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CCD Images - Session 415 (2010-03-02)

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Objects Session Notes
Bullet RS CVn - Variable Star (Type RS)
Bullet NGC 5204 - Spiral Galaxy
Bullet 81P/Wild - Comet
Bullet NGC 4889 - Spiral Galaxy (Caldwell 35)
Bullet NGC 5474 - Spiral Galaxy
Bullet 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) 
Bullet 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 - Variable Star (Type RS)

RS CVn (Canes Venatici)

Image 

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

 

RS CVn - Reference Stars

Image 

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 - Spiral Galaxy 

NGC 5204 (Ursa Major)
Member of M101 Galaxy Group

Image 

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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81P/Wild  - Comet

Comet 81P / Wild  (passing through starfield in Virgo)

Image
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 - Spiral Galaxy (Caldwell 35)

NGC 4889 and surrounding galaxies (Coma Berenices)
Part of Abell 1656 Galaxy Cluster

 Image

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 - Spiral Galaxy 

NGC 5474 (Ursa Major)
Member of M101 Galaxy Group

Image 

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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