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C/2019 Y1 (ATLAS)  - Comet     Ross 128 - Exoplanet Host Star (FI Virginis, HIP 57548)     IC 1222 - Spiral Galaxy (ARP 73)  with SN 2020enm M49 - Elliptical Galaxy (ARP 134)     NGC 4700 - Spiral Galaxy NGC 5157 - Spiral Galaxy with Type 1a Supernovae 2020ees     Variable Stars (photometric monitoring)   - AM CVn, SY Cnc, RR Tau - U Her attempt failed     Nearby Stars (astrometric monitoring)  - DX Cnc - LAMOST-HVS1 attempt failed

- Evening session (3.9 hours total). - Main aims of the session was to  acquire images of a selection of deep sky and comet objects     - 12" LX200 + ST-10XME for imaging - TS 80mm APO + ZWO ASI178MC for guiding & imaging - Ambient Temperature:  1°C (min) (Dew heaters on auto) - CCD Temperature:  -20°C  (62% av. power) - Notes from 2020-03-27 >>

C/2019 Y1 (ATLAS)  - Comet

C/2019 Y1 (ATLAS) - 2020-03-27  (passing through Andromeda) Sun Distance 0.86 AU Earth Distance 1.35 AU (201.6 million km)		C/2019 Y1 (ATLAS) - 2020-03-27 Autoguided on offset star using PHD2 with Lock Shift set at the comet's rate of motion (Ra 34.34 arcsec/hr, Dec 154.44 arcsec/hr)
CCD Image (50% size, square root scale) 60s exposure (single frame), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2020-03-27 21:10 UT (#764033) 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) 60s exposure (single frame), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2020-03-27 21:10 UT (#764033) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
Images of C/2019 Y1 (ATLAS) on Comets 2020 Page >>

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Ross 128 - Exoplanet Host Star (FI Virginis, HIP 57548)

Ross 128 (Virgo) Alias:  HIP 57548, FI Virginis 11.03 ly, mag 11.12, Ross 128b orbit period 9.9 days

Annotated CCD Image (70% size) 4 x 20s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2020-03-27 22:59 UT (#764099-103) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

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IC 1222 - Spiral Galaxy (ARP 73) with SN 2020enm

IC 1222 with SN 2020enm (Hercules) IC 1222 (catalog mag +13.4), aliases  ARP 73, PGC 58544 SN 2020enm  (Type Ia-99a SN) discovered 2020/03/16.913 by Xingming Observatory Sky Survey (XOSS)  (Rochester Supernova site |  Discovery Image |  mag +17.7 V at discovery)

IC 1222 with SN 2020enm - 2020-03-27 (T+11.1d) Image (2020-03-27.983) taken 11.1 days after SN discovery. SN shown by white cross hairs. Measured Magnitude +16.6

Annotated CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped) 3 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2020-03-27 23:36 UT (#764119-21) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

Images of SN 2020enm (IC 1222) on Supernovae 2020 Page >>

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M49 - Elliptical Galaxy (ARP 134)

M49 / ARP 134 (Virgo) M49 / NGC 4772 (catalog mag +8.3) with adjacent galaxies :  NGC 4467 (+14.0), NGC 4465 (+14.5), UGC 7636 /PGC 41258 (14.8) PGC 41264 (+15.7), PGC 41185 (+16.1),    PGC 41180 (+16.2),

Annotated CCD Image (70% size, log scale) 5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2020-03-27 22:45 UT (#764091-96) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

Negative CCD Image (70% size, log scale) Image details as above

False Colour CCD Image (70% size, log scale) Image details as above

M49 / ARP 134 - Earlier Image (2004)

CCD Image (100% size) 5 x 60 sec exposure (summed), 2x2, C Filter 2004-03-29 01:20 h UT (#64183-87) 8" LX200 + ST-7E

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NGC 4700 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC 4700 (Virgo) Flat Galaxy Atlas

CCD Image (50% size, square root scale) 5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2020-03-27 23:17 UT (#764111-15) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

NGC 4700 - Detail

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

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

NGC 4700 - Earlier Image (2020-03-04)

CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped) 180s exposure (single frame), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2020-03-04 01:19 UT (#758159) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

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NGC 5157 - Spiral Galaxy with Type 1a Supernovae 2020ees

NGC 5157 with SN 2020ees (Canes Venatici) SN 2020ees, Type 1a Supernova Other galaxies in view :  PGC 47206 (catalog mag +15.5), PGC 1972782 (+17.8),  PGC 1978267 (+17.9),  PGC 1977070 (+18.0), PGC 1979392 (+18.1)

Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale) 5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2020-03-27 22:17 UT (#764081-85) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

NGC 5157 with SN 2020ees - Detail SN 2020ees (Type 1a), discovered 2020/03/05.472 by ATLAS  (Rochester Supernova site | Odd Trondal image  ) Image below (2020-03-27.928) was taken 22.46 days after discovery of SN 2020ees SN is shown by white cross hairs.   Estimated SN magnitude +16.4

Annotated CCD Image (150% size, square root scale, cropped) Image details as above

Negative CCD Image (150% size, square root scale, cropped) Image details as above

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