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Bullet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) - Comet
   
Bullet Hickson 38 - Galaxy Cluster (PGC 26842 et al)
Bullet Hickson 43 - Galaxy Cluster (PGC 29677 et al)
   
Bullet NGC 2775 - Galaxy
   
Bullet Palomar 3 - Globular Cluster
Bullet Palomar 4 - Globular Cluster
 
Bullet Variable Stars (photometric monitoring)
- FS Aur, KR Aur, CV CMi, SY Cnc, AM CVn, U Gem, AM Her, RZ LMi, FO Ori, FU Ori, DY Per, GK Per, ER UMa
   
Bullet Nearby Stars (astrometric monitoring)
- CN Leo, DX Cnc
- Evening session (3.7 hrs duration). 
- Session operated under semi-automated control, with remote monitoring from indoors computer.  
- Ambient Temperature:  -3.5°C minimum
- CCD operation -30°C (at 62% average cooling).  
- main objectives of the session were to acquire images of of selected project stars for ongoing photometric and astrometric analysis.   Secondary objective was to acquire images comet. C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS).
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C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) - Comet

C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) 2013-04-01
Moving through star field in Andromeda

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CCD Image Animation (Logscale, 50% size)
5  x 10s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2013-04-01 20:04hUT (#544001-05)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

False Colour Image (Logscale, 50% size)
Image details as right

  
Images of C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) on Comets 2013 Page >>    

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Hickson 38 - Galaxy Cluster (PGC 26842 et al)

Hickson 38 / ARP 237  (Leo) 
PGC 26842 (catalog mag +15.3), PGC 26844 (catalog mag +16.0)
PGC 26831(catalog mag +16.0), PGC 26830 (catalog mag +17.1)

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Annotated CCD Image (cropped)
5 x 90s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2013-03-11 23:00hUT (#544125-29)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

   

ARP 237 / UGC 5044 (PGC 26842/PGC 26844)  - detail

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Negative CCD Image (200% size)
Image details as above

  

Hickson 38 - wider view

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CCD Image (50% size)
Image details as above

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Hickson 43 - Galaxy Cluster (PGC 29677 et al)

Hickson 43  (Sextans) 
PGC 29677 (catalog mag +15.8), PGC 29657 (catalog mag +16.1), 
PGC 29665 (catalog mag +16.2),  PGC 29668 (catalog mag +17.2), 
PGC 29666 (catalog mag +17.0), PGC 1154802 (catalog mag +17.8), 
PGC 29673 (catalog mag +18.2), 

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Annotated CCD Image (cropped)
4 x 120s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2013-03-11 23:00hUT (#544099-103)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

   

Hickson 43 - detail

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Negative CCD Image (cropped)
Image details as above

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NGC 2775 - Galaxy

NGC 2775 / Caldwell 48 (Cancer)
although recorded in catalogs as a spiral galaxy, 
 NGC 2775 appearance is very much like an elliptical galaxy.

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CCD Image (Linear scale, 50% size)
4 x 120 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C filter, 
2013-04-01  05:22h UT (#544092-95)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

NGC 2775 /  Caldwell 48 - detail

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CCD Image (cropped)
Image details as above

 

NGC 2775 / Caldwell 48 - earlier image (2006)

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CCD Image (Linear scale)
3 x 180 sec exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C filter
2006-12-02 05:22h UT (#156032-34)
8" LX200 + ST-7e

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Palomar 3 - Globular Cluster

Palomar 3 (Sextans)

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CCD Image (cropped)
5 x 90s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2013-04-01 21:45 hUT (#544083-87)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

  

Palomar 3 - earlier image (2011)
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CCD Image (cropped)
4 x 60s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2011-03-23 23:48 hUT (#464268-72)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

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Palomar 4 - Globular Cluster

Palomar 4 (Ursa Major)
Situated at almost 1/8 distance to the Andromeda Galaxy, 
it is second most distant globular in Milky Way
Image
CCD Image (50% size)
4 x 90 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2013-04-01 21:35hUT (#544076-80)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
 
Pal 4 - detail
Image
Annotated CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
(image details as above)
 
Pal 4 - earlier image 2011-02-27
Image
Annotated CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
5 x 60 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2011-02-27 00:27h UT (#458238-42)
 
Pal 4 - earlier image, 2006-12-02
Image
Annotated CCD Image (200% size)
3 x 2 min exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2006-12-02 05:43h UT (#156043-45)

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