David's Astronomy Pages CCD Images - Session 686 (2019-08-28)

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NGC 6366 - Globular Cluster NGC 5682 - Spiral Galaxy (LGG 384 Member) NGC 5689 - Spiral Galaxy (LGG 384 Member, H I-188) UGC 10168 - Spiral Galaxy (PGC 56875) ARP 330 & Adjacent Galaxies ARP 330 - Galaxy Chain, MCG+9-27-91 through MCG+9-27-96 Shakhbazian 16 - Galaxy Group (SHK 16) C/2018 W2 (Africano) - Comet NGC 1579 - Nebula     Variable Stars (photometric monitoring)   - RX And, U And, Z And, SS Cyg, BL Lac, CY Lyr, FG Sge, V Sge, W Sge     Nearby Stars (astrometric monitoring)  - HH And, Barnards Star, Groombridge 34, EV Lac, Teegardens Star

- Full night session,  Duration 6.8 hr Session operated in fully automated mode without any interventions or monitoring - Main aim of the session was a full night of general observing with a mix of variable stars, nearby stars, comets and deep sky targets.     - 12" LX200 + ST-10XME for imaging - TS 80mm APO + ZWO ASI178MC for guiding & imaging - Ambient Temperature:  Falling from °C  to °C (min) Outdoors 1 to 1.5°C cooler than Observatory (Dew heaters on manual,  80%) - CCD Temperature:  -10°C  (% av. power) - Notes from 2019-08-28 >>

NGC 6366 - Globular Cluster

NGC 6366 (Ophiuchus)

CCD Image (50% size) 2 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-08-28 22:17 UT (#686008-10) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

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NGC 5682 - Spiral Galaxy (LGG 384 Member)

NGC 5682 (Bootes) Part of LGG 384 Galaxy Group, Associated with Ast. Now Challenge Object, May 2019

Annotated CCD Image (50% size, linear scale) 4 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-08-28 22:52 UT (#686053-57) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

NGC 5682 - Detail

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

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

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NGC 5689 - Spiral Galaxy (LGG 384 Member, H I-188)

NGC 5689 / H I-188 (Bootes) Part of LGG 384 Galaxy Group Associated with Ast. Now Challenge Object, May 2019

CCD Image (50% size,log scale) 5 x 120s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-08-28 23:08 UT (#686060-64) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

NGC 5689 - Detail

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

NGC 5689 - Earlier Detail (2019-08-26)

CCD Image (100% size, logscale, cropped) 5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-08-26 21:22 UT (#685010-14) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

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UGC 10168 - Spiral Galaxy (PGC 56875)

UGC 10168 (Hercules) Ring Galaxy Atlas Object ( J.Lowrey List) UGC 10168 / PGC 56875 (catalog mag +14.4),  PGC 56846 (catalog mag +16.1),  PGC 214454 (catalog mag +17.3), PGC 214453 (catalog mag +18.3)

Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale) 5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-08-28 23:27 UT (#686067-71) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

UGC 10168 - Detail

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

Negative CCD Image (100% size, square root scale (alt), cropped) Image details as above

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ARP 330 & Adjacent Galaxies

ARP 330 & Adjacent Galaxies  (Draco) MCG+9-27-91 (catalog mag +14.8),  MCG+9-27-92 (+16),  MCG+9-27-93 (+19), MCG+9-27-94 (+15.6),  MCG+9-27-95 (+17),  MCG+9-27-96 (+17), PGC 59089 (catalog mag+16.6), PGC 59048 (+17.3) PGC 2817454 (+16.0), PGC 2817453 ( +16.5), ,  PGC 2442680 (+17.6), PGC 2443385 (+18.0),  PGC 2439198 (+19.6)

Annotated CCD Image (70% size, square root scale) 5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-08-28 23:48 UT (#686074-78) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

Negative CCD Image (70% size, square root scale) Image details as above

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ARP 330 - Galaxy Chain, MCG+9-27-91 through MCG+9-27-96

ARP 330  (Draco) Galaxies MCG+9-27-91 through MCG+9-27-96

Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale) 5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-08-28 23:48 UT (#686074-78) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

ARP 330 - Detail MCG+9-27-91 (catalog mag +14.8),  MCG+9-27-92 (+16),  MCG+9-27-93 (+19), MCG+9-27-94 (+15.6),  MCG+9-27-95 (+17),  MCG+9-27-96 (+17)

Annotated CCD Image (70% size, square root scale) Image details as above

Negative CCD Image (70% size, square root scale) Image details as above

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Shakhbazian 16 - Galaxy Group (SHK 16)

Shakhbazian 16 Group, SHK 16 (Draco) ARP 330 galaxies (MCG+9-27-91 through -96 ) + remainder of SHK 16 galaxies (7, 9-11, 12, 13 & 14-16)

Annotated CCD Image (70% size, square root scale) 5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-08-28 23:48 UT (#686074-78) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

Negative CCD Image (70% size, square root scale) Image details as above

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C/2018 W2 (Africano) - Comet

C/2018 W2 (Africano) (passing through Camelopardalis) Sun Distance 1.46 AU Earth Distance 1.05 AU (157.4 million km)		C/2018 W2 (Africano) - Detail Frames aligned on comet (stars appear trailed due to movement of comet)
CCD Image (50% size) 3 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-08-29 00:35 UT (#686102-04) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2		CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped) 6 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-08-29 00:36 UT (#686100-07) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
More Images of C/2018 W2 (Africano)

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NGC 1579 - Nebula

NGC 1579  (Perseus) Trifid of the North Ast. Now DeepSky Challenge Object, Sep 2019

CCD Image (70% size, log scale) 7 x 120s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-08-29 02:03 UT (#686194-200) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

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