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CCD Images - Session 445 (2011-01-14)

Objects Session Notes
Bullet UGC 1837 - Galaxy & Supernovae 2011H
Bullet NGC 2672 and 2673 - Galaxy Pair (ARP 167)
Bullet Variable Stars
Bullet SZ Lyn - Variable Star (Type DSCT)
Bullet Photometric Monitoring - Variables
- RX And, TT Ari, CV_CMi,  SS Cyg, BL Lac, SZ Lyn, GK Per, ER UMa, SU UMa

DY Per, Z And, CN Ori, FU Ori, NV Ori, RU Peg attempts (failed due to cloud)

Bullet Astrometric Monitoring - Nearby Stars
- DX Cnc, Teegardens Star 

 

- Evening  session (1.9 hrs).
- Session operated under semi-automated control, with remote monitoring from indoors computer. 
- Ambient Temperature: 1.5 deg C  (minimum)
- CCD operation -30 degC (at 75% average cooling).  
- main objectives of the session was to acquire images of selected project stars for ongoing photometric analysis.

UGC 1837 - Galaxy & Supernovae 2011H

UGC 1837 & SN 2011H (Andromeda)

SN 2011H (Type Ia) was discovered 2011/01/04.26 by Lick Observatory Supernova Search
Magnitude at discovery +16.6 (15.6)
(Rochester Supernova site | Discovery Image | Reference Image )

Image below (2011-01-14.91) was taken 10.6 days after discovery.
SN 2011H is marked by white cross hair (est. mag +16.6)

Image
Annotated CCD Image (cropped, 150% size)
3 x 90s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2011-01-14 21:56 hUT (#445023-27)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
Image
  Negative CCD Image (cropped, 150% size)
Image details as above
UGC 1837 and adjacent galaxies
Image
Annotated CCD Image (cropped)
Image details as above

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NGC 2672 and 2673 - Galaxy Pair (ARP 167)

NGC 2672 and 2673,  ARP 167 (Cancer)

Image

Image
CCD Image (50% size)
5 x 120s sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2011-01-14 22:57 h UT (#445082-86)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
Negative CCD Image (50% size)
Image details as above left

NGC 2672 and 2673 / ARP 167 - detail

Image

Image
Annotated CCD Image 
Image details as above
Negative CCD Image
Image details as above left

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Variable Stars

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SZ Lyn - Variable Star (Type DSCT)

SZ Lyn (Lynx)
Delta Scuti star with catalog period 
of 0.12053492 days (2.89283808 hours)

Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size)
2 x 15s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2011-01-14 23:08 hUT (#445093-97)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
 
SZ Lyn - reference stars
Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size)
10s exposure (single frame), 3x3 binning, V Filter 
2011-01-14 23:07 hUT (#445091)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

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