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CCD Images - Session 381 (2009-08-04)

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Objects Session Notes
Bullet Jupiter & moons
Bullet Photometric Monitoring - Variables
- CI Cyg, SS Cyg
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SS Her attempt (failed due to poor transparency/cloud)
Bullet Photometric Monitoring - Nearby Stars
- None
 
- Short Night time session (1.1 hrs). Cut short by increasing cloud cover /  deteriorating sky transparency.
- Operated in observatory under semi-automated control
- Ambient Temperature  14.5 deg C
- CCD operation -20 degC (at 89% average cooling).  
- main objective was to test recent software updates including autosaving focus profile graphs(.gif file formats)
- secondary objective of the session was to acquire images of key selected stars for ongoing photometric and astrometric analysis. 

Jupiter & Moons

Jupiter with Moons
Image  
Annotated CCD Image (cropped, Logscale)
0.12s sec exposure, 3x3 binning, R Filter
2009-08-04 23:06 h UT (#381021)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME
 
Jupiter 
 Image 
CCD Image (cropped)
0.2s sec exposure, 1x1 binning, V Filter
2009-08-04 23:09 h UT (#381028)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME

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