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CCD Images - Session 180 (2007-03-03)

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Objects Session Notes
Bullet Venus
Bullet Total Lunar Eclipse
Bullet NGC 5005 - Spiral Galaxy
Bullet NGC 4244 - Spiral Galaxy
Bullet NGC 4565 - Spiral Galaxy (Needle Galaxy, Caldwell 38)
Bullet NGC 4559 - Spiral Galaxy
Bullet Astrometric & Photometric Monitoring
- SS Cyg, U Gem, (dwarf novae)
- HIP 4429 (suspected variable)
- U And, W And (Mira variables)
- Z And, RZ LMi, DV UMa, R CrB,  (variables)
- BL Lac (BL Lac blazer)
- NGC 4151 (Seyfert Galaxy)
- HIP 3829 [Van Maanen's Star], HIP 36208 
  [Luyten's Star], HIP 67593   (Nearby Stars)
- NGC 4151 (Seyfert Galaxy)
- 7.7 hr session, largely operated under automated and remote control
- CCD operation of -20 degC (at 61% average cooling). .
- main objective was to acquire images ongoing photometric and astrometric monitoring of the selected stars, together with images of the total lunar eclipse 2007-03-03
- opportunity was taken to acquire gallery shots of selected Caldwell objects in CrB and CVn during the 'unscheduled' dark skies during total lunar eclipse
- More Notes
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Venus 

Venus 
(mag -4.0, 86% phase, angular diameter 12")
Image 
CCD Image (with insert at 300% size)
0.11s exposure, 1x1 binning, B Filter
2007-03-03  18:38 h UT (#180010)

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Total Lunar Eclipse (2007-Mar-03)

Montage of Lunar Images taken during Eclipse 
Image 
[larger image]

 

Sequence of CCD Image Mosaics of 
Moon during Eclipse (2003-03-03)
(20% size, 0.11s exposure, 1x1 binning, B filter
)

Image 

Prior to Eclipse

2007-03-03 
20:29h UT 


(#180118-32)

Oversaturated

  

Image 

2007-03-03 
21:42h UT 


(#180190-207)
  

Image 

2007-03-03 
21:57h UT 


(#180223-37)
 

Image 

2007-03-03 
22:08h UT
 

(#180238-52)
 

Image 

2007-03-03 
22:15h UT 


(#180253-67)
 

Image 

2007-03-03 
22:29h UT 


(#180283-97)
CCD Image Mosaic (20% size) 
0.11s exposure, 1x1 binning, B filter
 

Image 

2007-03-03 
22:37h UT 


(#180298-312)
CCD Image Mosaic (20% size) 
0.11s exposure, 1x1 binning, B filter
 

Image 

2007-03-03 
22:44h UT 


(#180313-27)
CCD Image Mosaic (20% size) 
0.11s exposure, 1x1 binning, B filter
 
 
 

Moon  at Full Eclipse
Although totally within Earth's Shadow, the moon's surface is still visible due to 
sunlight from Sun, which has diffracted through Earth's Atmosphere.
Star to left of Moon is 56 Leonis (mag +5.9)

Image 

CCD Image Mosaic (40% size) 
2s exposure, 2x2 binning, C filter,  
2007-03-03 22:53h UT (#180328-44)
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Moon at Full Eclipse (simulated colour)
Monochromatic image coloured to approximate to 
actual colours of moon during total eclipse

Image 

False Colour CCD Image Mosaic (40% size) 
2s exposure, 2x2 binning, C filter,  
2007-03-03 22:53h UT (#180328-44)

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NGC 5005 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC 5005  / Caldwell 29  (Canes Venatici) 

Image 

CCD Image 
3 x 180s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C filter,  
2007-03-03  23:23h UT (#180377-79)

 

NGC 5005 - false colour

Image 

False Colour CCD Image 
Square Root brightness scaling, 
False Colour (inverse spectrum)

Image details as above

 

NGC 5005 - detail

Image 

False Colour CCD Image (250% size) 
Square Root brightness scaling, Cropped

Image details as above

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NGC 4244 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC 4244 / Caldwell 26  (Canes Venatici) 

Image 

CCD Image (100% size, linear scale)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C filter,  
2007-03-03  23:46h UT (#180385-89)

 

NGC 4244 - false colour

Image 

False Colour CCD Image  (100% size, square root scale)
False Colour (inverse spectrum)

Image details as above

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NGC 4565 - Spiral Galaxy (Needle Galaxy, Caldwell 38)

NGC 4565 / Caldwell 38  (Coma Berenices) 

Image 

CCD Image 
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C filter,  
2007-03-03  23:46h UT (#180385-89)

 

NGC 4565 - detail

Image 

CCD Image (200% size)
Linear brightness scaling, Rotated & Cropped

Image details as above

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NGC 4559 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC 4559 / Caldwell 36  (Coma Berenices) 

Image 

CCD Image 
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C filter,  
2007-03-03  23:46h UT (#180385-89)

 

NGC 4559- detail

Image 

CCD Image (200% size)
Linear brightness scaling, Cropped

Image details as above

 

NGC 4559- false colour

Image 

False Colour CCD Image
Square Root brightness scaling

Image details as above

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Astrometric and Photometric Monitoring

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