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CCD Images - Session 330 (2008-12-02)

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Objects Session Notes
Bullet FO And - variable star (Type UGSU)
Bullet HR Aur - variable star (Type CWB)
Bullet MPL 2003 UB313 (Attempt)
Bullet Astrometric & Photometric Monitoring
- SS Cyg  (dwarf nova)
- BL Lac (blazar)
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FO And, RX And, Eps Aur, KR Aur, Zet Aur, CY Lyr, DY Per, FG Sge, U Sge, V Sge, WZ Sge (variables)
- Evening session  (4.4 hrs). 
- Ambient Temperature 0 degC falling to -3 degC (minimum).
- CCD operation of -30 degC 
(at 73% average cooling).  
- main objective of the session was  to acquire images of key selected stars for ongoing photometric and astrometric analysis. 
- an attempt was made to image MPL 2003 UB313 (Eris), but a 14 x 3 minute exposure (mag limit +17.6), just failed to capture Eris (catalog mag +18.6)


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FO And - variable star (Type UGSU)

FO And (Andromeda)
FO And in eruptive state
Measured Magnitude +14.9

Image

Annotated CCD Image 
120s sec exposure (single frame), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2008-12-02 20:28h UT (#330090)

  

FO And - reference stars

Image

Annotated CCD Image
Image details as above

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HR Aur - variable star (Type CWB)

HR Aur (Auriga)

Image

Annotated CCD Image 
3 x 60s sec exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2008-12-02 20:53h UT (#330109-15)

  

HR Aur - reference stars

Image

Annotated CCD Image
 60s sec exposure, 2x2 binning, V Filter
2008-12-02 20:51h UT (#330110)

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MPL 2003 UB313 Attempt - Kuiper Belt Object

2003 UB313 Attempt
Predicted Position of 2003 UB313 is shown within white circle. 
Due to relatively low altitude (+26 deg) and accompanying high airmass/haze 
the deepest magnitude reached in this exposure  
is c.  +17.6  and thus prevented being able to see 2003 UB 313 at a predicted magnitude of +18.6 magnitude 
Image
Annotated CCD  Image (negative)
14 x 3 min exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2008-12-03  23:36 h UT (#330269-82)

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Astrometric and Photometric Monitoring

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