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Shown below are some of my favourite CCD images from 2020

| Stars | Clusters | Nebulae | Galaxies | Galaxy Clusters | Supernovae | Moon | Planets | Comets | Asteroids/MPL |

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Stars

HIP 23416 (Auriga)
Alias: 7-Epsilon Aurigae
Taken through Star Analyser 200 diffraction grating

Spectrographic CCD Image (46% size, log scale)
5 x 0.5s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, S Filter
2020-01-12 17:20 UT (#740382-86)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME

HIP 23416 - Spectrograph detail
F0Ia spectral type

Spectrographic CCD CCD Image (100% size, cropped, rotated 4.5 deg)
Image details as above

HIP 23416 - Uncalibrated Profile

Spectrographic CCD CCD Image (100% size, cropped, rotated 4.5 deg)
Image details as above

Parent Star to K2-18 (Leo)
Exoplanet Host Start
Parent Star to exoplanet K2-18, located 111 ly from Earth
The new planet is just over twice the size of Earth - in a planet category known as a "super Earth" -
and has a temperature cool enough to have liquid water, between zero and 40C

K2-18b was in news in Sept 2019 with the story
"Astronomers have for the first time discovered water in the
atmosphere of a planet orbiting within the habitable zone of a distant star"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-49648746

Annotated CCD Image (50% size)
5 x 30s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-01-12 04:08 UT (#740243-47)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

K2-18 - Detail
Magnitude dips associated with K2-18b transits are too
small to be seen with my equipment/my skies

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

Clusters

NGC 2506 - Open Cluster (Monoceros)
Caldwell 54 / Herschel VI-37

CCD Image (50%)
3 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2010-03-09 20:26 hUT (#416110-12)
12" LX200R (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
[larger image]

Nebulae

IC 410 (Auriga)
Taken through Optolong L-eNhance (DB filter)

CCD Image (70% size, square root scale)
6 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, DB Filter
2020-02-12 21:11 UT (#751117-23)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

False Colour CCD Image (70% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above

IC 410 'Tadpole 1'
Frames taken through Optolong L-eNhance filter

CCD Image (125% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above

Negative CCD Image (125% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above

IC 410 'Tadpole 2'
Frames taken through Optolong L-eNhance filter

CCD Image (125% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above

Negative CCD Image (125% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above

Galaxies

M101 (Ursa Major)
Spiral Galaxy
Taken under bright moonlit skies using
Optolong L-eNhance dual narrowband filter (Ha, Hb, Oiii)
Moon at 49° Altitude, 98% Phase, 68° separation from M101

CCD Image (70% size, square root scale)
6 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, DB Filter
2020-01-12 03:09 UT (#740209-14)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

M101 - Detail

False Colour CCD Image (70% size, square root scale)
Inverse Spectrum, Softened (noise reduction)
Image details as above

IC 4182 (Canes Venatici)
Irregular Galaxy
Member of M94 Galaxy Group

CCD Image (50% size, linear scale)
7 x 90s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-01-19 02:37 UT (#742185-91)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

IC 4182 - Detail

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

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

NGC 2339 (Gemini)
Spiral Galaxy

CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-01-26 23:15 UT (#746077-81)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

NGC 2339 & Adjacent Galaxies
NGC 2339 (catalog mag +12.6) with
PGC 20201 (catalog mag +15.9) &
PGC 143096 (catalog mag +16.1)

Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
(Inserts at 150% size)
Image details as above

M100 (Coma Berenices)
Spiral Galaxy

Annotated CCD Image (50% size, log scale)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-01-26 23:38 UT (#746085-89)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

False Colour CCD Image (100% size, log scale, cropped)
Inverse Spectrum Color Bar
Image details as above

M51 (Canes Venatici)
Spiral Galaxy
Taken with Optolong L-eNhance dual narrowband filter

CCD Image (100% size, logscale, cropped)
9 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, DB Filter
2020-02-02 01:11 UT (#749172-80)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

LBV2019abn in M51 (Canes Venatici)
LBV 2019abn was discovered 2019/01/22.555 by ATLAS
( See LBV 2019abn images sub-page on Rochester Supernova site)
LBV's are massive unstable supergiant stare, also known as
S Doradus variables. P Cygni is an example of LBV from our own galaxy

Annotated CCD Image (100% size, linear scale, cropped)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-02-20 23:45 UT (#665168-72)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
Image Scale : 1.329 arc sec / pixel

NGC 5468 (Virgo)
Spiral Galaxy
Targetting inspired by a picture in Ast Now Magazine, Jan 2020
NGC 5468 (catalog mag +12.5), NGC 5472 (catalog mag +14.3),
PGC 1043616 (catalog mag +16.5)

Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-02-02 04:12 UT (#749279-84)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

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

Galaxy Clusters

Rose 3 (Leo)
Rose Catalogue Member

Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-02-02 01:52 UT (#749199-203)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

Rose 3 - Detail
4 components, A to D

Annotated CCD Image (150% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above
[ unannotated image ]

Rose 16 / PGC 49561 et al (Canes Venatici)
Compact Galaxy Group
PGC 49561 (catalog mag +15.7), PGC 49587 (catalog mag +16.1),
PGC 49578 (catalog mag +16.2), PGC 49575 (catalog mag +16.9)

