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CCD Images - Session 609 (2018-01-03)

Objects Session Notes
Bullet Moon
Bullet C/2017 T1 (Heinze) - Comet (attempt)
   
Bullet M45 - Open Cluster
Bullet M108 - Spiral Galaxy
   
Bullet NGC 2239 - Open Cluster
Bullet NGC 2244 - Open Cluster
Bullet NGC 2403 - Spiral Galaxy (Caldwell 7)
   
Bullet Photometric Monitoring - Variables
   - None
   
Bullet Astrometric Monitoring - Nearby Stars
    - None
    
Bullet SharpCap Files (S609)
   
- Evening Session (2 hrs duration).
Clear skies, low wind.
- Session operated under semi-automated control, with remote monitoring from indoors computer.  
- Main aims of the session were to acquire images of selected deep sky objects and to test updated routines for initiating PHD2 Guiding from my CCDApp2 Observatory Control Software. The session also aimed to continue testing of dual camera operations using both PHD2 and SharpCap 3.0.

- 12" LX200 + ST-10XME for imaging
- TS 80mm APO + ZWO ASI178MC for guiding & imaging
- Ambient Temperature:  0 degC (minimum)
- Notes from 2018-01-03 >>
    

Moon

Moon
   
Image   CMOS Image (10% size)

Image details as below
     
      
Image   CMOS Image (25% size, cropped)

60 x 8ms exposure, 1x1 binning
(P20 stacking of 302 raw frames)
Gain 0, Raw16, ROI 3096x2080 
2018-01-03 22:07h UT
(#22_07_34Z / AS P20 Conv)

ASI178MC + TS 80mm f/6 APO
Mounted on 12" LX200R
Frames Acquired using SharpCap (SER file)
Processed using Autostakkert 2

Larger Image (50% size)
     
Image   CMOS Image (78% size)

68 x 8ms exposure, 1x1 binning
Gain 0, Raw16, ROI 640x480
2018-01-03 22:14h UT
(#22_14_05Z / AS P20 Conv)

ASI178MC + TS 80mm f/6 APO
Mounted on 12" LX200R
Frames Acquired using SharpCap (SER file)
Processed using Autostakkert 2
      
Image   CMOS Image (78% size)

62 x 8ms exposure, 1x1 binning
Gain 0, Raw16, ROI 640x480
2018-01-03 22:15h UT
(#22_15_28Z / AS P20 Conv)

ASI178MC + TS 80mm f/6 APO
Mounted on 12" LX200R
Frames Acquired using SharpCap (SER file)
Processed using Autostakkert 2
      
Image   CMOS Image (78% size)

103 x 8ms exposure, 1x1 binning
Gain 0, Raw16, ROI 640x480
2018-01-03 22:16h UT
(#22_16_45Z / AS P20 Conv)

ASI178MC + TS 80mm f/6 APO
Mounted on 12" LX200R
Frames Acquired using SharpCap (SER file)
Processed using Autostakkert 2
      
Image   CMOS Image (78% size, Unsharp Masked)

103 x 8ms exposure, 1x1 binning
Gain 0, Raw16, ROI 640x480
2018-01-03 22:16h UT
(#22_16_45Z / AS P20 Conv)

ASI178MC + TS 80mm f/6 APO
Mounted on 12" LX200R
Frames Acquired using SharpCap (SER file)
Processed using Autostakkert 2
      
Image   CMOS Image (78% size)

102 x 8ms exposure, 1x1 binning
Gain 0, Raw16, ROI 640x480
2018-01-03 22:17h UT
(#22_17_43Z / AS P20 Conv)

ASI178MC + TS 80mm f/6 APO
Mounted on 12" LX200R
Frames Acquired using SharpCap (SER file)
Processed using Autostakkert 2
      
Image   CMOS Image (78% size)

103 x 8ms exposure, 1x1 binning
Gain 0, Raw16, ROI 640x480
2018-01-03 22:18h UT
(#22_18_22Z / AS P20 Conv)

ASI178MC + TS 80mm f/6 APO
Mounted on 12" LX200R
Frames Acquired using SharpCap (SER file)
Processed using Autostakkert 2
      
Image   CMOS Image (78% size)

103 x 7ms exposure, 1x1 binning
Gain 0, Raw16, ROI 640x480
2018-01-03 22:20h UT
(#22_20_08Z / AS P20 Conv)

ASI178MC + TS 80mm f/6 APO
Mounted on 12" LX200R
Frames Acquired using SharpCap (SER file)
Processed using Autostakkert 2
      
