David's Astronomy Pages
Images - Session 469 (2011-04-25)

Objects Session Notes
Bullet MPL 596 Scheila - Minor Planet
   
Bullet NGC 5881 - Spiral Galaxy
   
Bullet Photometric Monitoring - Variables
- FS Aur, KR Aur, SY Cnc, R CrB, AM CVn, RS CVn, CI Cyg, S Cyg, SS Cyg, U Gem, AM Her, SS Her, U Her, BL Lac, EV Lac, RZ LMi, SZ Lyn, CY Lyr, DY Per, GK Per, ER UMa, SU UMa
   
Bullet Astrometric Monitoring - Nearby Stars
- 61 Cyg, Gliese 412, Groombridge 1830, CN Leo, Lalande 21185
- Evening  session (4.0 hrs)
- Session operated under semi-automated control, with remote monitoring from indoors computer. 
- Ambient Temperature: 0.0°C (minimum) 
- CCD operation -25°C (at 64% 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 
2011-04-26 01:11h UT  (#469257-59)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

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NGC 5881 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC 5881  (Draco)

Image
CCD Image (cropped)
5 x 90 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2011-04-25 23:01 h UT  (#469115-19)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

 

NGC 5881 - detail

Image
Negative CCD Image (cropped)
Image details as above

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