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CCD Session S00087
Bullet Notes from CCD Session
Bullet Jupiter & moons
Bullet Moon
Bullet 3C 273 - Quasar
Bullet M61 - Spiral Galaxy
Bullet NGC 4564 - Spiral Galaxy 
Bullet NGC 4762 - Spiral Galaxy 
Bullet NGC 4754 - Spiral Galaxy 
Bullet IC 815 - Elliptical Galaxy 
Bullet NGC 4910 - Spiral Galaxy 
Bullet NGC 5171 - Elliptical Galaxy 
Bullet NGC 5248 - Spiral Galaxy 
Bullet NGC 5566 - Spiral Galaxy
Bullet NGC 5746 - Spiral Galaxy (Herschel I-126) 
Bullet NGC 5813 - Elliptical Galaxy
Bullet NGC 5806 - Spiral Galaxy
Bullet NGC 5850 - Spiral Galaxy 
Bullet NGC 5846 - Elliptical Galaxy (Herschel I-128) 
Bullet M27 - Planetary Nebula (Dumbbell Nebula)

Notes (S00087)

- 3 hr 10m imaging session 
- the main observing plan was to test a bug fix to my automated script program and continue imaging of some medium brightness galaxies in Virgo
- 16 image sets (galaxies in Virgo) were successfully acquired under automated script control. Due to sparse stars the 20sec raw locate images failed to image link and consequentially the galaxy targets are not necessarily centered on the image frames, however the targets all successfully lie on the image frame.
- some of the images are presented in negative format in order to maximise clarity of target
-opportunity was taken at the start and end of the session to acquire images of the Moon and of M27 planetary nebula respectively. (see Notes - M27 Colour Image Construction )

M27 (Vulpecula)
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Jupiter & Moons

Jupiter Moons
Image  
Annotated CCD Image 
0.5s exposure, clear filter
2005-05-17  22:36h UT (#87003)

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Moon

Moon (65% phase)
Image
CCD Image Mosaic
0.11s, lunar filter
unsharp masked
2005-05-17  23:05 h UT (#87018-41)
[ Full Size Image ]
 
 
Copernicus
Copernicus (diameter 97km), with Erathosthenes (diameter 61km) to northeast
Image
 CCD  Image
3 x  0.11s (stacked), lunar filter
unsharp masked & sharpened
2005-05-17  23:15 h UT (#87057-59)
 
Plato
Plato is the crater with dark floor (diameter 97 km) , lying between 
Mare Imbrium to south and Mare Frigoris to north. 
The 'gash' to right of Plato is Valley Alpes. 
The mountain clump to south of Plato are the Teneriffe Mountains,
and to their immediate right is Mount Pico
Image
 CCD  Image
3 x  0.11s (stacked), lunar filter
unsharp masked & sharpened
2005-05-17  23:18 h UT (#87051-53)
 
Apenninus Mountains
Appeninus Mountains bordering Mare Imbrium. 
The small crater embedded in the mountains is Conon (diameter 21km). 
The three larger craters to NW in order of increasing size 
are Autolycus, Aristillus & Archimedes. 
To the NW of Archimedes is the mountain clump named Spitzbergens.
Image
 CCD  Image
3 x  0.11s (stacked), lunar filter
unsharp masked & sharpened
2005-05-17  23:18 h UT (#87051-53)
 
Southern Highlands
Large crater, with 3 smaller craters inside is Clavius (diameter 232km)
Prominent crate to north with central peak is Tycho (diameter 84km)
Image
 CCD Image
3 x  0.11s (stacked), lunar filter
unsharp masked & sharpened
2005-05-17  23:15 h UT (#87048-50)
 
NE Mare Nubium
NE corner of Mare Nubium. The prominent straight wall/scarp 
near bottom of image is Rupes Recta and beside it is the crater Birt (diameter 18km)
The large hexagonal shaped crater at top is Ptolemaeus (diameter 148km). The crater lying on its otherwise smooth floor is Ammonius (estimated diameter 5-8km )
Image
 CCD  Image
3 x  0.11s (stacked), lunar filter
unsharp masked & sharpened
2005-05-17  23:12 h UT (#87042-44)

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3C 273 - Quasar

3C 273 (Virgo) 
Quasar 1.9 billion light years distance from Solar System 
(leftmost object in triangular group)
Image
CCD Image, 
2 min exposure, clear filter
2005-05-17  23:28 h UT (#87071)

