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CCD Images - Session 686 (2019-08-28)

Objects Session Notes
Bullet C/2018 W2 (Africano) - Comet
   
Bullet ARP 330 & Adjacent Galaxies
Bullet ARP 330 - Galaxy Chain, MCG+9-27-91 through MCG+9-27-96
   
Bullet NGC 1579 - Nebula
Bullet NGC 5682 - Spiral Galaxy (LGG 384 Member)
Bullet NGC 5689 - Spiral Galaxy (LGG 384 Member, H I-188)
Bullet NGC 6366 - Globular Cluster
   
Bullet Shakhbazian 16 - Galaxy Group (SHK 16)
   
Bullet UGC 10168 - Spiral Galaxy (PGC 56875)
   
Bullet Variable Stars (photometric monitoring)
  - RX And, U And, Z And, SS Cyg, BL Lac, CY Lyr, FG Sge, V Sge, W Sge
   
Bullet Nearby Stars (astrometric monitoring)
 - HH And, Barnards Star, Groombridge 34, EV Lac, Teegardens Star

    
   
- Full night session,  Duration 6.8 hr

Session operated in fully automated mode without any interventions or monitoring

- Main aim of the session was a full night of general observing with a mix of variable stars, nearby stars, comets and deep sky targets.
   
- 12" LX200 + ST-10XME for imaging
- TS 80mm APO + ZWO ASI178MC for guiding & imaging
- Ambient Temperature:  Falling from °C  to °C (min)
Outdoors 1 to 1.5°C cooler than Observatory
(Dew heaters on manual,  80%)
- CCD Temperature:  -10°C  (% av. power)
- Notes from 2019-08-28 >>
    
   

C/2018 W2 (Africano) - Comet

C/2018 W2 (Africano)
(passing through Camelopardalis)
Sun Distance 1.46 AU
Earth Distance 1.05 AU (157.4 million km)
   C/2018 W2 (Africano) - Detail
Frames aligned on comet
(stars appear trailed due to movement of comet)
Image   Image
CCD Image (50% size)
3 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-08-29 00:35 UT (#686102-04)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
  CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
6 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-08-29 00:36 UT (#686100-07)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
       
    More Images of C/2018 W2 (Africano)    

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ARP 330 & Adjacent Galaxies

ARP 330 & Adjacent Galaxies  (Draco)
MCG+9-27-91 (catalog mag +14.8),  MCG+9-27-92 (+16),  MCG+9-27-93 (+19),
MCG+9-27-94 (+15.6),  MCG+9-27-95 (+17),  MCG+9-27-96 (+17),
PGC 59089 (catalog mag+16.6), PGC 59048 (+17.3)
PGC 2817454 (+16.0), PGC 2817453 ( +16.5),
,  PGC 2442680 (+17.6), PGC 2443385 (+18.0),  PGC 2439198 (+19.6)
Image
Annotated CCD Image (70% size, square root scale)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-08-28 23:48 UT (#686074-78)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
   
Image
Negative CCD Image (70% size, square root scale)
Image details as above
  

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ARP 330 - Galaxy Chain, MCG+9-27-91 through MCG+9-27-96

ARP 330  (Draco)
Galaxies MCG+9-27-91 through MCG+9-27-96
Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-08-28 23:48 UT (#686074-78)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
   
ARP 330 - Detail
MCG+9-27-91 (catalog mag +14.8),  MCG+9-27-92 (+16),  MCG+9-27-93 (+19),
MCG+9-27-94 (+15.6),  MCG+9-27-95 (+17),  MCG+9-27-96 (+17)
Image
Annotated CCD Image (70% size, square root scale)
Image details as above
   
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Negative CCD Image (70% size, square root scale)
Image details as above
   
  

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NGC 1579 - Nebula

   NGC 1579  (Perseus)
Trifid of the North

Ast. Now DeepSky Challenge Object, Sep 2019
Image
CCD Image (70% size, log scale)
7 x 120s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-08-29 02:03 UT (#686194-200)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
  

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NGC 5682 - Spiral Galaxy (LGG 384 Member)

NGC 5682 (Bootes)
Part of LGG 384 Galaxy Group,
Associated with Ast. Now Challenge Object, May 2019
Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, linear scale)
4 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-08-28 22:52 UT (#686053-57)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
   
NGC 5682 - Detail
Image
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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NGC 5689 - Spiral Galaxy (LGG 384 Member, H I-188)

NGC 5689 / H I-188 (Bootes)
Part of LGG 384 Galaxy Group
Associated with Ast. Now Challenge Object, May 2019
Image
CCD Image (50% size,log scale)
5 x 120s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-08-28 23:08 UT (#686060-64)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
   
NGC 5689 - Detail
Image
CCD Image (100% size, logscale, cropped)
Image details as above
   
NGC 5689 - Earlier Detail (2019-08-26)
Image
CCD Image (100% size, logscale, cropped)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-08-26 21:22 UT (#685010-14)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
  

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NGC 6366 - Globular Cluster

NGC 6366 (Ophiuchus)
Image
CCD Image (50% size)
2 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-08-28 22:17 UT (#686008-10)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
   

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Shakhbazian 16 - Galaxy Group (SHK 16)

    Shakhbazian 16 Group, SHK 16 (Draco)
ARP 330 galaxies (MCG+9-27-91 through -96 )
+ remainder of SHK 16 galaxies (7, 9-11, 12, 13 & 14-16)
Image
Annotated CCD Image (70% size, square root scale)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-08-28 23:48 UT (#686074-78)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
   
Image
Negative CCD Image (70% size, square root scale)
Image details as above
  

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UGC 10168 - Spiral Galaxy (PGC 56875)

UGC 10168 (Hercules)
Ring Galaxy Atlas Object ( J.Lowrey List)
UGC 10168 / PGC 56875 (catalog mag +14.4),
 PGC 56846 (catalog mag +16.1),  PGC 214454 (catalog mag +17.3),
PGC 214453 (catalog mag +18.3)
Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-08-28 23:27 UT (#686067-71)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
   
UGC 10168 - Detail
Image
CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above
   
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Negative CCD Image (100% size, square root scale (alt), cropped)
Image details as above
  

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