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Images - Session 640 (2018-12-04)

Objects Session Notes
Bullet Hickson 24 - Galaxy Cluster (PGC 12477 et al)
Bullet Hickson 27 - Galaxy Cluster (PGC 14873 et al)
   
Bullet M77 - Spiral Galaxy with SN 2018ivc
   
Bullet NGC 1700 - Elliptical Galaxy
Bullet NGC 7217 - Spiral Galaxy (Herschel II-207)
   
Bullet UGC 2536 - Spiral Galaxy
   
Bullet Photometric Monitoring - Variables
   - RX And, U And, S, Cyg, SS Cyg, U Mon, CN Ori
   
Bullet Astrometric Monitoring - Nearby Stars
 - HH And, DX Cnc, EV Lac, Lamost-HVS1, Teegardens Star
 
    
   
- Evening / Night Session (5.6 hours duration) .
- Main aim of the session was acquire images of a selection of nearby stars, variable stars and deep sky objects , and perform software testing.'
   
- 12" LX200 + ST-10XME for imaging
- TS 80mm APO + ZWO ASI178MC for guiding & imaging
- Ambient Temperature:  -2.5°C (minimum) 
- CCD Temperature:  -25°C (65% av. power)
- Notes from 2018-12-04 >>
    

Hickson 24 - Galaxy Cluster (PGC 12477 et al)

Hickson 24  (Eridanus)
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CCD Image (50% size)
4 x 180s exposure ( average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2018-12-04 22:08 UT (#640114-17)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
(Autoguided on a guide star using TS 80mm APO + ZWO ASI178MC)
 
Hickson 24 - Detail
 a) PGC 12477 (catalog mag +15.6),  b) PGC 12501 (catalog mag +15.3),
 c) PGC 12472 (catalog map +17.0),  d) PGC 12492 (catalog mag +17.5),
e) PGC 12489 (catalog mag + 17.8)
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Annotated CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
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Hickson 27 - Galaxy Cluster (PGC 14873 et al)

Hickson 27  (Eridanus)
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CCD Image (50% size)
3 x 180s exposure ( average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2018-12-04 22:25UT (#640122-24)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
(Autoguided on a guide star using TS 80mm APO + ZWO ASI178MC)
 
Hickson 27 - Detail
a) PGC 14873 (catalog mag +16.5),  b) PGC 14863 (catalog mag +16.3),
c) PGC 14870 (catalog amg +16.9), d) PGC 14861 (catalog mag +17.6)
e)  PGC 14866 (catalog mag +18.4), f)   PGC 14862 (catalog mag +18.6)
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M77 - Spiral Galaxy with SN 2018ivc

M77 w/ SN 2018ivc   (Perseus)
SN 2018ivc discovered 2018/11/24.074 by DLT40
 ( Rochester Supernova site |  K. Itagaki image )
 
M77 w/ SN 2018ivc - 2018-12-04 (T+10.8d)
Image below (2018-12-04.842) was taken 10.8 days after discovery of SN 2018ivc
SN is just visible in image below (shown by white cross-hairs)
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Annotated CCD Image (100% size, cropped, logscale)
180s exposure (single frame), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2018-12-04 20:12 UT ( 640059)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
 
Images of SN 2018ivc (M77) on Supernovae 2018 Page >>
 
M77 - Earlier Image, 2009-09-20 (T-9.2y)
Image below (2009-09-20.0.90) was taken 9.2 years before discovery of SN 2018ivc
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CCD Image (200% size, log scale, cropped, unsharp masked)
10 x 60 sec (average combine),  3x3 binning, C Filter
2009-09-20 02:10 h UT  (#389443-52)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME

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NGC 1700 - Elliptical Galaxy

Deep Sky Challenge Object, Astronomy Now, Dec 2018

NGC 1700 & NGC 1699  (Eridanus)
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CCD Image (50% size)
5 x 180s exposure ( average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2018-12-05 00:17UT (#640173-77)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
(Autoguided on a guide star using TS 80mm APO + ZWO ASI178MC)
 
NGC 1700 - Detail
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NGC 1699 - Detail
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NGC 7217 - Spiral Galaxy (Herschel II-207)

NGC 7217 / Herchel II-207 (Pegasus)
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CCD Image (50% size, linear scale)
4 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2018-12-04 00:15 UT (#640100-05)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
(Autoguided on a guide star using TS 80mm APO + ZWO ASI178MC)
  
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NGC 7217 - Detail
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False Colour CCD Image (100% size, logscale, cropped)
Hot Colour Spectrum
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NGC 7217  - Earlier Image (2008)
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CCD Image - Linear scaling
2 x 180s sec exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2008-11-27 23:54 h UT (#326388-89)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E

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UGC 2536 - Spiral Galaxy

UGC 2536  (Perseus)
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CCD Image (100% size, cropped,  square root scale)
2 x 180s exposure ( average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2018-12-04 19:41 UT (#640030-31)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
(Autoguided on a guide star using TS 80mm APO + ZWO ASI178MC)
  
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Annotated CCD Image (100% size, cropped,  square root scale)
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Negative CCD Image (100% size, cropped,  square root scale)
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UGC 2536 - Earlier Image (2018-12-04 am)
UGC 2536 (catalog mag +15.6),   PGC 11664 (catalog mag +15.1),
 PGC 2182550 (catalog mag +16.8)
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Annotated CCD Image (75% size, cropped)
8 x 180s exposure ( average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2018-12-04 00:15 UT (#639034-38 & 639087-89)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
(Autoguided on a guide star using TS 80mm APO + ZWO ASI178MC)
 
UGC 2536  - Earlier Image (2018-08-31)
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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)

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