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CCD Images - Session 999 (2022-04-17)

Objects Session Notes
Bullet C/2019 L3 (ATLAS) - Comet
   
Bullet M101 - Spiral Galaxy with Transient AT2022gyw
   
Bullet NGC 3367 - Spiral Galaxy with Type II Supernova 2022ewj
Bullet NGC 3690 - Spiral Galaxy with Type Ib Supernova 2022gnp
   
   
Bullet Variable Stars (photometric monitoring)
- RZ LMi
    
Bullet Nearby Stars (astrometric monitoring)
- None
  
   
- Evening session 1.4 hours
Session ended early by deteriorating sky transparency & increasing cloud cover
   
- 12" LX200 + ST-10XME for imaging
- TS 80mm APO + ZWO ASI178MC for guiding & imaging
- Ambient Temperature: 7.5°C (min)
- CCD Temperature:  -15°C
- Notes from 2022-04-17 >>
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C/2019 L3 (ATLAS) - Comet

C/2019 L3 (ATLAS)
(passing through Gemini)
Sun Distance 3.67 AU (receeding)
Earth Distance 3.78 AU (566.0 million km)
Poor sky transparency
   C/2019 L3 (ATLAS) - 2022-04-17 Detail
Autoguided on offset star using PHD2 with Lock Shift
set at the comet's rate of motion
(Ra 27.28 arcsec/hr, Dec -18.84 arcsec/hr)
Image   Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
3 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2022-04-17 22:40 UT (#999020-22)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
  CCD Image (100% size, log scale, cropped)
9 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2022-04-17 22:43 UT (#999020-28)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
     
Images of C/2019 L3 (ATLAS) on Comets 2022 Page >>    

C/2019 L3 (ATLAS) - False Colour Image
Inverse Spectrum
  
C/2019 L3 (ATLAS)  -  2022-04-17
Image
False Colour CCD Image (70% size, log scale)
9 x 45s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2022-04-17 22:43 UT (#999020-28)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 

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M101 - Spiral Galaxy with Transient AT2022gyw

M101 with AT2022gyw (Ursa Major)
AT2022gyw (Type: unk) discovered 2022-04-08.433 UT by ATLAS
Alias: ATLAS22lhf
 ( Rochester Supernova site | TNS AT2022gyw )
M101 - Spiral Galaxy
Position of reported transient (not visible) is shown by white cross-hairs
[ Messier Objects  ]
Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2022-04-17 22:26 UT (#999013-17)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
M101 with AT2022gyw - 2022-04-17 (T+9.5d)
Image below (2022-04-17.928) was taken 9.5 days after discovery of 2022gyw
Position of reported transient (not visible) is shown by white cross-hairs
Image
Annotated CCD Image (125% size, square root scale, cropped)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2022-04-17 22:26 UT (#999013-17)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
  
Images of AT2022gyw (M101) on Transients 2022 Page

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NGC 3367 - Spiral Galaxy with Type II Supernova 2022ewj

NGC 3367 with SN2022ewj (Leo)
SN 2022ewj (Type: II) discovered 2022-03-19.544 UT by Koichi Itagaki
Alias: ATLAS22jhw
 ( Rochester Supernova site | TNS 2022ewj )
 
NGC 3367 with SN2022ewj - 2022-04-17 (T+29.4d)
Image below (2022-04-17.959) was taken 29.4 days after discovery of 2022ewj
Position of SN (distinct) is shown by white cross-hairs
Poor quality image (due to poor sky transparency)
Image
Annotated CCD Image (125% size, square root scale, cropped)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2022-04-17 23:10 UT (#999037-41)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
  
NGC 3367 with SN2022ewj - Previous Image 2022-04-02 (T+14.5d)
Image below (2022-04-02.998) was taken 14.5 days after discovery of 2022ewj
Position of SN (distinct) is shown by white cross-hairs
Measured magnitude +16.37 ?
Image
Annotated CCD Image (125% size, square root scale, cropped)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2022-04-03 00:07 UT (#998035-39)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
  
Images of SN 2022ewj (NGC 3367) on Supernovae 2022 Page

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NGC 3690 - Spiral Galaxy with Type Ib Supernova 2022gnp

NGC 3690 with SN2022gnp (Ursa Major)
SN 2022gnp (Type: Ib) discovered 2022-04-05.330 UT by ZTF
Alias: ZTF22aadoihx
 ( Rochester Supernova site | TNS 2022gnp )
NGC 3690 - Spiral Galaxy
Part of ARP 299 & ARP 296
[ ARP Galaxies
 
NGC 3690 with SN2022gnp - 2022-04-17 (T+12.6d)
Image below (2022-04-17.914) was taken 12.6 days after discovery of 2022gnp
Position of SN (indistinct) is shown by white cross-hairs
Poor quality image (seeing / guiding issue)
Image
Annotated CCD Image (150% size, log scale, cropped)
3 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2022-04-17 22:05 UT (#999005-09)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
  
Images of SN 2022gnp (NGC 3690) on Supernovae 2022 Page
 
NGC 3690 - Earlier Image (2014)
Image
 CCD Image (Log Scaled, 150% size, cropped)
5 x 90s sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2014-12-04 01:35 h UT (#574426-30)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
  
 

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