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CCD Images - Session 778 (2020-05-04)

Objects Session Notes
Bullet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS)  - Comet
   
Bullet IC 1222 - Spiral Galaxy (ARP 73)  with SN 2020enm
Bullet M40 - Double Star (Winnecke 4)
   
Bullet NGC 5157 - Spiral Galaxy with Type 1a SN 2020ees
   
Bullet UGC 10528 - Spiral Galaxy (PGC 58896) with SN 2020ekk
   
Bullet Variable Stars (photometric monitoring)
  - R CrB, SS Her, CY Lyr
   
Bullet Nearby Stars (astrometric monitoring)
 - Barnards Star
 
  
   
- Late Night Session (3.3 hours total). 
- Main aims of the session was to follow up on earlier supernova observations and 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: 0°C (min)
(Dew heaters on auto)
- CCD Temperature:  -20°C  (59% av. power)
- Notes from 2020-05-04 >>
    
   

C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS)  - Comet

C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) - 2020-05-04
(passing through Camelopardalis)
Sun Distance 0.79 AU  (approaching)
Earth Distance 0.90 AU (134.2 million km)
   C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS)  - 2020-05-04, Detail
Autoguided on offset star using PHD2 with Lock Shift
set at the comet's rate of motion
(Ra -145.22 arcsec/hr, Dec -83.99 arcsec/hr)
Image   Image
CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
2 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-05-04 22:14 UT (#778011-12)
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
2020-05-04 22:24 UT (#778011-35)
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, 2020-05-04
Image
 False Color CCD Image (50% size, log scale)
23 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-05-04 22:24 UT (#778011-35)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
 C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) - 2020-05-04
Image
CCD Image (150% size, linear scale, cropped)
23 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-05-04 22:24 UT (#778011-35)
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 - 2020-05-04 (T+49.1d)
Image (2020-05-04.975) taken 49.1 days after SN discovery.
SN shown by white cross hairs. Measured Magnitude +17.7
Image
Annotated CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
4 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-05-04 23:24 UT (#778054-58)
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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M40 - Double Star (Winnecke 4)

M40 (Ursa Major) 
Double star also known as Winnecke 4 (WNC 4)
(glare in bottom right of image is from the magnitude 5.5 star
HIP 60212, lying 10' outside field of view)
Image
CCD Image (50% size)
7 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-05-04 22:42 UT (#778037-43)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
M40 - Detail
Image
CCD Image (100% size, linear scale)
Image details as above
 

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

NGC 5157 with SN 2020ees (Canes Venatici)
SN 2020ees (Type 1a), discovered 2020/03/05.472 by ATLAS
 ( Rochester Supernova site | Odd Trondal image )
 
NGC 5157 with SN 2020ees, 2020-05-04 (T0+60.5)
Image below (2020-05-04.960) was taken 60.5 days after discovery of SN 2020ees
SN is shown by white cross hairs.   Measured SN magnitude +17.4
Image
Annotated CCD Image (150% size, square root scale, cropped)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-05-04 23:03 UT (#778048-52)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
Images of SN 2020ees (NGC 5157) on Supernovae 2020 Page >>

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UGC 10528 - Spiral Galaxy (PGC 58896) with SN 2020ekk

UGC 10528 with SN 2020ekk (Hercules)
SN 2020ekk (Type II) discovered 2020/03/11.779 by Koichi Itagaki
 (Rochester Supernova site |  Discovery Image (Mag +17.2) |  Marc Deldem Image )

UGC 10528 with SN 2020ekk - 2020-05-05 (T+54.2d)
Image below (2020-05-05.017) was taken 54.2 days after discovery of SN 2020ekk
SN is shown by white cross hairs.   Measured SN magnitude +?? (plate solve either fail or no cursor info on object)
Image
Annotated CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
3 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-05-05 00:25 UT (#778084-87)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
UGC 10528 with SN 2020ekk - Earlier Image 2020-03-20 (T+8.2d)
Image below (2020-03-20.004) was taken 8.23 days after discovery of SN 2020ekk
SN is shown by white cross hairs.   Estimated SN magnitude +16.2
Image
Annotated CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-03-20 00:06 UT (#763117-21)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
Images of SN 2020ekk (UGC 10528) on Supernovae 2020 Page >>
 

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