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Objects Session Notes
HD 5501 - Binary Eclipsing Variable SS Cyg - Variable Star NGC 7243 - Open Cluster NGC 6781 - Planetary Nebula 4P/Faye - Comet CY Lyr - Variable (Dwarf Nova) Uranus Moon NGC 752 - Open Cluster AXP Monitoring (4U 0142+615 & 1E 2259+586) Nearby Stars
- Barnard's Star
- 61 Cygni - Star (the 'flying star')
- SO025300.5+165258 ("Teegarden's Star")
- HIP 67593
- Gamma DraconisVariable Star Monitoring
- U Her, W And, U And, EZ And (Mira variables)
- R CrB
- Delta Cepheid
- 5.2 hr session, Moon 98% phase - CCD operation of -15 degC - main objectives where to acquire images of selected nearby stars and variables as part of ongoing observing projects. - opportunity taken to acquire images of Uranus and the Moon. - More Notes
HD 5501 (Cassiopeia) |
CCD Image 20s exposure, 2x2 binning , C Filter 2006-09-08 20:16h UT (#141018) |
3 sets of measurements made in B, V, R filters as part of
ongoing study on the |
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Measurements made in B, V, R filters as part of ongoing study on variable behavior of this dwarf nova. (SS Cyg project)
SS Cyg (Cygnus) |
SS Cyg - Magnitude and Colour
Variation between 2006-05-24
and 2006-09-01 (+) Three outbursts are noted within this interval |
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Central portion of NGC 7243 / Caldwell 16 (Lacerta) |
CCD Image 60 sec exposure, 2x2 binning, C Filter 2006-09-08 21:46 h UT (#141148) |
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NGC 6781 / Herschel H743-3 / PLN 41- 2.1 (Aquila) |
CCD Image 3 x 3 min & 5 x 2 min exposure (summed), 2x2 binning , C Filter 2006-09-08 22:05 h UT (#141160-71) |
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NGC 6781 - detail |
CCD Image (300% size) Image details as above |
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Comet 4P/Faye |
CCD Image 3 x 2 min exposure, 2x2 binning (average combine), C Filter 2006-09-08 22:31 h UT (#141176-78) |
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CY Lyr (Lyra) |
Annotated CCD Image 3 x 120s sec exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, V Filter 2006-09-08 22:58 h UT (#141205-07) [ AAVSO Star Chart for CY Lyr ] |
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Uranus with Oberon/Titania |
Annotated CCD Image (cropped) 30 sec exposure, 1x1 binning, C Filter 2006-09-08 23:10 h UT (#141213) |
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Moon, 97.6% Phase |
CCD Image Mosaic (3 x 4) 0.11s sec exposure, 1x1 binning, B Filter Unsharp Masked 2006-09-09 00:10 h UT (#141307-18) |
Moon (detail) |
CCD Image 0.11s sec exposure, 1x1 binning, B Filter, Unsharp Masked 2006-09-09 00:09 h UT (#141310) |
CCD Image 0.11s sec exposure, 1x1 binning, B Filter, Unsharp Masked 2006-09-09 00:10 h UT (#141311) |
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Central portion of NGC 752 / Caldwell 28 (Andromeda) |
Annotated CCD Image (cropped) 3 x 60 sec exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter 2006-09-09 00:44 h UT (#141404-06) |
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Two Anomalous X-ray pulsers (AXPs), 4U 0142+615 and 1E 2259+586 (both lying in Cassiopeia) were checked for brightening. No indication of activity was observed at location of either AXP. [AXP stars project]
Star field of 1E 2259+586
area no sign of AXP |
CCD Image 2 min exposure, C Filter 2006-09-09 00:52h UT (#141426) |
Star field of
4U
0142+615 area no sign of AXP |
CCD Image 2 min exposure, C Filter 2006-09-09 00:56h UT (#141430) |
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Set of images (7 x 10s exp, C Filter) acquired for astrometric measurements.
Part of a ongoing study to attempt to measure proper motion and annual parallax of Barnard's Star. (Barnards Star Project).
Set of images (7 x 5s exp, C Filter) acquired for astrometric measurements.
Part of a ongoing study to attempt to measure proper motion and annual parallax of 61 Cygni ( 61 Cygni Project )
Set of images (7 x 60s exp, C Filter) acquired for astrometric measurements.
Part of a ongoing study to attempt to measure proper motion and annual parallax of "Teegarden's star" (official name SO025300.5+165258) ("Teegarden's Star" project).
Set of images (7 x 60s exp, C Filter) acquired for astrometric measurements.
Part of a ongoing study to attempt to measure proper motion and annual parallax of HIP 67593 (Bootes) (HIP 67593 project).
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Set of BRV images collected as part of an ongoing study to develop a light curve for this Mira variable [U Her project]
Set of BRVI Images collected as part of an ongoing study to develop a light curve for this Mira variable [W And project]
Set of BRVI Images collected as part of an ongoing study to develop a light curve for this Mira variable [EZ And project]
Set of BVRI Images collected as part of an ongoing study to develop a light curve for this Mira variable [U And project]
Series of images of R CrB and a reference star (HIP 77373) were taken through B, V, R & I bands, as part of an ongoing study of this star
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