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CCD Images - Session 872 (2021-03-17)

Objects Session Notes
Bullet M31 - Spiral Galaxy with Extragalactic Nova AT 2021fbz
   
Bullet SN 2021xn - Type Ia Supernova in PGC 6041
   
  - NGC 304 attempt failed (due to cloud ?)
   
Bullet Variable Stars (photometric monitoring)
- None
   
Bullet Nearby Stars (astrometric monitoring)
- None
  
   
- All Night session (8.2 hours)
- Session badly affected by cloud,  Only 2 targets were acquired (and only partly completed)
- 12" LX200 + ST-10XME for imaging
- TS 80mm APO + ZWO ASI178MC for guiding & imaging
- Ambient Temperature: 6°C (min)
- CCD Temperature:  -15°/20°C
- Notes from 2021-03-17 >>
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M31 - Spiral Galaxy with Extragalactic Nova AT 2021fbz

M31 with Nova 2021fbz (Andromeda)
AT 2021fbz (Type: EGN) discovered 2021/03/08.397 UT by Koichi Itagaki
Alias: PNV J00434013+4127123, XN03JR
Discovery Magnitude 16.5
 (Rochester Supernova site | TNS 2021fbz  | Discovery Image )
 
M31 with Nova 2021fbz - 2021-03-17 (T+9.5d)
Image below (2021-03-17.865) was taken 9.5 days after discovery of 2021fbz
Position of EGN (very faint) is shown by white cross hairs. 
Poor quality image (developing cloud  / single frame )
Image
Annotated CCD Image  (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
180s exposure (single frame), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2021-03-17 20:48 UT (#872009)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
Images of EGN 2021fbz (M31) on Transients 2021 Page >>

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SN 2021xn - Type Ia Supernova in PGC 6041

SN 2021xn (Perseus)
Faint Galaxy (PGC 6041, SDSS J013751.16+533958.8, catalog mag +16.1)
with Type Ia Supernova
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SN 2021xn (Type: Ia) discovered 2021/01/10.158 UT by ZTF
Alias: ZTF21aacvhsc
 (Rochester Supernova site | Claudio Balcon image  )
 
SN 2021xn - 2021-03-17 (T+66.7d)
Image below (2021-03-17.895) was taken 66.7 days after discovery of 2021xn
SN (indistinct) is shown by white cross hairs. 
Poor quality image (developing cloud  / single frame )
Image
Annotated CCD Image  (150% size, square root scale, cropped)
180s exposure (single frame), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2021-03-17 21:32 UT (#872018)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
Images of SN 2021xn (PGC 6041) on Supernovae 2021 Page >>

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