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Images - Session 645 (2018-12-28)

Objects Session Notes
Bullet 46P/Wirtanen - Comet
   
Bullet Photometric Monitoring - Variables
   - Z And, CI Cyg, SS Cyg, BL Lac, V Sge

- NV Ori attempt (failed due to cloud)
   
Bullet Astrometric Monitoring - Nearby Stars
 - HH And, Groombridge 34
 
    
   
- Evening Session (7.8 hours duration) .

Poor-Moderate sky transparency
- 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:  -3°C (minimum) 
- CCD Temperature:  -20°C (77% av. power)
- Notes from 2018-12-28 >>
    

46P/Wirtanen - Comet

46P/Wirtanen 
(passing through Auriga)
Sun Distance 1.08 AU
Earth Distance 0.11 AU (16.2 million km)
  46P/Wirtanen - Detail
Image   Image
CCD Image (50% size, linear scale)
4 x 15s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2018-12-28 21:12 UT (#645119-22)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
  CCD Image (100% size, log scale)
Image details as left
      
    More Images of 46P/Wirtanen    
      
46P/Wirtanen  - Earlier Image (2018-12-16)
(passing through Taurus)
Near to point of closest distance from earth
Sun Distance 1.06 AU
Earth Distance 0.08 AU (11.6 million km)
  46P/Wirtanen  - Earlier Detail (2018-12-16)
Image   Image
CCD Image (50% size, linear scale)
15s exposure (single frame), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2018-12-16 21:03 UT (#641184)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
  CCD Image (50% size, log scale)
31 x 15s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2018-12-16 21:03 to 21:16 UT (#641184-222)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
(Autoguided on comet using TS 80mm APO
+ ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2)

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