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CCD Images - Session 715 (2019-10-25)

Objects Session Notes
Bullet C/2017 T2 (PanStarrs) - Comet
   
Bullet NGC 985 - Spiral Galaxy
   
  - C/2019 Q4 (Borisov), NGC 1614, NGC 3279, NGC 3454, NGC 3455, UGC 4596 & SHK-1 attempts failed due to cloud
    
Bullet Variable Stars (photometric monitoring)
  - RX And, U And, Z And, S Cyg, BL Lac

- TT Ari, SY Cnc, SS Cyg, U Gem, RZ LMi, CN Ori, FO Ori, FU Ori, NV Ori, RR Tau, SU Tau and ER UMa attempts failed due to cloud
    
Bullet Nearby Stars (astrometric monitoring)
 - HH And, 61 Cyg, Groombridge 34, Teegardens Star,

- DX Cnc, CN Ori, LAMOST-HVS1 & Scholz's Star attempts failed due to cloud
  
   
- Full night session (9.8 hours)

Session operated with remote monitoring for first 2 hours. 
Sky effectively clouded over after 3 hours and session should have been suspended, but this was high cloud and was not readily picked up by the Cloud Sensor (clarity values didn't drop below 28) .

- 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:  Falling from 2°C to  1°C (min), before climbing to 4°C due to developing cloud.
(Dew heaters on new automated control)
- CCD Temperature:  -20°C  (61% av. power)
- Notes from 2019-10-25 >>
    
   

C/2017 T2 (PanStarrs) - Comet

C/2017 T2 (PanStarrs) - 2019-10-25
(passing through Auriga)
Sun Distance 2.91 AU
Earth Distance 2.22 AU (331.9 million km)
   C/2017 T2 (PanStarrs) - 2019-10-25, Detail
Autoguided on a star using Lock Shift set at
the comet's rate of motion
(Ra -11.32 arcsec/hr, Dec 43.67 arcsec/hr)
Image   Image
CCD Image (50% size, linear scale)
6 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-10-25 23:21 UT (#715121-27)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
  CCD Image (100% size, linear scale, cropped)
Image details as left
     
Images of C/2017 T2 (PanStarrs) on Comets 2019 Page    

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NGC 985 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC 985 (Cetus)
Ring Galaxy, J.Lowrey List
Image quality is poor.
(Target due to be rescheduled for a later session)
Image
CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
2 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-10-26 00:11 UT (#715164-65)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 

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