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CCD Session S00082
Bullet Notes from CCD Session
Bullet Comet - C/2004 Q2 (Machholz)
Bullet Comet 78P/Gehrels
Bullet M31 - Spiral Galaxy
Bullet NGC 2239 - Open Cluster (in Rosette Nebula)
Bullet M42 - Bright Nebula
Bullet IC 434 (Horsehead Nebula)  
Bullet 4U 0142+615 & 1E 2259+586 - Anomalous X-ray pulsers (AXP's)

Notes (S00082)

- 5.1/4 hour imaging session in which the main aim was to record 35mm film images of comet C/2004 Q2 (Machholz) and other objects using SLR camera mounted on top of the LX200 scope.  [ Copies of Film Images will be be posted when available ]
- Opportunity was also taken to record CCD images of same objects using ST7 CCD camera,  and LX200 with a focal reducer bringing 8" f/10 scope down to f/7. 
- More notes (including investigating into problems with tracking in NW sky / use of counter weight balances )

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Comet - C/2004 Q2 (Machholz)

Comet C/2004 Q2 (Machholz) (passing through Taurus)
Image
CCD Colour Composite Image
Blue (av 2 x 120s B Filter, 115%), Green (60s V Filter,120%), Red (60s R Filter, 100%) 
2005-01-05 21:04 h UT (#82043-46)
Comet C/2004 Q2 (Machholz) 
Image
CCD Colour Composite Image
Blue (av 2 x 90s B Filter, 100%), Green (30s V Filter,115%), Red (30s R Filter, 100%) 
2005-01-05 23:43 h UT (#82121-24)
  
Comet C/2004 Q2 at 20:04h UT
Image 
CCD Image
30 sec exposure,  C Filter
2005-01-05 20:04 h UT (#82026)
 
Comet C/2004 Q2 at 21:20h UT
Apparent motion of 5.54 arc min/hour
(This is significant faster than 3.44 arc min/hour motion 
measured  2004-12-18, 18 days previously )
Image 
CCD Image
30 sec exposure,  C Filter
2005-01-05 21:20 h UT (#82052)

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Comet 78P/Gehrels 

Comet 78/P Gehrels (passing through Aries)  
Image
CCD Image 
3 x 60 sec exposure (Median Combine),  C Filter
2005-01-05  21:25 h UT (#82056-58)

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M31 - Spiral Galaxy

M31 - Central Portion (Andromeda)
Image
CCD Image 
9 x 2 min exposure (Median Combine),  C Filter
2005-01-05  21:51 h UT (#82061-69)

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NGC 2239 - Open Cluster (in Rosette Nebula)

NGC 2239 - part (Canis Minor)  
Image
CCD Image 
11 x 120s exposure (median combine),  C Filter
2004-01-05 22:35 h UT  (#
82073-83)

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M42 - Bright Nebula

M42 (Orion) 
Image
CCD Image 
Logarithmic Scaling (190-60000 ADU)
9 x 15 sec exposure (medium combine), C Filter
2005-01-05 23:36 h UT (#82110-18)
Image
False Colour CCD Image 
Logarithmic Scaling 
(Image as above)

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IC 434 (Horsehead Nebula)

IC 434 - Horsehead Nebula (Orion)
Image
False Colour CCD Image
19 x 1 min exposure (average combine), C Filter
2005-01-05 23:06h UT (#82085-105)
 
Image 
 CCD Image
(Image as above, normal orientation)
 
Unidentified Satellite or plane caught in two 15 sec frames
 Image
 CCD Images
15 sec exposures, C Filter
  Top : 2005-01-05   23:00:42h UT (#82091)
Bottom: 2005-01-05  23:01:51h UT (#82092)

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4U 0142+615 & 1E 2259+586 - Anomalous X-ray pulsers (AXP's) 

Follow up images across the location of the two Anomalous X-ray pulsers (AXPs),  4U 0142+615 and  1E 2259+586 (both lying in Cassiopeia) were taken [ Baseline Images and More Information ]

4U 0142+615 :

Star field for 4U 0142+615 area with C Filter
2 min exposure, magnitude limit +17.0 (Cassiopeia)
Image
CCD Image
2 min exposure,  C Filter
2005-01-05 23:59h UT (#82131)
 
Annotated star field for 4U 0142+615
(Baseline Image from 2004-12-29, 
catalog position is marked by mauve circle)
Image
CCD Image from 2004-12-29, C Filter

1E 2259+586

Star field for 1E 2259+586 area with C Filter
2 min exposure, magnitude limit +16.0 (Cassiopeia)
Image
CCD Image
2 min exposure,  C Filter
2005-01-06 00:16h UT (#82139)
 
Annotated star field for 1E 2259+586 area
(Baseline Image from 2004-12-29, 
catalog position is marked by mauve circle)
Image
CCD Image from 2004-12-29 (C Filter)

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