David's Astronomy Pages Images - Session 1265 (2024-11-10)

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TBA 364P/PANSTARRS - Comet         Variable Stars (photometric monitoring) - None     Nearby Stars (astrometric monitoring) - None	- Attempted All-Night Session (9.7 hrs). Generally clear Skies     - 12" LX200 + ST-10XME for imaging - TS 80mm APO + ZWO ASI178MC for guiding & imaging - Ambient Temperature: 4°C (min) - CCD Temperature: -15°/-20°C - Notes from 2024-11-10 >>     -

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364P/PANSTARRS - Comet

364P/PANSTARRS - 2024-11-11 (passing through Taurus) Sun Distance 4.43 AU (receeding) Earth Distance 3.47 AU (518.6 million km) Expected position of comet (not visible) is shown by white circle		364P/PANSTARRS - 2024-11-11 Detail Autoguided on offset star using PHD2 with Lock Shift set at the comet's rate of motion (Ra -34.21 arcsec/hr, Dec -3.26 arcsec/hr)
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale) 9 x 60s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, Clear Filter 2024-11-11 01:00 UT (#1265143-51) 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
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