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CCD Images - Session 359 (2009-03-29)

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Bullet Regulus - Star
Bullet M13 - Globular Cluster
Bullet Astrometric & Photometric Monitoring
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- Night time session (2.7 hrs), PEC Training 
(Attempt to run session remotely failed - network issues as Daylight Savings Time kicked in at 02:00 h
- Ambient Temperature  initially -3 deg C, but gradually rose to 0 deg as cloud developed.
- CCD operation -25 degC (at 55% average cooling).  
- main objective of the session was to perform PEC Re-Training and try out an evaluation copy of PEMPro v2.6
- opportunity taken to acquire images of M13 and test out automated focuser adjustments according to filter / focus offset table.
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- Notes from 2009-03-29

Regulus - Star

Regulus (Leo)
Snap Shot Image. The vertical blooming  streak is normal feature 
associated with imaging a bright star with Non-ABG CCD camera

Image

CCD Image (52% size reduction)
3s (single frame), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2009-03-29 01:40 h UT (#snap 0140-54)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME

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M13 - Globular Cluster

M13 (Hercules)

Image

CCD Image (cropped to central area)
10s (single frame), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2009-03-29 04:22 h UT (#359022)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME

  

Image

Colour CCD Image
 (cropped to central area)
Red : 10s, Green 10s, Blue 20s,  3x3 binning
2009-03-29 04:18 h UT (#359017-19)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME

  

M13 taken through different Filters using CFW10 Filter Wheel

Focus position is automatically adjusted between frames by 
sending appropriate focus step offsets to the Optec TCF-S focuser.

Image
CCD Image Montage 
10-45s exposures (single frames), 3x3 binning, Various Filters
2009-03-29 (#359012-29), 12" LX200R  (at f/5.8) + ST-10XME

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Astrometric and Photometric Monitoring

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