David's Astronomy Pages
Images - Session 547 (2013-10-11)

Objects Session Notes
Bullet 154P/Brewington - Comet
Bullet C/2012 F6 (Lemmon) - Comet
   
Bullet Nova Del 2013 - Nova (V339 Del)
   
Bullet NGC 7076 - Planetary Nebula (Abell 75)
 
Bullet Variable Stars (photometric monitoring)
- RX And, U And, W And, Z And, FO Aql, TT Ari, CI Cyg, S Cyg, SS Cyg, BL Lac, CY Lyr, DY Per, GK Per
   
Bullet Nearby Stars (astrometric monitoring)
- Ross 248 (HH And), 61 Cyg

- Teegardens Star attempt failed (due to cloud)
- Evening session (2.4 hrs duration). 
- Session operated under semi-automated control, with remote monitoring from indoors computer.  
- Ambient Temperature:  +3.0°C minimum
- CCD operation -25°C (at 68% average cooling).  
- main objectives of the session were to acquire images selected project stars for ongoing photometric and astrometric analysis. and take follow up image of Nova Delphini 2013
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154P/Brewington - Comet

154P/Brewington - 2013-10-11
(passing through Aquarius)
Sun Distance 1.74 AU

Image

CCD Image (cropped)
4 x 60 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C filter, 
2013-10-11 20:23hUT (#547250-53)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
 
Images of 154P/Brewington on Comets 2013 Page >>

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C/2012 F6 (Lemmon) - Comet

C/2012 F6 (Lemmon) - 2013-10-11
(passing through Draco)
Sun Distance 3.20 AU (receeding)

Image

CCD Image ( cropped)
5 x 60 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C filter, 
2013-10-11 20:35hUT (#547266-70)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
 
Images of C/2012 F6 (Lemmon) on Comets 2013 Page >>

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Nova Del 2013 - Nova (V339 Del)

Nova Del 2013 (Delphinus)
Nova Delphini was discovered on 14th August 2013 by Japanese observer Koichi Itagaki at magnitude +6.8. 
Koichi had imaged the same field the day before and nothing was visible at the same location.
The progenitor star was identified from archive images as being magnitude +16.9
Alias:  V339 Del
 
Nova Del 2013 - 2013-10-11 (T+59d)
taken 59 days after discovery when nova had faded to around +9.5
Image
CCD Image (cropped)
5 x 5 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2013-10-11 19:08hUT (#547165-69)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
Images of Nova Del 2013 on Novae Page >>
 
Earlier Image of Nova Del 2013  - 2013-09-08 (T+25d)
taken 25 days after discovery when nova was at magnitude +7.5
Image
CCD Image (cropped)
5 x 5 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2013-09-08 22:19hUT (#546057-61)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

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NGC 7076 - Planetary Nebula (Abell 75)

NGC 7076 / Abell 75 (Cep)
Image
CCD Image (cropped)
4 x 60 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2013-10-11 19:41hUT (#547201-04)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
NGC 7076 - detail
Image
Negative CCD Image (cropped)
Image details as above

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NGC 7076 - Planetary Nebula (Abell 75)

NGC 7076 / Abell 75 (Cep)
Image
CCD Image (cropped)
4 x 60 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2013-10-11 19:41hUT (#547201-04)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
NGC 7076 - detail
Image
Negative CCD Image (cropped)
Image details as above

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