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Images - Session 624 (2018-09-01)

Objects Session Notes
Bullet Hickson 97 - Galaxy Cluster (IC 5357 et al)
   
Bullet NGC 5322 - Elliptical Galaxy (Herschel I-256)
   
Bullet Photometric Monitoring - Variables
    - RX And, U And, DY Per, GK Per, RR Tau

  Several other targets failed due to slew failures
 (timeout getting received data from POTH.Telescope)
   
Bullet Astrometric Monitoring - Nearby Stars
  - EV Lac, Groombridge 34, Teegardens Star
    
   
- Night Session (3.5 hours duration).
- Fully Automated operation  (Session was monitored remotely from indoors to observe operations and spot any new or recurrent issues for first part of the session, before retiring to bed whilst session continued to dawn).
- 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).
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- 12" LX200 + ST-10XME for imaging
- TS 80mm APO + ZWO ASI178MC for guiding
- Ambient Temperature:  12°C (minimum)
- CCD Temperature:  -10°C (74% av. power)
- Notes from 2018-09-01 >>
    

Hickson 97 - Galaxy Cluster (IC 5357 et al)

Hickson 97 (Pisces)
Image
CCD Image (50% size)
5 x 180 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2018-09-02 00:43 UT (#624012-16)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
Hickson 97 - detail
a) IC 5357 (catalog mag +13.0)  b) IC 5359 (catalog mag +15.6)
c) IC 5356 (catalog mag +15.0)  d)  IC 5351 (catalog mag +13.7)
e)  IC 5352 (catalog mag +15.6)
Image
Annotated CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
Image details as above
 
Image
Negative CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
Image details as above

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NGC 5322 - Elliptical Galaxy (Herschel I-256)

NGC 5322 / Herschel I-256 (Ursa Major)
Image
CCD Image (50% size)
2 x 180 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2018-09-02 01:56 UT (#624093-94)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
Image
CCD Image (100% size, linear scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 
NGC 5322 / Herschel I-256 - Detail
Image
CCD Image (100% size, log scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 
Image
Negative CCD Image (100% size, log scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 
Image
False Colour CCD Image (100% size, log scale, cropped)
Inverse Spectrum
Image details as above

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