Image   CMOS Image (100% size, cropped)

103 x 7ms exposure, 1x1 binning
Gain 0, Raw16, ROI 640x480
2018-01-03 22:29h UT
(#22_29_50Z / AS P20 Conv)

ASI178MC + TS 80mm f/6 APO
Mounted on 12" LX200R
Frames Acquired using SharpCap (SER file)
Processed using Autostakkert 2
      
      
Image   CMOS Image (78% size)

105 x 8ms exposure, 1x1 binning
Gain 0, Raw16, ROI 640x480
2018-01-03 22:32h UT
(#22_32_30Z / AS P20 Conv)

ASI178MC + TS 80mm f/6 APO
Mounted on 12" LX200R
Frames Acquired using SharpCap (SER file)
Processed using Autostakkert 2
      
      
Image    CMOS Image (100% size, cropped)

Image details as above
      
      
Image   CMOS Image (78% size)

105 x 8ms exposure, 1x1 binning
Gain 0, Raw16, ROI 640x480
2018-01-03 22:33h UT
(#22_33_35Z / AS P20 Conv)

ASI178MC + TS 80mm f/6 APO
Mounted on 12" LX200R
Frames Acquired using SharpCap (SER file)
Processed using Autostakkert 2
      
      
Image   CMOS Image (100% size, cropped)

103 x 8ms exposure, 1x1 binning
Gain 0, Raw16, ROI 640x480
2018-01-03 22:34h UT
(#22_34_15Z / AS P20 Conv)

ASI178MC + TS 80mm f/6 APO
Mounted on 12" LX200R
Frames Acquired using SharpCap (SER file)
Processed using Autostakkert 2
     
      
Image   CMOS Image (100% size, cropped)

103 x 8ms exposure, 1x1 binning
Gain 0, Raw16, ROI 640x480
2018-01-03 22:35h UT
(#22_35_43Z / AS P20 Conv)

ASI178MC + TS 80mm f/6 APO
Mounted on 12" LX200R
Frames Acquired using SharpCap (SER file)
Processed using Autostakkert 2
     
Image   CMOS Image (78% size)

105 x 8ms exposure, 1x1 binning
Gain 0, Raw16, ROI 640x480
2018-01-03 22:36h UT
(#22_36_54Z / AS P20 Conv)

ASI178MC + TS 80mm f/6 APO
Mounted on 12" LX200R
Frames Acquired using SharpCap (SER file)
Processed using Autostakkert 2
     
Image   CMOS Image (78% size)

105 x 8ms exposure, 1x1 binning
Gain 0, Raw16, ROI 640x480
2018-01-03 22:38h UT
(#22_38_33Z / AS P20 Conv)

ASI178MC + TS 80mm f/6 APO
Mounted on 12" LX200R
Frames Acquired using SharpCap (SER file)
Processed using Autostakkert 2
     
Image   CMOS Image (78% size)

105 x 8ms exposure, 1x1 binning
Gain 0, Raw16, ROI 640x480
2018-01-03 22:39h UT
(#22_39_07Z / AS P20 Conv)

ASI178MC + TS 80mm f/6 APO
Mounted on 12" LX200R
Frames Acquired using SharpCap (SER file)
Processed using Autostakkert 2

(Larger Size, 100% size)
     
Image   CMOS Image (78% size)

103 x 8ms exposure, 1x1 binning
Gain 0, Raw16, ROI 640x480
2018-01-03 22:40h UT
(#22_39_53Z / AS P20 Conv)

ASI178MC + TS 80mm f/6 APO
Mounted on 12" LX200R
Frames Acquired using SharpCap (SER file)
Processed using Autostakkert 2
     
Image   CMOS Image (100% size, cropped)

103 x 8ms exposure, 1x1 binning
Gain 0, Raw16, ROI 640x480
2018-01-03 22:41h UT
(#22_41_02Z / AS P20 Conv)

ASI178MC + TS 80mm f/6 APO
Mounted on 12" LX200R
Frames Acquired using SharpCap (SER file)
Processed using Autostakkert 2
     
Image   CMOS Image (150% size, cropped)

103 x 8ms exposure, 1x1 binning
Gain 0, Raw16, ROI 640x480
2018-01-03 22:41h UT
(#22_41_41Z / AS P20 Conv)

ASI178MC + TS 80mm f/6 APO
Mounted on 12" LX200R
Frames Acquired using SharpCap (SER file)
Processed using Autostakkert 2
      
      
Image   CMOS Image (25% size, cropped)

