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C/2019 Q4 (Borisov) - Interstellar Comet Hickson 22 - Compact Galaxy Group (NGC 1199 et al) Hickson 32 - Compact Galaxy Group (PGC 16583 et al) IC 89 - Spiral Galaxy MCG 5-5-29 - Galaxy (PGC 7304, LGG 42 Member) NGC 38 - Spiral Galaxy NGC 1209 - Elliptical Galaxy NGC 7428 - Spiral Galaxy SHK 38 - Faint Compact Galaxy Group (PGC 4212 et al) Variable Stars (photometric monitoring) - NV Ori, RR Tau
- U Gem Attempt failed due to cloudNearby Stars (astrometric monitoring) - None
- Night session (7.1 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 continue test new features in the AstroMain program and if possible to make further image observations of C/2019 Q4 (Borisov) if conditions allowed. - 12" LX200 + ST-10XME for imaging - TS 80mm APO + ZWO ASI178MC for guiding & imaging - Ambient Temperature: 11.0°C (min).
(Dew heaters on automated)- CCD Temperature: -10°C (64% av. power) - Notes from 2019-09-26 >>
| C/2019 Q4 (Borisov) (passing through Cancer) Sun Distance 2.47 AU Earth Distance 3.00 AU (449.2 million km) (position of comet is indicated It's extremely high eccentricity (2.89- 3.20 ) indicating a hyperbolic orbit and very fast velocity (too fast to be captured by sun's gravity), make it highly likely that this is an interstellar visitor |
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| Annotated CCD Image (50% size) 5 x 120s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-09-27 03:21 UT (#700052-56) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2 |
| C/2019 Q4 (Borisov) - Detail Comet appears as a small linear trail due to its motion against the background stars |
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| Annotated CCD Image (100% size, linear scale) Stacked frames, aligned on stars Image details as above |
| C/2019 Q4 (Borisov) Frames aligned on comet & stacked Stars appear trailed due to the motion of the comet against background stars |
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| Annotated CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped) Stacked frames, aligned on comet Image details as above |
| More Images of C/2019 Q4 (Borisov) |
| C/2019 Q4 (Borisov)
- Path through Solar System Image : Frame from orbit animation by NASA/JPL-Caltech & VideoFromSpace with some extra annotation |
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| Hickson 22 (Eridanus) including elliptical galaxy NGC 1199 This 30s locate frame is the only image of the target. Due to centering/jog issue the telescope moved itself to a position some 35 arc min away from the target |
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| Annotated CCD Image (50% size, linear scale) 30s exposure (single frame), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-09-27 02:52 UT (#700044) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME |
| Image of adjacent field (taken after the rogue telescope jog) The field contains the elliptical galaxy NGC 1209 (catalog mag +11.4) |
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| Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale, 3 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-09-27 03:03 UT (#700046-48) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2 |
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| Hickson 32 (Lepus) |
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| Annotated CCD Image (50% size, linear scale) 3 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-09-27 04:19 UT (#700075-79) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2 |
| Hickson 32 - Detail |
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| CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped) Image details as above |
| Hickson 32 - Detail a) PGC 16583 (catalog mag +14.5), b) PGC 16578 (catalog mag +16.0), c) PGC 16587 (catalog mag +16.5) , d) PGC 16584 (catalog mag +16.8) |
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| Annotated CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped) Image details as above |
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| IC 89 (Pisces) Ring Galaxy, J.Lowrey List |
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| CCD Image (50% size, log scale) 2 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-09-26 23:03 UT (#700028-32) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2 |
| IC 89 - Detail |
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| CCD Image (100% size, log scale, cropped) Image details as above |
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| MCG5-5-29 (Triangulum) LGG 42 Member |
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| CCD Image (50% size, square root scale) 4 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-09-26 22:00 UT (#700007-11) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2 |
| MCG5-5-29 - Detail |
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| CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped) Image details as above |
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| NGC 38 (Pisces) Ring Galaxy from J.Lowrey Ring Galaxy List |
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| Annotated CCD Image (50% size) 180s exposure (single frame), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-09-26 23:48 UT (#700036) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2 |
| NGC 38 - Earlier Image (2019-08-22) |
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| Annotated CCD Image (50% size) 4 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-08-22 01:54 UT (#682044-47) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2 |
| NGC 38 - Earlier Detail (2019-08-22) Sky was too bright to record much detail of the ring (Sky Background 12415 ADU, Moon Phase 66%, Ang. Sep from Moon 40 deg, Moon Altitude 32 deg ) |
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| CCD Image (100% size, logscale, cropped) Image details as above |
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| NGC 1209 (Eridanus) Images of NGC 1209 unexpectedly taken due to a telescope centering issue with the planned target (Hickson 22) |
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| Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale) 3 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-09-27 03:03 UT (#700046-48) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2 |
| NGC 1209 - Detail |
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| CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped) Image details as above |
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| NGC 7428 (Pisces) Ring Galaxy, J.Lowrey List |
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| CCD Image (50% size, log scale) 4 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-09-26 22:20 UT (#700014-17) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2 |
| NGC 7428 & faint adjacent galaxies |
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| CCD Image (100% size, log scale, cropped) Image details as above |
| NGC 7428 - Detail |
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| Negative CCD Image (100% size, log scale, cropped) Image details as above |
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| CCD Image (100% size, log scale, cropped) Image details as above |
| NGC 7428 - Earlier Detail (2019-09-22) Taken under much poorer sky conditions |
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| CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped) 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 |
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| SHK 38 (Pisces) Shakhbazian Group object, PGC 4212 |
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| Annotated CCD Image (50% size, linear scale) 2 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-09-26 21:46 UT (#700003-04) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2 |
| SHK 38 - Detail |
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| CCD Image (150% size, linear scale, cropped) Image details as above |
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