David's Astronomy Pages
Images - Session 1103 (2023-03-02)

Objects Session Notes
Bullet C/2020 V2 (ZTF) - Comet
   
-  Imaging of IC 1874 w/SN2023fu failed (frames rejected due to cloud/bad guiding)
   
Bullet Variable Stars (photometric monitoring)
- None
    
Bullet Nearby Stars (astrometric monitoring)
- None
  
- Very short session (0.9 hours) due to cloud. Cloud delayed start of session and then skies became cloudy again less than 1 hour into the sessions and remained overcast until dawn
   
- 12" LX200 + ST-10XME for imaging
- TS 80mm APO + ZWO ASI178MC for guiding & imaging
- Ambient Temperature: 1.5°C (min)
- CCD Temperature:   -20°C
- Notes from 2023-03-02 >>
 
   
   

C/2020 V2 (ZTF) - Comet

C/2020 V2 (ZTF) - 2023-03-02
(passing through Andromeda)
Sun Distance 2.36 AU (approaching)
Earth Distance 2.64 AU (394.9 million km)
   C/2020 V2 (ZTF) - 2023-03-02 Detail
Autoguided on offset star using PHD2 with Lock Shift
set at the comet's rate of motion
(Ra 28.13 arcsec/hr, Dec -58.79 arcsec/hr)
Image   Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
3 x 60s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, Clear Filter
2023-03-02 23:28 UT (#1103005-07)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
  Annotated CCD Image (100% size, log scale, cropped)
12 x 60s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, Clear Filter
2023-03-02 23:34 UT (#1103005-17)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
     
Images of C/2020 V2 (ZTF) on Comets 2022 Page >>
 Images of C/2020 V2 (ZTF) on Comets 2023 Page >>
   

C/2020 V2 (ZTF)  - False Colour
Inverse Spectrum Images
  
C/2020 V2 (ZTF)  - 2023-03-02
Image
False Colour CCD Image (70% size, log scale)
12 x 60s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, Clear Filter
2023-03-02 23:34 UT (#1103005-17)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
 

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