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CCD Images - Session 338 (2009-01-04)

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Objects Session Notes
Bullet M63 - Spiral Galaxy
Bullet Astrometric & Photometric Monitoring
- SS Cyg  (dwarf nova)
- U And, W And (mira)
- BL Lac (blazar)
- FO And, RX And, Eps Aur, Zet Aur, HR Aur, CI Cyg,
U Mon, RU Peg, DY Per, GK Per (variables)
- 61 Cyg, Grooombridge 34 (nearby stars)

HH And/Ross 248 attempted  (failed due to cloud)
- Late evening session (2.8 hrs), operated under automated control
- Ambient Temperature  0 degC, rising to +1.5 degC as cloud developed.
- CCD operation -25 degC (at 66% average cooling).  
- main objective of the session was  to acquire images of key selected stars for ongoing photometric and astrometric analysis. 
- opportunity taken to acquire images of a M63, M94, M96

M63 - Spiral Galaxy

M63 (Canes Venatici)

Image

CCD Image (Linear Scale)
4 x 120s sec exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2009-01-04 23:24 h UT (#338053-56)

  

M63 - detail

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CCD Image (Log Scale)
Image details as above

    

M63 - detail / false colour

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False Colour CCD Image (Linear Scale)
Inverse Spectrum
Image details as above

    

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False Colour CCD Image (Square Root Scale)
Inverse Spectrum
Image details as above

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