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CCD Images - Session 370 (2009-05-28)

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Objects Session Notes
Bullet Palomar 5 - Globular Cluster
Bullet M18 - Open Cluster
Bullet Photometric Monitoring - Variables
- RX And, U And, Z And, R CrB, SS Cyg,
- SS Her, DY Per, FG Sge, U Sge
- WZ Sge attempt (jog failure)
Bullet Photometric Monitoring - Nearby Stars
- HH And, Groombridge 34
- Late Evening Session (3.4 hrs), 
- Operated under remote / automated control 
- Ambient Temperature  initially 11 deg C, steadily decreasing to 6.5 deg C by end of session.
- CCD operation -25 degC (at 79% 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 M18
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- Notes from 2009-05-28 (Pec Training)

Palomar 5 - Globular Cluster

Palomar Globular 5 (Serpens Caput)

Image
 CCD Image (cropped)
3 x 20s sec exposure, 3x3 binning, C Filter
2009-05-28 22:41 h UT (#370001-03)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME

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M18 - Open Cluster

M18 (Sagittarus)

Image

CCD Image  (50% size reduction)
5 x 30s sec exposure, 3x3 binning, C Filter
2009-05-29 00:02 h UT (#370026-30)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME
Image at 10 deg above SSE horizon
(Larger Image, 70% size )

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Astrometric and Photometric Monitoring

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