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Images - Session 435 (2010-11-10)

Objects Session Notes
Bullet M27 - Planetary Nebula (Dumbbell Nebula)
   
Bullet Photometric Monitoring - Variables
- CI Cyg, S Cyg, SS Cyg, AM Her, CY Lyr, DY Per, GK Per, FG Sge, U Sge, V Sge, WZ Sge
Bullet Astrometric Monitoring - Nearby Stars
- None

Barnards Star attempt (failed due to poor sky transparency)

 
- Evening  session (5.0 hrs). Sky transparency reducing significantly towards end of session. Dew formation about 2 hours into session
- Session operated under semi-automated control, with remote monitoring from indoors computer. 
- Ambient Temperature: -1.0°C  (minimum)
- CCD operation -25°C (at 56% average cooling).  
- main objectives of the session was to acquire images of selected project stars for ongoing photometric analysis. and to continue testing some new software routines
- autoguding controller
- spectral image focussing
- Notes from 2010-11-10

M27 - Planetary Nebula (Dumbbell Nebula)

M27 ( Vulpecula)

Image
 CCD Image (50% size)
3 x 60s (average combine), 3x3 binning, C filter, Autoguided
2010-11-10  18:24h UT (#435012-14)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
[Full size image]

  

M27 - Colour Images

Image
 Colour CCD Image (LRGB)
3x3 binning, autoguided
Luminance : 3x60s, C Filter:    Red : 5x120s R Filter
Green : 5x120s, V Filter, Blue: 4x180s, B Filter
2010-11-10  18:24h UT (#435012-46)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

 

Image
 Colour CCD Image (RGB)
3x3 binning, autoguided
Red : 5x120s R Filter.   Green : 5x120s, V Filter.   Blue: 4x180s, B Filter
2010-11-10  19:30h UT (#435018-46)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

 

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