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CCD Images - Session 819 (2020-10-13)

Objects Session Notes
Bullet NGC 708 - Galaxy Group (The Fath)
   
Bullet UGC 12914  &  UGC 12915 - Spiral Galaxies (Taffy Galaxies)
   
Bullet Variable Stars (photometric monitoring)
- CI Cyg, S Cyg, SS Cyg

   
Bullet Nearby Stars (astrometric monitoring)
- 61 Cyg
  
   
- Short evening session (1.6 hours) cut short by developing clouds / overcast conditions
- Main aims of the session were the testing new routines and acquisition of a selection of deep sky targets, together with some variable star, nearby star and comet targets (if conditions allowed)
- 12" LX200 + ST-10XME for imaging
- TS 80mm APO + ZWO ASI178MC for guiding & imaging
- Ambient Temperature: 9°C (min) climbing later as clouds rolled in
- CCD Temperature:  -15°C (later -10°C after clouds rolled in)
- Notes from 2020-10-13 >>
    
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NGC 708 - Galaxy Group (The Fath)

NGC 708 - Galaxy Group (The Fath)
Part of AGC (Abell) 262, see picture in Ast. Now Oct 2020
Image
CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
3 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-10-13 20:34 UT (#819058-60)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
 
NGC 708 - Galaxy Group - Earlier Image (2003)
NGC 708 (catalog mag +13.7), NGC 703 (catalog mag +14.2),
NGC 705 (catalog mag +14.6), NGC 704 (catalog mag +14.1),
CGCG 522-33 (catalog mag +15.5)
Image
CCD Image
41 x 20 sec exposure (average combine)
2003-12-07  23:34 to 23:56h UT (#55078-118)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E
 
 
 

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UGC 12914  &  UGC 12915 - Spiral Galaxies (Taffy Galaxies, PGC 120 & PGC 129)

UGC 12914 & UGC 12915 / VV 254 (Pegasus)
Vorontsov-Velyaminov Catalogue

Alias: Taffy Galaxies, PGC 120 & PGC 129
Guiding issue due to cloud / lost star
Target needs to be repeated at a later date
Image
CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
180s exposure (single frame), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-10-13 20:10 UT (#819050)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
 

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