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CCD Images - Session 718 (2019-10-29)

Objects Session Notes
Bullet C/2018 N2 (ASASSN) - Comet
   
Bullet SHK 1 - Faint Galaxy Group
   
Bullet Variable Stars (photometric monitoring)
  - RX And, U And, U Gem, FU Ori, SU Tau

   
Bullet Nearby Stars (astrometric monitoring)
 - DX Cnc, Teegardens Star
 
  
   
- Evening session (6.5 hours)

Session operated under automated control with 'smarter suspension' handling to take advantage of clearest intervals and suspend the sessions when conditions are too poor to be useful based on Stars Count from the AllSky Camera (rather than just using Clarity reading from the CLoud Sesnor) r.

- Main aim of the session was to test the new smarter suspension handling and acquire a selection of targets if conditions allowed.
   
- 12" LX200 + ST-10XME for imaging
- TS 80mm APO + ZWO ASI178MC for guiding & imaging
- Ambient Temperature:  2°C (min)
(Dew heaters on new automated control)
- CCD Temperature:  -20°C  (63% av. power)
- Notes from 2019-10-29 >>
    
   

C/2018 N2 (ASASSN)  - Comet

C/2018 N2 (ASASSN) - 2019-10-29
(passing through Andromeda)
Sun Distance 3.13 AU
Earth Distance 2.23 AU (334.1 million km)
   C/2018 N2 (ASASSN)  - 2019-10-29, Detail
Autoguided on offset star using PHD2 with Lock Shift
set at the comet's rate of motion
(Ra -87.73 arcsec/hr, Dec 16.47 arcsec/hr)
Image
  Image
CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
3 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-10-29 22:08 UT (#718014-16)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
  CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
6 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-10-29 22:09 UT (#718012-18)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
     
Images of C/2018 N2 (ASASSN) on Comets 2019 Page >>    

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SHK 1 - Faint Galaxy Group

SHK 1 (Ursa Major)
Shakhbazian Faint Galaxy Group
Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, linear scale)
3 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-10-30 03:42 UT (#718098-100)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
SHK 1 - Detail
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
 

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