Annotated CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-02-02 03:47 UT (#749272-76)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

Supernovae

NGC 4636 with SN 2020ue (Virgo)
Type 1a Supernova
SN 2020ue Type1a discovered 2020/01/12.722 by Koichi Itagaki
(Rochester Supernova site | Discovey Image, K.Itagaki | SN 2020ue sub-page |

Image below (2020-02-02.192) was taken 20.47 days after discovery of SN 2020ue

Annotated CCD Image (50% size, log scale)
4 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-02-02 04:36 UT (#749289-93)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

SN 2020jfo in Spiral Galaxy, M61 (Virgo)
SN2020jfo (Type II) discovered 2020/05/06.203 by Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF))
(Rochester Supernova site | Nico Montigiani and Massimiliano Mannucci image | SN 2020jfo images sub page |

Image below (2020-05-13.992) was taken 7.8 days after discovery of SN 2020jfo
SN is shown by white cross hairs. Measured SN magnitude +14.4

Annotated CCD Image (100% size, log root scale, cropped)
2 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-05-13 23:49 UT (#782012-14)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

UGC 6930 with SN 2020rcq (Ursa Major)
SN 2020rcq (Type 1a, z=0.002597) discovered 2020/08/09.168 by Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF))
(Rochester Supernova site | Giancarlo Cortini image | )

Image below (2020-09-18.863) was taken 40.7 days after discovery of SN 2020rcq
SN is shown by white cross hairs. Measured SN magnitude +12.9

Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
5 x 120s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-09-18 20:43 UT (#811034-38)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

Moon

No Images of Moon taken in 2020

Planets

Major Planets

Mars

CCD Image (17% size, linear scale, cropped)
0.15s exposure (single frame), 1x1 binning, Ha Filter
2020-11-05 22:52 UT (#827142-44)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME

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

Neptune

CCD Image (35% size, linear scale, cropped)
3 x 2s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2020-11-05 22:47 UT (#827139-41)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME

Neptune with moon Triton

Annotated CCD Image (150% size, linear scale, cropped)
Image details as above

Moon positions determined using
Sky & Telescope's, Triton Tracker App

Uranus

CCD Image (35% size, linear scale, cropped)
3 x 1s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2020-11-05 22:46 UT (#827136-38)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME

Uranus with Moons
Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, and Oberon
(Miranda is not visible due to glare from Uranus)

Annotated CCD Image (150% size, linear scale, cropped)
Image details as above

Moon positions determined using
Sky & Telescope's, Moons of Uranus App

Comets

C/2017 T2 (PanStarrs) - 2020-02-01 (passing through Perseus) Sun Distance 2.03 AU Earth Distance 1.63 AU (244.0 million km)		C/2017 T2 (PanStarrs) - 2020-02-01, Detail Autoguided on an offset star using Lock Shift set at the comet's rate of motion (Ra -41.40, Dec 10.85 arcsec/hr)

CCD Image (50% size, square root scale) 2 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2020-02-01 21:37 UT (#749023-24) 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 2020-02-01 21:40 UT (#749023-31) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) - 2020-04-16 (passing through Camelopardalis) Sun Distance 1.17 AU (approaching) Earth Distance 0.99 AU (148.3 million km)		C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) - 2020-04-16, Detail Autoguided on offset star using PHD2 with Lock Shift set at the comet's rate of motion (Ra -184.02 arcsec/hr, Dec -45.57 arcsec/hr)

CCD Image (50% size, square root scale) 3 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2020-04-16 21:20 UT (#768003-05) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2		CCD Image (100% size, log scale, cropped) 25 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2020-04-16 21:29 UT (#768003-27) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) - 2020-07-26 (passing through Ursa Major) Sun Distance 0.72 AU Earth Distance 0.71 AU (106.7 million km)		C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) - 2020-07-27, Detail Autoguided on offset star using PHD2 with Lock Shift set at the comet's rate of motion (Ra 538.21 arcsec/hr, Dec -297.33 arcsec/hr)

Annotated CCD Image (50% size, logscale) 2 x 20s (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2020-07-26 23:50 UT (#796088-89) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2		CCD Image (50% size, log scale, cropped) 43 x 20s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2020-07-27 00:01 UT (#796090-137) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

156P/Russell-LINEAR (passing through Pisces) Sun Distance 1.34 AU (receeding) Earth Distance 0.59 AU (88.9 million km)		156P/Russell-LINEAR - 2020-12-02, Detail Autoguided on offset star using PHD2 with Lock Shift set at the comet's rate of motion (Ra 66.04 arcsec/hr, Dec 104.12 arcsec/hr)

Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale) 2 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2020-12-02 19:42 UT (#837067-68) 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) 9 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2020-12-02 19:45 UT (#837067-75) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

C/2017 T2 (PanStarrs)

False Colour CCD Image (70% size, log scale)
9 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-02-01 21:40 UT (#749023-31)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) - 2020-04-16
Indications of comet fragmentation

CCD Image (150% size, linear scale, cropped)
Unsharp Masked (um4)
25 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-04-16 21:29 UT (#768003-27)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

Asteroids / Minor Planets

No images of asteroids/minor planets
taken during 2020

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