David's Astronomy Pages CCD Images - Session 617 (2018-08-07)

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Hickson 8 - Galaxy Cluster (PGC 2886 et al) LBN 534 - Gas Cloud Minkowski 1-79 - Planetary Nebula (PLN 93-2.1)     NGC 7008 - Planetary Nebula     Photometric Monitoring - Variables     - None     Astrometric Monitoring - Nearby Stars     - None

- Late Night Session (1.4 hrs duration). Clear skies, low wind - Session conducted as a Fully Automated Run, in which the Observatory Control Program opened the  Observatory,  built and executed an optimised Observing Plan before finally closing the Observatory at the end of the night (Session was monitored for the first 10 minutes to ensure that it had kicked off okay) - Main aim of the session was to test a newly consolidated autofocusing routine in manual mode before the main automated run was commenced. Secondary aims was to acquire images of a selection of deep sky targets and perform further testing of fully automated observatory operations. - 12" LX200 + ST-10XME for imaging - Ambient Temperature:  8 degC (minimum) - CCD Temperature:  -15 degC (87% av. power) - Notes from 2018-08-07 >>

Hickson 8 - Galaxy Cluster (PGC 2886 et al)

Hickson 8 (Andromeda)

CCD Image (75% size, cropped) 2 x 180 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2018-08-08 02:09 UT (#617046-49) 12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME

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

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

Hickson 8 - Earlier Image (2018)

CCD Image (Linear Scaled, 100% size, cropped) 3 x 90 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2018-07-26 00:42 UT (#616138-40) 12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME

Hickson 8 - Earlier Image (2014)

PGC 2886(catalog mag +15.1), PGC 2890(catalog mag +16.1) PGC 2892 (catalog mag +16.2), PGC 2888 (catalog mag +16.3)  also PGC 1689970 (catalog mag +17.0), PGC 1690311 (catalog mag  +17.5)

Annotated CCD Image (100% size, cropped) 4 x 30s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter  2014-11-23 22:58hUT (#571230-35) 12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME

Negative CCD Image (cropped) Image details as above (2014)

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LBN 534 - Gas Cloud

Part of LBN 534 (Andromeda) Bright star (mag +8.3) is HD 222106

CCD Image (50% size) 2 x 180 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2018-08-08 01:38 UT (#617036-38) 12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME

Part of LBN 534 - False Colour

False Colour CCD Image (50% size) Simple Colourization of monochrome Image Image details as above

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Minkowski 1-79 - Planetary Nebula (PLN 93-2.1)

Astronomy Now Deep Sky Challenge target (August 2018)

Minkowski 1-79 / PLN 93-2.1 (Cygnus)

CCD Image (100% size, cropped) 7 x 30 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2018-08-08 01:21 UT (#617019-25) 12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME

Minkowski 1-79 / PLN 93-2.1 - Detail

CCD Image (250% size, cropped) Image details as above

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NGC 7008 - Planetary Nebula

NGC 7008 (Cygnus)

CCD Image (50% size) 5 x 60 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2018-08-08 00:56 UT (#617003-07) 12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME

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

NGC 7008 - Detail (3x3 binning)

CCD Image (218% size, cropped) Image details as above

NGC 7008 - Detail (2x2 binning) (accidentally acquired as quarter-frames at 2x2 binning rather then half-frames at 2x2 binning)

CCD Image (145% size) 2 x 120 sec exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning (Quarter frames), C Filter 2018-08-08 01:13 UT (#617013-16) 12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME

CCD Image (145% size) 4 x 60 sec exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning (Quarter frames), V Filter 2018-08-08 01:13 UT (#617013-16) 12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME

NGC 7008 - Earlier Image (2006)

CCD Image 120 sec exposure (single frame), 2x2 binning , C Filter 2006-09-04 22:03 h UT (#138063) 8" LX200 + ST-7E

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