David's Astronomy Pages
CCD Images - Session 705 (2019-10-04)

Objects Session Notes
Bullet C/2018 N2 (ASASSN) - Comet
Bullet C/2018 W2 (Africano) - Comet
   
Bullet Abell 1400 - Galaxy Cluster (NGC 3921 et al)
   
Bullet ARP 72 - Spiral Galaxy, NGC 5996 & NGC 5994
Bullet ARP 143 - Irregular Galaxies (NGC 2444 and NGC 2445)
   
Bullet NGC 2445 - Irregular Galaxy
Bullet NGC 3921 - Spiral Galaxy (ARP 224)
Bullet NGC 5229 - Spiral Galaxy (M51 Group)
Bullet NGC 5829 - Spiral Galaxy
   
Bullet UGC 2614 - Spiral Galaxy with Type Ia Supernova 2019pxo
   
Bullet Variable Stars (photometric monitoring)
  - U Gem, SS Her, U Her, FO Ori

   
Bullet Nearby Stars (astrometric monitoring)
 - Barnards Star

    
   
- Night session (9.1 hours)

Session operated in fully automated mode with monitoring

- Main aim of the session was to take images of selected comets & deep sky targets
   
- 12" LX200 + ST-10XME for imaging
- TS 80mm APO + ZWO ASI178MC for guiding & imaging
- Ambient Temperature:  4.5°C (min)
(Dew heaters on automated)
- CCD Temperature:  -15°C  (59% av. power)
- Notes from 2019-10-04 >>
    
   

C/2018 N2 (ASASSN) - Comet

C/2018 N2 (ASASSN) (passing through Triangulum)
Sun Distance 3.15 AU
Earth Distance 2.26 AU (337.5 million km)
Image
CCD Image (50% size, linear scale)
2 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-10-04 22:18 UT (#705105-06)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
   
C/2018 N2 (ASASSN)  - Detail
 Image
CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
9 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-10-04 22:21 UT (#705105-13)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
   
Image
Negative CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above
   
     More Images of C/2018 N2 (ASASSN)

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C/2018 W2 (Africano) - Comet

C/2018 W2 (Africano)
(passing through Aquarius)
Sun Distance 1.51 AU
Earth Distance 0.55 AU (82.5 million km)
   C/2018 W2 (Africano) - Detail
Frames guided using Lock Shift
(stars appear trailed due to movement of comet
image badly affected by guiding issue)
Image   Image
CCD Image (50% size, linear scale)
45s exposure (single frame), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-10-04 22:04 UT (#705094)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
  CCD Image (50% size, square root scale, cropped)
9 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-10-04 22:07 UT (#705094-102)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
       
Images of C/2018 W2 (Africano) on Comets 2019 Page >>     

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Abell 1400 - Galaxy Cluster (NGC 3921 et al)

NGC 3921 & Adjacent Galaxies  (part of Abell Galaxy Cluster 1400)
NGC 3921 (catalog mag +13.2) , plus:
PGC 2489542 (catalog mag +16.7), PGC 37013 (catalog mag +15.3),
 PGC 2488118 (catalog mag +16.8), PGC 2491113 (catalog mag +16.1), 
 PGC 2491459 (catalog mag +17.5), PGC 2491736 (catalog mag +16.8),
 PGC 2490363 (catalog mag +17.7), PGC 2491428 (catalog mag +18.2),
Image
Annotated Negative CCD Image (70% size, linear scale)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-10-04 20:29 UT (#705068-72)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
   
   

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ARP 72 - Spiral Galaxies, NGC 5996 & NGC 5994

ARP 72  (Serpens)
NGC 5996 and NGC 5994
Single frame due to autoguiding issue/cloud,
The other member of ARP 72 (NGC 5994) is very faint in this image
Image
CCD Image (50% size, linear scale)
180s exposure (single frame), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-10-04 19:19 UT (#705009)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
   
ARP 72 - Detail
Image
CCD Image (100% size, linear scale)
Image details as above
   

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ARP 143 - Irregular Galaxies (NGC 2444 and NGC 2445)

ARP 143 (Lynx)
Image
CCD Image (50% size, logscale)
4 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-10-05 02:03 UT (#705143-46)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
   
ARP 143 - Detail
Image
Annotated CCD Image (100% size, log scale, cropped)
Image details as above
   
