David's Astronomy Pages
Images - Session 588 (2015-05-13)

Objects Session Notes
Bullet NGC 4725 - Spiral Galaxy (Herschel I-84)
   
Bullet Photometric Monitoring - Variables
  - U Gem, AC Her, DY Per, UV Per
   
Bullet Astrometric Monitoring - Nearby Stars
  - CN Leo

- DX Cnc attempt failed (due to cloud)
- Late evening session (1.0 hrs duration) cut short when sky transparency reduced / thin clouds
- Session operated under semi-automated control, with remote monitoring from indoors computer.  
- Ambient Temperature:  tube temperature fell to +2.0°C (minimum) before rising to +4.0° by end of session as cloud developed
- CCD operation -30°C (at 76% average cooling). 
- Planned objectives of the session were to monitor selected variable stars & nearby stars
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NGC 4725 - Spiral Galaxy (Herschel I-84)

NGC 4725 / Herschel I-84 (Coma Berenices)
(Image taken under poor sky conditions)
Image
CCD Image (linear scale, 50% size)
90s exposure (single fra,e), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2015-05-13 22:51 h UT (#588051)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
  
NGC 4725 / Herschel I-84 - Earlier Image (2015-04-20)
(NGC 4725 taken under good sky conditions)
Image 
CCD Image (linear scale, 50% size)
5 x 90s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2015-04-20 23:56 h UT (#585082-88)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
[larger image, 75% size]

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