David's Astronomy Pages
CCD Images - Session 771 (2020-04-21)

Objects Session Notes
Bullet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS)  - Comet
   
Bullet ARP 63 - Spiral Galaxy with companions on arms (NGC 2944 et al)
Bullet ARP 129 - Spiral Galaxies (UGC 5146A & UGC 5146B)
   
Bullet NGC 3917 - Spiral Galaxy
Bullet NGC 4277 - Spiral Galaxy with Type Ia Supernova 2020ftl
Bullet NGC 4273 - Spiral Galaxy (Herschel II-569)
Bullet NGC 4281 - Spiral Galaxy (Herschel II-573)
   
Bullet PGC 1616379 & PGC 1617170 - Galaxies
   
Bullet UGC 5509 - Spiral Galaxy (PGC 29802)
Bullet UGC 5984 - Spiral Galaxy (PGC 32620)
Bullet UGC 5936 - Spiral Galaxy (PGC 32452)
Bullet UGC 6802 - Spiral Galaxy (PGC 36973)
Bullet UGC 7993 - Spiral Galaxy (PGC 43452)
Bullet UGC 9138 - Spiral Galaxy (PGC 51002)
Bullet UGC 9760 - Spiral Galaxy (PGC 54262)
Bullet UGC 9796 - Spiral Galaxy (PGC 54461)
Bullet UGC 9856 - Spiral Galaxy (PGC 55097)
Bullet UGC 11093 - Spiral Galaxy (PGC 61300)
   
Bullet Variable Stars (photometric monitoring)
  - AM CVn, SY Cnc, R CrB, CI Cyg, SS Her, RZ LMi
   
Bullet Nearby Stars (astrometric monitoring)
 - Barnards Star, 61 Cyg, CN Leo
 
  
   
- All night session (6.1 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:  -15°/-20°C  (58%/63% av. power)
- Notes from 2020-04-21 >>
    
   

C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS)  - Comet

C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) - 2020-04-21
(passing through Camelopardalis)
Sun Distance 1.07 AU (approaching)
Earth Distance 0.97 AU (145.1 million km)
   C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS)  - 2020-04-21, Detail
Autoguided on offset star using PHD2 with Lock Shift
set at the comet's rate of motion
(Ra -162.41 arcsec/hr, Dec -53.46 arcsec/hr)
Image   Image
CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
2 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-04-21 23:32 UT (#771071-72)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
  CCD Image (100% size, log scale, cropped)
23 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-04-21 23:41 UT (#771071-93)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
     
Images of C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) on Comets 2020 Page >>    


 C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) - False Colour, 2020-04-21
Image
 False Color CCD Image (50% size, log scale)
23 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-04-21 23:41 UT (#771071-93)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
 C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) - 2020-04-21
Indications of comet fragmentation
Image
CCD Image (150% size, linear scale, cropped)
Unsharp Masked (um4)
23 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-04-21 23:41 UT (#771071-93)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
 

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ARP 63 - Spiral Galaxy with companions on arms (NGC 2944 et al)

ARP 63 / NGC 2944 et al (Leo)
ARP 63 / NGC 2944 -  near bottom of image

Note : Another ARP object (ARP 129 / UGC 5146)
at centre of image
ARP 63 - Detail
NGC 2944 / PGC 27533 (catalog mag +15.7)
PGC 27534 (catalog mag +16.0)
PGC 1990710 (catalog mag +18.2)
  Image Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
3 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-04-21 22:10 UT (#771037-40)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
Annotated CCD Image (125% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as left
     
ARP 63 - Detail ARP 63 - Negative
  Image Image
CCD Image (125% size, log scale, cropped)
Image details as above
Negative CCD Image (125% size, log scale, cropped)
Image details as above left
     
ARP 63 - Earlier Detail (2019) ARP 63 - Earlier Negative (2019)
  Image Image
Annotated CCD Image (125% size, log scale, cropped)
4 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-12-05 00:48 UT (#727307-11)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
Negative CCD Image (125% size, log scale, cropped)
Image details as left

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ARP 129 - Spiral Galaxies (UGC 5146A & UGC 5146B)

ARP 129 / UGC 5146 (Leo)
Ring Galaxy, J.Lowrey List

A separate ARP object (ARP 63)
lies near bottom of image
ARP 129 / UGC 5146 - Detail
UGC 5146A / PGC 27547 (catalog mag +16.1)
UGC 5146B / PGC 27546 (catalog mag +15.2)
Note: Galaxy UGC 5146A is partially hidden by
11th magnitude foreground star GSC 2501:1361
Image Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
3 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-04-21 22:10 UT (#771037-40)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
Annotated CCD Image (125% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as left
     
ARP 129 / UGC 5146 - Detail ARP 129 / UGC 5146 - Negative
  Image Image
CCD Image (125% size, log scale, cropped)
Image details as above
Negative CCD Image (125% size, log scale, cropped)
Image details as above left
     
ARP 129 / UGC 5146 - Earlier Detail (2019) ARP 129 / UGC 5146 - Earlier Negative (2019)
  Image Image
CCD Image (125% size, log scale, cropped)
4 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-12-05 00:48 UT (#727307-11)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
Negative CCD Image (125% size, log scale, cropped)
Image details as left

