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37P/Forbes - Comet NGC 6803 - Planetary Nebula Photometric Monitoring - Variables - RX And, U And, Z And, R CrB, CI Cyg,
S Cyg, SS Cyg, AM Her, U Her, BL Lac, CY Lyr, DY Per, GK Per, FG Sge
V Sge attempt failed (aborted)
Astrometric Monitoring - Nearby Stars - Ross 248 (And HH), 61 Cyg, Groombridge 34, Teegardens Star
- Night Session (3.5 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 recent software fixes & modifications of the Observatory Control Program (CCDApp2). - - 12" LX200 + ST-10XME for imaging - TS 80mm APO + ZWO ASI178MC for guiding - Ambient Temperature: 12°C (minimum) - CCD Temperature: -15°C (94% av. power) - Notes from 2018-08-31 >>
37P/Forbes (passing through star-field in Pisces) Sun Distance 1.98 AU Comet is marked by white cross hairs |
Annotated CCD Image (50% size) 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 |
37P/Forbes - detail |
Annotated CCD Image (100% size, cropped) Image details as above |
Negative CCD Image (100% size, cropped) Image details as above |
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