David's Astronomy Pages Images - Session 570 (2014-11-09)

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Gallery Objects   - None   Variable Stars (photometric monitoring)   - R CrB, AM Her, U Her - DY Per attempt failed (due to cloud) Nearby Stars (astrometric monitoring)    - None - Barnards Star attempt (failed due to cloud)

- Evening session (0.7 hrs duration), cut short by cloud.   - Session operated under semi-automated control, with remote monitoring from indoors computer.   - Ambient Temperature:  5°C minimum - CCD operation -25°C (at 71% average cooling).  - main objectives of the session was to monitor selected variable stars & nearby stars and to take gallery images of a range of deep sky objects.  (Cloud prevented the acquisition of good quality data) - -