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Walter's LogBook |
| August 2004 |
Overview
Only three nights of imaging this month. I had to re-do the polar alignment of the LX-200 for the first time in 15 months!
The SXV-H9 is the imaging camera, with exposures for variable stars of 120 seconds at 4x4 binning (unguided). This month's session notes are below the overview section.
| Monthly Statistics, August 2004 | ||||||
| Night | Imaging Time (s) |
Exposure Time (s) |
# Targets |
# Exposures |
Variable Star Outbursts/Activity |
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| 8/1/04 | 19394 | 13200 | 22 | 110 | AY Lyr | |
| 8/8/04 | 22224 | 15120 | 22 | 126 | V516 & V1113 Cyg | V344 Lyr, FO And |
| 8/31/04 | 8909 | 7680 | 10 | 64 | ||
| 3 nights | 50527 (14.04 hr) |
36000 (10.00 hr) |
54 | 300 | Activity in 5 stars. | |
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Session Notes
Sun/Mon, August 1/2, 2004
Session from 21:00 to 03:40. I noticed dec drift in the usual two-minute exposures, so it looks like the polar alignment needs to be redone.
Sun/Mon, August 8/9, 2004
Session from 21:00 to 05:00. I polar aligned the scope (first time in 15 months!) and watched the Dairyfest fireworks from the dome (a pretty smoke cloud drifted through Scorpius by the end of the finale) and then imaged variables.
Tue/Wed, August 31/September 1, 2004
Session from 21:00 to 00:00 (stopped due to cloud).