David's Astronomy Pages
Images - Session 622 (2018-08-30)

Objects Session Notes
Bullet 37P/Forbes - Comet
   
Bullet NGC 6804 - Planetary Nebula (PLN 45- 4.1)
   
Bullet Photometric Monitoring - Variables
    - RX And, U And, Z And, TT Ari, CI Cyg,
    BL Lac, CY Lyr, DY Per, GK Per, ER UMa

  SS Her attempt failed due to CCD frosting
   
Bullet Astrometric Monitoring - Nearby Stars
  - Ross 248 (And HH), 61 Cyg, Groombridge 34, Teegardens Star
    
   
- Night Session (4.1 hours duration).
- Fully Automated operation  (Session was monitored remotely from indoors to observe and intervene if required).
- Main aim of the session was to acquire images of a selection of variable stars, nearby stars, star clusters and deep sky targets. Secondary aims were to test transfer and reporting of AllSky Cloud Measurements for current and next targets, and confirm other code was working as expected.
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- 12" LX200 + ST-10XME for imaging
- TS 80mm APO + ZWO ASI178MC for guiding
- Ambient Temperature:  6°C (minimum)
- CCD Temperature:  -15°C (77% av. power) & -20°C (85% av. power)
- Notes from 2018-08-30 >>
    

UGC 2536 - Spiral Galaxy

UGC 2536  (Perseus)
UGC 2536 (catalog mag +15.6),   PGC 11664 (catalog mag +15.1),
 PGC 2182550 (catalog mag +16.8)
Image 
Annotated CCD Image (75% size, cropped)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2018-08-31 00:44 UT (#622201-05)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
(Autoguided on a guide star using TS 80mm APO + ZWO ASI178MC)
 
(see later Image 2018-12-03 )

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37P/Forbes - Comet

37P/Forbes (passing through star-field in Pisces)
Two images showing motion of the comet over 4.75 hrs
Comet is marked by white cross hairs
 
 2018-08-30 22:00 UT (#622043-47)
 Image
 
 2018-08-31 02:43 UT (#622307-11)
 Image
Annotated CCD Images (100% size, cropped)
5 x 60 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
37P/Forbes - Earlier Image
Image
Annotated CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
5 x 60 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2018-08-31 23:09 UT (#623111-15)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

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NGC 6804 - Planetary Nebula (PLN 45- 4.1)

NGC 6804 was the Deep Sky Challenge object in Sep 2018 edition of Astronomy Now magazine

NGC 6804 / PLN 45- 4.1 (Aquila)
Image
CCD Image (50% size)
5 x 60 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2018-08-30 22:21 UT (#622063-67)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
(Average Guide Error 1.7" rms, PHD2)
 
NGC 6804 / PLN 45- 4.1 - detail
Image
CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
Image details as above
 
Image
CCD Image (250% size, cropped)
Image details as above
 
NGC 6804 / PLN 45- 4.1 - Spectroscopy
'Double image' in spectroscopic image taken with Star Analyser 100SA is
typical of Planetary Nebula and helps confirm NGC 6804 as belonging to this family of objects
0 order image (faint) to left, 1 order image in middle
Image
CCD Image (100% size, rotated, cropped)
5 x 90 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, S Filter
2018-08-30 22:29 UT (#622068-72)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
Image
CCD Image (50% size)
Image details as above

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