David's Astronomy Pages CCD Images - Session 713 (2019-10-22)

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NGC 489 - Spiral Galaxy (LGG 23 Group Member) NGC 502 - Spiral Galaxy (LGG 23 Group Member) NGC 509 - Spiral Galaxy (LGG 23 Group Member) NGC 516 - Spiral Galaxy (LGG 23 Group Member) NGC 2506 - Open Cluster (Caldwell 54) NGC 4183 - Spiral Galaxy NGC 5777 - Spiral Galaxy     Variable Stars (photometric monitoring)   - RX And, U And, Z And, TT Ari, CI Cyg, S Cyg, SS Cyg, BL Lac, DY Per, GK Per, V Sge, RR Tau - CN Ori, ER UMa attempts failed due to cloud     Nearby Stars (astrometric monitoring)  - HH And, 61 Cyg, Groombridge 34, Teegardens Star - DX Cnc attempt failed due to cloud

- Full night session (10.9 hours) Session operated in detailed monitoring in first 1.5 hours.  Cloud developed in last 3 to 4 hours of session - Main aim of the session was to test automated SharpCap imaging capture and integration with AstroMain /PHD2 and acquire selection of targets     - 12" LX200 + ST-10XME for imaging - TS 80mm APO + ZWO ASI178MC for guiding & imaging - Ambient Temperature:  9°C (min) (Dew heaters on new automated control) - CCD Temperature:  -15°C  (69% av. power) - Notes from 2019-10-22 >>

NGC 489 - Spiral Galaxy (LGG 23 Group Member)

NGC 489 (Pisces) NGC 524/LGG 23 Group. Ast. Now Deep Sky Challenge, Nov 2019

CCD Image (50% size, square root scale) 5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-10-22 20:33 UT (#713042-46) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

NGC 489 - Detail

CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped) Image details as above

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NGC 502 - Spiral Galaxy (LGG 23 Group Member)

NGC 502 (Pisces) NGC 524/LGG 23 Group. Ast. Now Deep Sky Challenge, Nov 2019 (the single frame below picks up no detail from this small spiral galaxy, target to be rescheduled)

CCD Image (50% size, square root scale) 180s exposure (single frame), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-10-23 00:17 UT (#713231) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

NGC 502 - Detail

CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped) 180s exposure (single frame), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-10-23 00:17 UT (#713231) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

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NGC 509 - Spiral Galaxy (LGG 23 Group Member)

NGC 509 (Pisces) NGC 524/LGG 23 Group. Ast. Now Deep Sky Challenge, Nov 2019

CCD Image (50% size, linear scale) 4 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-10-22 22:38 UT (#713150-54) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

NGC 509 - Detail

CCD Image (100% size, linear scale, cropped) Image details as above

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NGC 516 - Spiral Galaxy (LGG 23 Group Member)

NGC 516 (Pisces) NGC 524/LGG 23 Group. Ast. Now Deep Sky Challenge, Nov 2019

CCD Image (50% size, square root scale) 4 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-10-22 22:58 UT (#713158-62) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

NGC 516 - Detail

CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped) Image details as above

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NGC 2506 - Open Cluster (Caldwell 54)

NGC 2506 \ H VI-37 (Monoceros)

CCD Image (70% size, square root scale) 3 x 60s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-10-23 05:28 UT (#713316-18) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

NGC 2506 - Earlier Image (2010)

CCD Image (75% size, linear scale) 3 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2010-03-09 20:26 hUT (#416110-12) 12" LX200R (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

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NGC 4183 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC 4183 (Canes Venatici) Flat Galaxy Atlas (poor quality single frame, target to be reschedulued)

CCD Image (100% size, linear scale, cropped) 4 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-10-22 22:38 UT (#713150-54) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

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NGC 5777 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC 5777 (Draco) Flat Galaxy Atlas

CCD Image (50% size, square root scale) 5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-10-22 18:54 UT (#713004-08) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

NGC 5777 - Detail NGC 5777 (catalog mag +13.3), PGC 53057 (catalog mag +17.1)

Annotated CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped) Image details as above

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