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CCD Images - Session 390 (2009-09-25)

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Objects Session Notes
Bullet M76 - Planetary Nebula
Bullet NGC 663 - Open Cluster
Bullet IC 11 / NGC 281 - Nebula
Bullet NGC 1555 - Reflection Nebula
Bullet Photometric Monitoring - Variables
- RX And, U And, W And, Z And, TT Ari, HR Ayr, KR Aur
- R CrB, CI Cyg, S Cyg, SS Cyg, U Gem, BL Lac
- RZ LMi, CN Ori, FO Ori, FU Ori, NV Ori
- RU Peg, DY Per, GK Per,  KT Per, TZ Per
- FG Sge, U Sge, V Sge, RR Tau, SU UMa
Bullet Photometric Monitoring - Nearby Stars
- 61 Cyg, Groombridge 34, Ross 248 (HH And)
 
- Night session (4.4 hr). Moderate seeing..
- Operated in semi-automated control. 
- Ambient Temperature  9 deg steadily falling to 4.5 deg C (minimum)
- CCD operation -20 degC (at 64% average cooling).  
- main objective of the session was to acquire images of key selected stars for ongoing photometric and astrometric analysis. 

M76 - Planetary Nebula

M76 (Perseus)  
Image
CCD Image (log scale, cropped) 
10 x 1 min (average combine),  2x2 binning, C Filter
2009-09-26 02:23 h UT  (#390286-95)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME
 
M76 - detail 
Image
Negative CCD Image (log scale, cropped) 
Image details as above
 
M76 - detail 
Image
False Colour CCD Image (log scale, cropped) 
Image details as above
 
M76 - normal view 
Image
CCD Image (linear scale, cropped) 
Image details as above

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NGC 663 - Open Cluster

NGC 663  (Cassiopeia)  
Image
CCD Image (75% size) 
5 x 30 sec (average combine),  3x3 binning, C Filter
2009-09-26 02:23 h UT  (#390299-303)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME

[ large view. 10x10s, 2x2, 100% size ]

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IC 11 / NGC 281 - Nebula

IC 11 / NGC 281  (Cassiopeia)  
Image
CCD Image Mosaic (30% size, 2x3 mosaic) 
60 sec,  3x3 binning, C Filter
2009-09-26 02:43 h UT  (#390314-20)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME
[larger view, 75% size]
 
IC 11 / NGC 281  (Cassiopeia)  
Image
CCD Image (50% size) 
7 x 60 sec (average combine),  3x3 binning, C Filter
2009-09-26 02:59 h UT  (#390329-34)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME
 
IC 11 - False Colour 
Image
False Colour CCD Image (Logscale, 50% size) 
Image details as above
 
IC 11 - detail 
CCD Images - selected area from above image 
(200% size, cropped) 

Image details as above
Image
  
Image
 
Image
  
Image
CCD Image (200% size, cropped) 
Image details as above

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NGC 1555 - Nebula ("Hind's Variable Nebula")

NGC 1555 - "Hind's Variable Nebula" (Taurus) 
The Nebula is also known as 
"Struve's Lost Nebula" and "Burnham's Nebula"
The adjacent bright star is variable star T Tau

Image
CCD Image
5 x 60s exposure (average combine), 
3x3 binning, C Filter, Linear brightness scaling
2009-09-26 03:07 hUT (#390338-42)
 

Hind's Variable Nebula - detail

 Image
CCD Image (187% size)
5 x 60s exposure (average combine), 
3x3 binning, C Filter, Linear brightness scaling
2009-09-26 03:07 hUT (#390338-42)
 
 Image
CCD Image (187% size)
3 x 90s sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2009-03-21 22:59 h UT (#358121-23)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME
 
 Image
CCD Image (200% size)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 
2x2 binning, C Filter, Linear brightness scaling
2008-11-28 00:51 hUT (#326420-24)
 

Hind's Variable Nebula - detail from 2008-10-05

 Image
CCD Image (200% size)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 
2x2 binning, C Filter, Linear brightness scaling
2008-10-05 03:45 hUT (#310513-17)
 

Hind's Variable Nebula - detail from 2008-02-12

 Image
CCD Image (200% size)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 
2x2 binning, C Filter, Linear brightness scaling
2008-02-12 22:54 hUT (#263234-38)
 

Hind's Variable Nebula - detail from 2007-11-28

 Image
CCD Image (200% size)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 
2x2 binning, C Filter, Linear brightness scaling
2007-11-28 21:53 hUT (#237109-13)
 

Hind's Variable Nebula - detail from 2007-10-05

Image 
CCD Image (200% size)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 
2x2 binning, C Filter, Linear brightness scaling
2007-10-05 04:38 hUT (#219053-57)
 

Hind's Variable Nebula - detail from 2007-09-11

Image 
CCD Image (200% size)
6 x 180s exposure (average combine), 
2x2 binning, C Filter, Linear brightness scaling, Cropped)
2007-09-11 01:05 hUT (#211121-26)

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