David's Astronomy Pages
Images - Session 468 (2011-04-12)

Objects Session Notes
Bullet MPL 596 Scheila - Minor Planet
   
Bullet Photometric Monitoring - Variables
- W And, Z And, FS Aur, KR Aur, SY Cnc, SZ Lyn, CZ Ori, FU Ori, DY Per, GK Per, SU UMa

- CV CMi attempt (cloud)

   
Bullet Astrometric Monitoring - Nearby Stars
- Groombridge 34
- Evening  session (2.4 hrs)
- Session operated under semi-automated control, with remote monitoring from indoors computer. 
- Ambient Temperature: 1.0°C (minimum) 
- CCD operation -25°C (at 65% average cooling).  
- main objectives of the session was to acquire images of selected project stars for ongoing photometric analysis.

MPL 596 Scheila - Minor Planet

MPL 595 Scheila
Passing through starfield in Lynx
Est Mag +14.1

Image
CCD Image (cropped)
3 x 90 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2011-04-12 21:57 h UT  (#468093-95)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

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