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CCD Images - Session 376 (2009-07-24)

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Objects Session Notes
Bullet IC 1296 - Spiral Galaxy
Bullet Photometric Monitoring - Variables
- FO Aql, R CrB, AM CVn, CI Cyg, SS Cyg, BL Lac,
- CY Lyr,
FG Sge, U Sge, V Sge
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FO Aql attempt (failed due to cloud)
Bullet Photometric Monitoring - Nearby Stars
- Barnards Star, 61 Cyg
- Short night time session (1.9 hrs).
- Operated under semi-automated control.
- Ambient Temperature  initially 9 deg C, decreasing to 6.5 deg C. then rising to 9 deg C by end of observing session as clouds developed
- CCD operation -25 degC (at 80% average cooling).  
- main objective of the session was to acquire images of key selected stars for ongoing photometric and astrometric analysis. 
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IC 1296 - Spiral Galaxy

IC 1296 (Lyra)
Spiral Galaxy, Mag +14.3, lying 4 arc min NW of M57

Image

CCD Image (cropped)
3 x 60s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2009-07-24 22:49 h UT (#376004-06)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME

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