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CCD Images - Session 699 (2019-09-22)

Objects Session Notes
Bullet ARP 95 - Galaxies (IC 4461 and IC 4462, Rose 21)
   
Bullet NGC 5410 - Spiral Galaxy
Bullet NGC 5693 - Spiral Galaxy (LCG 384 Member)
Bullet NGC 7428 - Spiral Galaxy
   
Bullet Variable Stars (photometric monitoring)
  - R CrB, V Sge

- U Her Attempt failed due to cloud
   
Bullet Nearby Stars (astrometric monitoring)
 - Barnards Star

    
   
- Night session (6.6 hours)

Session operated in fully automated mode with some  monitoring and inventation during the first half of the session

- Main aim of the session was to test stability of AstroMain program after adding features and acquire to some images if possible. Conditons were forecast to be marginal.
   
- 12" LX200 + ST-10XME for imaging
- TS 80mm APO + ZWO ASI178MC for guiding & imaging
- Ambient Temperature:  Falling  to 13.5°C (min).
Outdoors 13°C (min)
(Dew heaters on automated)
- CCD Temperature:  -10°C  (71% av. power)
- Notes from 2019-09-22 >>
    
   

ARP 95 - Galaxies (IC 4461 and IC 4462, Rose 21)

ARP 95 / Rose 21 (Bootes)
Spiral galaxy (IC 4461) with elliptical companion (IC 4462) on arm
Image
CCD Image (50% size, linear scale)
3 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-09-22 19:57 UT (#699005-08)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
   
ARP 95 / Rose 21 - Detail
IC 4461 (catalog mag +14.4) and IC 4462  (catalog mag +15.8)
with adjacent galaxy MCG+5-34-76 (PGC 52120, catalog mag +16.6)
Image
Annotated CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above
   

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NGC 5410 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC 5410 (Canes Venatici)
Ring Galaxy, J.Lowrey List
Image
CCD Image (50% size, linear scale)
3 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-09-22 19:57 UT (#699005-08)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
   
NGC 5410 - Closer View
NGC 5410 (catalog mag +15.0
with adjacent faint galaxy  PGC 49896 (catalog mag +16.4)
Image
Annotated CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above
   

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NGC 5693 - Spiral Galaxy (LCG 384 Member)

NGC 5693 (Bootes)
Part of LGG 384 Galaxy Group,
Associated with Ast. Now Challenge Object, May 2019
Image
CCD Image (100% size, linear scale, cropped)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-09-22 22:26 UT (#699082-86)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
   
NGC 5693 - Earlier Image (2019-09-21)
Image
CCD Image (100% size, linear scale, cropped)
4 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-09-21 21:19 UT (#698078-81)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

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NGC 7428 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC 7428 (Pisces)
Ring Galaxy, J.Lowrey List
Image
CCD Image (50% size, linear scale)
3 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-09-22 22:02 UT (#699074-78)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
   
NGC 7428 - Detail
Image
CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above
   

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