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CCD Images - Session 380 (2009-08-01)

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Objects Session Notes
Bullet NGC 5614 - Spiral Galaxy (ARP 178)
Bullet NGC 6086 - part of Corona Borealis Galaxy Group
Bullet Photometric Monitoring - Variables
- R CrB, AM CVn,  CI Cyg, SS Cyg, AM Her, SS Her
- U Her, V Sge, ER UMa
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CY Lyr attempt (failed due to poor seeing)
Bullet Photometric Monitoring - Nearby Stars
- Gliese 725, Lalande 21185
- Night time session (1.7 hrs). Poor seeing. Session ended by deteriorating sky transparency.
- Operated in observatory under semi-automated control for first part of session, then with automated control / remote monitoring
- Ambient Temperature  12 - 12.5 deg C
- CCD operation -20 degC (at 80% average cooling).  
- main objective of the session was to acquire images of key selected stars for ongoing photometric and astrometric analysis. 

NGC 5614 - Spiral Galaxy (ARP 178)

NGC 5614 / ARP 178 (Bootes)
Image
Annotated CCD Image (cropped, log scale)
5 x 60 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2009-08-01 23:06 h UT  (#380063-67)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME
NGC 5614 - detail
Image
CCD Image 
(200% size enlargement, cropped, log scale)
Image details as above

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NGC 6086 - part of Corona Borealis Galaxy Group

NGC 6086  Galaxy Group (Corona Borealis)
Note: Stars elongated/blurred due to poor seeing
Image
Annotated CCD Image (cropped)
7 x 60 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2009-08-01 23:27 h UT  (#380082-88)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME

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Astrometric and Photometric Monitoring

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