Image
Negative CCD Image (100% size, log scale, cropped)
Image details as above
   
Image
Negative CCD Image (100% size, linear scale, cropped)
Image details as above
   
ARP 143 - Earlier Image (2014)
Image 
Negatiive CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
5 x 120s sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2014-12-04 01:00 h UT (#574405-09)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME 
   

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NGC 2445 - Irregular Galaxy

NGC 2445 (Lynx)
Ring Galaxy, J.Lowrey List
Image
CCD Image (50% size)
4 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-10-05 02:03 UT (#705143-46)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
   
NGC 2445 - Detail
Image
Annotated CCD Image (100% size, log scale, cropped)
Image details as above
   

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NGC 3921 - Spiral Galaxy (ARP 224)

NGC 3921 (Ursa Major)
Ring Galaxy, J.Lowrey List
 [ Ring Galaxies ]
Image
CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
CCD Image (50% size)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-10-04 20:29 UT (#705068-72)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
   
NGC 3921 / ARP 224 - Detail
Image
CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above
   

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NGC 5229 - Spiral Galaxy (M51 Group) 

NGC 5229 (Canes Venatici)
Flat Galaxy Atlas
Image
CCD Image (50% size)
3 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-10-04 20:48 UT (#705076-78)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
NGC 5229 - Detail
(taken under dark sky, solar depression 25 deg)
Image
CCD Image (100% size, linear scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 
Image
Negative CCD Image (100% size, linear scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 
NGC 5229 - Earlier Image (2014-11-23)
(taken under nautical twilight sky, solar depression 8.8 deg)
Image
CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
2 x 90 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2014-11-23 23:58hUT (#571290-94)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
 
NGC 5229 - Earlier Image (2014-11-23)
(taken under dark moonless sky, solar depression 53 deg)
Image
CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
5 x 90 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2014-11-23 23:58hUT (#571290-94)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
 
NGC 5229 - Earlier Image (2014-11-02)
(taken under dark moonlit sky (53% phase), solar depression 47 deg)
Image
CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
5 x 60 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2014-11-02 23:17hUT (#567326-30)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME

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NGC 5829 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC 5829 / ARP 42 (Bootes)
Image
CCD Image (50% size, linear scale)
3 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-10-04 19:06 UT (#705003-05)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
   
NGC 5829 - Detail
Image
CCD Image (100% size, linear scale)
Image details as above
   
NGC 5829 - Earlier Image (2008)
NGC 5829 with Supernova SN 2008b
Image (2008-01-12.20) taken 9.4 days after SN discovery. 
2008B measured magnitude +16.0 (C)
Image
Annotated CCD Image (250% size, cropped)
5 x 120s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter,
2008-01-12 04:45h UT (#252525-29)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E
   
NGC 5829 - Wider View Image (2008)
Several galaxies adjacent to NGC 5829 including
 IC 4526 (catalog mag +15.8), PGC 53720 (catalog mag +16.9),
PGC 53703 (catalog mag +17.5), PGC 1685296 (catalog mag +18.1), 
PGC 53702 (catalog mag +17.6), PGC 1684237 (catalog mag +17.7),
&  PGC 1684042 (catalog mag +17.0
Image
Annotated CCD Image
5 x 120s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter,
2008-01-06 06:14 hUT (#250045-49)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E
   

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UGC 2614 - Spiral Galaxy with Type Ia Supernova 2019pxo

 UGC 2614 with SN 2019pxo (Perseus)
SN 2019pxo (Type Ia, z=0.017519), discovered 2019/09/10.546 by ATLAS
Alias :  ATLAS19uve
Discovery Magnitude 16.21 (orange-ATLAS Filter)
vs Prior Non-Detection Limiting Magnitude 19.65
( TNS 2019pxo )
 
UGC 2614 with SN 2019pxo - 2019-10-04 (T+24.4)
Image below (2019-10-04.942) was taken 24.4 days after discovery of SN 2019pxo
Image
CCD Image (100% size, log scale, cropped)
4 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-10-04 22:37 UT (#705116-19)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
   
UGC 2614 - Detail
Image
Negative CCD Image (100% size, log scale, cropped)
Image details as above
   
Images of SN 2019pxo (UGC 2614) on Supernovae 2019 Page >>

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