David's Astronomy Pages
Images - Session 615 (2018-07-24)

Objects Session Notes
Bullet HIP 110661 - Star
Bullet RX And - Variable Star
Bullet Z And - Variable Star (Type ZAND)
   
Bullet M73 - Open Cluster
   
Bullet NGC 100 - Spiral Galaxy
Bullet NGC 6772 - Planetary Nebula
Bullet NGC 7009 - Planetary Nebula (Saturn Nebula)
Bullet NGC 7086 - Open Cluster (Herschel VI-32)
   
Bullet Photometric Monitoring - Variables
   - None
     (RX And &  Z And attempts due to centering issues)
   
Bullet Astrometric Monitoring - Nearby Stars
    - None
    
- Late Night Session (1.7 hrs duration).
- Session conducted as a Fully Automated Run, in which the Observatory Control Program opened the  Observatory, built and executed an optimised Observing Plan before finally closing the Observatory at the end of the night
(Session was monitored from both in the observatory and remotely to check that things were proceeding ok and intervene if necessary)
- Main aim of the session was to test the Clair 3 Observatory running in Fully Automated Mode.  Secondary aim was to acquire images of a selection of targets.

- 12" LX200 + ST-10XME for imaging
- Ambient Temperature:  8.5°C (minimum)
- Notes from 2018-07-24 >>
    

HIP 110661 - Star

Not sure why this star was targetted (the specification of spectral images may have just been a test when developing and testing the Targets Database)

HIP 110661 (Lacerta)
Image
CCD Image (50% size)
5 sec exposure (single exposure), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2018-07-25 01:50hUT (#615138)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
 
HIP 110661  - spectral image
Image
CCD Image (35% size)
7 x 2 sec exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, S Filter
2018-07-25 01:55hUT (#615140-46)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME

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RX And - Variable Star

Attempted VR photometry imaging of RX And,  however the N/W offsets held in the Targets Database where not correctly imported with the Observing Plan, and caused the images to centre RX And within the frame but not contain the necessary comparison stars.

RX And (Andromeda)
Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size)
5 sec exposure (single frame), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2018-07-25 00:55 UT (#615100)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
 
RX And - Earlier Reference Image (2007)
Image
Annotated CCD Image
45 sec exposure (single frame), 2x2 binning, V Filter
2007-10-22 23:59hUT (#224289)
8" LX200 + ST-7E

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Z And - Variable Star (Type ZAND)

Attempted BVR photometry imaging of Z And,  however the N/W offsets held in the Targets Database where not correctly imported with the Observing Plan and caused the images to centre Z And within the frame but not contain the necessary comparison stars.

Z And (Andromeda)
Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size)
5 sec exposure (single frame), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2018-07-25 00:48 UT (#615013)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
 
Z And - Earlier Reference Image
Image
Annotated CCD Image
30s exposure, 2x2 binning, C Filter
2006-11-18 03:07h UT (#153267)
8" LX200 + ST-7E

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M73 - Open Cluster

M73 (Aquarius)
Image
CCD Image (50% size)
8 x 10s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2018-07-25 01:30h UT (#615116-24)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
  
M73 - Earlier Image (2017)
Image
CCD Image (50% size)
5 x 10s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2017-11-02 21:37h UT (#603235-43)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
  
M73 - Earlier Image (2005)
Image
CCD Image
5 x 20 sec exposure (average), clear filter
2005-08-14 22:40 h UT (#92120-24)
8" LX200 + ST-7E

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NGC 100 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC 100 (Pisces)
(taken under poor sky conditions)
Image
CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
11 x 30 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2018-07-25 02:06hUT (#615149-61)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
 
NGC 100 - Earlier Images (2017)
Image
CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
7 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2017-12-13 21:40h UT (#607041-47)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
(Autoguided using TS 80mm APO + ZWO ASI178MC)

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NGC 6772 - Planetary Nebula

NGC 6772 (Aquila)
Image
CCD Image (50% size)
4 x 60 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2018-07-25 00:44hUT (#615109-13)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
 
NGC 6772 - detail
Image
CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
Image details as above
 
NGC 6772 - Earlier Images (2017)
Image
CCD Image (50% size)
2 x 60s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2017-11-02 18:42h UT (#603022-25)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
 
Image
 

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NGC 7009 - Planetary Nebula (Saturn Nebula)

NGC 7009 (Aquarius)
Image
CCD Image (50% size)
8 x 10 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2018-07-25 01:37hUT (#615127-35)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
 
NGC 6772 - detail
Image
CCD Image (Logscale 100% size, cropped)
Image details as above
 
Image
Negative CCD Image (Logscale 100% size, cropped)
Image details as above
 
NGC 7009 - Earlier Images (2002)
Image
CCD Image (50% size)
3 x 2 min exposure (average combine), 1x1 binning, unfiltered
2002-09-23  21:56h UT (#27040-44)
8" LX200 + ST-7E

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NGC 7086 - Open Cluster (Herschel VI-32)

NGC 7086 / Herschel VI-32 (Cygnus) 
Image
CCD Image (50% size)
9 x 15 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2018-07-25 00:44hUT (#615003-11)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
[ 100% Size ]
 
NGC 7086 - Earlier Image (2017)
Image
CCD Image (50% size)
6 x 15s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2017-11-02 22:44h UT (#603358-66)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
[ 100% size ]

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