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CCD Images - Session 585 (2015-04-20)

Objects Session Notes
Bullet UGC 5889 - Galaxy (NGC 3377A)
Bullet NGC 5227 - Spiral Galaxy with SN ASASSN-15fz
Bullet NGC 4535 - Spiral Galaxy (Herschel II-500)
Bullet NGC 5112 - Spiral Galaxy
Bullet NGC 4725 - Spiral Galaxy (Herschel I-84)
Bullet NGC 4789 - Spiral Galaxy (UGC 8024)
Bullet NGC 4627 - Elliptical Galaxy  (companion to NGC 4631)
Bullet IC 4182 - Irregular Galaxy
Bullet IC 883 - Irregular Galaxy (ARP 193)
Bullet NGC 5371 - Spiral Galaxy
Bullet NGC 5421 - Galaxy (ARP 111)
Bullet UGC 8548 - Spiral Galaxy (ARP 36)
Bullet IC 4271 - Spiral Galaxy (ARP 40)
Bullet IC 3862 - Spiral Galaxy (ARP 265) - to be repeated
Bullet UGC 8560 - Spiral Galaxy (ARP 183)
Bullet NGC 6207 - Spiral Galaxy (Herschell II-701)
Bullet UGC 8331 - Irregular Galaxy (M51 Group)
Bullet Vega - A0V Star
Bullet P Cyg - Star
   
Bullet Photometric Monitoring - Variables
  R CrB, CI Cyg, SS Cyg, U Gem, RZ LMi, DY Per, GK Per, ER UMa
   
Bullet Astrometric Monitoring - Nearby Stars
  Barnards Star, 61 Cyg
- All night session (6.3 hrs duration).  
Good conditions. A faint aurora display occured during the session period, but was not recognised until AllSky images were subsequently analysed.
- Session operated under semi-automated control, with remote monitoring from indoors computer.  
- Ambient Temperature:  tube temperature fell to 0 degC (minimum)
- CCD operation -30 degC (at 74% average cooling). 
- Planned objectives of the session were to monitor selected variable stars & nearby stars and to take gallery images of selected deep sky objects  in Canes Venatici, Coma Berenices and Virgo.
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UGC 5889 - Galaxy (NGC 3377A)

UGC 5889 (Leo)
(galaxy is very faint in this image, image set is affected by trailed stars (poor PEC ?)
UGC 5889 is a member of the M96 Galaxy Group
Image
CCD Image (cropped)
3 x 120s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2015-04-20 22:20 h UT (#585037-39)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
 
UGC 5889 - Wider View
Spiral Galaxy to lower left is NGC 3377
Glare in upper right corner is from an offset mag +5.5 star, HIP 52689
Image
CCD Image (50% size)
Image details as above

[See NGC 3377 - earlier image (2010-02-20)]

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NGC 5227 - Spiral Galaxy with SN ASASSN-15fz

NGC 5227 with SN ASASSN-15fz (Virgo)
SN ASASSN-15fz (= PS15adi)  (Type II) was discovered 2015/03/30.570 by All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (ASAS-SN) 
V Mag at discovery was +16.9 (Rochester Supernova site | Discovery Image | Reference Image)
Image below (2015-04-20.97) was taken 21.4 days after supernova discovery.
The supernova is shown by the white markers
Image
Annotated CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
5 x 90s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2015-04-20 23:09 h UT (#585054-61)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
 
NGC 5227 with SN ASASSN-15fz - detail
Image 
Negative CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
3 x 90s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, Xo (Blue Blocking) Filter
2015-04-20 23:19 h UT (#585062-64)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
 
NGC 5227 with SN ASASSN-15fz - Earlier Image (2015-04-09)
Image below (2015-04-09.999) was taken 10.4 days after supernova discovery.
The supernova is shown by the white markers
Image
Annotated CCD Image (150% size, cropped)
Image details as above

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NGC 4535 - Spiral Galaxy (Herschel II-500)

