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Objects Session Notes
GK Per - Variable Star, Nova (1901) : Outburst Mar 2010 HAT-P-13 - Extrasolar Two Planet Host Star 81P/Wild - Comet NGC 3423 - Spiral Galaxy & Supernovae 2009ls SN 2010ba - Supernovae in anonymous galaxy NGC 4449 - Irregular Galaxy Photometric Monitoring - Variables - HR Aur, SY Cnc, R CrB, AM CVn, RS CVn, CY Cyg, AM Her,
- U Her, RZ LMi, DY Per, GK Per, ER UMa
KR Aur, S Cyg attempts (failed due to cloud)Astrometric Monitoring - Nearby Stars - DX Cnc (Gliese 1111) , CN Leo (Wolf 359)
- Evening session (2.6 hrs), thin cloud - Session operated under semi-automated control, with remote monitoring from indoors computer. - Ambient Temperature: +2 deg C (minimum) - CCD operation -25 degC (at 65% average cooling). - main objectives of the session was to acquire images of selected project stars for ongoing photometric analysis - opportunity taken to acquire a couple of deep sky targets
GK Per (Perseus) |
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GK Per - 2010-03-03 Mag V +13.0 |
GK Per - 2010-03-24 Mag V +11.4 |
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Annotated CCD Image (cropped) 3 x 15s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, V Filter 2010-03-03 00:57hUT (#415187-91) 12" LX200R (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME |
Annotated CCD Image (
cropped) 3 x 15s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, V Filter 2010-03-24 23:39hUT (#418071-75) 12" LX200R (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME |
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HAT-P-13 (Ursa Major HAT-P-13
is a 2-planet system, with planet "b" transiting every 2.9
days and a massive planet "c" |
Annotated CCD Image (50% size) 3 x 15s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C filter, 2010-03-25 00:16h UT (#418110-16) 12" LX200R (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME [Full size Image] |
HAT-P-13 - Reference Stars Used |
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Annotated CCD Image (75% size, cropped) 3 x 20s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, V filter, 2010-03-25 00:17h UT (#418111-17) 12" LX200R (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME |
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Comet 81P / Wild (passing through starfield in Virgo) |
CCD Image (50%) 5 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2010-03-25 00:23 hUT (#418120-24) 12" LX200R (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME |
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Comet 81P / Wild - - detail |
CCD Image (log scale) Image details as above |
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CCD Image (log scale, cropped) Image details as above |
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False Colour CCD Image (log scale,
cropped) Image details as above |
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Earlier Image of Comet 81P / Wild - 2010-03-10 |
CCD Image (cropped) 3 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2010-03-10 00:30 hUT (#416382-86) 12" LX200R (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME [larger image] |
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Earlier Image of Comet 81P / Wild - 2010-02-21 |
CCD Image (cropped) 3 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2010-02-21 01:37 hUT (#414534-36) 12" LX200R (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME |
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NGC 3423 with SN 2009ls (Sextans) Image below
(2010-03-25.03) was taken 121 days after SN 2009ls discovery. |
Annotated CCD Image (Linear Scale,
cropped) 4 x 90s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2010-03-25 00:45 hUT (#418152-55) 12" LX200R (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME |
SN 2009ls - light curve based on images shown here (C Filter) |
NGC 3423 - earlier image
(2009-03-09) |
Annotated CCD Image (Linear Scale,
cropped) 5 x 60s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2010-03-09 23:50 hUT (#416348-52) 12" LX200R (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME |
NGC 3423 - earlier image
(2009-02-20) |
Annotated CCD Image (Linear Scale,
cropped) 5 x 60s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2010-02-20 22:50 hUT (#414350-54) 12" LX200R (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME |
NGC 3423 - earlier image (2009-12-11.16) |
Annotated CCD Image (Linear Scale, 200% size,
Cropped) 5 x 60s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2009-12-11 03:52 hUT (#403383-87) 12" LX200R (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME |
NGC 3423 - earlier image
(2009-11-27.18) |
CCD Image (Linear Scale, 200% size,
Cropped) 3 x 60s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2009-11-27 04:18 hUT (#400089-112) |
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SN 2010ba in anonymous galaxy (Leo) SN 2010ba (Type Ia) was discovered
2010/03/21.33 by Catalina Real-Time Transient Survey Image below
(2010-03-25.05) was taken 3.7 days after SN 2010ba discovery. |
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Annotated CCD Image (cropped) 5 x 60s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C filter, 2010-03-25 01:05h UT (#418170-74) 12" LX200R (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME |
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NGC 4449 / Caldwell 21 (Canes Venatici) |
CCD Image (35% size) 6 x 90s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter 2010-03-25 01:51 hUT (#418223-28) 12" LX200R (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME |
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NGC 4449 - detail |
CCD Image (75% size, cropped ) image details as above |
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NGC 4449 - detail |
Negative CCD Image (100% size, cropped ) image details as above |
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NGC 4449 - detail |
CCD Image (100% size, cropped ) image details as above |
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NGC 4449 - Earlier Image (2006-12-20) |
CCD Image (250% size) 5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter 2006-12-20 05:51h UT (#167495-99) 8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E |
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Conjunction of Venus, Mercury and New Moon, 2010-04-15 |
Photo, Canon ED450D |
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Conjunction - detail |
Annotated Digital Photo (details as
above) Click on image for larger picture |
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Mercury & New Moon - detail |
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Digital Photo (details as above) |
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