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Objects Session Notes
Bullet RR Tau - Cataclysmic variable star
Bullet 4/P Faye - Comet
Bullet SY Cnc - Cataclysmic variable star
Bullet KR Aur - Cataclysmic variable star
Bullet AM CVn - Cataclysmic variable star
Bullet M98 - Spiral Galaxy
Bullet NGC 4030 - Spiral Galaxy with Supernova 2007aa
Bullet UX UMa - Cataclysmic variable star
Bullet SU UMa - Cataclysmic variable star (SU UMa type dwarf nova)
Bullet NGC 3166 - Spiral Galaxy
Bullet Astrometric & Photometric Monitoring
- U Gem, (dwarf novae)
- HIP 4429 (suspected variable)
- U And, W And (Mira variables)
- Z And, RZ LMi, ER UMa variables)
- BL Lac (BL Lac blazer)
- NGC 4151 (Seyfert Galaxy)
- HH And, DX Cnc, Gliese 1245, Groombridge 34, 
  Groombridge 1830, Teegarden's Star (Nearby Stars)
- 6.6 hr session, largely operated under automated control with remote monitoring
- CCD operation of -25 degC (at 85% average cooling). .
- main objective was to acquire images ongoing photometric and astrometric monitoring of the selected stars
- opportunity was taken to acquire gallery shots of M98 and a Supernova (SN 2007aa) in NGC 4030
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RR Tau - Cataclysmic variable star  

RR Tau (Taurus)

Image 

Annotated CCD Image 
3 x 60s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C filter,  
2007-03-12 21:17h UT (#182157-69)
 
RR Tau - reference stars

Image 

Annotated CCD Image 
120s exposure, 2x2 binning, V filter,  
2007-03-12 21:10h UT (#182159)
 
RR Tau - colour

Image 

Approximate Colour CCD Image 
Blue : 3 x 120s (B) , Green : 3x60s (V),  Red : 3x30s(R) 
2x2 binning
2007-03-12 21:14h UT (#182158-68)

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4/P Faye - Comet

Comet 4P/Faye 
(passing through starfield in Taurus)

Image 

CCD Image 
3 x 120s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C filter,  
Linear scale
2007-03-12 21:27h UT (#182172-74)

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SY Cnc - Cataclysmic variable star  

SY Cnc (Cancer)

Image 

Annotated CCD Image 
3 x 60s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C filter,  
2007-03-12 21:48h UT (#182198-202)
 
SY Cnc - reference stars

Image 

Annotated CCD Image 
120s exposure, 2x2 binning, V filter,  
2007-03-12 21:47h UT (#182199)

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KR Aur - Cataclysmic variable star  

KR Aur (Auriga)

Image 

Annotated CCD Image 
3 x 60s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C filter,  
2007-03-12 22:00h UT (#182206-10)
 
KR Aur - reference stars

Image 

Annotated CCD Image 
120s exposure, 2x2 binning, V filter,  
2007-03-12 22:02h UT (#182209)

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AM CVn - Cataclysmic variable star  

AM CVn (Canes Venatici)

Image 

Annotated CCD Image 
3 x 60s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C filter,  
2007-03-12 22:25h UT (#182222-24)
 
AM CVn - reference stars

Image 

Annotated CCD Image 
120s exposure, 2x2 binning, V filter,  
2007-03-12 22:31h UT (#182229)

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RZ LMi - Cataclysmic variable star  

RZ LMi (Leo Minor)

Image 

Annotated CCD Image 
180s exposure, 2x2 binning, C filter,  
2007-03-12 22:46h UT (#182245)

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M98 - Spiral Galaxy

M98  (Coma Berenices) 

Image 

CCD Image 
7 x 180s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C filter,  
2007-03-13  00:25h UT (#182297-303)

 

M98 - false colour

Image 

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

Image details as above

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NGC 4030 - Spiral Galaxy with Supernova 2007aa

NGC 4030 with SN 2007aa  (Virgo)

Image 

CCD Image 
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C filter,  
2007-03-12  23:13h UT (#182260-64)

 

NGC 4030 - False colour

Image 

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

Image details as above

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UX UMa - Cataclysmic variable star  

UX UMa (Ursa Major)

Image 

Annotated CCD Image 
3 x 60s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C filter,  
2007-03-12 23:47h UT (#182279-832)
 
UX UMa - reference stars

Image 

Annotated CCD Image 
120s exposure, 2x2 binning, V filter,  
2007-03-12 23:49h UT (#182282)

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SU UMa - Cataclysmic variable star  (SU UMa type dwarf nova)

SU UMa (Ursa Major) 
SU UMa info at AVVSO 
with PGC 3086633 Galaxy (catalog mag +16.6)

Image 

Annnotated CCD Image 
3 x 60s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C filter,  
2007-03-12 23:59h UT (#182288-92)
 
SU UMa reference stars

Image 

Annotated CCD Image 
120s exposure, 2x2 binning, V filter,  
2007-03-12 23:57h UT (#182289)

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NGC 3166 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC 3166 / Herschel H3-1  (Sextans) 
with NGC 3169 / Herschel H4-1 & NGC 3165
Deep Sky Challenge Object, Apr 2023
[ Deep Sky Challanges (Ast.Now) ]

Image 

CCD Image 
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C filter,  
2007-03-13  01:02h UT (#182322-26)

8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E

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Astrometric and Photometric Monitoring

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