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NGC 3917 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC 3917 (Ursa Major)

NGC 3917 (catalog mag +11.8)
with adjacent galaxies : UGC 6802 / PGC 36973 (catalog mag +16.1)
PGC 3087181 (catalog mag +16.0), PGC 213886  (catalog mag +17.1)
Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-04-22 00:06 UT (#771095-99)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
NGC 3917 - Detail
Image
CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 
Image
Negative CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 

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NGC 4277 - Spiral Galaxy with Type Ia Supernova 2020ftl

NGC 4277 and adjacent galaxies (Virgo)

NGC 4277 (catalog mag +15.0) with SN 2020ftl (mag +14.5)
NGC 4281 (catalog mag +11.4),  NGC 4273 (catalog mag 11.7)
 NGC 4268 (catalog mag 13.7), IC 3153  (catalog mag 14.2),
PGC 1280518  (catalog mag 17.0)
Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
180s exposure (single frame), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-04-21 22:38 UT (#771048)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
NGC 4277 withSN 2020ftl  - Detail
SN 2020ftl (Type 1a) discovered 2020/04/02.267 by
Catalina Real-Time Transient Survey and Mirco Villi
 (Rochester Supernova site | Discovery image | Balcon image | Krannich image  )
 
NGC 4277 with SN 2020ftl - 2020-04-21 (T+19.7d)
Image below (2020-04-21.943) was taken 19.7 days after discovery of SN 2020ftl
SN is shown by white cross hairs.   Measured SN magnitude +14.5
Image
Annotated CCD Image (125% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 
Image
Negative CCD Image (125% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 
NGC 4277  - Earlier Image (2005), prior to SN 2020ftl
Image
Negative CCD Image (100% size, linear scale)
5 x 120s (average combine), 2x2 binning, C filter
2005-05-13 23:54 h UT (#86163-67)
8" LX200 + ST-7E
 
Images of SN 2020ftl (NGC 4277) on Supernovae 2020 Page >>

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NGC 4273 - Spiral Galaxy (Herschel II-569)

NGC 4273 / Herschel II-569 (Virgo)
NGC 4273 (catalog mag 11.7) with adjacent galaxies :
NGC 4281 (catalog mag +11.4), 
 NGC 4268 (catalog mag 13.7), IC 3153  (catalog mag 14.2),
NGC 4277 (catalog mag +15.0) with SN 2020ftl (mag +14.5)
PGC 1280518  (catalog mag 17.0)
Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
180s exposure (single frame), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-04-21 22:38 UT (#771048)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
NGC 4273  - Detail
Image
CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 
Image
Negative CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 
Image
Negative CCD Image (100% size, log scale, cropped)
4 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-04-21 22:33 UT (#771044-48)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
NGC 4273  - Earlier Image (2005)
Image
Negative CCD Image (100% size, linear scale)
5 x 120s (average combine), 2x2 binning, C filter
2005-05-13 23:54 h UT (#86163-67)
8" LX200 + ST-7E
 

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NGC 4281 - Spiral Galaxy (Herschel II-573)

NGC 4281 / Herschel II-573 (Virgo)
NGC 4281 (catalog mag +11.4) with adjacent galaxies :
  NGC 4273 (catalog mag 11.7),  NGC 4268 (catalog mag 13.7),
NGC 4277 (catalog mag +15.0) with SN 2020ftl (mag +14.5)
 IC 3153  (catalog mag 14.2), PGC 1280518  (catalog mag 17.0)
Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
180s exposure (single frame), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-04-21 22:38 UT (#771048)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
NGC 4281  - Detail
Image
CCD Image (100% size, log scale, cropped)
4 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-04-21 22:33 UT (#771044-48)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
Image
Negative CCD Image (100% size, log scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 
NGC 4281  - Earlier Images (2005)
Image
CCD Image  (100% size, linear scale)
120s exposure (single frame), 2x2 binning, C filter
2005-05-13  23:44 h UT (#86162)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7e 
 
Image
Negative CCD Image (100% size, linear scale)
5 x 120s (average combine), 2x2 binning, C filter
2005-05-13 23:54 h UT (#86163-67)
8" LX200 + ST-7E
 

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PGC 1616379 & PGC 1617170 - Galaxies

PGC 1616379  & PGC 1617170 (Leo)
PGC 1616379 & PGC 1617170 along with
neighbouring galaxies including UGC 5509
Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
2 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-04-21 22:51 UT (#771053-55)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
PGC 1616379  & PGC 1617170 - Detail
PGC 1616379  (catalog mag 16.9), 
PGC 1617170 (catalog mag 17.0)
Image
Annotated CCD Image (125% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 
Image
Negative CCD Image (125% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 
 

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UGC 5509 - Spiral Galaxy (PGC 29802)

