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CCD Images - Session 970 (2022-02-12)

Objects Session Notes
Bullet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann - Comet
Bullet 100P/Hartley - Comet (Attempt)
   
Bullet AT 2021kmb - Transient (Attempt)
   
Bullet M61 - Spiral Galaxy (Transient / SN Follow-up)
   
Bullet NGC 4348 - Spiral Galaxy with Type Ia Supernova 2022fw
   
Bullet UGC 522 - Spiral Galaxy with Type Ic-BL Supernova 2022bqt
    
Bullet Variable Stars (photometric monitoring)
- R CrB, SS Cyg, U Her, BL Lac, ER UMa
    
Bullet Nearby Stars (astrometric monitoring)
- CN Leo
  
   
- Post-midnight session 6.5 hours
- Session start delayed due to cloud & snow shower
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- 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 2022-02-12 >>
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29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann - Comet

29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
(passing through Taurus)
Sun Distance 5.96 AU (receeding)
Earth Distance 5.65 AU (845.6 million km)
   29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann - 2022-02-13, Detail
Autoguided on offset star using PHD2 with Lock Shift
set at the comet's rate of motion
(Ra 5.71 arcsec/hr, Dec -3.58 arcsec/hr)
Image   Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
5 x 60s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2022-02-13 01:39 UT (#970054-58)
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)
Image details as left
     
Images of 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann on Comets 2022 Page >>    
Earlier images of 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann on Comets 2020 Page >>    

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100P/Hartley - Comet (attempted observation)

100P/Hartley
 (passing through Canes Venatici)

Sun Distance 2.42 AU (approaching)
Earth Distance 1.59 AU (238.3 million km)
No sign of comet at expected position (white circle)
   100P/Hartley - 2022-02-13, Detail
Autoguided on offset star using PHD2 with Lock Shift
set at the comet's rate of motion
(Ra -18.22 arcsec/hr, Dec 16.19 arcsec/hr)
No sign of comet at expected position (white circle)
Note: Using Aladin, the single faint object within the circle is
shown to be a fixed star in DSS2 images 
Image   Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
5 x 60s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2022-02-13 01:49 UT (#970061-65)
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)
Image details as left
     
Images of 100P/Hartley on Comets 2022 Page >>    

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AT 2021kmb - Transient (Attempt)

AT 2021kmb (Virgo)
AT 2021kmb (Type: *) discovered 2021/04/22.146 UT by Pierluigi Catizone
Alias: AT2020lrn
(Rochester Supernova site )
 
AT 2021kmb - 2022-02-13 (T+296.9d)
Image below (2022-02-13.036) was taken 296.9 days after discovery of 2021kmb
Position of earlier transient (not visible) is shown by white cross-hairs
No object is evident at the reported position
Transient has probably faded and is no longer visible.
Image
Annotated CCD Image  (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
3 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2022-02-13 01:04 UT (#970041-43)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
  
Images of AT 2021kmb on Transients 2021 Page >>

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M61 - Spiral Galaxy

M61 (Virgo)
Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
4 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2022-02-13 01:22 UT (#970047-50)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
M61 (Virgo)
Image
CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 
AT2021ilb in Spiral Galaxy M61
AT2021ilb (Type: unconf) discovered 2021/04/05.815 UT by Lorenzo Siciliano
 
M61 with AT2021ilb - 2022-02-13 (T+313.2d)
Image below (2022-02-13.049) was taken 313.2 days after discovery of 2021ilb
Position of earlier transient (no longer visible) is indicated by white cross-hairs
Image
Annotated CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
4 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2022-02-13 01:22 UT (#970047-50)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
SN 2020jfo in Spiral Galaxy, M61  (Virgo)
SN2020jfo (Type II) discovered 2020/05/06.203 by Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF))
 (Rochester Supernova site | Nico Montigiani and Massimiliano Mannucci image | SN 2020jfo images sub page |
 
M61 - 2020-11-28 (T+647.9d)
Image below (2022-02-13.049) was taken 647.9 days after discovery of SN 2020jfo
Earlier SN is no longer visible
Image
Annotated CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
4 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2022-02-13 01:22 UT (#970047-50)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
M61 with SN2020jfo - Earlier Image, 2020-05-13 (T+7.8d)
Image below (2020-05-13.992) was taken 7.8 days after discovery of SN 2020jfo
SN is shown by white cross hairs.  Measured SN magnitude +14.4
Image
Annotated CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
2 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-05-13 23:49 UT (#782012-14)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
Images of SN 2020jfo (M61) on Supernovae 2020 Page >>

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NGC 4348 - Spiral Galaxy with Type Ia Supernova 2022fw

NGC 4348 with SN 2022fw (Virgo)
SN 2022fw (Type: Ia) discovered 2022-01-09.490 UT by ASAS-SN
Alias: ASASSN-22am
 (Rochester Supernova site | TNS 2022fw )
 
NGC 4348 with SN 2022fw - 2022-02-13 (T+34.5d)
Image below (2022-02-13.012) was taken 34.5 days after discovery of 2022fw
Position of reported SN (bright) is shown by white cross-hairs
Measured magnitude +13.8
Single frame only due to cloud
Image
Annotated CCD Image  (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
180s exposure (single frame), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2022-02-13 00:23 UT (#970028)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
  
Images of SN 2022fw (NGC 4348) on Supernovae 2022 Page >>
  

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UGC 522 - Spiral Galaxy with Type Ic-BL Supernova 2022bqt

UGC 522 with SN 2022bqt (Andromeda)
SN 2022bqt (Type: Ic-BL) discovered 2022-02-08.235 UT by ATLAS
Alias: ATLAS22ffi
Discovery Magnitude +18.40
 (Rochester Supernova site, TNS 2022bqt )
   
UGC 522 with SN 2022bqt - 2022-02-12 (T+4.6d)
Image below (2022-02-12.861) was taken 4.6 days after discovery of 2022bqt
Position of reported transient is shown by white cross-hairs.
Measured magnitude +16.85
Image
Annotated CCD Image  (125% size, square root scale, cropped)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2022-02-12 20:50 UT (#970003-07)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
Images of SN 2022bqt (UGC 522) on Supernovae 2022 Page >>

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