Objects

Session Notes

Photometric Monitoring - Variables - RX And, W And, Z And, KR Aur, HR Aur, R CrB,  - CI Cyg, S Cyg, SS Cyg, AM Her, BL Lac, CY Lyr - RU Peg, DY Per, GK Per, KT Per, TZ Per,  - FG Sge, V Sge, U Sge, RR Tau - TT Ari (failed due to moonlight, thin cloud) Astrometric Monitoring - Nearby Stars - Barnards Star, Groombridge 34, Ross 248 (HH And)

- Evening session (3.3 hr). Slight wind (dew shield not used, some condensation on front corrector lens by end of session. - Operated under semi-automated control with remote monitoring - Ambient Temperature  9.0 degC dropping to 2.5 degC before climbing back to 5 deg C by end of session - CCD operation -20 degC (at 71% average cooling).   - main objective of the session was to acquire images of key selected stars for ongoing photometric and astrometric analysis.