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C/2020 M3 (Atlas) - Comet M35 - Open Cluster NGC 48 - Galaxy Group NGC 48, NGC 49 & NGC 51 - Galaxy Trio NGC 48 - Spiral Galaxy NGC 514 - Spiral Galaxy with Type Ia Supernova 2020uxz NGC 596 - Elliptical Galaxy (Herschel II-4) NGC 708 - Galaxy Group (The Fath) NGC 710 - Spiral Galaxy NGC 2158 & M35 - Open Clusters NGC 2158 - Open Cluster (H VI-17) PGC 70994 - Spiral Galaxy UGCA 25 - Spiral Galaxy (PGC 8704) UGCA 92 - Irregular Galaxy (PGC 15439), Local Group 4.7 mly Variable Stars (photometric monitoring) - RX And, Z And, SS Cyg, BL Lac, GK Per Nearby Stars (astrometric monitoring) - HH And, Groombridge 34
- Evening session (5.4 hours) - Main aims of the session were the testing of new routine & bug fixes 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: 6.5°C (min) - CCD Temperature: -15°C - Notes from 2020-11-13 >> -
C/2020 M3 (Atlas) (passing through Orion) Sun Distance 1.30 AU Earth Distance 0.36 AU (53.6 million km) |
C/2020 M3 (Atlas) - 2020-11-13, Detail Autoguided on offset star using PHD2 with Lock Shift set at the comet's rate of motion (Ra 12.13 arcsec/hr, Dec 197.33 arcsec/hr) |
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Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale) 2 x 15s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2020-11-13 22:18 UT (#829142-43) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2 |
CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped) 7 x 15s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2020-11-13 22:17 UT (#829138-44) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2 |
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Images of C/2020 M3 (Atlas) on Comets 2020 Page >> |
Wider View of Comet C/2020 M3 (Atlas) Position of comet indicated by white cross-hairs |
CMOS Image (16% size) 200s (10 x 20s, average combine), Binning 1x1, Gain 200, Raw16, ROI 3096x2080 (Full) 2020-11-13 22:52h UT, Set 1 , Guided TS 80mm f/6 APO + ASI178MC (OSC) Mounted on 12" LX200R (guided by ST-10) Raw Frames acquired using SharpCap Displayed using CCDSoft (in B/W) |
C/2020 M3 - Detail |
CMOS Image (50% size, linear scale, cropped) Image details as above |
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M35 (Gemini) |
Part of CCD Image Mosaic (50% size) 45s exposure (single sub), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2020-11-13 21:09 UT (#829090-120) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2 [ Full Size image (including NGC 2158), 60% size ] |
M35- Earlier Image (2017) CMOS Colour Image , Live Stacking |
CMOS Colour Image (16% size) Live Stacking of 18 frames, 3 mins (18 x 10s), Binning 1x1, Gain 400, Raw16, ROI 3096x2080 (Full) 2017-01-18 22:43h UT, D #22_43_46Z. Non-Guided TS 80mm f/6 APO + ASI178MC (OSC) Mounted on 12" LX200R Frames acquired using SharpCap (Live Stack), Displayed using DeepSkyStacker Larger Image (32% size) |
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NGC 48 Galaxy Group (Andromeda) NGC 48 Galaxy Group. (ref. Ast Now Oct 2020) NGC 48 (catalog mag +14.6), NGC 49 (catalog mag +14.1), NGC 51 (catalog mag +14.3), IC 1536 / PGC 949 (catalog mag +15.3), IC 1535 / PGC 922 (catalog mag +15.2), IC 1534 / PGC 910 (catalog mag +15.1), PGC 212487 (catalog mag +17.0) |
Annotated CCD Image (70% size, square root scale) 5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2020-11-13 18:43 UT (#829026-30) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2 |
NGC 48 Galaxy Group - Detail |
Negative CCD Image (70% size, square root scale) Image details as above |
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NGC 48, 49 & 51 (Andromeda) NGC 48 (catalog mag +14.6), NGC 49 (catalog mag +14.1), NGC 51 (catalog mag +14.3), PGC 212487 (catalog mag +17.0) |
Annotated CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped) 5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2020-11-13 18:43 UT (#829026-30) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2 |
NGC 48, 49 & 51 - Detail |
Negative CCD Image (125% size, square root scale, cropped) Image details as above |
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NGC 48 (Andromeda) |
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale) 5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2020-11-13 18:43 UT (#829026-30) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2 |
NGC 48 - Detail |
CCD Image (125% size, square root scale, cropped) Image details as above |
Negative CCD Image (125% size, square root scale, cropped) Image details as above |
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NGC 514 (Pisces) SN 2020uxz (Type 1a), discovered 2020/10/05.573 by Koichi Itagaki (Rochester Supernova site | Discovery Image | ) |
NGC 514 with SN 2020uxz -2020-11-13 (T+39.3d) Image below (2020-11-13.906) was taken 39.3 days after discovery of SN 2020uxz SN is shown by white cross hairs. Magnitude +14.6 |
