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CCD Images - Session 387 (2009-09-09)

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Objects Session Notes
Bullet 22/P Kopff- Comet
Bullet C/2006 W3 (Christensen) - Comet
Bullet Photometric Monitoring - Variables
- U And, W And, R CrB, CI Cyg, SS Cyg
- AM Her, U Her, CY Lyr, RU Peg, FG Sge, U Sge, V Sge, ER UMa 
Bullet Astrometric Monitoring - Nearby Stars
- 61 Cyg
 
- Night session (2.5 hr). 
- Operated in Observatory under manual and semi-automated control. Later operated under automated control with remote monitoing
- Ambient Temperature  initially 9 deg C dropping steadily to 6.5 degC by end of sesion
- CCD operation -20 degC (at 64% average cooling).  
- main objective of the session was to acquire images of key selected stars for ongoing photometric and astrometric analysis. 

22/P Kopff - Comet

Comet 22/P Kopff
passing through star field in Aquarius

Image

CCD Image (cropped to central area)
7 x 20s sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2009-09-09 23:10 h UT (#387121-27)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME

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C/2006 W3 (Christensen) - Comet

C/2006 W3 (Christensen)
passing through star field in Aquila

Image

CCD Image (cropped to central area)
2 x 30s sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2009-09-09 23:18 h UT (#387137-39)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME

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