David's Astronomy Pages
Images - Session 1166 (2023-11-12)

Objects Session Notes
Bullet C/2023 H2 (Lemmon) - Comet
   
Bullet Nova Cas 2021 - Nova (V1405 Cas)
Bullet AT 2023wvl - CV Type Transient
   
   
Bullet Variable Stars (photometric monitoring)
- None
    
Bullet Nearby Stars (astrometric monitoring)
- EV Lac
 
  
- Evening session (1.4 hrs)., finished early due to developing cloud and the approach of Storm Debi
   
- 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 2023-11-12 >>
   
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C/2023 H2 (Lemmon) - Comet

C/2023 H2 (Lemmon) - 2023-11-12
(passing through Aquila)

Sun Distance 0.93 AU (receeding)
Earth Distance 0.20 AU (30.6 million km)
   C/2023 H2 (Lemmon) - 2023-11-12 Detail
Autoguided on offset star using PHD2 with Lock Shift
set at the comet's rate of motion
(Ra 912.98 arcsec/hr, Dec -1119.78 arcsec/hr)
Fast moving : 24.1 arc min/hr
Image   Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
45s exposure (single frame), 3x3 binning, Clear Filter
2023-11-12 20:41 UT (#1166013)
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/2023 H2 (Lemmon) on Comets 2023 Page >>    


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Nova Cas 2021 - Nova (V1405 Cas)

Nova Cas 2021 (Cassiopeia)
Nova in Cassiopeia discovered 2021-03-18.4236,  by Yuji Nakamura (Japan)
Magnitude at discovery +9.6 (unfiltered CCD)
AT2021hkn (Type: Nova) reported by 2021/03/30.055 UT by Gaia
Alias: Gaia21bpe, AT2021hkn, V1405 Cas
 
Nova Cas 2021 - 2023-11-12 (T+969.5d)
Image below (2023-11-12.885) was taken 969.5 days after discovery of nova
Nova is shown by white cross hairs.  Measured magnitude +12.14
Image 
Annotated CCD Image (100% size, linear scale, cropped)
4 x 30s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, Clear Filter
2023-11-12 21:16 UT (#1166040-44)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
Nova Cas 2021 (V1405 Cas) Spectra - 2023-11-12 (T+969.5d)
Image
Spectra produced in AstroMain using Image taken with Star Analyser 200
5 x 90s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, S Filter
2023-11-12 21:22 UT (#1166045-49)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
Images of Nova Cas 2021 on Novae Page >>

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AT 2023wvl - CV Type Transient

AT 2023wvl (Cygnus)
AT 2023wvl (Type: CV) discovered 2023-11-06.700 UT by XOSS
Alias: KATS23V002, TCP J19582065+5506531
Discovery magnitude 12.9 (Clear Filter)
The spectral characteristics and an outburst amplitude of about 8 mag
 (above a quiescent level of Vmag=21.3) suggest AT 2023wvl is a dwarf nova .
 ( TNS 2023wvl )
  
AT 2023wvl - 2023-11-12 (T+6.2d)
Image below (2023-11-12.871) was taken 6.2 days after discovery of 2023wvl
Position of reported transient (relatively distinct, fading) is shown by white cross-hairs
Measured magntitude +13.41 (Clear Filter)
Image 
Annotated CCD Image (100% size, linear scale, cropped)
4 x 60s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, Clear Filter
2023-11-12 20:56 UT (#1166024-27)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
  
Images of AT 2023wvl on Transients 2023 Page >>

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