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CCD Images - Session 460 (2011-03-01)

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Objects Session Notes
Bullet NGC 4477 - Spiral Galaxy
Bullet Variable Stars
Bullet Photometric Monitoring - Variables
- RX And, U And, W And, Z And, FS Aur, KR Aur, CV CMi, AM CVn, U Gem, RZ LMi, SZ Lyn, CZ Ori, FO Ori, FU Ori, GK Per, RR Tau, SU Tau, GK Per, RR Tau, SU Tau, ER UMa, SU UMa

- U Gem, RS CVn  attempt (aborted cloud and.or windshake))

Bullet Astrometric Monitoring - Nearby Stars
- None
- Early evening  session (2.8 hrs),
- Session operated under semi-automated control, with remote monitoring from indoors computer. 
- Ambient Temperature: +3.0 deg C  (minimum)
- CCD operation -25 degC (at 67% average cooling).  
- main objectives of the session was to acquire images of selected project stars for ongoing photometric analysis.

NGC 4477 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC 4477 / Herschel II-115 (Coma Berenices)
smaller spiral galaxy to bottom left is NGC 4479
image unfortunately affected by wind shake/poor seeing
Image
CCD Image (50% size)
2 x 90sec exposure (average combine),  3x3 binning, C Filter
2011-03-01 23:25 h UT  (#460197-98)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

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