David's Astronomy Pages CCD Images - Session 466 (2011-04-05)

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Objects	Session Notes
NGC 4038 / 4039 - Interacting Galaxy Pair ("The Antennae") Saturn Saturn Moons UGC 4985 - Spiral Galaxy & Supernovae SN 2011be Variable Stars Photometric Monitoring - Variables - KR Aur, CV CMi, SY Cnc, U Gem, RZ LMi, SZ Lyn, DY Per, GK Per   Astrometric Monitoring - Nearby Stars - None	- Late evening  session (1.8 hrs), - Session operated under semi-automated control, with remote monitoring from indoors computer.  - Ambient Temperature: Warm night. +10.0 deg C (minimum)  - CCD operation -20 degC (at 77% average cooling).   - main objectives of the session was to acquire images of selected project stars for ongoing photometric analysis.

NGC 4038 / 4039 - Interacting Galaxy Pair ("The Antennae")

NGC 4038/4039, ARP 244, Caldwell 60/61 (Corvus)

CCD Image (50% size) 9 x 60 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter  2011-04-05 23:33 h UT  (#466047-57) 12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

NGC 4038/4039 - detail

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

NGC 4038/4039 - detail

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

NGC 4038/4039 - Earlier Image 2009-05-03

Annotated CCD Image  (cropped to central area) 9 x 60 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter  2009-05-03 22:56 h UT  (#366055-63) 12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME

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Saturn

Saturn

CCD Image (unsharp masked, cropped) 0.12s exposure (single frame), 1x1 binning, C Filter  2011-04-05 23:48 hUT (#466067) 12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

Earlier Image of Saturn from Feb 2010 - 2010-02-21

CCD Image (cropped) 0.2 sec exposure (single frame), 1x1 binning, R Filter  Unsharp Masked 2010-02-21 00:41 h UT  (#414465) 12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

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Saturn Moons 

Saturn Moons

Annotated CCD Image (cropped) 5 x 0.2s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter  2011-04-05 23:46 hUT (#466059-82) 12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

Saturn Moons

CCD Image (unsharp masked, cropped) 2s exposure (single frame), 3x3 binning, C Filter  2011-04-05 23:51 hUT (#466083) 12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

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UGC 4985 - Spiral Galaxy & Supernovae SN 2011be

UGC 4985 & PSN J09225262+2159157 (=SN 2011be, = SNHunt46)   (Leo) SN candidate was discovered 2011/03/25.140 by Catalina Real-Time Transient Survey and Stan Howerton Magnitude at discovery ~ +16.0 (Rochester Supernova site | Discovery Image | Stan Howerton image | Reference Image ) Image below (2011-04-06.01) was taken 11.9 days after discovery. Est Magnitude of SN candidate is +16.2

Annotated CCD Image (cropped, 100% size) 120s exposure (single frame), 3x3 binning, C Filter  2011-04-06 00:08 hUT (#466098) 12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

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Variable Stars

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