NGC 4535 / Herschel II-500 (Virgo)
Image

CCD Image (50% size)
5 x 120s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2015-04-17 23:29 hUT (#585066-70)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
[ Full Size Image]

  
NGC 4535 - detail
Image 

Negative CCD Image (50% size)
Image details as above

  
NGC 4535 and adjacent galaxies
NGC 4535 catalog mag +10.6, NGC 4535A  catalog mag ?
PGC 1340665 catalog mag +17.5,  PGC 1342675 catalog mag +18.5
Image 

Annotated CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
Image details as above
[ Full Size Image (un-annotated]

  
NGC 4535 - affect of dew on front corrector plate
(Image taken around 55 minutes before the one above)
Image 

Set 1 CCD Image (50% size)
5 x 120s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2015-04-17 22:33 hUT (#585043-47)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME

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NGC 5112 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC 5112 (Canes Venatici)
Image 
CCD Image (cropped)
7 x 90s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2015-04-20 23:42 h UT (#585073-79)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
 
NGC 5112 - Wider View
Bright star on the left hand side of image is the mag +9.3 star, SAO 63502
Image 
CCD Image (50% size)
Image details as above

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NGC 4725 - Spiral Galaxy (Herschel I-84)

NGC 4725 / Herschel I-84 (Coma Berenices)
NB. Herschel Catalogue in TheSky 6 records this barred spiral galaxy as Herschel III-611,
but elsewhere this is recorded as Herschel I-84.
Hidden Treasures catalog object 69
[ Herschel 400 Objects ]  [ Hidden Treasures ]
Image 
CCD Image (linear scale, 50% size)
5 x 90s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2015-04-20 23:56 h UT (#585082-88)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
[larger image, 75% size]
NGC 4725 - Detailed View
Image 
CCD Image (log scale, 50% size)
Image details as above
 
NGC 4725 - False Colour View
Image 
False Colour CCD Image (square root scale, 50% size)
Inverse Spectrum colour bar
Image details as above
[larger image, 75% size]

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NGC 4789 - Spiral Galaxy (UGC 8024)

NGC 4789 / UGC 8024 (Coma Berenices)
M94 Group Member
Image 
CCD Image (cropped)
6 x 90s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2015-04-21 00:11 h UT (#585092-98)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
 
NGC 4789 / UGC 8024 and neighbouring galaxies - Wider View
Image 
Annotated CCD Image (50% size)
Image details as above

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NGC 4627 - Elliptical Galaxy  (companion to NGC 4631)

NGC 4627 (Canes Venatici)
Image 
CCD Image (cropped)
3 x 90s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2015-04-21 00:29 h UT (#585105-07)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
  
NGC 4627 & NGC 4631 / Caldwell 32 / ARP 281
Image 
Annotated CCD Image (50% size)
Image details as above
  
NGC 4627 and larger adjacent galaxy NGC 4631 ("Whale Galaxy")
Image 
CCD Image (75% size, cropped)
Image details as above
[uncropped, 75% size]
  
NGC 4627 and adjacent NGC 4631 - detail
Image
Negative CCD Image (75% size, cropped)
Image details as above

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 IC 4182 - Irregular Galaxy

IC 4182 (Canes Venatici)
Member of M94 Galaxy Group
Image 
CCD Image (50% size)
7 x 90s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2015-04-21 00:40 h UT (#585110-16)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
  
IC 4182 - detail
Image 
Negative CCD Image (50% size)
Image details as above

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IC 883 - Irregular Galaxy (ARP 193)

IC 883 / ARP 193 (Canes Venatici)
Image 
CCD Image (Linear Scale, 50% size)
6 x 90s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2015-04-21 00:54 h UT (#585119-25)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
  
IC 4182 - detail
Image 
CCD Image (Square Root Scale, 100% size, cropped)
Image details as above
  
IC 4182 - detail
Image 
Negative CCD Image (Square Root Scale, 100% size, cropped)
Image details as above

