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CCD Images - Session 594 (2016-01-17)

Objects Session Notes
Bullet C/2013 US10 (Catalina) - Comet
   
Bullet Photometric Monitoring - Variables
  RX And, U And, Z And, CI Cyg, BL Lac, SZ Lyn, CN Ori, CZ Ori, FO Ori, FU Ori, NV Ori, DY Per, GK Per, ER UMa
   
Bullet Astrometric Monitoring - Nearby Stars
  Ross 248 (HH And), Groombridge 34
- Evening session (2.8 hrs duration). Moderately clear skies. Moonlight.  Wind 2-6 mph. Clouding over at end of session.
- Session operated under semi-automated control, with remote monitoring from indoors computer.  
- Ambient Temperature:  0.0degC (minimum)
- CCD operation -30 degC (at 66% average cooling). 
- Planned objectives of the session were to acquire images of the current bright comet C/2013 US10 (Catalina) and to monitor selected variable and nearby stars
    

C/2013 US10 (Catalina) - Comet

C/2013 US10 (Catalina)
(passing through starfield in Ursa Major)
Sun distance 1.40 AU
Image
CCD Image Montage (50% size)
30s exposure (3 frames), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2016-01-17 18:31 to 20:25h UT (#594019, 594052,  594178)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
 
C/2013 US10 (Catalina)  - detail
Image
CCD Image (50% size, linear scale)
30s exposure (single frame), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2016-01-17 20:25h UT (#594178)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
 
Image
CCD Image (50% scale, linear scale)
5 x 30s exposure (average combine/aligned on comet), 3x3 binning, C Filter
22016-01-17  20:23 - 20:25h UT (#594174-78)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
 
Image
CCD Image (50% scale, log scale)
Image details as above
 
Image
False Colour CCD Image (50% scale, log scale)
False Colour - Inverse Spectrum
Image details as above

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