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CCD Images - Session 265 (2008-02-16)

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Bullet NGC 524 - Spiral Galaxy with Supernova 2008Q
Bullet Moon
Bullet Saturn
Bullet Astrometric & Photometric Monitoring
 - SS Cyg, U Gem (dwarf nova)
- BL Lac (Blazar)
- RX And, Z And, TT Ari, AQ CMi, CV CMi, SY Cnc, U Mon, FU Ori, DY Per, KR Aur, RR Tau  (variables)
- Late evening session (3.3hr)
- CCD operation of -25 degC (at 60% average cooling). 
- main objective was to acquire images of certain selected stars for ongoing photometric, and test out new Optec TCF-S focuser.

NGC 524 - Spiral Galaxy with Supernova 2008Q

NGC 524 with SN 2008Q (Pisces) 
2008Q is a Type 1a Supernova discovered 2008/01/26.75 
by Giancarlo Cortin at ~ mag +16.8 
(Rochester Supernova site | Discovery Image | 
| Later Image by Diego Rodriguez | Reference Image) 

Image below (2008-02-16.82) was taken 21 days after discovery. 
Measured magnitude of SN 2008Q  +14.1 (C)
Image
Annotated CCD Image 
3  x 120s exposure (av. combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2008-02-16 19:45h UT (#265059-62)  
 
NGC 524 - Later Image (2019)
Image
CCD Image (50% size, linear scale,)
4 x 120s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-02-02 19:09 UT (#656036-40)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 

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Moon

Moon (79.8%)
 Image
CCD Image Mosaic
0.11s exposure, 2x2 binning, B Filter
2008-02-16 22:24h UT (#265180-99)

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Saturn Moons / Hyperion 

Saturn Moons

Image
Annotated CCD Image
30s exposure, 1x1 binning (cropped), C Filter
2008-02-16 22:47 hUT (#265216)

  

Saturn Moons / Hyperion
( Hyperion, mag +14.3, is normally difficult to image due to
 its relative faintness and bright glare from Saturn. 
Hyperion is just visible in this 60s exposure with contrast turned up )
Image
Annotated CCD Image
60s exposure, 1x1 binning (cropped), C Filter
2008-02-16 22:49 hUT (#265217)

  

Saturn Moons / Hyperion  - detail

Image
Annotated Negative CCD Image
Image details as above

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Astrometric and Photometric Monitoring

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