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NGC 5371 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC 5371 (Canes Venatici)
(equivalent to NGC 5390 )
Image 
CCD Image (Linear Scale, 50% size)
5 x 90s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2015-04-21 01:08 h UT (#585128-34)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
  
NGC 5371 - detail
adjacent bright star is the mag +9.0 star HIP 68032
 
CCD Image (Linear Scale, 100% size, cropped)
Image details as above
  
Image 
CCD Image (Square Root Scale, 100% size, cropped)
Image details as above

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NGC 5421 - Galaxy (ARP 111)

NGC 5421 / ARP 111 (Canes Venatici)
Image
CCD Image (Linear Scale, 50% size)
7 x 90s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2015-04-21 01:22 h UT (#585137-43)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
  
NGC 5421 / ARP 111 - detail
Image
CCD Image 
(Square Root Scale, 100% size, cropped)
Image details as above
  
Image
Negative CCD Image 
(Square Root Scale, 100% size, cropped)
Image details as above
  
NGC 5421 - earlier image (2008)
Image
CCD Image 
120s sec exposure (single frame), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2008-02-13 06:32 h UT (#263810)
8" LX200 + ST-7e

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UGC 8548 - Spiral Galaxy (ARP 36)

UGC 8548 / PGC 47808 / ARP 36 (Canes Venatici)
Image
CCD Image (Linear Scale, 50% size)
3 x 90s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2015-04-21 01:36 h UT (#585149-51)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
  
UGC 8548 - detail
Image
CCD Image 
(100% size, cropped)
Image details as above
  
Image
Negative CCD Image 
(100% size, cropped)
Image details as above

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IC 4271 - Spiral Galaxy (ARP 40)

IC 4271 / ARP 40 (Canes Venatici)
IC 4271 (VV 355a),   PGC 3096774 (VV 355b)
Image
Annotated CCD Image (Linear Scale, 100% size, cropped)
5 x 90s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2015-04-21 01:49 h UT (#585155-60)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
  
IC 4271 / ARP 40 - detail
Image
Negative CCD Image 
(100% size, cropped)
Image details as above
 
IC 4271 / ARP 40 - wider view
Image
CCD Image (50% size)
Image details as above

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 IC 3862 - Spiral Galaxy (ARP 265)

IC 3862 / ARP 265 (Canes Venatici)
Image
CCD Image (50% size, cropped)
4 x 90s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2015-04-21 02:05 h UT (#585166-69)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
  
IC 3862 / ARP 265 - detail
NB Image quality is relatively poor, despite this there seems to
be no remaing indication of the 2011 Supernova 2011az, discovered 1494 days beforehand
[ see more recent images, 2022 ]
Image
CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
Image details as above
 
IC 3862 / ARP 265 - Earlier Image (2011), with SN 2011az

SN 2011az (Type IIp) was discovered 2011/03/18.924 by Maurice Gavin
Original designation PSN J12535343+3605193 
Magnitude at discovery + 16.2,
(Rochester Supernova site | Discovery Image | 2011az PageReference Image )

Image below (2011-03-23.91) was taken 5.0 days after discovery.
Est. Mag of SN is +15.3
PSN (now SN)  is marked by the white cross hair

Image
Annotated CCD Image (cropped)
4 x 90s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2011-03-23 21:55 hUT (#464237-41)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

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UGC 8560 - Spiral Galaxy (ARP 183)

UGC 8560 / ARP 183 (Canes Venatici)
Image
Annotated CCD Image (Linear Scale, 100% size, cropped)
4 x 90s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2015-04-21 02:19 h UT (#585174-78)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
  
UGC 8560 / ARP 183 - detail
Image
Negative CCD Image 
(100% size, cropped)
Image details as above
 
UGC 8560 / ARP 183 - wider view
Image
CCD Image (50% size)
Image details as above

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NGC 6207 - Spiral Galaxy (Herschell II-701 )

