David's Astronomy Pages CCD Images - Session 724 (2019-11-29)

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NGC 2805 - Spiral Galaxy NGC 985 - Spiral Galaxy UGC 4596 - Spiral Galaxy (PGC 24680) SHK 1 - Faint Galaxy Group NGC 3245A - Spiral Galaxy     Variable Stars (photometric monitoring)   - RX And, U And, SY Cnc, CI Cyg, S Cyg, U Gem, CN Ori, FO Ori, FU Ori, NV Ori, DY Per, GK Per, SU Tau, ER UMa     Nearby Stars (astrometric monitoring)  - DX Cnc, LAMOST-HVS1, Teegardens Star

- Post-Midnight Session (5.6 hours) Session operated under automated control Session preceeded by PHD2 testing/tuning - 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:  Starting at -1°C (min) (Dew heaters on new automated control) - CCD Temperature:  -20/-25°C  (62%/70% av. power) - Notes from 2019-11-29 >>

NGC 2805 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC 2805 (Ursa Major)

CCD Image (50% size, square root scale) 6 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-11-29 21:30 UT (#724097-102) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

NGC 2805 - Detail

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

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

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NGC 985 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC 985 (Cetus) Ring Galaxy, J.Lowrey List

Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale) 9 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-11-29 22:15 UT (#724124-34) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

NGC 985 - Detail

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

NGC 985 - Earlier Image (2019-10-26) Image quality is poor.

CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped) 2 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-10-26 00:11 UT (#715164-65) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

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UGC 4596 - Spiral Galaxy (PGC 24680)

UGC 4596 (Cancer) Alias :  PGC 24680 Ring Galaxy, J.Lowrey List

Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale) 5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-11-30 00:01 UT (#724205-09) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

UGC 4596 - Detail

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

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

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SHK 1 - Faint Galaxy Group

SHK 1 (Ursa Major) Shakhbazian Faint Galaxy Group

CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped) 5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-11-30 00:23 UT (#724212-16) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

SHK 1 - Earlier Image (2019-10-30)

CCD Image (100% size, linear scale, cropped) 3 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-10-30 03:42 UT (#718098-100) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

SHK 1 - Earlier Wider View Image (2019-10-30)

Annotated CCD Image (50% size, linear scale) 3 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-10-30 03:42 UT (#718098-100) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

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NGC 3245A - Spiral Galaxy

NGC 3245A (Leo Minor) Flat Galaxy Atlas ( Note :  NGC 3245 (H I-85) is a separate galaxy 8.75 arc min to NW)

Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale) 2 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-11-30 00:59 UT (#724234-35) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

NGC 3245A - Detail

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

NGC 3245A - Earlier Image (2019-10-25)

CCD Image (100% size, linear scale, cropped) 5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-10-25 02:05 UT (#714259-63) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

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