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CCD Images - Session 417 (2010-03-15)

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Objects Session Notes
Bullet NGC 3593 - Spiral Galaxy
Bullet NGC 3489 - Spiral Galaxy
Bullet Photometric Monitoring - Variables
- U and, W And, Z And, HR Aur, KR Aur, SY Cnc
- R CrB, AM CVn, RS CVn, U Gem, AM Her, 
- RZ LMi, DY Per, GK Per, RR Tau, ER UMa


RX And. Z And, S Cyg, U Her, FO Ori, FU Ori attempts (failed due to cloud) 
Bullet Astrometric Monitoring - Nearby Stars
No attempts
 
- Evening session (3.5 hrs), patchy cloud
- Session operated under semi-automated control, with remote monitoring from indoors computer. 
- Ambient Temperature:  Uneven due to passing clouds,  +2 deg C  (minimum)
- CCD operation -25 degC (at 65% average cooling).  
- main objectives of the session was to acquire images of selected project stars for ongoing photometric analysis
- opportunity taken to acquire a couple of deep sky targets
- Note : raw images accidentally recorded with a 416 number prefix rather than planned 417 prefix

NGC 3593 - Spiral Galaxy 

NGC 3593 (Leo)
Member of M66 Galaxy Group

Image 

CCD Image  (33%)
4 x 120s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C filter,  
2010-03-15 23:17h UT (#417884-87)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

 

NGC 3593 - detail

 Image

CCD Image  (cropped)
Image details as above

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NGC 3489 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC 3489 (Leo)
Member of M96 Galaxy Group

Image
CCD Image (33%)
2  x 120s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter 
2010-03-15 23:45 hUT (#417906-09)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

 

NGC 3489 - detail

Image
CCD Image (cropped)
Image details as above

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