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CCD Images - Session 244 (2007-12-19)

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Bullet Moon
Bullet Mars at Opposition, 2007
- Evening session (5.4hr), with gaps.
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- CCD operation of -25 degC (at 64% average cooling). 
- main objective were to acquire images of Mars at opposition
-opportunity was also taken to acquire high magnification images of the Moon

Moon

Moon - CCD Images taken with 8" LX200 operating at f/36

Image

Approximate CCD Image with rainbow like light artefact 
0.2s, 2x2 binning, V Filter
2007-12-19  (#244008)

 

Image Image
CCD Image 
0.2s, 2x2 binning, V Filter
2007-12-19 17:02h UT (#244008)
CCD Image 
0.2s, 2x2 binning, B Filter
2007-12-19 17:04h UT (#244010)

 

Image Image
CCD Image 
0.2s, 2x2 binning, B Filter
2007-12-19 17:05h UT (#244012)
CCD Image 
0.2s, 2x2 binning, B Filter
2007-12-19 17:06h UT(#244015)

 

Image Image
CCD Image 
0.2s, 2x2 binning, R Filter
2007-12-19 17:08h UT (#244029)
CCD Image 
0.2s, 2x2 binning, R Filter
2007-12-19 17:14h UT(#244063)

 

Image Image
CCD Image 
0.2s, 2x2 binning, R Filter
2007-12-19 17:16h UT (#244089)
CCD Image 
0.2s, 2x2 binning, R Filter
2007-12-19  17:19h UT(#244116)

 

Image Image
CCD Image 
0.2s, 2x2 binning, R Filter
2007-12-19  17:23h UT (#244153)
CCD Image 
0.2s, 2x2 binning, R Filter
2007-12-19 17:25h UT (#244173)

 

Image Image
CCD Image 
0.2s, 2x2 binning, R Filter
2007-12-19 17:26h UT (#244184)
CCD Image 
0.2s, 2x2 binning, R Filter
2007-12-19
17:28h UT (#244204)

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Mars at Opposition, 2007

Mars at Opposition - 2007
CCD Images taken with 8" LX200 operating at f/36
Apparent Diameter 16 arc secs

Image

CCD Image (approximate colour)
Red : 0.2s (R), Green: 0.2s (V), Blue : 0.5s (B)
  2x2 binning
2007-12-19 22:19hUT (#245374-93)

 

Mars - detail

Image

Image

CCD Image (approximate colour)
Red : 0.2s (R), Green: 1s (V), Blue : 1s (B)
 1x1 binning, Unsharp Masked
2007-12-19 21:00hUT (#245198-281)

CCD Image (150% size)
15 x 0.2s, 1x1 binning, R Filter
Aligned and Stacked (average combine)
Unsharp Masked
2007-12-19 18:55hUT (#244305-22)

  

Mars - Summary (2007-12-19)
Blurring of Mars Previewer Pictures demonstrates that recorded images 
are affected by Poor Seeing and sub-optimal collimination

Image   

   

Demonstration of impact of seeing / atmospheric disturbance on image quality

Image   

CCD Animation (26 frames covering 2 minute interval)
0.2s, 1x1 binning, R Filter
2007-12-19 20:58hUT (#245217-42)

   

Mars - individual & stacked frames

Image

Image

CCD Image
0.2s, 1x1 binning, R Filter
Unsharp Masked
2007-12-19 18:56hUT (#244314)

CCD Image
0.2s, 1x1 binning, R Filter
Unsharp Masked
2007-12-19 18:56hUT (#244319)

   

Image

Image

CCD Image
15 x 0.2s, 1x1 binning, R Filter
Aligned and Stacked (average combine)
Unsharp Masked
2007-12-19 18:55h UT (#244305-22)

CCD Image
100 x 0.2s, 1x1 binning, C Filter
Aligned and Stacked (average combine)
Unsharp Masked
2007-12-19 19:25h UT (#244362-461)

   

Image

Image

CCD Image
20 x 0.2s, 1x1 binning, R Filter
Aligned and Stacked (average combine)
Unsharp Masked
2007-12-19 20:58h UT (#245217-242)

CCD Image
0.2s, 1x1 binning, R Filter
Unsharp Masked
2007-12-19 20:55h UT (#245214)

   

Image 

 Image

CCD Image
37 x 0.11s, 1x1 binning, C Filter
Aligned and Stacked (average combine)
Unsharp Masked
2007-12-19 21:14h UT (#245315-53)

CCD Image
0.11s, 1x1 binning, C Filter
Unsharp Masked
2007-12-19 21:13h UT (#245315)

   

Image 

 Image

CCD Image
7 x 0.2s, 1x1 binning, R Filter
Aligned and Stacked (average combine)
Unsharp Masked
2007-12-19 22:18h UT (#24564-72)

CCD Image
0.11s, 1x1 binning, C Filter
Unsharp Masked
2007-12-19 21:13h UT (#245315)

   

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