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TrES-4 - Parent Star to exosolar planet Moon Astrometric & Photometric Monitoring
- SS Cyg (Dwarf Nova)
- U Her, U And, W And (Mira variable)
- SU UMa, EX UMa (cataclysmic variable)
- BL Lac (Blazar)
- 61 Cyg, Barnards Star, HH And (Nearby Stars)
Attempts also at Z And
- Session duration 3.5 hr - CCD operation of -20 degC (at 79% average cooling). . - main objective was to acquire images of selected variable stars and nearby stars for ongoing photometric and astrometric monitoring, following a summer break. - Secondary objective was to acquire images of a recently discovered exosolar planet host star TrES-4. - Opportunity was taken to acquire gallery images of Pl.Neb and a mosaic of Moon.. - More Notes -
Baseline images of TrES-4 parent star (GSC 2620:648) were acquired as part of a project to detect the transit of the exosolar planet, that has recently been discussed to orbit this star (exosolar planet project). [ BBC news article]
| TrES-4 Parent Star / GSC 2620:648 (Hercules) |
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Annotated CCD Image 3 x 60 sec exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter 2007-08-08 01:09h UT (#203194-98) |
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Annotated CCD Image 30 sec exposure, 2x2 binning, R Filter 2007-08-08 01:09h UT (#203195) |
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Moon (118% Phase) |
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CCD Image Mosaic (60% size) |
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Images collected for Astrometric Monitoring
of Nearby Stars Project
Images collected for Photometric Monitoring
of Variable Stars
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| Last Updated : | 2015-05-16 |
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