90 x 8ms exposure, 1x1 binning
Gain 0, Raw16, ROI 3096x2080 
2018-01-03 22:54h UT
(#22_54_13Z / AS P20 Conv)

ASI178MC + TS 80mm f/6 APO
Mounted on 12" LX200R
Frames Acquired using SharpCap (SER file)
Processed using Autostakkert 2

Larger Image (75% size)
      
Image   CMOS Colour Image (25% size, cropped)

Image Details as above

Frames Acquired using SharpCap (SER file)
Processed using Autostakkert 2
Displayed using DeepSkyStacker
     
      
Image   CMOS Image (32% size, cropped,
unsharp masked (um6) )

100 x 8ms exposure, 1x1 binning
Gain 0, Raw16, ROI 3096x2080 
2018-01-03 22:55h UT
(#22_55_08Z / AS P20 Conv)

ASI178MC + TS 80mm f/6 APO
Mounted on 12" LX200R
Frames Acquired using SharpCap (SER file)
Processed using Autostakkert 2
     

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C/2017 T1 (Heinze) - Comet

Attempted observation of comet C/2017 T1 (Heinze), but the orbital elements that I was using were out of date, which meant that the imaged star field (below) was 1 deg 35 min away from the correct position of the comet

C/2017 T1 (Heinze) - attempt
(Camelopardalis, Sun distance 1.17 AU)
(Comet lies 1 deg 35 min away due to the use of invalid/out-of-date orbital elements)
This was considerably more than the 3 arc minute error just 3 weeks earlier)
Image
CCD Image (50% size)
7 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2018-01-03 21:09h UT (#609002-08)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
(Autoguided using TS 80mm APO + ZWO ASI178MC)
  
C/2017 T1 (Heinze)  - earlier image (2017-12-04)
(passing through Hydra)
Sun distance 1.49 AU
(Comet was some 3 arc minutes away from stated oribital elements)
Image
CCD Image (50% size, Linear Scaling)
6 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2017-12-14 00:35h UT (#607129-35)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
(Autoguided using TS 80mm APO + ZWO ASI178MC)

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M45 - Open Cluster

M45 (Taurus) 
Image
CMOS Colour Image (16% size)
110 secs (11 x 10s)
Binning 1x1, Gain 400, Raw16, ROI 3096x2080 (Full)
Non-Guided
2018-01-03 20:50h UT (#20_50_11Z)
TS 80mm f/6 APO + ASI178MC (OSC)
Mounted on 12" LX200R
Frames acquired using SharpCap (Live Stack)
Frames displayed using DeepSkyStacker 4.1.1

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M108 - Spiral Galaxy

 

M108 (Ursa Major) 
Image
CCD Image (50% size)
11 x 30s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2018-01-03 23:37h UT (#609031-50)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
(Autoguided using TS 80mm APO + ZWO ASI178MC)
  
M108 - Detail
Image
CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
Image details as above
  
Image
Negative CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
Image details as above
  
M108 - ASI178MC image
Image
CMOS Colour Image (16% size)
16.6 mins (1000 x 10s)
Binning 1x1, Gain 400, Raw16, ROI 3096x2080 (Full)
Non-Guided
2018-01-03 23:40h UT (#23_40_58Z)
TS 80mm f/6 APO + ASI178MC (OSC)
Mounted on 12" LX200R
Frames acquired using SharpCap (Live Stack)
Frames displayed using DeepSkyStacker 4.1.1
  
M108 - detail
Image
CMOS Colour Image (cropped)
Image details as above

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NGC 2239 - Open Cluster

NGC 2239 (Monoceros)
Open Cluster at centre of Rosette Nebula (NGC 2237)
Image
CMOS Colour Image (16% size)
13.5 mins (81 x 10s)
Binning 1x1, Gain 200, Raw16, ROI 3096x2080 (Full)
Non-Guided
2018-01-03 23:03h UT (#23_03_39Z)
TS 80mm f/6 APO + ASI178MC (OSC)
Mounted on 12" LX200R
Frames acquired using SharpCap (Live Stack)
Frames displayed using DeepSkyStacker 4.1.1
 
NGC 2239 - detail
Image
CMOS Colour Image (24% size, cropped)
Image details as above
 
NGC 2239 - earlier image (2006)
Image
CCD Image Mosaic (59% size, cropped)
180s exposure, 2x2 binning, C Filter
2006-12-23 22:02 hUT  (#169258-345)
8" LX200  + ST-7E

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NGC 2244 - Open Cluster

NGC 2244 (Monoceros) 
(Part of Rosette Nebula)
Image
CCD Image (50% size)
3 x 30s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2018-01-03 23:17h UT (#609023-29)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
(Autoguided using TS 80mm APO + ZWO ASI178MC)

