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Bullet M95 - Spiral Galaxy with supernova 2012aw
   
Bullet Variable Stars
Bullet Photometric Monitoring - Variables
- FO And, RX And, U And, W And, Z And, FS Aur, KR Aur, CV CMi, U Gem, RZ LMi, CZ Ori, FO Ori, FU Ori, DY Per, GK Per, RR Tau, SU Tau, ER UMa
Bullet Astrometric Monitoring - Nearby Stars
- None
- Evening session (3.0 hrs duration). 
- Session operated under semi-automated control, with remote monitoring from indoors computer.  
- Ambient Temperature: 3.0 deg C (minimum) 
- CCD operation -25 degC (at 72% average cooling).  
- main objectives of the session were
to acquire images of selected project stars for ongoing photometric and astrometric analysis.
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M95 - Spiral Galaxy with supernova 2012aw

M95 with SN 2012aw (Leo)

SN 2012aw (Type IIP) was discovered 
2012/03/16.8493 by Paolo Fagotti (Italian Supernovae Search Project); Jure Skvarc
Magnitude at discovery +17.0
(Rochester Supernova site | Discovery Image | Reference Image)

 Estimated mag of SN is +13.4
Image 
CCD Image (100% size, linear scale, cropped)
3 x 90s sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2012-03-21 22:45 h UT (#506151-54)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
 
M95 with SN 2012aw - wider view
SN Est Mag +13.4
Image 
CCD Image (50% size, linear scale)
Image details as above
 
M95 - earlier image (pre-Supernova)
Image 
CCD Image (50% size, linear scale)
8 x 90s sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2011-01-30 00:54 h UT (#451353-59)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

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