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Bullet 63P/Wild - Comet
Bullet C/2009 P1 (Garradd) - Comet
Bullet C/2102 L2 (LINEAR) - Comet
Bullet C/2012 S1 (ISON) - Comet
   
Bullet Hickson 45 - Galaxy Cluster (PGC 30153 et al)
Bullet Hickson 52 - Galaxy Cluster (PGC 35183 et al)
Bullet Hickson 56 - Galaxy Cluster (ARP 322)
Bullet Hickson 57 - Galaxy Cluster / Copeland's Septet (NGC 3753 et al)
Bullet Hickson 58 - Galaxy Cluster (NGC 3822 et al)
Bullet Hickson 59 - Galaxy Group (IC 736 / IC 737 et al)
   
Bullet M65 - Spiral Galaxy
 
Bullet Variable Stars (photometric monitoring)
- RX And, R CrB, U Gem, RZ LMi, FO Ori, FU Ori

- U And, Z And, DY Per, GK Per attempts failed (due to wind shake)
   
Bullet Nearby Stars (astrometric monitoring)
- None
- Late Evening session (3.7 hrs duration). Cold
- Session operated under semi-automated control, with remote monitoring from indoors computer.  
- Ambient Temperature: -5.0°C, (minimum)
- CCD operation -30°C (at 56% average cooling).  
- main objectives of the session were to acquire images of selected project stars for ongoing photometric and astrometric analysis. Opportunity was taken to acquire images of a number of Comets and Galaxy Clusters.
- session images numbers start from # 541185.

63P/Wild - Comet

63P/Wild - 2013-03-11
(passing through Leo)
passing by elliptical galaxy IC 558 (catalog mag +15.2)
Sun Distance +1.97 AU
Estimated comet magnitude +14.6
Image
Annotated CCD Image (cropped)
5 x 30 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2013-03-11 22:37hUT (#541333-37)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
  
Images of 63P/Wild on Comets 2013 Page >>

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C/2009 P1 (Garradd) - Comet

C/2009 P1 (Garradd) - 2013-03-11
(passing through Hydra)
Sun Distance 5.3 AU
Comet is barely visible
Image
CCD Image (cropped)
4 x 30 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2013-03-11 20:31hUT (#541206-10)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

 

C/2009 P1 (Garradd)  - Earlier Image from 1 year ago 
(moving through starfield in Ursa Major)
Sun Distance 2.0 AU
Image
CCD Image (50% size)
5 x 30 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2012-03-26 21:59 h UT  (#507042-46)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
 
Images of C/2009 P1 (Garradd) on Comets 2013 Page >>

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C/2012 L2 (LINEAR) - Comet

C/2012 L2 (LINEAR) - 2013-03-11
(passing through Aries)
Sun Distance +1.7 AU
Image
Annotated CCD Image (cropped)
4 x 30 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2013-03-11 21:03hUT (#541236-40)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

  
Images of C/2012 L2 (LINEAR) on Comets 2013 Page >>

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C/2012 S1 (ISON) - Comet

C/2012 S1 (ISON) - 2013-03-11
(passing through Gemini)
Comet at 4.49 AU distance from sun
( i.e. just inside the orbit of Jupiter)
Image
Annotated CCD Image (cropped)
5 x 90 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2013-03-11 20:52hUT (#541227-33)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

Images of C/2012 S1 (ISON) on Comets 2013 Page >>
 

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Hickson 45 - Galaxy Cluster (PGC 30153 et al)

Hickson 45  (Ursa Major) - wide view
Images badly affected by wind shake.  
Better images will be attempted in future observing session

Image

Annotated CCD Image (50% size)
5 x 90s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2013-03-11 23:24hUT (#541373-77)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

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Hickson 52 - Galaxy Cluster (PGC 35183 et al)

Hickson 52 (Leo) 
PGC 35183 (catalog mag +15.5), PGC 35179(catalog mag +16.7), 
PGC 35184 (catalog mag +16.8), PGC 35178 (catalog mag +18.0)

Image

Annotated CCD Image (cropped)
2 x 90s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2013-03-11 22:11hUT (#541310-14)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

  

Hickson 52 - wider view

Image

CCD Image (50% size)
Image details as above

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Hickson 56 - Galaxy Cluster (ARP 322)

Hickson 56 / ARP 322 (Ursa Major)

Detailed View
(image effected by wind shake)		 Wider View
(Large galaxy at top of frame is the southern part 
of NGC 3718 / ARP 214)
Image Image
CCD Image (Linear Scale, cropped)
5 x 90s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2010-08-30 21:06hUT (#426011-15)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME 		CCD Image (Uncropped, 50% Size)
Image details as left

 

Hickson 56 / ARP 322 - Earlier Image (2010)

Image Image
CCD Image (Linear Scale, cropped)
5 x 90s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2010-08-30 21:06hUT (#426011-15)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME 		Negative CCD Image (Linear Scale, cropped)
Image details as left

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Hickson 57 - Galaxy Cluster / Copeland's Septet  (NGC 3753 et al) 

 Hickson 57 / NGC 3753 et al (Leo)
Image
CCD Image (cropped)
4 x 90 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2013-03-11 21:34hUT (#541273-79)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

 

NGC 3753 - wider view
Image
CCD Image (50% size)
Image details as above

 

NGC 3753 - Earlier Image (2006)
Image
Annotated CCD Image
5 x 2 min exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter 
2006-04-27 23:37 h UT (#118126-30)
8" LX200 + ST-7E

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Hickson 58 - Galaxy Cluster (NGC 3822 et al)

Hickson 58 (Border of Leo & Virgo) 
NGC 3817 (catalog mag +14.3), NGC 3819 (catalog mag +14.9), 
NGC 3820 (catalog mag +14.5), NGC 3822 (catalog mag +12.8),
NGC 3825 (catalog mag +12.8),  PGC 1377390 (catalog mag +16.8), P
GC 1377160 (catalog mag +17.1)

Image

Annotated CCD Image (50% size)
2 x 90s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2013-03-11 23:45hUT (#541388-92)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
[ Full Size Image ]

  

Hickson 52 - negative view

Image

Negative CCD Image (50% size)
Image details as above

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Hickson 59 - Galaxy Group (IC 736 / IC 737 et al)

Hickson 59 (Leo)
Image
CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
2 x 120 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2011-05-03 22:31 h UT  (#475064-65)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

  
Image
Annotated CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
Image details as above

  

Hickson 59 - wider view
Image
CCD Image (50% size)
Image details as above

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M65 - Spiral Galaxy

M65 (Leo)
Image
CCD Image (100% size, cropped & rotated)
 3 x 120sec exposure (average combine),  3x3 binning, C Filter
2013-03-11 23:07 h UT  (#541358-60)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
 
M65 (Leo)
Image
CCD Image (50% size)
Image details as above
 
M65 - Earlier Image (2013-02-18)
Image
CCD Image (50% size)
4 x 120sec exposure (average combine),  3x3 binning, C Filter
2013-02-18 22:00 h UT  (#538199-205)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
 
M65 - Earlier Image (2011)
Image
CCD Image (50% size)
3 x 120sec exposure (average combine),  3x3 binning, C Filter
2011-02-26 23:55 h UT  (#458210-13)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
 
M65 - Earlier Image (2004)
Image
CCD Image
4 x 120 second exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning
2004-02-20, 00:13 to 00:23 h UT (#58260-63)
8" LX200 classic + ST-7e

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