David's Astronomy Pages
CCD Images - Session 454 (2011-02-10)

Objects Session Notes
Bullet NGC 3437 - Spiral Galaxy
Bullet NGC 3445 - One armed spiral galaxy and companions (ARP 24)
Bullet NGC 2859 - Spiral Galaxy (Herschel I-137)
Bullet UGC 7144 - Spiral Galaxy
Bullet NGC 2830 to NGC 2832 - Galaxy Group (ARP 315)
Bullet Variable Stars
Bullet Photometric Monitoring - Variables
- FO And, RX And, U And, W And, Z And, FS Aur, KR Aur, T Aur, CV_CMi, SY Cnc, AM CVn, RS CVn, SS Cyg, U Gem, AM Her, BL Lac, RZ LMi, SZ Lyn, U Mon, CN Ori, CZ Ori, FO Ori, FU Ori, NV Ori, DY Per, GK Per, RR Tau, SU Tau, ER UMa, SU UMa 
Bullet Astrometric Monitoring - Nearby Stars
- Ross 248 (HH And), Giliese 1111 (DX Cnc), 61 Cyg, Groombridge 34, 
- Late evening  session (3.5 hrs).
- Session operated under semi-automated control, with remote monitoring from indoors computer. 
- Ambient Temperature: -1.0 deg C  (minimum)
- CCD operation -30 degC (at 68% average cooling).  
- main objectives of the session was to acquire images of selected project stars for ongoing photometric analysis.

NGC 3437 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC 3437 (Leo)
Image
CCD Image (cropped)
3 x 120sec exposure (average combine),  3x3 binning, C Filter
2011-02-10 23:16 h UT  (#454315-17)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
 
NGC 3437 - detail
Image
CCD Image (logscale, cropped)
Image details as above
 
NGC 3437 - earlier image (2011-02-05)
Image
CCD Image (cropped)
5 x 120sec exposure (average combine),  3x3 binning, C Filter
2011-02-05 01:18 h UT  (#453215-19)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
 
NGC 3437 - earlier image (2011-01-29)
Image
CCD Image (cropped)
3 x 120sec exposure (average combine),  3x3 binning, C Filter
2011-01-29 00:31 h UT  (#450386-88)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

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NGC 3445 - One armed spiral galaxy and companions (ARP 24)

NGC 3445  / ARP 24 (Ursa Major)

Image

Image
CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
3 x 120s sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2011-02-10 23:56 h UT (#454339-41)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
Negative CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
Image details as left

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NGC 2859 - Spiral Galaxy (Herschel I-137)

NGC 2859 / Herschel I-137 (Leo Minor)
Bright star on right-hand side of image is the +7.2 mag star HIP 46083
Image
CCD Image (50% size)
3 x 120sec exposure (average combine),  3x3 binning, C Filter
2011-02-10 23:45 h UT  (#454344-46)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
 
NGC 2859 - detail
Image
CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
Image details as above
 
NGC 2859 - detail
highlighting concentric ring
Image
CCD Image (100% size, cropped, averaged)
Image details as above
 
Image
False Colour CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
Inverse Spectrum
Image details as above

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UGC 7144 - Spiral Galaxy

UGC 7144  (Ursa Major)
SN 2011G (Type 1a) discovered 2011/01/08.58 by Lick Observatory Supernova Search
(magnitude at discovery +19.1 (+18.7) is much too faint to be seen or has decreased in brightness
(Rochester Supernova site )

Image
CCD Image (cropped)
5 x 120s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2011-01-20 23:55 hUT (#454349-53)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

  

UGC 7144  - Earlier Image

Image
CCD Image (cropped)
120s exposure (single frame), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2011-01-20 23:24 hUT (#449386)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

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NGC 2830 to NGC 2832 - Galaxy Group (ARP 315)

NGC 2830 to NGC 2832 / ARP 315 (Lynx)

Image

Image
CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
2 x 120s sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2011-02-11 00:05 h UT (#454356-57)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
Negative CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
Image details as left

  

NGC 2830 to NGC 2832 / ARP 315 - Earlier Image (2011-01-17)

Image

Image
CCD Image (150% size, cropped)
120s sec exposure (single frame), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2011-01-17 22:25 h UT (#446196)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
Negative CCD Image (150% size, cropped)
Image details as left

  

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Variable Stars

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