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Objects Session Notes
Comet 46P/Wirtanen M51 - Spiral Galaxy (Whirlpool Galaxy) Astrometric & Photometric Monitoring
- SS Cyg, U Gem (dwarf nova)
- U And, W And (mira variables)
- BL Lac (blazar)
- RX And, Z And, KR Aur, AQ CMi, CV CMi, SY Cnc, RZ LMi, U Mon, FU Ori, DY Per, RR Tau, SU Tau, ER UMa (variables)
- Evening session (5.7hr).
Temperature +0 to +0.5 degC- CCD operation of -20 degC
(at 55% average cooling).- main objective was to acquire images of certain selected stars for ongoing photometric, in particular U Gem & RX And.
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Comet 46P/Wirtanen |
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2 x 120s exposure (av. combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter 2008-02-27 19:42h UT (#270035-36 |
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CCD Image (Linear Scale)
5 x 180s exposure (av. combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter 2008-02-27 23:59 UT (#270263-69) |
CCD Image (Log Scale) Image details as left |
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False Colour CCD Image (Square Root Scaling) Image details as above |
CCD Image (Log Scale) Unsharp Masked Image details as above-left |
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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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| This Web Page: | CCD Images - Session 270 (2008-03-02) |
| Last Updated : | 2008-03-09 |
| Site Owner : | David Richards |
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