David's Astronomy Pages Images - Session 488 (2011-11-27)

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Objects	Session Notes
C/2009 P1 (Garradd) - Comet     M101 - Spiral Galaxy with Supernova 2011fe Photometric Monitoring - Variables - FO And, RX And, U And, W And, Z And, TT Ari, CI Cyg, S Cyg, SS Cyg, BL Lac, FG Sge, V Sge     Astrometric Monitoring - Nearby Stars - HH And	- Evening session (2.7 hrs), cut short by wind - Session operated under semi-automated control, with remote monitoring from indoors computer.    - Ambient Temperature: 0.5°C (minimum)  - CCD operation -25°C (at 59% average cooling).   - main objective of the session was to acquire images of selected project stars for ongoing photometric analysis and image certain challenge & gallery objects -

C/2009 P1 (Garradd) - Comet

C/2009 P1 (Garradd)   (moving through starfield in Hercules)

CCD Image (50% size) 7 x 30 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter  2011-11-27 20:02 h UT  (#488003-09) 12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

C/2009 P1 (Garradd) - detail

CCD Image (100% size) Image details as above

False Colour CCD Image (50% size) Square root scaling, Inverse Spectrum colour bar Image details as above

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M101 - Spiral Galaxy with Supernova 2011fe

M101 with SN 2011fe  (Ursa Major) SN 2011fe (= PTF11kly) (Type Ia) was discovered  2011/08/24.00 by Palomar Transient Factory Discovery Magnitude 17.2 ( Rochester Supernova site | Discovery Image | TNS 2011fe )		SN 2011fe is reported as being the  nearest Type Ia supernova  seen in decades
M101 with SN 2011fe (fading slowly)
		New Image (+96d) 2011-11-27.84 96 days after SN discovery SN Est. Mag  +12.6 Annotated CCD Image  (58% size, cropped) 8 x 60 sec exposure (average combine),  3x3 binning, C Filter  2011-11-27 20:11 h UT  (#488012-20) 12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
M101 with SN 2011fe - Earlier Image (2011-10-03)
		Earlier Image (T+41d) 2011-10-03.85 41 days after SN discovery SN Est. Mag  +10.5 Annotated CCD Image  (58% size, cropped) 11 x 60 sec exposure (average combine),  3x3 binning, C Filter  2011-10-03 20:28 h UT  (#479003-14) 12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
Images of SN 2011fe (in M101) on Supernova 2011 Page >>

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