David's Astronomy Pages
CCD Images - Session 458 (2011-02-26)

Objects Session Notes
Bullet PGC 11943 - Spiral Galaxy & Supernovae 2011ag
Bullet NGC 3626 - Spiral Galaxy (Caldwell 40)
Bullet NGC 3016 - Spiral Galaxy
Bullet NGC 2903 Spiral Galaxy
Bullet NGC 3227 - Spiral Galaxy
Bullet NGC 3607 - Elliptical Galaxy and neighboring galaxies
Bullet M65 - Spiral Galaxy
Bullet Palomar 4 - Globular Cluster
Bullet UGC 4552 - Spiral Galaxy & Supernovae 2011ac
Bullet NGC 3437 - Spiral Galaxy
Bullet NGC 2859 - Spiral Galaxy (Herschel I-137)
Bullet Variable Stars
Bullet Photometric Monitoring - Variables
- FO And, RX And, Z And, S Cyg, SS Cyg, BL Lac, CZ Ori

- SZ Lyn attempt (aborted)

Bullet Astrometric Monitoring - Nearby Stars
- EV Lac
- Early evening  session (7.3 hrs),
- Session operated under semi-automated control, with remote monitoring from indoors computer. 
- Ambient Temperature: -1.5 deg C  (minimum)
- CCD operation -25 degC (at 58% average cooling).  
- main objectives of the session was to acquire images of selected project stars for ongoing photometric analysis.

PGC 11943 - Spiral Galaxy & Supernovae 2011ag

PGC 11943 & SN 2011ag (Aries)

SN 2011ag (Type Ia) was discovered 2011/02/25.150 by Catalina Real-Time Transient Survey
Magnitude at discovery +16.6 (15.6)
(Rochester Supernova site | Discovery Image | Reference Image )

Image below (2011-02-26.84) was taken 1.7 days after discovery.
SN 2011ag is marked by white cross hair

Image
Annotated CCD Image (cropped)
2 x 120s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2011-02-26 20:04 hUT (#458044-45)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

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NGC 3626 - Spiral Galaxy (Caldwell 40)

NGC 3626 / Caldwell 40 (Leo)

Image 

CCD Image (cropped)  
 4 x 120sec exposure (average combine),  3x3 binning, C Filter
2011-02-26 21:13 h UT  (#458099-102)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

NGC 3626 - Earlier Image  (2006-12-02)

Image 

CCD Image 
3 x 3 min exposure (average combine), 
2x2 binning, C filter, Linear scale 
2006-12-02 05:33h UT (#156037-39)

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NGC 3016 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC 3016  (Leo)
 (bottom right)
Image
CCD Image (cropped)
5 x 120sec exposure (average combine),  3x3 binning, C Filter
2011-02-26 21:45 h UT  (#458118-22)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
 
NGC 3016  - 2011-02-25
Image
CCD Image (cropped)
5 x 120sec exposure (average combine),  3x3 binning, C Filter
2011-02-25 20:59 h UT  (#457154-58)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

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NGC 2903 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC 2903  (Leo)
Alias : Herschel I-56
[ Herschel 400 Objects ]

Image 

CCD Image (cropped)  
6 x 120sec exposure (average combine),  3x3 binning, C Filter
2011-02-26 21:13 h UT  (#458185-193)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

  

NGC 2903  - detail

Image 

CCD Image (cropped)  
2 x 120sec exposure (average combine),  3x3 binning, C Filter
2011-02-26 23:16 h UT  (#458189-90)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

 

NGC 2903 - Earlier Image (2004-02-19)
Image 
CCD Image,  12x10s (av)
2004-02-19  21:45 to 22:27h UT (#58171-202)
   
Image
Colour CCD Image
Red 6x20s (av. smoothed), Green 6x20s (av, smoothed,
Blue 6x30s (av, smoothed), Luminance 12x10s (av)
2004-02-19  21:45 to 22:27 h UT (#58171-202)

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NGC 3227 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC 3227 (Leo)

Image
CCD Image (50% size)
5 x 120sec exposure (average combine),  3x3 binning, C Filter
2011-02-26 23:30 h UT  (#458196-200)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

  

NGC 3227 - detail

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

 

NGC 3227 - earlier image 2006-04-27

Image
CCD Image
5 x 2 min exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter 
2006-04-27 22:59 h UT (#118102-06)

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NGC 3607 - Elliptical Galaxy and neighboring galaxies

NGC 3607 and neighboring galaxies  (Leo)

Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size)
4 x 120sec exposure (average combine),  3x3 binning, C Filter
2011-02-26 23:43 h UT  (#458203-07)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

  

NGC 3607 - detail

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

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M65 - Spiral Galaxy

M65 (Leo)
Image 
CCD Image (rotated - North Left, cropped)  
 3 x 120sec exposure (average combine),  3x3 binning, C Filter
2011-02-26 23:55 h UT  (#458210-13)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
 
M65 - Wider View (North Up)
Image 
CCD Image (50% size)
Image details as above
 
M65 - Earlier Image (2004-02-20)
Image 
CCD Image,  4 x 2 minute exposure (average)
2004-02-20, 00:13 to 00:23 h UT (#58260-63)
8" LX200 classic + ST-7e

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Palomar 4 - Globular Cluster

Palomar 4 (Ursa Major)
Situated at almost 1/8 distance to the Andromeda Galaxy, 
it is second most distant globular in Milky Way
Image
CCD Image (50% size)
5 x 60 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2011-02-27 00:27h UT (#458238-42)
 
Pal 4 - detail
Image
Annotated CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
(image details as above)
 
Pal 4 - detail, 2006-12-02
Image
Annotated CCD Image (200% size)
3 x 2 min exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2006-12-02 05:43h UT (#156043-45)

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UGC 4552 - Spiral Galaxy & Supernovae 2011ac

UGC 4552 with SN 2011ac (Aries)

SN 2011ac (Type Ia) was discovered 2011/02/11.290 by Lick Observatory Supernova Search
Magnitude at discovery +16.7)
(Rochester Supernova site | Discovery Image | Reference Image )

Image below (2011-02-27.04) was taken 25 days after discovery.
SN 2011ac is marked by white cross hair

Image
Annotated CCD Image (cropped)
5 x 120s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2011-02-27 01:02 hUT (#458274-78)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

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NGC 3437 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC 3437 (Leo)
Image
CCD Image (cropped)
3 x 120sec exposure (average combine),  3x3 binning, C Filter
2011-02-27 01:33 h UT  (#458297-301)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
 
NGC 3437 - earlier image (2011-02-10)
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 - 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 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
2011-02-27 02:13 h UT  (#458337-39)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
 
NGC 2859 - detail
Image
CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
Image details as above

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Variable Stars

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