Purpose:
Recording supernova 2004x; stellar outburst of RS Ophiuchus
Location:
Mt Laguna
Time:
2300 23 FEB 2006- 0400 24 FEB 2006
Summary:
Waning crescent moon rise 0500. Atmosphere very clear with city light attenuated
by coastal marine layer.
Best results:
Sony HAD CCD, Canon 20D and Canon Goto Camera images: All images leveled with horizon line.
Supernova 2006x in M100 Coma Berenices. This type 1a supernova in spiral galaxy M100 appears to have intensified compared to discovery photo. 2006:02:24 01:53:55 400mm 45 sec, f/2.8 Mode: Manual Metering: Evaluative ISO: 1600 AF mode: Manual Focus Drive: Continuous White balance: Auto Flash: Off File size: 3,257KB Image size: 3504 x 2336 Picture Effect: Normal
Recurrent nova RS Ophiuchus. One of only seven known recurrent CV novae in a photo taken 11 days after the most recent outburst. It pops off about every 20 years, the most recent prior in 1985. Star is deeply red and still outshining Tyc5094-283-1 (Mag 9.31), the bright star to its four-o'clock in the image, and probably by a large margin considering the Canon 20D's lack of red sensitivity. 2006:02:24 04:33:05 400mm 30 sec, f/2.8 Mode: Manual Metering: Evaluative ISO: 1600AF mode: Manual Focus Drive: Continuous White balance: Auto Flash: Off File size: 3,520KB Image size: 3504 x 2336 Picture Effect: Normal
M104 "Sombrero Galaxy" and satellites. Multiple satellites transit field of M104. 2006:02:24 02:33:14 400mm 30 sec, f/2.8 Mode: Manual Metering: Evaluative ISO: 1600 AF mode: Manual Focus Drive: Continuous White balance: Auto Flash: Off File size: 3,184KB Image size: 3504 x 2336 Picture Effect: Normal
M68 globular in Hydra. 2006:02:24 02:23:01 400mm 30 sec, f/2.8 Mode: Manual Metering: Evaluative ISO: 1600 AF mode: Manual Focus Drive: Continuous White balance: Auto Flash: Off File size: 3,317KB Image size: 3504 x 2336 Picture Effect: Normal
M83 "Southern Pinwheel" in Hydra. 2006:02:24 02:18:33 400mm 45 sec, f/2.8 Mode: Manual Metering: Evaluative ISO: 1600 AF mode: Manual Focus Drive: Continuous White balance: Auto Flash: Off File size: 3,597KB Image size: 3504 x 2336 Picture Effect: Normal
Omega Centauri. The largest known globular in the Galaxy is only visible to Northern Hemisphere observers for a short time each year. 2006:02:24 02:13:32 400mm 30 sec, f/2.8 Mode: Manual Metering: Evaluative ISO: 1600 AF mode: Manual Focus Drive: Continuous White balance: Auto Flash: Off File size: 3,720KB Image size: 3504 x 2336 Picture Effect: Normal
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