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CCD Images - Session 537 (2012-12-31)

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Bullet NGC 1499 - Nebula (California Nebula)
 
Bullet Variable Stars
Bullet Photometric Monitoring - Variables
- RX And, U And, W And, Z And, TT ARi, FS Aur, KR Aur, CV CMi, SY Cnc, U Gem, BL Lac, RZ LMi, CN Ori, CZ Ori, FO Ori, FU Ori, NV Ori, DY Per, GK Per, RR Tau, SU Tau
Bullet Astrometric Monitoring - Nearby Stars
- DX Cnc, CN Leo, Teegardens Star
- Late Evening session (3.8 hrs duration)
- Session operated under semi-automated control, with remote monitoring from indoors computer.  
- Ambient Temperature: -1.0 degC, (minimum) 
- CCD operation -30 degC (at 66% 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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NGC 1499 - Nebula  (California nebula)

Part of NGC 1499  (Perseus) 

Image
CCD Image (50%)
3 x 600 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2013-01-01 03:11hUT (#537181-83)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

Part of NGC 1499 - Early Image of similar area (2005)

Large, very faint Nebula.  
A long exposure was needed to capture this small portion
(Mag limit approximately +18.0)
Image
CCD Image 
5 x 120s (average combine), C filter
2005-09-30 22:06h UT (#95049-53)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7e
Index Map for above Image
(created using TheSky)
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