David's Astronomy Pages
Images - Session 1109 (2023-03-30)

Objects Session Notes
Bullet C/2022 A2 (PANSTARRS) - Comet
Bullet C/2022 U2 (ATLAS) - Comet
   
Bullet UGC 3044 - Irregular Galaxy with Type II Supernova 2023cf
   
Bullet Variable Stars (photometric monitoring)
- None
    
Bullet Nearby Stars (astrometric monitoring)
-  HH And, Groombridge 34
  
- Attempted all night session (7.7 hours). Start delayed by cloud, and cloud caused session to be suspended for most of the night.
   
- 12" LX200 + ST-10XME for imaging
- TS 80mm APO + ZWO ASI178MC for guiding & imaging
- Ambient Temperature: 6°C (min)
- CCD Temperature:    -15°C
- Notes from 2023-03-30 >>
 
   
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C/2022 A2 (PANSTARRS) - Comet

  C/2022 A2 (PANSTARRS) - 2023-03-31
 (passing through Andromeda)

Sun Distance 1.81 AU (receeding)
Earth Distance 2.44 AU (364.6 million km)
   C/2022 A2 (PANSTARRS) - 2023-03-31 Detail
Autoguided on offset star using PHD2 with Lock Shift
set at the comet's rate of motion
(Ra 70.29 arcsec/hr, Dec -28.00 arcsec/hr)
Single frame only (due to cloud)
Image   Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
60s exposure (single frame), 3x3 binning, Clear Filter
2023-03-31 03:53 UT (#1109025)
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)
Image details as left
     
Images of C/2022 A2 (PANSTARRS) on Comets 2023 Page >>    

C/2022 A2 (PANSTARRS)  - False Colour
Inverse Spectrum Images
  
C/2022 A2 (PANSTARRS) - 2023-03-31
Image
False Colour CCD Image (70% size, log scale)
60s exposure (single frame), 3x3 binning, Clear Filter
2023-03-31 03:53 UT (#1109025)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 

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C/2022 U2 (ATLAS) - Comet

C/2022 U2 (ATLAS) - 2023-03-30
(passing through Monoceros)
Sun Distance 1.72 AU (receeding)
Earth Distance 1.33 AU (198.7 million km)
Position of comet (not distinguishable) is indicated by white circle
   C/2022 U2 (ATLAS) - 2023-03-30 Detail
Autoguided on offset star using PHD2 with Lock Shift
set at the comet's rate of motion
(Ra 61.35 arcsec/hr, Dec -50.50 arcsec/hr)
Single frame only (due to cloud)
Image   Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
90s exposure (single frame), 3x3 binning, Clear Filter
2023-03-30 21:03 UT (#1109012)
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 C/2022 U2 (ATLAS) on Comets 2023 Page >>    

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UGC 3044 - Irregular Galaxy with Type II Supernova 2023cf

UGC 3044 with SN 2023cf (Taurus)
SN 2023cf (Type: II) discovered 2023-01-07.225 UT by ZTF
Alias: ZTF23aaaatjn
Discovery Mag 17.51 (orange-ATLAS filter)
 ( Rochester Supernova site | TNS 2023Q )
 
UGC 3044 with SN 2023cf - 2023-03-30 (T+82.6d)
Image below (2023-03-30.862) was taken 82.6 days after discovery of 2023cf
Position of reported SN (faint but still distinct) is shown by white cross-hairs
Measured magnitude +16.77
Image
Annotated CCD Image (150% size, square root scale, cropped)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, Clear Filter
2023-03-30 20:50 UT (#1109005-09)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
  
Images of SN 2023cf (UGC 3044) on Supernova 2023 Page >>

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