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Objects Session Notes
RS CVn - Variable Star (Type RS) NGC 5204 - Spiral Galaxy 81P/Wild - Comet NGC 4889 - Spiral Galaxy (Caldwell 35) NGC 5474 - Spiral Galaxy Photometric Monitoring - Variables - U and, W And, Z And, HR Aur, KR Aur, SY Cnc,
- R CrB, AM CVn, RS CVn, CI Cyg, S Cyg
- SS Cyg, U Gem, AM Her, U Her, BL Lac, RZ LMi
- CY Lyr, FU Ori, DY Per, GK Per, RR Tau, ER UMa
U And. GK Per attempts (failed due to sky/cloud)Astrometric Monitoring - Nearby Stars DX Cnc, 61 Cyg, Gliese 412, Groombridge 34, Groombridge 1830, Lalande 21185, CN Leo
- Evening session (5.1 hrs), clear, cold with light frost - Session operated under semi-automated control, with remote monitoring from indoors computer. - Ambient Temperature: -5 deg C (minimum) - CCD operation -30 degC (at 58% average cooling). - main objectives of the session was to acquire images of selected project stars for ongoing photometric and astrometric analysis - opportunity taken to acquire several deep sky targets - Notes from 2010-02-20
RS CVn (Canes Venatici) |
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CCD Image (50%) 3 x 15s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C filter, 2010-03-03 00:37h UT (#415152-60) 12" LX200R (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME |
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RS CVn - Reference Stars |
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CCD Image (50%) 5s exposure (single frame), 3x3 binning, V filter, 2010-03-03 00:36h UT (#415154) 12" LX200R (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME |
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NGC 5204 (Ursa Major) |
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CCD Image (cropped) 3 x 120s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C filter, 2010-03-03 01:48h UT (#415244-46) 12" LX200R (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME |
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Comet 81P / Wild (passing through starfield in Virgo) |
CCD Image (cropped) 3 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2010-03-03 01:54 hUT (#415248-50) 12" LX200R (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME |
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NGC 4889 and surrounding galaxies
(Coma Berenices) |
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CCD Image (75% size) 3 x 120s exposure (median combine), 3x3 binning, C filter, 2010-03-03 02:21h UT (#415275-77) 12" LX200R (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME |
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NGC 5474 (Ursa Major) |
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CCD Image (cropped) 5 x 120s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C filter, 2010-03-03 03:29h UT (#415369-73) 12" LX200R (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME |
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