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NGC 2403 - Spiral Galaxy (Caldwell 7)

 

NGC 2403 (Camelopardalis) 
Image
CCD Image (50% size)
3 x 30s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2018-01-04 00:09h UT (#609053-55)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
(Autoguided using TS 80mm APO + ZWO ASI178MC)
  
NGC 2403 - Detail
Image
CCD Image (75% size, cropped)
Image details as above
  
Image
CCD Image (75% size, cropped)
4 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2018-01-04 00:24h UT (#609058-62)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
(Autoguided using TS 80mm APO + ZWO ASI178MC)
  
NGC 2403 - ASI178MC image
Image
CMOS Colour Image (16% size)
90 secs (9 x 10s)
Binning 1x1, Gain 400, Raw16, ROI 3096x2080 (Full)
Non-Guided
2018-01-04 01:29h UT (#00_01_29ZZ)
TS 80mm f/6 APO + ASI178MC (OSC)
Mounted on 12" LX200R
Frames acquired using SharpCap (Live Stack)
Frames aligned, stacked & displayed using DeepSkyStacker 3.3.2
Larger Image (32% size)
  
NGC 2403 - detail
Image
CMOS Colour Image (cropped)
Image details as above

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SharpCap Files (S609)

SharpCap Session - 2018-01-03 S00609

ObjectFolderCapture
Area
Colour
Space
BinExpGainGammaTemp.
(C)
Subtract
Dark
Output
Format
Num
Frames
Stacked
Frames
Total
Exp
Num
.fits
Raw
.fits
Num
.png
Proc
.png
Num
.ser
M4520_15_15Z3096x2080RAW16310s400506.2FITS110000
  " 20_50_11Z3096x2080RAW16310s400506.0FITS1081.3m210010
Pointing20_15_15Z3096x2080RAW16310s400506.2FITS110000
Moon22_07_34Z3096x2080RAW1618ms05011.2SER00001
  " 22_14_05Z640x480RAW1618ms05013.2SER00001
  " 22_15_28Z640x480RAW1618ms05013.5SER00001
  " 22_16_45Z640x480RAW1618ms05013.6SER00001
  " 22_17_43Z640x480RAW1618ms05013.7SER00001
  " 22_18_22Z640x480RAW1618ms05013.8SER00001
  " 22_20_08Z640x480RAW1617ms05014.1SER00001
  " 22_29_50Z640x480RAW1617ms05014.7SER00001
  " 22_32_30Z640x480RAW1618ms05014.3SER00001
  " 22_33_35Z640x480RAW1618ms05014.5SER00001
  " 22_34_15Z640x480RAW1618ms05014.5SER00001
  " 22_35_43Z640x480RAW1618ms05014.5SER00001
  " 22_36_54Z640x480RAW1618ms05014.6SER00001
  " 22_38_33Z640x480RAW1618ms05014.6SER00001
  " 22_39_07Z640x480RAW1618ms05014.6SER00001
  " 22_39_53Z640x480RAW1618ms05014.7SER00001
  " 22_41_02Z640x480RAW1618ms05014.8SER00001
  " 22_41_41Z640x480RAW1618ms05014.8SER00001
  " 22_41_47Z640x480RAW1618ms05014.8SER00001
  " 22_41_53Z640x480RAW1618ms05014.8SER00001
  " 22_41_58Z640x480RAW1618ms05014.8SER00001
  " 22_42_05Z640x480RAW1618ms05014.8SER00001
  " 22_42_11Z640x480RAW1618ms05014.8SER00001
  " 22_42_16Z640x480RAW1618ms05014.8SER00001
  " 22_42_18Z640x480RAW1618ms05014.8SER00001
  " 22_42_23Z640x480RAW1618ms05014.8SER00001
  " 22_42_29Z640x480RAW1618ms05014.8SER00001
  " 22_54_13Z3096x2080RAW1618ms05013.0SER00001
  " 22_55_08Z3096x2080RAW1618ms05012.7SER00001
NGC 223723_03_39Z3096x2080RAW16110s200505.7FITS968113.5m596020
  " 23_24_40Z3096x208016110s5.7FITS101000
M10823_29_45Z3096x208016110s5.8FITS505000
  " 23_36_44Z3096x208016110s6.1FITS12012000
  " 23_40_58Z3096x2080RAW16110s400505.5FITS10910016.7m1109010
NGC 240300_01_29Z3096x208016110s5.5FITS25025000

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