NGC 6207 / Herschell II-701 (Hercules)
Image
CCD Image (Linear Scale, 50% size)
6 x 90s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2015-04-21 02:33 h UT (#585182-88)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
  
NGC 6207 - detail
Image
CCD Image (Linear Scale, 100% size, cropped)
Image details as above
 
Image
Negative CCD Image (Linear Scale, 100% size, cropped)
Image details as above
  
NGC 6207 - Earlier Image (2013)
Image
Negative CCD Image 
(Linear Scale, 100% size, cropped)
4 x 120 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2013-10-27 21:40hUT (#551003-06)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

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UGC 8331  - Irregular Galaxy (M51 Group)

UGC 8331 (Canes Venatici)
UGC 8331 galaxy is faint but just visible in centre of image
Image
CCD Image (Linear Scale, 100% size, cropped)
7 x 90s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2015-04-21 02:48 h UT (#585191-97)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME .
 
UGC 8331 - detail
 Image
Negative CCD Image (Linear Scale, 100% size, cropped)
Image details as above
 
UGC 8331 - wider view
UGC 8331 galaxy is faint but just visible in centre of image
  Image
CCD Image (Linear Scale, 50% size)
Image details as above
 
UGC 8331 - Earlier Image (2015-03-27)
UGC 8331 is very clear in this earlier image
 Image
CCD Image (50% size)
4 x 120 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2015-03-27 21:46hUT (#582161-64)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
 
UGC 8331 - Earlier Imaging Attempt (2014-11-08)
UGC 8331 galaxy (position circled) is not visible or
is very faint in this earlier moonlight image.
Image
CCD Image (50% size)
3 x 120 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2014-11-08 00:33hUT (#569323-25)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME

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Vega - A0V Star

Vega (Lyra)    
Image   Image
Image    
CCD Spectra Image (Star Analyser 200)
(Image rotated & cropped)
1 x 0.2s exposure, 2x2 binning, S Filter
2015-04-21 03:43 h UT (#585269-73)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Dispersion 25.44 A/px.
  CCD Spectra Image (150%)
Image details as left
     
Vega - Earlier Spectral Image (2008)    
Image     Image
Image   Image
Image    

CCD Spectra Image (Star Analyser 100)
3 x 0.5s, 1x1 binning
2008-05-07 23:01hUT (#286046-48)
8" LX200 + ST-7e
Dispersion 33.6 A/px

  CCD Spectra Image (200%)
Image details as left
     
     
     

Vega Spectra Analysis

Profile:   1 x 0.2s, 2x2 binning, #585269-73 (calibrated on H alpha line & dispersion 25.44 A/px)
Reference: Example Raw Vega profile supplied with RSpec
Image
Analysis made using RSpec
 
Vega Spectra Calibrated

Profile:  5 x 5s, 2x2 binning, #585280 (non-linear calibration - av. dispersion 25.5 A/px)
Image
Calibration & labelling made using RSpec
 

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P Cyg -  Star

P Cyg (Lyra)    
Image   Image
Image    
CCD Spectra Image (Star Analyser 200)
(Image rotated & cropped)
5 x 5s exposure, 2x2 binning, S Filter
2015-04-21 03:38 h UT (#585280)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Dispersion 25.44 A/px.
  CCD Spectra Image (150%)
Image details as left
     
P Cyg - Earlier Spectral Image (2008)   Spectral Emission Lines in P Cyg (Cygnus)
Image     Image
    Image
     

CCD Spectra Image (Star Analyser 100)
3 x 10s, 1x1 binning, 
2008-05-08 01:16hUT (#286177-79)
8" LX200 + ST-7e
Dispersion 33.6 A/px

  CCD Spectra Image (200%)
Image details as left
     
     
     

P Cyg Spectra Analysis

Profile:  0.2s, 2x2 binning, #585280 (calibrated on H alpha line & dispersion 25.44 A/px)
Reference: Example Raw Vega profile supplied with RSpec
 
Analysis made using RSpec
 

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Variable Stars

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