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M61 - Spiral Galaxy

M61 (Virgo) 
Image
CCD Image (negative), 
2 min exposure, clear filter
2005-05-17  23:30 h UT (#87073)

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NGC 4564 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC 4564 (Virgo)
Image
CCD Image
3 x 2 min (average combine), clear filter
2005-05-17  23:36 h UT (#87075-77)

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NGC 4762 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC 4762 (Virgo)
Image
CCD Image (negative)
3 x 2 min (average combine), clear filter
2005-05-17  23:43 h UT (#87079-81)

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NGC 4754 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC 4754 (Virgo)
Image
CCD Image
3 x 2 min (average combine), clear filter
2005-05-17  23:50 h UT (#87083-85)

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IC 815 - Elliptical Galaxy

IC 815 (Virgo)
IC 815, Catalog Mag +13.9), IC 3760 (catalog mag +14.7), 
IC 3756 (catalog mag +15.2), PGC 43095 (catalog mag +15.6),
PGC 43080 (catalog mag +16.0), PGC 1400740
(catalog mag +16.9), 
PGC 1400731 (catalog mag +17.3),
PGC 1400660 (catalog mag +16.8), 
PGC 1400625 (catalog mag +17.9)
Image
CCD Image (negative)
3 x 2 min (average combine), clear filter
2005-05-17  23:57 h UT (#87087-89)

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NGC 4910 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC 4910 (Virgo)
 Image
CCD Image (negative)
3 x 2 min (average combine), clear filter
2005-05-18  00:05 h UT (#87091-93)

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NGC 5171 - Elliptical Galaxy

NGC 5171 (Virgo)
(NGC 5171, Catalog Mag +12.9), NGC 5179 (catalog mag +14.2), 
PGC 47338/NGC 5176 (catalog mag +14.4),
PGC 47365 (catalog mag +16.4), PGC 1397606 (catalog mag +16.9)
 Image
Annotated CCD Image (negative)
3 x 2 min (average combine), clear filter
2005-05-18  00:12 h UT (#87095-97)

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NGC 5248  Spiral Galaxy

NGC 5248 (Bootes)
Image  
CCD Image
3  x 2 min (average combine), clear filter
2005-05-18  23:16 h UT (#87099-101)
   
  Image
CCD Image (negative)
details as above

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NGC 5566 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC 5566 (Virgo)
(NGC 5566, Catalog Mag +11.4), NGC 5560 (catalog mag +12.4), 
NGC 5569 (catalog mag +13.7)
 Image
Annotated CCD Image (negative)
3 x 2 min (average combine), clear filter
2005-05-18  00:26 h UT (#87103-05)

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NGC 5746 - Spiral Galaxy (Herschel I-126)

NGC 5746 / Herschel I-126 (Virgo)
The bright star in top left is HIP 72083 (mag +8.5)
 Image
CCD Image
3 x 2 min exposure (medium combine), clear filter
2005-05-18  00:35 h UT (#87108-10)
 
 Image
CCD Image (negative)
image details as above

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NGC 5813 - Elliptical Galaxy

NGC 5813 (Virgo)
(NGC 5813, Catalog Mag +10.5), PGC 1205049 (catalog mag +16.5), 
PGC 160387 (catalog mag +16.7), PGC 1205284 (catalog mag +18.0)
 Image
Annotated CCD Image (negative)
3 x 2 min (average combine), clear filter
2005-05-18  00:12 h UT (#87112-14)

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NGC 5806 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC 5806 (Virgo)
 Image
Annotated CCD Image (negative)
3 x 2 min (average combine), clear filter
2005-05-18  00:26 h UT (#87116-18)

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NGC 5850 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC 5850 (Virgo)
Image  
CCD Image
3 x 2 min (average combine), clear filter
2005-05-18  00:57 h UT (#87120-22)

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NGC 5846 - Elliptical Galaxy (Herschel I-128)

NGC 5846  /  Herschel I-128  (Virgo)
Image  
CCD Image
3 x 2 min (average combine), clear filter
2005-05-18  01:04 h UT (#87124-26)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E

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M27 - Planetary Nebula (Dumbbell Nebula)

M27 (Vulpecula)
Image 
CCD Colour Image (LRGB)
Luminance 3x1min (average), Red : 3x1min (average), 
Green 3x1min (average), Blue 3x2min (average)
Processing and combined using CCDSoft. 
Brightened using PaintShop Pro
8" LX200 with operating at f/10.3
2005-05-18  01:34 h UT (#87135-50)
(See M27 images by individual filter)

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