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CCD Images - Session 339 (2009-01-05)

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Objects Session Notes
Bullet NGC 2359 - Nebula
Bullet Astrometric & Photometric Monitoring
- SS Cyg, U Gem  (dwarf nova)
- BL Lac (blazar)
- FO And, RX And, Z And, KR Aur, SY Cnc, RZ LMi,
U Mon, CN Ori, CZ Ori, FO Ori, FU Ori, NC Ori, RU Peg, GK Per. RR Tau (variables)
- Ross 248/HH And, HIP 3829, EV Lac (nearby stars)
 
TT Ari attempt  (aborted due to moonlight)
- Evening session (5.4 hrs), operated under automated control
- Ambient Temperature  -4 deg C, rising to -3 deg C by end of session
[ Inland at Aboyne temperature reached a minimum of -11 degC)
- CCD operation -30 degC (at 68% 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 nebula in Canis Major

NGC 2359 - Nebula ("Thors Helmet")

NGC 2359 (Canes Major) 
(Altitude 18 deg)

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CCD Image (Linear Scale)
9 x 120s sec exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2009-01-05 20:57 h UT (#339190-98)

  

NGC 2359 - detail

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Negative CCD Image (Linear Scale)
Image details as above

     

NGC 2359 - smoothed

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CCD Image (Blurred)
Image details as above

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