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Jupiter - Planet 12P/Pons-Brooks - Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann - Comet 207P/NEAT - Comet NGC 3206 - Spiral Galaxy with Type IIn Supernova 2024bch NGC 3690 - Spiral Galaxy with Type Ia Supernova 2023wrk NGC 5036 - Elliptical Galaxy with Type Ia Supernova 2024dop Variable Stars (photometric monitoring) - None Nearby Stars (astrometric monitoring) - None
- Evening Session (2.6 hrs) , session finished early due to cloud & poor weather forecast. - 12" LX200 + ST-10XME for imaging - TS 80mm APO + ZWO ASI178MC for guiding & imaging - Ambient Temperature: 0°C (min) - CCD Temperature: -20°/-25°C - Notes from 2024-04-04 >> -
| Jupiter (passing through Aries) Sun Distance 5.01 AU Earth Distance 5.82 AU (870.4 million km) (Ra 32.73 arcsec/hr, Dec 9.33 arcsec/hr) Altitude 5.5° |
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| Annotated CCD Image (70% size, linear scale) 3 x 0.2s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, V Filter 2024-04-04 21:19 UT (#1204130-34) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME |
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| 12P/Pons-Brooks - 2024-04-04 (passing throughAries) Sun Distance 0.84 AU (approaching) Earth Distance 1.61 AU (240.9 million km) |
12P/Pons-Brooks - 2024-04-04 Detail Autoguided on offset star using PHD2 with Lock Shift set at the comet's rate of motion (Ra 156.65 arcsec/hr, Dec -92.94 arcsec/hr) |
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| Annotated CCD Image (50% size, log scale) 2 x 30s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, Clear Filter 2024-04-04 21:40 UT (#1204184-85) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2 |
Annotated CCD Image (100% size, log root scale, cropped) 5 x 30s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, Clear Filter 2024-04-04 21:42 UT (#1204186-90) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2 |
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| 12P/Pons-Brooks - 2024-04-04 Detail | 12P/Pons-Brooks - 2024-04-04 Detail | |
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| Annotated false-colour CCD Image (50% size, log scale) 5 x 30s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, Clear Filter 2024-04-04 21:42 UT (#1204186-90) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2 |
Annotated false-colour CCD Image (100% size, log scale, cropped) Inverse Spectrum Image details as left |
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| Images of 12P/Pons-Brooks on Comets 2023 Page >> | ||
| Images of 12P/Pons-Brooks on Comets 2024 Page >> |
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| 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann - 2024-04-04 (passing through Cancer) Sun Distance 6.19 AU (receeding slowly) Earth Distance 5.88 AU (879.7 million km) |
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann - 2024-04-04 Detail Autoguided on offset star using PHD2 with Lock Shift set at the comet's rate of motion (Ra 3.24 arcsec/hr, Dec -2.61 arcsec/hr) |
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| Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale) 9 x 90s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, Clear Filter 2024-04-04 20:45 UT (#1204102-10) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2 |
Annotated CCD Image (125% size, square root scale, cropped) Image details as left |
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| Images of 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann on Comets 2023 Page >> | ||
| Images of 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann on Comets 2024 Page >> |
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| 207P/NEAT - 2024-04-04 (passing through Sextans) Sun Distance 1.33 AU (receeding) Earth Distance 0.42 AU (62.2 million km) |
207P/NEAT - 2024-04-04 Detail Autoguided on offset star using PHD2 with Lock Shift set at the comet's rate of motion (Ra 152.62 arcsec/hr, Dec 33.04 arcsec/hr) |
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| Annotated CCD Image (56% size, square root scale) 2 x 60s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, Clear Filter 2024-04-04 21:01 UT (#1204114-15) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2 |
Annotated CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped) 11 x 60s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, Clear Filter 2024-04-04 21:08 UT (#1204114-27) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2 |
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| Images of 207P/NEAT on Comets 2024 Page >> |
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| NGC 3206 with SN 2024bch (Ursa Major) SN 2024bch (Type: IIn) discovered 2024-01-29.252 UT by Patrick Wiggins Alias: ATLAS24bmx, PS24aap, GOTO24hm Discovery Magnitude 15.5 ( Clear Filter) ( TNS 2024bch ) |
| NGC 3206 with SN 2024bch - 2024-04-04 (T+66.7d) Image below (2024-04-04.950) was taken 66.7 days after discovery of 2024bch Position of reported SN (distinct) is indicated by white cross-hairs. Measured Magnitude +14.55* (Clear Filter) Poor quality image (poor sky transparency/cloud & single frame Measured value (+14.55) is likely too dim given the value in the next observation (+14.46) |
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| Annotated CCD Image (125% size, square root scale, cropped) 180s exposure (single frame), 3x3 binning, Clear Filter 2024-04-04 22:48 UT (#1204209) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2 |
| Images of SN 2024bch (in NGC 3206) on Supernova 2024 Page >> |
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| NGC 3690 with SN 2023wrk (Ursa Major) SN 2023wrk (Type: Ia) discovered 2023-11-04.229 UT by GOTO Alias: GOTO23bdo, ZTF23abpbdfm, ATLAS23vna Discovery Magnitude 18.11 (L-GOTO filter) ( Rochester Supernova site ) ( TNS 2023wrk ) |
| NGC 3690 with SN 2023wrk - 2024-04-04 (T+152.7d) Image below (2024-04-04.913) was taken 152.7 days after discovery of 2023wrk Position of SN (fading slowly) is shown by white cross-hairs Measured Magnitude +16.83 (C Filter) |
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| Annotated CCD Image (150% size, square root scale, cropped) 2 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, Clear Filter 2024-04-04 21:57 UT (#1204199-200) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2 |
| Images of SN 2023wrk (in NGC 3690) on Supernovae 2023 Page >> |
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| NGC 5036 with SN 2024dop (Virgo) SN 2024dop (Type: Ia) discovered 2024-03-02.390 UT by ASAS-SN Alias: ASASSN-24bm Discovery Magnitude 16.4 (g-SLOAN Filter) vs Prior Non-Detection Limiting Mag 16.7 ( TNS 2024dop ) |
| NGC 5036 with SN 2024dop - 2024-04-04 (T+33.5d) Image below (2024-04-04.931) was taken 33.5 days after discovery of 2024dop Position of reported SN (barely visible) is indicated by white cross-hairs. Poor quality image (poor sky transparency) |
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| Annotated CCD Image (150% size, square root scale, cropped) 2 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, Clear Filter 2024-04-04 22:23 UT (#1204205-06) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2 |
| Images of SN 2024dop (in NGC 5036) on Supernova 2024 Page >> |
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