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CCD Images - Session 162 (2006-12-11)

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Objects Session Notes
Bullet M31 - Spiral Galaxy (Mosaic)
Bullet M31 - Extragalactic Nova: M31 2006 14
Bullet Astrometric & Photometric Monitoring
- HD 5501/5513 (eclipsing variables)
- SS Cyg (dwarf novae)
- BL Lac (BL Lac blazer)
- U And, W And (mira variables)
- Z And (variable)
- 4.2 hr session, largely operated under automated control
- CCD operation of -25 degC (at 76% average cooling). .
- main objective was to acquire additional frames to extend a large scale image mosaic of M31 collected during previous session, along with acquisition of images as part of variable star monitoring.
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M31 - Spiral Galaxy (Andromeda Galaxy), Mosaic

M31 (Andromeda)
7 x 12 mosaic acquired over 2 sessions, 3 min exposures 

Image

CCD Image Mosaic (7x12 frames, 30% size)
3 min exposure, 2x2 binning, C Filter
2006-12-09 20:03 to 22:41h UT  (#161075-124)
2006-12-11 20:30 to 22:34h UT (#162048-81)
Linear brightness scaling,   (larger image, 50% size)
  

M31 mosaic construction

Mosaic Frames 
(with original background variation)

Mosaic Frames 
(with correction of background light variation)

Image

Image

CCD Image Mosaic 
(7x12 frames, 15% size)
Linear brightness scaling
Image details as above

CCD Image Mosaic 
(7x12 frames, 15% size)
Linear brightness scaling
Image details as above

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M31 - Extragalactic Nova : M31 2006 14

M31 part (Andromeda)
An extragalactic nova (M31 2006 14) was discovered in M31 on 2006/11/25.468
by Koichi Itagak, with an apparent magnitude of +17.5 
(Extragalactic Novae page at Rochester Supernova site | Discovery Image | Reference: 2006-11a)

Image below (2006-12-11.97) shows that object (shown by white marker) 
Estimated magnitude +17.0 . Limiting Mag +17.5

Image

CCD Image 
7 x 3 min exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2006-12-11 23:17h UT (#162116-20)

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Astrometric and Photometric Monitoring

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