David's Astronomy Pages
Images - Session 660 (2019-02-07)

Objects Session Notes
Bullet 38P/Stephan-Oterma - Comet
   
Bullet IC 982 & IC 983 - Elliptical & Spiral Galaxies (ARP 117)
   
Bullet NGC 201 - Spiral Galaxy with Type II Supernova 2019yc
Bullet NGC 2628 - Spiral Galaxy (UGC 4519)
Bullet NGC 2742 - Spiral Galaxy (H I-249)
Bullet NGC 2768 - Elliptical Galaxy (H I-250)
Bullet NGC 2950 - Spiral Galaxy (H IV-68)
Bullet NGC 3079 - Spiral Galaxy (H V-47)
Bullet NGC 3304 - Spiral Galaxy with Type Ia Supernova 2019aik
   
Bullet UGC 6865 - Spiral Galaxy (ARP 62)
   
Bullet Photometric Monitoring - Variables
  - RX And, AM Cvn, SY Cnc, S Cyg, U Gem, RZ LMi, CN Ori, FO Ori, FU Ori, NV Ori, GK Per, RR Tau, SU, Tau

- U And, R CrB, U Mon & ER UMa attempts failed (due to Cloud
   
Bullet Astrometric Monitoring - Nearby Stars
 - HH And, DX Cnc, Groombridge 34, LAMOST-HVS1, Teegardens Star

    
   
- Evening/Night Session,  Duration 7.8 hr

Session operated in fully automated mode, but monitored over remote connection. 

- Main aim of the session was to take image a variety of deep sky objects, mainly galaxies
   
- 12" LX200 + ST-10XME for imaging
- TS 80mm APO + ZWO ASI178MC for guiding & imaging
- Ambient Temperature:  -0.5°C (minimum) 
- CCD Temperature:  -25°C (77% av. power)
- Notes from 2019-02-07 >>
    
   

38P/Stephan-Oterma - Comet

38P/Stephan-Oterma (passing through Lynx)
Sun Distance 1.93 AU
Earth Distance 1.04 AU (155.2 million km)
Comet appears dimmer than previous day (sky conditions or difference ?)
Image
CCD Image (50% size, linear scale)
7 x 30s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-02-07 23:50 UT (#660240-46)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
  
       More Images of 38P/Stephan-Oterma
  
38P/Stephan-Oterma - Earlier Image (2019-01-03)
(passing through Lynx)
Sun Distance 1.72 AU
Earth Distance 0.79 AU (118.6 million km)
Image
CCD Image (50% size, linear scale)
3 x 30s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-01-03 01:48 UT (#647346-49)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
(Autoguided on a guide star using TS 80mm APO + ZWO ASI178MC)
  
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CCD Image (50% size, log scale)
Image details as above
 

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IC 982 & IC 983 - Galaxies (ARP 117)

ARP 117/ IC 982 & IC 983 (Bootes)
Elliptical Galaxy (IC 982) close to and
perturbing Spiral Galaxy (IC 983)
IC 982 - Elliptical Galaxy (catalog mag +14.7)
IC 993 - Spiral Galaxy (catalog mag +13.1)

Bright star to lower left  is HIP 69208 (mag +9.0)
 [ ARP Galaxies
Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, linear scale)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-02-08 00:47 UT (#660276-80)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
IC 983 - Detail
Spiral arms very faint, but just visible
(more easly seen in negative below)
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CCD Image (100% size, linear scale, cropped)
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Negative CCD Image (100% size, linear scale, cropped)
Image details as above

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NGC 201 - Spiral Galaxy with Type II Supernova 2019yc

NGC 201 & AT2019yc (Cetus)
AT2019yc  (Type II SN) discovered 2019/01/22.465 by Koichi Itagaki 
 (Rochester Supernova site |  Discovery Image |  +16.7 at discovery )
  
