David's Astronomy Pages CCD Images - Session 72 (2004-09-18) Images (S71)   Images (Main)   Home Page   Images (S73)

Notes (S00072)

- Imaging session was with a focal reducer bringing 8" f/10 LX200 to f/7. 
- Images were recorded with ST7 CCD camera. Filter Wheel with CBVRI filters
- 2.5 hour session
- Polar Alignment Error Recorded. 
(Need to move Polar Axis East by 15.5mins. Need to raise Polar Axis by 15.7 mins)

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M57 (Ring Nebula) - Planetary Nebula

M57 (Lyra)

CCD Colour Composite Luminance (C med 3x30s), Blue 220% (B av 3 x 60s), Green (V av 2x60s), Red (R av2x60s) 2004-09-18 23:16 hUT (# 72004-16)

Composite high detail + colour image of M57 (constructed from images taken 13 months apart)

CCD Colour Composite Luminance Image taken on 2003-08-03 from southern England (#47146-55)  (C sum 10x30s, f/10, 1x1 binning, unsharp masked)  combined with Colour Images taken on 2004-09-18 from NE Scotland  (# 72004-16) Blue 260% (B av 3 x 60s, f/7, 2x2 binning),  Green (V av 2x60s, f/7, 2x2 binning),  Red (R av2x60s, f/7, 2x2 binning)  [ Full Size | Original Luminance Image ]

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M1 -  Supernova Remnant (Crab Nebula)

M1 (Taurus)

CCD  Image 2x60s, C Filter  2004-02-19  00:42 h UT (#72105 & 07)

CCD Colour Image Luminance (C av2 x 60s), Blue 250% (B av 4 x 60s),  Green (V av 2x60s), Red (R av2x60) 2004-09-19  00:47 hUT (# 72105-15)

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78P/Gehrels Comet

78P/Gehrels (passing through Aries)

CCD  Image, 9 x 30 sec exposure (average combine) Clear Filter 2004-09-18  23:30 h UT (#72046-54)

Animated CCD  Image, 3 images taken at c. 1 hour interval, each 3 x 30 sec exposure (average combine), C Filter 2004-09-18 23:26h UT to  2004-09-19 01:17h UT

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NGC 1432 Nebula (in M45 Pleiades)

NGC 1432 around Merope (Taurus)

CCD Image, 4x60s exposure (average combine) C Filter 2004-09-18 23:39h UT (#72057-59, 61)

NGC 1432 around Maia (Taurus)  (Note : curved arc on left is an artifact)

CCD Image, 3x60s exposure (average combine) C Filter 2004-09-18 23:43h UT (#72062-64)

NGC 1432 around Merope and Maia  (Taurus)

CCD Negative Images

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Abell 426 Galaxy Group

Abell 426 Galaxy Group, NGC 1270 and NGC 1275 areas (Perseus) 28 galaxies in this CCD Image covering just part of Abell 426 NGC 1267 (catalog mag +13.1), NGC 1268 (catalog mag +13.8), NGC 1270 (catalog mag +13.3),  NGC 1271 (catalog mag +14.2), NGC 1272 (catalog mag +12.0),  PGC 12294 (catalog mag +15.5), PGC 12295 (catalog mag +15.1), PGC 12316 (catalog mag +15.7), PGC 12336 (catalog mag +16.6),  PGC 12358 (catalog mag +16.7), PGC 12386 (catalog mag +16.3), PGC 2180406 (catalog mag +17.1), PGC 2181565 (catalog mag +16.2)
Left CCD  Image, 3 x 60s (average) , C Filter 2004-09-19  00:11h UT (#72082-84) Image	Right CCD  Image, 2 x 60s (average) , C Filter 2004-09-19  00:16h UT (#72086-87) Image

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M74 Spiral Galaxy

M74  (Pisces)

CCD Image, 3x60s exposure (average combine) C Filter 2004-09-19  01:13 h UT (#72123-25)

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NGC 315 - Elliptical Galaxy

NGC 315 - Elliptical Galaxy, top left  &  NGC 311 - Spiral Galaxy, bottom right (Pisces)

False colour CCD Image, square root brightness scaling 60s exposure, C Filter 2004-09-18  23:23 h UT (#72044) (See Normal Image )

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NGC 7237 - Galaxy

NGC 7236 & NGC 7237 (Pegasus)

CCD Image, square root brightness scaling 60s exposure, C Filter 2004-09-18  23:12 h UT (#72040)

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NGC 1514 - Planetary Nebula (Crystal Ball Nebula)

NGC 1514 (Taurus)

CCD Image, 4x60s exposure (summed) C Filter 2004-09-18 23:58h UT (#72070-74)

NGC 1514 (Taurus)

Enhanced CCD Image (blur and range adjustment) , 4x60s exposure (summed), C Filter 2004-09-18 23:58h UT (#72070-74)

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NGC 1245 - Open Cluster

NGC 1245  (Perseus)

Composite Colour CCD Image Luminance (C av 3x30s), Blue 300% (B av 2 x 60s), Green (V av 2 x 30s), Red (R av 2 x 30s) 2004-09-19  00:25 h UT (#72091-101)

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NGC 1960 - Open Cluster

NGC 1960  / M36 (Auriga)

CCD Image, 30s exposure, C Filter 2004-09-19  01:07 h UT (#72121)

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