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C/2017 T2 (PanStarrs) - Comet C/2018 N2 (ASASSN) - Comet     Variable Stars (photometric monitoring)   - RX And, U And, Z And, TT Ari, CI Cyg, S Cyg, SS Cyg, AM Her, BL Lac, FO Ori     Nearby Stars (astrometric monitoring)  - HH And, 61 Cyg

- Evening session (5.6 hours) Session operated under automated control with remote monitoring   - Main aim of the session was to test a number of new program features and to acquire images of a selection of targets     - 12" LX200 + ST-10XME for imaging - TS 80mm APO + ZWO ASI178MC for guiding & imaging - Ambient Temperature:    0°C (min) (Dew heaters on new automated control) - CCD Temperature:  -20/-25°C  (59%/71% av. power) - Notes from 2019-11-08 >>

C/2017 T2 (PanStarrs) - Comet

C/2017 T2 (PanStarrs) - 2019-11-08 (passing through Auriga) Sun Distance 2.78 AU (approaching) Earth Distance 1.95 AU (292.2 million km)		C/2017 T2 (PanStarrs) - 2019-11-08, Detail Autoguided on an offset star using Lock Shift set at the comet's rate of motion (Ra -33.77 arcsec/hr, Dec 52.49 arcsec/hr)
CCD Image (50% size, square root scale) 3 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-11-08 20:49 UT (#720119-21) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2		CCD Image (100% size, log scale, cropped) 9 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-11-08 20:52 UT (#720119-27) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
Images of C/2017 T2 (PanStarrs) on Comets 2019 Page

False Colour Image of C/2017 T2 (PanStarrs) - 2019-11-08

False Colour CCD Image (50% size, log scale) 9 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-11-08 20:52 UT (#720119-27) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

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C/2018 N2 (ASASSN)  - Comet

C/2018 N2 (ASASSN) - 2019-11-08 (passing through Andromeda) Sun Distance 3.12 AU Earth Distance 2.29 AU (343.0 million km)		C/2018 N2 (ASASSN)  - 2019-11-08,  Detail Autoguided on an offset star using Lock Shift set at the comet's rate of motion (Ra -78.61 arcsec/hr, Dec 8.43 arcsec/hr)
CCD Image (50% size,  square root scale) 3 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-11-08 21:08 UT (#720131-34) 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) 5 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-11-08 21:08 UT (#720131-37) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
Images of C/2018 N2 (ASASSN) on Comets 2019 Page >>

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