Annotated CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped) 5 x 120s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2020-11-13 21:45 UT (#829123-27) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2 |
Images of SN 2020uxz (NGC 514) on Supernovae 2020 Page >> |
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NGC 596 / Herschel II-4 (Cetus) Note : image is from a single frame only (other frames badly affected by passing cloud). Target to be rescheduled for a later session. |
CCD Image (50% size, square root scale) 180s exposure (single frame), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2020-11-13 22:27 UT (#829147) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2 |
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NGC 708 Galaxy Group (Andromeda) Part of AGC (Abell) 262, Part of Perseus-Pisces Supercluster (Ref. Ast.Now Oct 2020, p81) |
Annotated CCD Image (70% size, square root scale) 5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2020-11-13 19:58 UT (#829071-75) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2 |
Negative CCD Image (125% size, square root scale, cropped) Image details as above |
NGC 708 Galaxy Group - Detail |
CCD Image (125% size, square root scale, cropped) Image details as above |
NGC 708 Galaxy Group - Earlier Image (2020-10-13) |
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) |
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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NGC 710 (Andromeda) Close to or Part of NGC 708 Galaxy Group, Part of AGC (Abell) 262, Part of Perseus-Pisces Supercluster (Ref. Ast.Now Oct 2020, p81) |
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale) 5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2020-11-13 19:58 UT (#829071-75) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2 |
NGC 710 - Detail |
CCD Image (125% size, square root scale, cropped) Image details as above |
Negative CCD Image (125% size, square root scale, cropped) Image details as above |
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NGC 2158 & M35 (Gemini) 4 x 4 mosaic Mosaic of M35 (left) & NGC 2158 (lower right) |
CCD Image Mosaic, 4x4 frames (21% size) 45s exposure (single sub), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2020-11-13 21:09 UT (#829090-120) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2 [ Larger image, 60% size ] |
NGC 2158 & M35 - Earlier Mosaic (2020-10-25) Intended to be 4 x 4 mosaic but 3 frames were missed |
CCD Image Mosaic (21% size) 45s exposure (single sub), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2020-10-25 03:58 UT (#821074-99) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2 |
NGC 2158 & M35 - Earlier Mosaic (2003) |
Mosaic 5x6 CCD frames, 20 sec exposures 2003-01-04 23:33 to 23:54h UT (#37250-321) Image : 50 x 39 arc mins 8" LX200 classic + ST-7e [Full Size Image] |
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NGC 2158 / H VI-17 (Gemini) |
Part of CCD Image Mosaic (50% size) 45s exposure (single sub), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2020-11-13 21:09 UT (#829090-120) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2 [ Full Size image (including M35), 60% size ] |
NGC 2158 / H VI-17 (Gemini) |
Part of CCD Image Mosaic (50% size) 45s exposure (single sub), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2020-10-25 03:58 UT (#821074-99) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2 [ Larger image, 100% size ] |
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PGC 70994 (Pisces) Ring Galaxy, J.Lowrey List. [ Ring Galaxies ] |
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale) 4 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2020-11-13 17:52 UT (#829003-06) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2 |
PGC 70994 - Detail |
CCD Image (125% size, square root scale) Image details as above |
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UGCA 25 (Andromeda) Alias: PGC 8704, catalog mag +16.4) |
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale) 4 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2020-11-13 19:20 UT (#829050-54) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2 |
UGCA 25 - Detail |
CCD Image (150% size, square root scale, cropped) Image details as above |
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UGCA 92 (Camelopardalis) Alias: PGC 15439 Dec +63d 36m |
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale) 5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2020-11-13 20:31 UT (#829084-88) 12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2 |
UGCA 92 - Detail |
CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped) Image details as above |
Negative CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped) Image details as above |
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