NGC 201 & AT2019yc - 2019-02-07 (T+16.3d)
Image (2019-02-07.795)  taken 16.3 days after discovery of AT2019yc
No sign of an object at the position of the earlier observation
(It would seem that the SN has dimmed significantly since the earlier image that was taken
 just 0.37 days after discovery (exposure and conditions are similar)
Image
CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
4 x 120s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-02-07 19:05 UT (#660037-41)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
Images of SN 2019yc (NGC 201) on Supernovae 2019 Page >>

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NGC 2628 - Spiral Galaxy (UGC 4519)

NGC 2628 / UGC 4519 (Cancer)
No sign of AT 2019agw
Image
CCD Image (100% size, linear scale, cropped)
4 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-02-07 21:13 UT (#660141-45)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
NGC 2628 - Earlier Image (2019-02-04)
Image
CCD Image (100% size, linear scale, cropped)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-02-04 20:44 UT (#657099-103)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD
 
NGC 2628 - Earlier Detail (2019-02-04)
A potential TNS AT2019agw  (Type Unknown) was discovered 2019/01/26.338
 by Catalina Real-Time Transient Survey and Nikolay Mishevskiy
 (Rochester Supernova site |  Discovery Image )

Image below (2019-02-04.795) was taken 9.5 days after discovery
The discovery image on SNhunt site doesn't look convincing to me
and I don't see any sign of AT2019agw in my image.
Image
CCD Image (200% size, square root scale, cropped)
Images details as above
 
NGC 2628 - Earlier Wider View (2019-02-04)
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CCD Image (50% size, linear scale)
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NGC 2742 - Spiral Galaxy (H I-249)

NGC 2742 / H I-249 (Ursa Major)
Bright star to upper right is HIP 44741 (mag +7.8)
Image
CCD Image (50% size)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-02-07 23:00 UT (#660196-200)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
NGC 2742 - Detail
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CCD Image (150% size, linear scale, cropped)
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NGC 2768 - Elliptical Galaxy (H I-250)

NGC 2768 / H I-250 (Ursa Major)
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CCD Image (50% size)
5 x 120s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-02-08 01:06 UT (#660283-87)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
NGC 2768 - Detail
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CCD Image (100% size, linear scale, cropped)
Image details as above

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NGC 2950 - Spiral Galaxy (H IV-68)

NGC 2950 / H IV-68 (Ursa Major)
Image
CCD Image (50% size)
6 x 120s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-02-07 22:33 UT (#660186-92)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
NGC 2950 - Detail
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Annotated CCD Image (100% size, linear scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 
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CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
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NGC 3079 - Spiral Galaxy (H V-47)

NGC 3079 \ H V-47 (Ursa Major)
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CCD Image (50% size)
6 x 120s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-02-08 00:25 UT (#660267-73)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
NGC 3079 - Detail
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Rotated CCD Image (100% size, linear scale, cropped)
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NGC 3304 - Spiral Galaxy with Type Ia Supernova 2019aik

NGC 3304 with SN 2019aik (Leo Minor)
SN 2019aik (Type 1a, z=0.023) discovered 2019/01/30.921 by Xingming Observatory Sky Survey (XOSS)
 (Rochester Supernova site |  Discovery Image | Lijiang Gemini Observatory(LiGO) image)

Image below (2019-02-07.901) was taken 8.0 days after discovery
SN is shown by the white cross-hairs
Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, linear scale)
4 x 120s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-02-07 21:38 UT (#660152-56)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
NGC 3304 with SN 2019aik - Close-Up (T+8.0d)
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Annotated CCD Image (100% size, linear scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 
NGC 3304 with SN 2019aik - Detail (T+8.0d)
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Annotated CCD Image (150% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 
Image
Negative CCD Image (150% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 
Images of SN 2019aik (NGC 3304) on Supernovae 2019 Page >>

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UGC 6865 - Spiral Galaxy (ARP 62)

UGC 6865 / ARP 62 (Ursa Major)
Image
CCD Image (50% size)
4 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-02-07 22:01 UT (#660160-63)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
UGC 6865 / ARP 62 - Detail
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Annotated CCD Image (100% size, linear scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 
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Negative CCD Image (100% size, linear scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 

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