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Images - Session 590 (2015-10-29)

Objects Session Notes
Bullet M27 - Planetary Nebula (Dumbbell Nebula), attempt
   
Bullet Photometric Monitoring - Variables
  - R CrB, BL Lac, FG Sge, U Sge, V Sge, WZ Sge

- Z And, CI Cyg, SS Cyg, U Her attempts failed (poor sky/link failure)
   
Bullet Astrometric Monitoring - Nearby Stars
  - Barnards Star

- 61 Cyg attempt failed (poor sky/link failure)
- Late night session (1.5 hrs duration)
- Session operated under semi-automated control, with remote monitoring from indoors computer.  
- Ambient Temperature:  temperature gradually falling from 6°C to minimum of 4°C (minimum) by end of session
- CCD operation -15°C (at 46% average cooling). 
- Planned objectives of the session were to monitor selected variable stars & nearby stars and acquire images of selected gallery objects.
- Raw FIT files were originally mislaid, but were found again and processed on 2019-08-16

M27 - Planetary Nebula (Dumbbell Nebula), Attempt

M27 (Vulpecula)
Attempted imaging of M27 nebula failed due to multiple issues
a) poor telescope tracking (only 1 out of 5 frames usable)
b) poor sky transparency
c) poor flat field (obvious large dust mote)
(compare best frame with this image with the earlier image 2012)

Image
CCD Image (50% size)
60s exposure (single frame), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2015-10-29 19:59 UT (#590280)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME

 

M27 - Earlier Image (2012)

Image
CCD Image (35% size)
3  x 60s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter 
2012-11-02 18:31 hUT (#520003-07)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
[ Full Size Image ]

 

M27 - Earlier Detail (2012)

Image
CCD Image (60% size, cropped)
Image details as above
[ Full Size Image ]

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