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CCD Images - Session 826 (2020-11-03)

Objects Session Notes
Bullet C/2019 K7 (Smith) - Comet
Bullet C/2019 U6 (Lemmon) - Comet (attempted sighting)
   
Bullet NGC 2232 - Open Cluster (H VIII-25)
Bullet NGC 3243 - Spiral Galaxy
Bullet NGC 3643 - Spiral Galaxy (SN 2020hvf follow-up)
Bullet NGC 7656 - Spiral Galaxy
   
Bullet Variable Stars (photometric monitoring)
- RX And, U And, Z And, TT Ari, S Cyg, SS Cyg, AM Her, BL Lac, CY Lyr, CN Ori, FO Ori, NV Ori, DY Per
   
Bullet Nearby Stars (astrometric monitoring)
- HH And, Barnards Star, DX Cnc, Groombridge 34,

- CN Leo attempt failed (due to cloud)
  
   
- All night session (11 hours)
- Main aims of the session were 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
- Notes from 2020-11-03 >>
    
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C/2019 K7 (Smith) - Comet

C/2019 K7 (Smith)
(passing through Hercules)
Sun Distance 4.62 AU (receeding)
Earth Distance 4.93 AU (736.9 million km)
   C/2019 K7 (Smith) - 2020-11-03, Detail
Autoguided on offset star using PHD2 with Lock Shift
set at the comet's (slow) rate of motion
(Ra 8.13 arcsec/hr, Dec 0.72 arcsec/hr)
Image   Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, linear scale)
6 x 60s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-11-03 18:53 UT (#826042-48)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
  Annotated CCD Image (125% size, linear scale, cropped)
Image details as left
     
     
Composite Image showing slow movement of C/2019 K7 (Smith) over interval of 4 days
Image
Annotated Composite CCD Image (50% size, linear scale)
6 x 60s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
Left hand side : 2020-11-03 18:53 UT (#826042-48)
Right hand side: 2020-10-30 19:48 UT (#825068-74)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
     
Images of C/2019 K7 (Smith) on Comets 2020 Page >>    

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C/2019 U6 (Lemmon) - Comet (Attempted Sighting)

C/2019 U6 (Lemmon)
(passing through Hercules)
Sun Distance 2.36 AU
Earth Distance 2.71 AU (405.9 million km)
No indication of cometary object at expected position (circled)
with expected mag (+15.9)
   C/2019 U6 (Lemmon) - 2020-10-30, Detail
Autoguided on offset star using PHD2 with Lock Shift
set at the comet's (slow) rate of motion
(Ra 76.75 arcsec/hr, Dec 2.73 arcsec/hr)
Image   Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, linear scale)
6 x 60s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-10-30 19:48 UT (#825068-74)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
  Annotated CCD Image (100% size, linear scale, cropped)
Image details as left
     
Images of C/2019 U6 (Lemmon) on Comets 2020 Page >>    

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NGC 2232 - Open Cluster (H VIII-25)

NGC 2232 \ H VIII-25 (Monoceros)
Attempted Mosaic. Incomplete due to cloud / session suspension
Image
CCD Image (19% size, linear scale)
 3 x 30s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-11-04 00:51 UT (#826207-24)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
NGC 2232 - Earlier Mosaic Attempt (2020-10-29)
Attempted Mosaic. Incomplete due to late start (timeslot timed out)
Image
CCD Image (19% size, linear scale)
30s exposure (single subs), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-10-29 02:22 UT (#823051-65)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
NGC 2232 - Earlier Image (2019-02-26)
Bright star at top of image is 10 Monocerotis (HIP 30772), Mag +5.05
Image
CCD Image (70% size)
5 x 30s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-02-26 19:11 UT (#669012-18)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 

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NGC 3243 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC 3243 (Sextans)
AT2019ahd discovered 2019/01/29.519 by ATLAS
Poor quality image, target to be rescheduled.
Image
CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
3 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-11-04 04:18 UT (#826227-29)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
 

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NGC 3643 - Spiral Galaxy (SN 2020hvf follow-up)

NGC 3643 (Leo)

Earlier images of NGC 3643 (May 2020) have shown SN 2020hvf (Type 1a)
discovered 2020/04/21.380 by ATLAS
 (Rochester Supernova site | Marc Deldman image | Robin Leadbetter image + spectra )
 
NGC 3643 - 2020-11-04 (T+196.8d)
Image below (2020-11-04.201) was taken 196.8 days after discovery of SN 2020hvf
Although image is of relativley poor quality there is no indication of any object at
former position of SN (indicated by white cross hairs).
It is appears that the SN has now faded to below detectable limits.
Image
Annotated CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-11-04 04:50 UT (#826250-54)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
Images of SN 2020hvf (NGC 3643) on Supernovae 2020 Page >>

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NGC 7656 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC 7656 (Aquarius)
Ring Galaxy, J.Lowrey List
Poor quality image, target to be rescheduled.
Image
CCD Image (100% size, linear scale, cropped)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-11-03 20:12 UT (#826097-101)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
 

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