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CCD Images - Session 802 (2020-08-31)

Objects Session Notes
Bullet Berkeley 6 - Open Cluster
Bullet Berkeley 11 - Open Cluster
Bullet Berkeley 19 - Open Cluster
Bullet Berkeley 43 - Open Cluster
Bullet Berkeley 100 - Open Cluster
Bullet Berkeley 102 - Open Cluster
Bullet Berkeley 103 - Open Cluster
   
Bullet NGC 582 - Spiral Galaxy
   
Bullet Variable Stars (photometric monitoring)
- RX And, U And, Z And, TT ARi, CI Cyg, SS Cyg,  BL Lac, DY Per, GK Per
   
Bullet Nearby Stars (astrometric monitoring)
- HH And, 61 Cyg, Groombridge 34, Teegardens Star
  
   
- All-midnight Session (4.2 hours total). 
- Main aims of the session was acquisition of images of a selection of targets
   
- 12" LX200 + ST-10XME for imaging
- TS 80mm APO + ZWO ASI178MC for guiding & imaging
- Ambient Temperature: 10°C (min)
- CCD Temperature:  -10°C 
- Notes from 2020-08-31 >>
    
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Berkeley 6 - Open Cluster

Berkeley 6 (Cassiopeia)
Berkeley Catalogue
Image
CCD Image (70% size, square root scale)
9 x 30s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-09-01 01:27 UT (#802112-20)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 

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Berkeley 11 - Open Cluster

Berkeley 11 (Perseus)
Berkeley Catalogue
Image
CCD Image (70% size, square root scale)
9 x 30s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-09-01 02:55 UT (#802182-90)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
Berkeley 11 - Detail
Image
CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped, alternate contrast)
Image details as above
 

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Berkeley 19 - Open Cluster

Berkeley 19 (Auriga)
Berkeley Catalogue
Image
CCD Image (70% size, square root scale)
8 x 30s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-09-01 03:08 UT (#802193-201)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
Berkeley 19 - Earlier Image (2020-05-06)
 Image
CCD Image (70% size, linear scale)
30s exposure (single frame), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-05-06 21:52 UT (#780005)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 

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Berkeley 43 - Open Cluster

Berkeley 43 (Aquila)
Berkeley Catalogue
Centre of star clustering appears to be offset from the Berkeley Target Coordinates
Target to be reimaged using target offsets of N: 3.8', W 1.6'
Image
CCD Image (70% size, square root scale)
8 x 30s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-08-31 23:24 UT (#802003-11)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 

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Berkeley 100 - Open Cluster

Berkeley 100 (Cepheus)
Berkeley Catalogue
Glare in top right of image is from mag 6.7 star
HIP 115569 lying 22" outside of FOV
Image
CCD Image (70% size, square root scale)
9 x 30s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-09-01 01:38 UT (#802122-30)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
Berkeley 100 - Detail
Image
CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 
Berkeley 100 - Earlier Image (2020-08-09)
Image
CCD Image (70% size, linear scale)
6 x 30s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-08-09 01:59 UT (#797134-39)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 

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Berkeley 102 - Open Cluster

Berkeley 102 (Cassiopeia)
Berkeley Catalogue
Image
CCD Image (70% size, linear scale)
9 x 30s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-09-01 00:18 UT (#802053-61)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
Berkeley 102 - Earlier Image (2020-08-09)
Image 
CCD Image (70% size, linear scale)
3 x 30s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-08-09 01:12 UT (#797096-98)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 

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Berkeley 103 - Open Cluster

Berkeley 103 (Cassiopeia)
Berkeley Catalogue
Image
CCD Image (70% size, square root scale)
9 x 30s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-09-01 00:47 UT (#802080-88)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 

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NGC 582 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC 582 (Triangulum)
Host to AT2020lkb, (Type Unkn) discovered 2020/05/30.738 by Koi

Image
 Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
2 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-09-01 02:16 UT (#802151-53)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

 

NGC 582 - 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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