UGC 5509  (Leo)
Flat Galaxy Atlas Object
UGC 5509 / PGC 29802 (catalog mag 14.7) with adjacent galaxies :
PGC 1618499 (catalog mag +16.8),   PGC 1616379  (catalog mag 16.9), 
PGC 1617170 (catalog mag 17.0), PGC 1620128 (catalog mag +17.7)
Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
2 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-04-21 22:51 UT (#771053-55)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
UGC 5509  - Detail
Image
CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 
Image
Negative CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 

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UGC 5984 - Spiral Galaxy (PGC 32620, ARP 107)

UGC 5984 (Leo Minor)
Ring Galaxy, J.Lowrey List
Alias: PGC 32620, ARP 107
[ Ring Galaxies ] [ ARP Galaxies ]

UGC 5984  / PGC 32620 (catalog mag +14.7)
with adjacent galaxies:
  PGC 32628 (catalog mag ?), PGC 1890030 (catalog mag +16.2),
PGC 1885131 (catalog mag +17.9), PGC 1891442 (catalog mag +18.2),
PGC 1885009 (catalog mag +18.3), PGC 1885209 (catalog mag +19.2)
Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-04-21 21:26 UT (#771008-12)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
UGC 5984 - Detail
Image
CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 
Image
Negative CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 

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UGC 5936 - Spiral Galaxy (PGC 32452)

UGC 5936 (Leo Minor)
Ring Galaxy, J.Lowrey List

UGC 5936 / PGC 32452 (catalog mag +14.3)
with adjacent galaxies : PGC 32441  (catalog mag +16.3),
PGC 2080210  (catalog mag +16.8), PGC 2080031 (catalog mag +17.4)
Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-04-21 23:08 UT (#771058-62)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
UGC 5936 - Detail
Image
Annotated CCD Image (125% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 
Image
Negative CCD Image (125% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 

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UGC 6802 - Spiral Galaxy (PGC 36973)

UGC 6802 (Ursa Major)
Flat Galaxy Atlas Object

UGC 6802 / PGC 36973 (catalog mag +16.1)
with adjacent galaxies : NGC 3917 (catalog mag +11.8),
PGC 3087181 (catalog mag +16.0), PGC 213886  (catalog mag +17.1)
Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-04-22 00:06 UT (#771095-99)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
UGC 6802 - Detail
Image
CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 
Image
Negative CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 

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UGC 7993 - Spiral Galaxy (PGC 43452)

UGC 7993 (Canes Venatici)
Flat Galaxy Atlas Object

UGC 7993 / PGC 43452 (catalog mag +15.2)
with adjacent galaxies : PGC 2406003 (catalog mag +16.4)
Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-04-22 00:27 UT (#771101-05)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
UGC 7993 - Detail
Image
CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 
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Negative CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 

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UGC 9138 - Spiral Galaxy (PGC 51002)

UGC 9138 (Bootes)
Flat Galaxy Atlas Object

UGC 9138 / PGC 51002 (catalog mag +15.2)
with adjacent galaxies : 
PGC 50971 (catalog mag +14.7), PGC 200316 (catalog mag +16.5),
PGC 1679229 (catalog mag +17.5), PGC 1680479 (catalog mag +17.6),
Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-04-22 00:50 UT (#771108-12)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
UGC 9138 - Detail
Image
CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 
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Negative CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 

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UGC 9760 - Spiral Galaxy (PGC 54262)

UGC 9760 (Serpens)
Flat Galaxy Atlas Object

UGC 9760 / PGC 54262 (catalog mag +15.8)
with adjacent galaxies : PGC 54225 (catalog mag +15.0),
PGC 1205684 (catalog mag +16.5), PGC 1205744 (catalog mag +16.8),
PGC 1204685 (catalog mag +17.4), PGC 1201203 (catalog mag +17.5),
PGC 1200649 (catalog mag +17.6)
Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-04-22 01:11 UT (#771115-19)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
UGC 9760 - Detail
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CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 
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Negative CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 

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UGC 9796 - Spiral Galaxy (PGC 54461)

UGC 9796 (Bootes)
Ring Galaxy, J.Lowrey List

UGC 9796 /  PGC 54461 (catalog mag +16.1)
with adjacent galaxies :
PGC 54478 (catalog mag +16.3), PGC 2214734 (catalog mag +17.4)
Image
Annotated CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
4 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-04-22 01:33 UT (#771121-25)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
UGC 9796 - Detail
Image
CCD Image (125% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 
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Negative CCD Image (125% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 
UGC 9796 - Earlier Images (2020-04-17)
Image
CCD Image (125% size, square root scale, cropped)
3 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-04-17 00:57 UT (#768089-91)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
Image
Negative CCD Image (125% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 

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UGC 9856 - Spiral Galaxy (PGC 55097)

UGC 9856 (Bootes)
Flat Galaxy Atlas Object
UGC 9856 / PGC 55097 (catalog mag +15.8)
Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-04-22 01:56 UT (#771128-32)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
UGC 9856 - Detail
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CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 
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Negative CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 

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UGC 11093 - Spiral Galaxy (PGC 61300)

UGC 11093 (Ophiuchus)
Flat Galaxy Atlas Object
UGC 11093 / PGC 61300 (catalog mag +14.2)
Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-04-22 02:35 UT (#771150-54)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
UGC 11093 - Detail
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CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 
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Negative CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 

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