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Notes (S00049)

Sky transparency was poor, with conditions unsuitable for deep sky imaging. The session of concentrated on imaging Pluto and a number of Messier clusters. 99 CCD images were taken over a period of 1.6 hours. 

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Pluto

Pluto (moving through Ophiuchus)
Image
Animated sequence of CCD images taking over 3 days.
Motion recorded as 0.83 arc min per day.
2003-08-02  to 2003-08-05 
8.5 x 6.7 arc mins 
 
Pluto 
(marked with cross-hair)
Image
CCD images, 7 x 20s (median combine)
2003-08-05  21:30 to 21:33h UT  (#49009-15)
11.4 x 7.6 arc mins 

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M11 (Wild Duck Cluster) - Open Cluster

M11  (Scutum)
Image
CCD image,  6 x 10 sec exposures (median combine)
2003-08-05  21:46 h UT (#49032-49037)
11.4 x 7.6 arc mins 

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M26 - Open Cluster

M26  (Scutum)
Image

Image

CCD image,  5 x 20 sec exposures 
(top - median combine
bottom - summed combine)
2003-08-05  21:57 to 21:59 h UT (#49049-49053)
11.4 x 7.6 arc mins 

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M10 Globular Cluster

M10  (Ophiuchus)
Image
CCD image,  3 x 10 sec exposures (summed)
2003-08-05  22:12 h UT (#49065-67)
11.4 x 7.6 arc mins 

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M12 Globular Cluster

M12  (Ophiuchus)
Image
CCD image,  4 x 10 sec exposures (summed)
2003-08-05  22:19 h UT (#49069-72)
11.4 x 7.6 arc mins 

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M14 - Globular Cluster

M14  (Ophiuchus)
Image
CCD image,  2 x 20 sec exposures (summed)
2003-08-05  22:04 to 22:05 h UT (#49061-62)
11.4 x 7.6 arc mins 

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Exposure Time / Magnitude reach

Effect of increasing exposure time on magnitude reach
Image
Consecutive CCD images (star field in Milky Way in Cygnus)
2003-08-05  (#49087-8), 5.2 x 7.6 arc mins
The 10 sec exposure reaches to +12.3
whilst the 40 sec exposure reaches to 13.5

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