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Objects Session Notes
C/2007 N3 (Lulin) - Comet 116P/Wild - Comet 144P/Kushida - Comet 85P/Boethin - Comet Astrometric & Photometric Monitoring - U Gem (dwarf nova)
- RX And, TT Ari, HR Aur, KR Aur, RZ LMi, U Mon, CN Ori, CZ Ori, FO Ori, FU Ori, NC Ori, DY Per, RR Tau (variables)
SY Cnc attempt (aborted due to cloud ?)
- Mid evening session (3.0 hrs), largely operated under automated control - Ambient Temperature 4 deg C, gradually falling to 0 deg rby end of session - CCD operation -20 degC (at 57% 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 comet Lulin and a few other fainter comets
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C/2007 N3 (Lulin) passing through
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CCD Image Mosaic (40% size scaling) 90s sec exposures,2x2 binning, C Filter 2009-03-01 23:04 h UT (#352200-19) 8" LX200 Classic (at f/6.6) + ST-7e |
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C/2007 N3 (Lulin) passing through starfield in Leo |
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CCD Image (Linear Scale) 3 x 30s sec exposure (average combine, aligned on comet), 2x2 binning, C Filter 2009-03-01 20:46 h UT (#352111-13) 8" LX200 Classic (at f/6.6) + ST-7E |
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C/2007 N3 (Lulin) - detail |
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False Colour CCD Image (Log Scale) Inverse Specturn 30s sec exposure, 2x2 binning, C Filter 2009-03-01 20:45 h UT (#352111) 8" LX200 Classic (at f/6.6) + ST-7e |
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116P/Wild |
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Annotated CCD Image 3 x 120s sec exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter 2009-03-01 20:52 h UT (#352116-18) 8" LX200 Classic (at f/6.6) + ST-7e |
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Earlier Image of 116P/Wild (2009-01-02) |
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Annotated CCD Image 3 x 120s sec exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter 2009-01-02 23:05 h UT (#337141-43) 8" LX200 Classic (at f/7.6) + ST-7e |
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144P/Kushida |
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Annotated CCD Image 3 x 120s sec exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter 2009-03-01 21:00 h UT (#352121-23) 8" LX200 Classic (at f/6.6) + 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) |
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Further attempted observation of 85P/Boethin Expected position of 85P/Boethin |
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Annotated CCD Image 3 x 120s sec exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter 2009-03-01 21:09 h UT (352127-29) 8" LX200 Classic (at f/6.6) + ST-7e See previous attempt on 2008-11-27 (with description about this 'missing comet') |
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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 353 (2009-03-02) |
| Last Updated : | 2009-03-09 |
| Site Owner : | David Richards |
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