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Bullet Comet 73/P Schwassmann-Wachmann 3-B (Fragment B)
Bullet Comet 73/P Schwassmann-Wachmann 3-C (Fragment C)
Bullet Comet 73/P Schwassmann-Wachmann 3-G (Fragment G)
Bullet M100 - Spiral Galaxy & Supernova 2006x
Bullet NGC 3190 - Spiral Galaxy
Bullet NGC 3227 - Spiral Galaxy
Bullet CGCG 108-13 - Spiral Galaxy with SN 2006bt
Bullet NGC 3607 - Spiral Galaxy
Bullet NGC 3753 - Spiral Galaxy / Copeland's Septet
Bullet HD 189733 - Star (B, V Tests)
Bullet MCG 6-33-20 - Elliptical Galaxy
Bullet M63 - Spiral Galaxy
Bullet M29 - Open Cluster
- 4 1/4 hour session, 
- main aim was to record follow up images of main fragments of Comet 73/P Schwassmann-Wachmann 3
- More Notes
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Comet 73/P Schwassmann-Wachmann 3-B (Fragment B) 

Comet 73/P Schwassmann-Wachmann 3-B 
(Fragment B passing through Star Field in Corona Borealis)

Image
False Colour CCD Image
4 x 1 min exposure (stacked, aligned on comet)
2x2 binning, C Filter
Log Scale, False Colour (inverse spectrum)
2006-04-27 21:57h UT (#118027-30)

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Comet 73/P Schwassmann-Wachmann 3-C (Fragment C) 

Comet 73/P Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 / Fragment C
(Fragment C passing through Star Field in Corona Borealis)

Image
Approximate Colour CCD Image
Red : 2 x 1 min exposure (R Filter),  Green : 2 x 1 min exposure (V Filter),
Blue : 2 x 2 min exposure (B Filter), 2x2 binning, C Filter 
2006-04-27 21:50h UT (#118020-25)

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Comet 73/P Schwassmann-Wachmann 3-G (Fragment G) 

Comet 73/P Schwassmann-Wachmann 3-G
(Fragment G passing through Star Field in Corona Borealis)

Image
CCD Image
2 min exposure 2x2 binning, C Filter 
2006-04-28 00:03h UT (#118154)

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M100 - Spiral Galaxy & Supernova 2006x

M100 (Ursa Major) with SN 2006x
2006x was discovered 2006/02/04 
by Shoji Suzuki; M. Migliardi (CROSS)
(Rochester Supernova site | Discovery Image | Discovery Image 2 | Reference Image)

Image below (2006-04-27.91737) was taken 82 days after discovery. 
Estimated magnitude of 2006x  is  +15.8 (C filter).  
Supernova has noticeably dimmed since previous image on 2006-02-20

Image
CCD Image
5 x 2 min exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter 
2006-04-27 22:22h UT (#118081-86)
  
M100 with SN 2006x
on 2006-02-20
Est. Mag +13.7 (C Filter)
16 days after discovery
M100 with SN 2006x
on 2006-04-27
Est. Mag +15.7 (C Filter)
82 days after discovery
Image Image
 CCD Image (200% size)
5 x 2 min exposure (average combine), 
2x2 binning, C Filter 
2006-02-20 23:17h UT (#115064-68)
CCD Image (200% size)
5 x 2 min exposure (average combine), 
2x2 binning, C Filter 
2006-04-27 22:22h UT (#118081-86)

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NGC 3190 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC 3190 (Leo)

Image
CCD Image
3 x 60 sec exposure (median combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter 
2006-04-27 22:45 h UT (#118094-98)

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NGC 3227 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC 3227 (Leo)

Image
CCD Image
5 x 2 min exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter 
2006-04-27 22:59 h UT (#118102-06)

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CGCG 108-13 - Spiral Galaxy with Supernova 2006bt

CGCG 108-13 (Serpens Caput)
(Image contain multiple other faint galaxies)

Image
CCD Image
5 x 2 min exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter 
2006-04-27 23:12 h UT (#118110-14)
 
CGCG 108-13  with SN 2006bt
2006bt was discovered 2006/04/26.48 by Lick Observatory Supernova Search
(Rochester Supernova site | Discovery Image | Reference Image)

Image below (2006-04-27.967) was taken 1.5 days after discovery. 
Estimated magnitude of 2006bt  is  +17.1 (C filter). 
Image
CCD Image (image details as above)
5 x 2 min exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter 
2006-04-27 23:12 h UT (#118110-14),  200% size 

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NGC 3607 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC 3607 (Leo)

Image
CCD Image
5 x 2 min exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter 
2006-04-27 23:25 h UT (#118118-22)

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NGC 3753 - Spiral Galaxy / Copeland's Septet

NGC 3753 (Leo)

Image
CCD Image
5 x 2 min exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter 
2006-04-27 23:37 h UT (#118126-30)

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HD 189733 - Star (B, V Tests)

HD 189733 (Vulpecula)
This star has an extra-solar planet (HD 189733b), whose transit should just be 
detectable as a slight dimming of the sol star. This will be a future observing challenge.
In preparation some baseline frames were acquired in V and B bands.
 

HD 189733 - B Band
Image
Annotated CCD Image
20 sec exposure, 2x2 binning, B Filter 
2006-04-28 00:22 h UT (#118196)
 
HD 189733 - V Band
Image
CCD Image
10 sec exposure, 2x2 binning, V Filter 
2006-04-28 00:22 h UT (#118197)

Tests suggest imaging at 60s (B) and 30s (V) to improve S/N 

HIP 98523 catalog mag : 9.46 (B),  8.19 (V),   (B-V  1.27)
HD 189733 catalog mag : 8.87 (B), 7.79 (V), (B-V  1.08)
HD 345458 catalog mag : 11.39 (B), 10.73 (V),    (B-V  0.66)

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MCG 6-33-20 - Elliptical Galaxy

MCG 6-33-20  (Bootes)
(Alternative name : PGC 53805, Catalog Mag +14.7)

Image
CCD Image
5 x 2 min exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter 
2006-04-28 00:30 h UT (#118203-07)

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M63 - Spiral Galaxy

M63 (Canes Venatici)

Image
False Colour CCD Image
5 x 2 min exposure (summed combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter 
Log brightness scaling
2006-04-28 00:44 h UT (#118215-19)
 
M63 - false colour image showing spiral detail
Image
False Colour CCD Image
5 x 2 min exposure (summed combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter 
Blurred, Log brightness scaling, False Colour (Inverse Spectrum)
200 percent size scaling, cropped
2006-04-28 00:44 h UT (#118215-19)

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M29 - Open Cluster (Cooling Tower)

M29 (Cygnus)

Image
CCD Image
3 x 60 sec exposure (median combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter 
2006-04-28 00:57 h UT (#118227-29)

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