David's Astronomy Pages CCD Images - Session 723 (2019-11-18)

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C/2017 T2 (PanStarrs) - Comet C/2018 N2 (ASASSN) - Comet     CM Tau - Pulsar (Crab Pulsar)     NGC 718 - Spiral Galaxy, with LBV AT2019udc NGC 4222 - Spiral Galaxy     Variable Stars (photometric monitoring)   - RX And, U And, CI Cyg, S Cyg, SS Cyg, U Gem, AM Her, RZ LMi, BL Lac, CY Lyr, CN Ori, FO Ori, FU Ori, NV Ori, DY Per, GK Per, FG Sge, V Sge, RR Tau, SU Tau, ER UMa - U Mon, WZ Sge attempts failed due to cloud     Nearby Stars (astrometric monitoring)  - HH And, 61 Cyg, Groombridge 34, Scholz's Star, Teegardens Star   - DX Cnc, LAMOST-HVS1 attempts failed due to cloud

- All night Session (12.9 hours) Session operated under automated control Session preceeded by PHD2 testing/tuning - Main aim of the session was to test a number of new program features and to acquire images of a selection of targets     - 12" LX200 + ST-10XME for imaging - TS 80mm APO + ZWO ASI178MC for guiding & imaging - Ambient Temperature:   -3°C (min) (Dew heaters on new automated control) - CCD Temperature:  -25°C  (67% av. power) - Notes from 2019-11-18 >>

C/2017 T2 (PanStarrs) - Comet

C/2017 T2 (PanStarrs) - 2019-11-18 (passing through Auriga) Sun Distance 2.69 AU Earth Distance 1.79 AU (268.5 million km)		C/2017 T2 (PanStarrs) - 2019-11-18, Detail Autoguided on offset star using PHD2 with Lock Shift set at the comet's rate of motion (Ra -54.79, Dec 57.02 arcsec/hr)
CCD Image (50% size, square root scale) 2 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-11-18 22:13 UT (#723229-30) 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) 9 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-11-18 22:16 UT (#723229-37) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
Images of C/2017 T2 (PanStarrs) on Comets 2019 Page

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C/2018 N2 (ASASSN)  - Comet

C/2018 N2 (ASASSN) - 2019-11-18 (passing through Andromeda) Sun Distance 3.13 AU Earth Distance 2.38 AU (356.5 million km)		C/2018 N2 (ASASSN)  - 2019-11-18, Detail Autoguided on an offset star using PHD2 with Lock Shift set at the comet's rate of motion (Ra -64.84, Dec 3.12 arcsec/hr)
CCD Image (50% size, square root scale) 2 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-11-18 17:48 UT (#723016-17) 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) 9 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-11-18 17:51 UT (#723016-24) 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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CM Tau - Pulsar (Crab Pulsar)

M1 with CM Tau (Taurus)

CCD Image (70% size) 6 x 60s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, Half-Frame, Xo Filter 2019-11-19 03:42 UT (#723527-38) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

CM Tau - Detail

CCD Image (150% size, linear scale, cropped) Image details as above

CM Tau / Crab Pulsar - Earlier Image (2009)

Annotated CCD Image  (Linear Scale, 100% size, cropped) 20 x 30 sec (average combine), 1x1 binning, C Filter 2009-09-20 03:51 h UT  (#389584-61) 12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME

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NGC 718 - Spiral Galaxy with LBV AT2019udc

NGC 718 (Pisces) AT2019udc Discovered 2919/11/04.135

CCD Image (50% size, square root scale) 3 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-11-18 20:24 UT (#723171-73) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

NGC 718 - Detail

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

NGC 718 with LBV 2019udc LBV AT2019udc discovered 2019/11/04.135 by DLT 40

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

Images of LBV 2019udc (NGC 718) on LBV Transients Page >>

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NGC 4222 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC 4222 (Coma Berenices) Flat Galaxy Atlas (poor sky conditions, galaxy barely visible)

CCD Image (100% size, linear scale, cropped 5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2019-11-19 05:30 UT (#723572-76) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

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