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Images - Session 452 (2011-02-01)

Objects Session Notes
Bullet NGC 7320 - Galaxy Cluster (Stephan's Quintet)
   
Bullet Photometric Monitoring - Variables
- FO And, RX And, TT Ari, FS Aug, KR Aur, CV_CMi,  SY Cnc, AM CVn, RS CVn, SS Cyg, U Gem, AM Her, BL Lac, RZ LMi, SZ Lyn, U Mon, CN Ori, CZ Ori, FO Ori, FU Ori, NV Ori, GK Per, RR Tau, SU Tau, ER UMa, SU UMa 
   
Bullet Astrometric Monitoring - Nearby Stars
- Ross 248 (HH And), Groombridge 34, EV Lac , Wolf 359, DX Cnc
- Evening  session (3.5 hrs).
- Session operated under semi-automated control, with remote monitoring from indoors computer. 
- Ambient Temperature: 0.0°C  (minimum)
- CCD operation -30°C (at 71% average cooling).  
- main objectives of the session was to acquire images of selected project stars for ongoing photometric analysis.

NGC 7320 - Galaxy Cluster (Stephan's Quintet)

NGC 7320 / Stephan's Quintet (Andromeda)
Image
CCD Image (50% size)
7 x 90 sec exposure (average combine),  3x3 binning, C Filter
2011-01-29 19:28 h UT  (#451035-41)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
 
Stephan's Quintet - detail
Image
Annotated CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
Image details as above
 
NGC 7319 - detail
NGC 7319 lies at centre of image. 
The infamous  'in front' quasar is not visible.
Image
CCD Image (250% size, cropped)
Image details as above
 
NGC 7320 - Earlier Image (2007-08-22)
Image
CCD Image (Linear Scale)
5 x 120 sec exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2007-08-22  23:41 h UT (#206153-57)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E

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