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CCD Images - Session 274 (2008-03-08)

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Comet 46P/Wirtanen
Astrometric & Photometric Monitoring
- U Gem (dwarf nova)
- U And, W And (mira variables)
- BL Lac (blazar)
- RX And, SY Cnc, U Mon, FU Ori, RR Tau, SU Tau  (variables)





- Evening session (3.2hr).  
Temperature 
- CCD operation of -20 degC 
(at 65% average cooling). 
- main objective was to acquire images of certain selected stars for ongoing photometric, in particular U Gem & RX And. 

Comet 46P/Wirtanen

Comet 46P/Wirtanen  
(passing through starfield in Taurus)

 
CCD Image
5  x 60s exposure (av. combine, aligned on comet) 
2x2 binning, C Filter
2008-03-08 19:54h UT (#
274019-23)

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