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CCD Images - Session 846 (2021-01-06)

Objects Session Notes
Bullet 277P/LINEAR - Comet
   
Bullet Nova Per 2020 - Nova (V1112 Per, AT2020abap)
   
Bullet AT2021W,  CV Outburst - Variable Star (CV)
Bullet AT2021bl - Extragalactic Nova in M33
   
Bullet NGC 3277 - Spiral Galaxy (Herschel II-359)
   
Bullet SN 2020aagy - Type II Supernova in WISEA J005708.87 +544449.6
   
Bullet UGC 1161 - Spiral Galaxy with Type Ia Supernova 2020acch
Bullet UGC 2528 - Spiral Galaxy with Type IIb Supernova 2020adnx
Bullet UGC 12914  &  UGC 12915 - Interacting Spiral Galaxies (VV254, Taffy Galaxies, PGC 120 & PGC 129)
   
Bullet VV 107 - Interacting Galaxies (PGC 9449)
   
Bullet Variable Stars (photometric monitoring)
- RX And, SS Cyg, DY Per
   
Bullet Nearby Stars (astrometric monitoring)
- HH And
  
   
- Evening session (4.7 hours)
- Main aims of the session were to acquire a selection of variable star, nearby star and comet targets and deep sky targets as cloud/showers allowed.
- Session terminated early when skies clouded over and because of forecast for rain/sleet later in the night
- 12" LX200 + ST-10XME for imaging
- TS 80mm APO + ZWO ASI178MC for guiding & imaging
- Ambient Temperature: -4°C (min)
- CCD Temperature:  -25°C
- Notes from 2021-01-06 >>
    
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277P/LINEAR - Comet

277P/LINEAR
(passing through Aries)
Sun Distance 1.91 AU (receeding)
Earth Distance 1.22 AU (182.6 million km)
Comet shown by white cross-hairs
   277P/LINEAR - 2021-01-06, Detail
Autoguided on offset star using PHD2 with Lock Shift
set at the comet's rate of motion
(Ra 49.59 arcsec/hr, Dec -27.29 arcsec/hr)
Comet shown by white cross-hairs
Image   Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
3 x 60s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2021-01-06 21:04 UT (#846088-90)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
  Annotated CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
8 x 60s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2021-01-06 21:07 UT (#846088-96)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
     
Images of 277P/LINEAR on Comets 2021 Page >>    

  

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Nova Per 2020 - Nova (V1112 Per, AT2020abap)

Nova Per 2020 (Perseus)
Nova in Perseus discovered 2020/11/25.807
[ Novae ]

discovered independently by Seiji Ueda and Stanislav Korotkiy et al
AT2020abap (Type: CV) reported 2020/11/27.230 UT by PGIR
Alias: N Per 2020 , PGIR20fbf, TCP J04291888+4354233, TCP J04291884+4354232, V1112 Per
 
Nova Per 2020 - 2021-01-06 (T+42.1d)
Image below (2021-01-06.892) was taken 42.1 days after discovery of Nova
Nova is shown by white cross hairs.  Measured magnitude +11.4
Image
CCD Image (100% size, linear scale, cropped)
5 x 90s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2021-01-06 21:24 UT (#846098-102)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
Images of Nova Per 2020 on Novae Page >>
 

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AT2021W,  CV Outburst - Variable Star (CV)

AT2021W (Perseus)
AT2021W (Type: CV) discovered 2021/01/01.089 UT by Gaia
Alias: Gaia21abe
Magnitude at discovery +16.15 vs normal magnitude of +20.8
 ( Rochester Supernova site )
 
AT2021W
CV lies at centre of white circle.
Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, linear scale)
4 x 120s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2021-01-06 20:28 UT (#846076-80)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
AT2021W - Detail, 2021-01-06 (T+5.7d)
Image below (2021-01-06.853) was taken 5.8 days after discovery of AT2021W
CV is shown by white cross hairs.  Measured magnitude ?
Image
Annotated CCD Image (150% size, linear scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 
 

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AT2021bl - Extragalactic Nova in M33

 AT2021bl in M33 (Triangulum)
AT2021bl (Type: unk) discovered 2021/01/03.688 UT by XOSS
Alias: XM48MZ
 
AT2021bl in M33 - 2021-01-03 (T+3.1d)
Image below (2021-01-06.770) was taken 3.1 days after discovery of AT2021bl
EGN is shown by white cross hairs.  Magnitude: faded   (vs +17.9 at discovery)
Image
Annotated CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2021-01-06 18:29 UT (#846021-25)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
AT2021bl in M33 - Earlier Image, 2021-01-03 (T+0.3d)
Image below (2021-01-03.972) was taken 0.28 days after discovery of AT2021bl
EGN is shown by white cross hairs.  Magnitude ?   (vs +17.9 at discovery)
Image
Annotated CCD Image  (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2021-01-03 23:20 UT (#844079-83)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
Images of AT2021bl on M33 Page >>

