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CCD Images - Session 836 (2020-11-28)

Objects Session Notes
Bullet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann - Comet
Bullet 398P/Boattini - Comet
Bullet C/2019 L3 (ATLAS) - Comet
Bullet C/2020 M3 (Atlas) - Comet
   
Bullet NGC 2782 - Spiral Galaxy with Type Ia Supernova 2020scc
Bullet NGC 6910 - Open Cluster (Herschel VIII-56)
Bullet NGC 7640 - Spiral Galaxy
   
Bullet Variable Stars (photometric monitoring)
- RX And, U And, Z And, TT ARi, CI Cyg, S Cyg, SS Cyg, BL Lac, CY Lyr, CN Ori, GK Per, ER UMa

- SU Tau attempt (failed due to cloud)

   
Bullet Nearby Stars (astrometric monitoring)
- HH And, DX Cnc, 61 Cyg, Scholz's Star
  
   
- Night session (8.5 hours)
- Main aims of the session were the acquisition of a selection of variable star, nearby star and comet targets and deep sky targets if possible (allowing for bright moonlit skies)
- 12" LX200 + ST-10XME for imaging
- TS 80mm APO + ZWO ASI178MC for guiding & imaging
- Ambient Temperature: 2.5°C (min)
- CCD Temperature:  -25°C
- Notes from 2020-11-28 >>
    
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29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann - Comet

29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
(passing through Aries)
Sun Distance 5.84 AU
Earth Distance 4.95 AU (740.0 million km)
Image affected by glare from full moon, 16 deg offset
   29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann  - 2020-11-28, Detail
Autoguided on offset star using PHD2 with Lock Shift
set at the comet's rate of motion
(Ra -14.51 arcsec/hr, Dec -7.21 arcsec/hr)
Image   Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, linear scale)
9 x 30s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-11-28 21:34 UT (#836156-64)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
  CCD Image (100% size, linear scale, cropped)
Image details as left
     
Images of 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann on Comets 2020 Page >>    


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398P/Boattini - Comet

398P/Boattini
(passing through Eridanus)
Sun Distance 1.34 AU
Earth Distance 0.41 AU (61.1 million km)
   398P/Boattini - 2020-11-29, Detail
Alias: P/2020 P2 (Boattini)
Autoguided on offset star using PHD2 with Lock Shift
set at the comet's rate of motion
(Ra 13.44 arcsec/hr, Dec 17.76 arcsec/hr)
Image   Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, linear scale)
16 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-11-28 22:07 UT (#836173-94)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
  CCD Image (100% size, linear scale, cropped)
Image details as left
     
Images of 398P/Boattini on Comets 2020 Page >>    

  

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C/2019 L3 (ATLAS) - Comet

C/2019 L3 (ATLAS)
(passing through Cassiopeia)
Sun Distance 5.05 AU (approaching)
Earth Distance 4.48 AU (670.4 million km)
   C/2019 L3 (ATLAS)  - 2020-11-28, Detail
Autoguided on offset star using PHD2 with Lock Shift
set at the comet's rate of motion
(Ra 3.30 arcsec/hr, Dec -20.10 arcsec/hr)
Image   Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
7 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-11-28 19:55 UT (#836084-90)
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)
Image details as left
     
Images of C/2019 L3 (ATLAS) on Comets 2020 Page >>    

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C/2020 M3 (Atlas) - Comet

C/2020 M3 (Atlas)
(passing through Orion)

Sun Distance 1.37 AU (receeding)
Earth Distance 0.39 AU (58.3 million km)
   C/2020 M3 (Atlas) - 2020-11-29, Detail
Autoguided on offset star using PHD2 with Lock Shift
set at the comet's rate of motion
(Ra -12.55 arcsec/hr, Dec 173.58 arcsec/hr)
Image   Image
CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
2 x 15s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-11-29 00:19 UT (#836245-46)
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)
11 x 15s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-11-29 00:20 UT (#836245-55)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
     
Images of C/2020 M3 (Atlas) on Comets 2020 Page >>    

  

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NGC 2782 - Spiral Galaxy (ARP 215) with Type Ia Supernova 2020scc

NGC 2782 with SN 2020scc (Lynx)
SN 2020scc (Type Ia, z=0.008483) discovered 2020/08/20.915 by Xingming Observatory Sky Survey (XOSS)
 ( Rochester Supernova site | Discovery image | )
 
NGC 2782 with SN 2020scc - Detail, 2020-11-28 (T+100.1d)
Image below (2020-11-28.944) was taken 100.1 days after discovery of SN 2020scc
SN is shown by white cross hairs.  SN is to faint to get a magnitude measurement
Image
Annotated CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
3 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-11-28 23:48 UT (#836238-42)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
Images of SN 2020scc (NGC 2782) on Supernovae 2020 Page >>
 

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NGC 6910 - Open Cluster (Herschel VIII-56)

NGC 6910 / Herschel VIII-56 (Cygnus)
Image
CCD Image (70% size, linear scale)
4 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-11-28 23:19 UT (#836226-31)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
Image
CCD Image (70% size, square root scale)
Image details as above
 
NGC 6910 - Earlier Image (2008)
Image
CCD Image (log scale)
3 x 120 sec exposure (average combine),  2x2 binning, C Filter
2008-09-21 02:52 UT (#303341-43)
8" LX200 +ST-7E
 
Image
CCD Image (log scale)
Image details as above
 
 

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NGC 7640 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC 7640 (Andromeda)
Taken through Ha Narrow Band Filter - Full Moon
(intended to be taken from Dual Band filter !)
Galaxy is hardly visible
Image
CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
6 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, Ha Filter
2020-11-28 22:35 UT (#836197-202)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
NGC 7640 - Earlier Image (2019-12-30)
Taken through Clear Filter, Moonless Night
Image
CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
6 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, DB Filter
2019-12-30 19:10 UT (#733010-15)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
NGC 7640 - Detail
Image
CCD Image (100% size,square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 
 

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