03-17 00:39 h UT (#357083-85)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.6) + ST-10XME

  

C/2007 N3 (Lulin) - detail

Image

False Colour CCD Image (Log Scale)
Inverse Specturn
30s sec exposure,  2x2 binning, C Filter
2009-03-17 00:39 h UT (#357083)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.6) + ST-10XME

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Astrometric and Photometric Monitoring

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