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NGC 3277 - Spiral Galaxy (Herschel II-359)

NGC 3277 (Leo Minor)
Deep Sky Challenge, Associated Object, May 2020
Member of LGG 197, Alias: Herschel II-359
[ Deep Sky Challanges (Ast.Now)Herschel 400 Objects ]
Galaxy looks more like an elliptical galaxy rather than a spiral one !
Image captured as single frame only before sky clouded over.
Target to be rescheduled for a later session
[ See later images S860, 2021-02-18 ]
Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
180s exposure (single frame), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2021-01-06 22:19 UT (#846118)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
NGC 3277  -  Detail
Image
CCD Image (100% size, log scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 

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SN 2020aagy - Type II Supernova in WISEA J005708.87 +544449.6

SN 2020aagy (Cassiopeia)
SN 2020aagy (Type: II) discovered 2020/11/17.364 UT by ATLAS
Alias: ATLAS20bfpj
 ( Rochester Supernova site )
 
SN 2020aagy - 2021-01-06 (T+50.4d)
Image below (2021-01-06.804) was taken 50.4 days after discovery of SN 2020aagy
SN is shown by white cross hairs.  Magnitude ?
Image
Annotated CCD Image  (200% size, square root scale, cropped)
4 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2021-01-06 19:18 UT (#846051-54)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
Images of SN 2020aagy on Supernovae 2020 Page >>
 

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UGC 1161 - Spiral Galaxy with Type Ia Supernova 2020acch 

UGC 1161 with SN 2020acch (Andromeda)
SN 2020acch (Type: Ia,  zhost=0.017072) discovered 2020/12/10.204 UT by ZTF
Alias: ZTF20acvziuf
 ( Rochester Supernova site )
 
UGC 1161 with SN 2020acch - 2021-01-06 (T+28.3d)
Image below (2021-01-06.826) was taken 28.3 days after discovery of SN 2020acch
SN is shown by white cross hairs.  Est Magnitude ?
Image 
Annotated CCD Image  (150% size, square root scale, cropped)
4 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2021-01-06 19:49 UT (#846065-68)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
Images of SN 2020acch (UGC 1161) on Supernovae 2020 Page >>
 

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UGC 2528 - Spiral Galaxy with Type IIb Supernova 2020adnx

UGC 2528 with SN 2020adnx (Perseus)
Spiral Galaxy with Type IIb Supernova
[ Supernovae ]

SN 2020adnx (Type IIb,  zhost=0.021001)  discovered 2020-12-24.859 UT by MASTER
Alias: MASTER OT J030555.49+413631.1, ATLAS20bjhy, Gaia20fxw
 ( Rochester Supernova site | Gianpiero Locatelli image )
 
Image
Annotated CCD Image  (50% size, square root scale, cropped)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2021-01-06 20:10 UT (#846070-74)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
UGC 2528 with SN 2020adnx  - 2021-01-06 (T+13.0d)
Image below (2021-01-06.840) was taken13.0 days after discovery of SN 2020adnx
SN is shown by white cross hairs.  Estimated Magnitude  +17.5 to +18.0
Image 
CCD Image  (125% size, square root scale, cropped)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2021-01-06 20:10 UT (#846070-74)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
Images of SN 2020adnx (UGC 2528) on Supernovae 2020 Page >>
 

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UGC 12914  &  UGC 12915 - Interacting Spiral Galaxies (VV 254, Taffy Galaxies, PGC 120 & PGC 129)

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

Alias: Taffy Galaxies, PGC 120 & PGC 129
[ Vorontsov-Velyaminov Galaxies ]
Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
180s exposure (single frame), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2021-01-05 21:23 UT (#845017)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
UGC 12914 & UGC 12915 / VV254  -  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
 
UGC 12914 & UGC 12915 - Earlier Image (2020-10-13)
Guiding issue due to cloud / lost star. Target rescheduled.
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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VV 107 - Interacting Galaxies (PGC 9449)

VV 107 (Andromeda)
Vorontsov-Velyaminov Catalogue
Alias: PGC 9449 (catalog mag +15.6). Very Small
[ Vorontsov-Velyaminov Galaxies ]

with other galaxies in same field of view :
PGC 9434 (catalog mag +15.6),  PGC 2117292 (catalog mag +16.9)
PGC 2118996 (catalog mag +17.8), PGC 2117496 (catalog mag +17.8),
PGC 2117963 (catalog mag +17.8)
Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2021-01-06 20:49 UT (#846082-86)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
VV 107 -  Detail
Image
Annotated 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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