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Objects Session Notes
144P/Kushida - Comet HIP 36208 / GJ 273 ("Luyten's Star") - Nearby Star Astrometric & Photometric Monitoring - SS Cyg, U Gem (dwarf nova)
- BL Lac (blazar)
- FO And, DY Per, GK Per. RR Tau (variables)
- EV Lac, HIP 36208, Teegardens Star (nearby stars)
CN Leo attempt (aborted due to moonlight)
- Evening session (2.5 hrs), operated under automated control - Ambient Temperature 1 deg C, gradually falling to -1 deg C by end of session - CCD operation -25 degC (at 63% average cooling). - main objective of the session was to acquire images of key selected stars for ongoing photometric and astrometric analysis. - NGC 1620
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144P/Kushida |
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Annotated CCD Image 3 x 120s sec exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter 2009-01-26 21:00 h UT (# ) 8" LX200 Classic (at f/7.6) + ST-7e |
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Previous image of 144P/Kushida -
2008-01-02 |
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Annotated CCD Image 3 x 120s sec exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter 2009-01-02 20:59 h UT (#337045-47) 8" LX200 Classic (at f/7.6) + ST-7e |
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"Luyten's Star" is a nearby red dwarf star, lying approximately 12.4 light years from Earth.
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Luyten's Star (Monoceros) |
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| CCD Image (50% scale) 7 x 45 sec exposure (average combine), 1x1 binning, C Filter 2009-01-23 22:13h UT (#344101-07) |
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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 344 (2009-01-23) |
| Last Updated : | 2015-05-16 |
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