David's Astronomy Pages
Images - Session 611 (2018-05-17)

Objects Session Notes
Bullet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner - Comet
   
Bullet M5 - Globular Cluster
Bullet NGC 6207 - Spiral Galaxy
   
Bullet Photometric Monitoring - Variables
   - None
   
Bullet Astrometric Monitoring - Nearby Stars
    - None
   
   
- Night Session (2 hrs duration).
Clear skies, low wind.
- Session operated under semi-automated control, with remote monitoring from indoors computer.  
- Main aims of the session was to perform TPoint Mapping as part of commissioning the new observatory, but opportunity was taken to acquire images of a few selected deep sky objects

- 12" LX200 + ST-10XME for imaging
- Ambient Temperature:  5°C (minimum)
- Notes from 2018-05-17 >>
    

21P/Giacobini-Zinner - Comet

21P/Giacobini-Zinner  (passing through Vulpecula)

Image

CCD Image (50% size)
4 x 30s sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2018-05-18  01:45 h UT (#611179-83)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME

21P/Giacobini-Zinner  - detail

Image

Annotated CCD Image (150% size, cropped)
Image details as above
 

21P/Giacobini-Zinner  - Earlier Image (2018-05-17, S610)
(passing through Vulpecula)

Image

CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
3 x 60s sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2018-05-17  01:26 h UT (#610073-75)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME

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M5 - Globular Cluster

M5 (Serpens Caput)
(Note: Cluster is offset significantly from center of image.
This was due to inability of TheSky to PlateSolve frames of M5 area
and this prevented automated centering of the telescope)
Image
CCD Image (50% size, linear scale)
9 x 30s sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2018-05-17  01:55 h UT (#610102-10)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME

M5 - detail

Image
CCD Image (100% size, cropped, log scale) 
Image details as above

M5 - earlier image (2005)

Taken at 11 deg above SSE horizon

Image
CCD Colour Image (LRGB)
Luminance 3x20s (average), Blue 5x30s (average) with  x1.8 weighting
Green 3x30s (average), Red 3x30s (average)
2005-06-10  00:46 h UT (#89034-47)
8" LX200 classic + ST-7e

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NGC 6207 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC 6207 (Hercules)

Image

CCD Image (50% size, linear scale)
3 x 120s sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2018-05-18  01:53 h UT (#611186-89)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME

Image

CCD Image (50% size, log scale)
Image details as above

NGC 6207 - Detail

Image

CCD Image (100% size, cropped, log scale)
Image details as above

NGC 6207 - Earlier Image (S610)

Image

CCD Image (100% size, cropped, linear scale)
4 x 120s sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2018-05-17  02:04 h UT (#610114-17)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME

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