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CCD Images - Session 373 (2009-06-25)

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Objects Session Notes
Bullet Noctilucent Clouds
Bullet M8 - Nebula (Lagoon Nebula) 
Bullet M19 - Globular Cluster
Bullet M21 - Open Cluster
Bullet M56 - Globular Cluster
Bullet Photometric Monitoring - Variables
- Z And,  AM CVn, CI Cyg, SS Cyg,
- SS Her, U Her, CY Lyr. FG Sge, U Sge, V Sge, WZ Sge
Bullet Photometric Monitoring - Nearby Stars
- Barnard's Star, Groombridge 34,, 61 Cyg
- Night time session (2.6 hrs).
Generally clear sky,  noctiliucent clouds in northern sky.
- Operated under automated control with remote control monitoring
- Ambient Temperature  initially 10 deg C, decreasing to 8 deg C.
- CCD operation -25 degC (at 83% average cooling).  
- main objective of the session was to acquire images of key selected stars for ongoing photometric and astrometric analysis. 
- main objective of the session was to acquire images of key selected stars for ongoing photometric and astrometric analysis. 
- opportunity taken to acquire images of a low declination objects in Sagittarus and Ophiuchus
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Noctilucent Clouds 

Noctilucent Clouds - 2009-06-25/26

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Camera Image - looking North
Noctilucent Clouds above open observatory
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Camera Image - looking North
 
Noctilucent Clouds above open observatory
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Camera Image - looking North-West

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M8 - Nebula (Lagoon Nebula) 

M8 (Sagittarus)

Image

CCD Image (45% size reduction, cropped)
10 x 15s sec exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2009-06-25 23:31 h UT (#373033-42)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME
M8 - detail
Image
CCD Image (70% size reduction)
Image Details as above

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M19 - Globular Cluster

M19 (Scorpius)

Image

CCD Image (35% size reduction)
5 x 15s sec exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2009-06-25 23:36 h UT (#373045-49)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME

 

M19 - detail

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CCD Image (70% size reduction, cropped)
Image details as above

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M21 - Open Cluster

M21 (Sagittarus)

Image

CCD Image (60% size reduction, cropped)
5 x 15s sec exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2009-06-25 23:46 h UT (#373052-56)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME
[Larger View]

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M56 - Globular Cluster

M56 (Lyra)

Image

CCD Image (35% size reduction, linear scale)
5 x 15s sec exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2009-06-26 00:16 h UT (#373104-08)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME

 

M56 - detail

Image

CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above

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Astrometric and Photometric Monitoring

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