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Objects Session Notes
NGC 2359 - Nebula Astrometric & Photometric Monitoring - SS Cyg, U Gem (dwarf nova)
- BL Lac (blazar)
- FO And, RX And, Z And, KR Aur, SY Cnc, RZ LMi, U Mon, CN Ori, CZ Ori, FO Ori, FU Ori, NC Ori, RU Peg, GK Per. RR Tau (variables)
- Ross 248/HH And, HIP 3829, EV Lac (nearby stars)
TT Ari attempt (aborted due to moonlight)
- Evening session (5.4 hrs), operated under automated control - Ambient Temperature -4 deg C, rising to -3 deg C by end of session
[ Inland at Aboyne temperature reached a minimum of -11 degC)- CCD operation -30 degC (at 68% average cooling). - main objective of the session was to acquire images of key selected stars for ongoing photometric and astrometric analysis. - opportunity taken to acquire images of a nebula in Canis Major
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NGC 2359 (Canes Major) |
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CCD Image (Linear Scale) 9 x 120s sec exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter 2009-01-05 20:57 h UT (#339190-98) |
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NGC 2359 - detail |
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Negative CCD Image (Linear Scale) Image details as above |
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NGC 2359 - smoothed |
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CCD Image (Blurred) Image details as above |
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Images collected for Astrometric Monitoring
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Images collected for Photometric Monitoring of Variable Stars
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| This Web Page: | CCD Images - Session 339 (2009-01-05) |
| Last Updated : | 2015-05-16 |
| Site Owner : | David Richards |
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