Observing lists, Astro Methods, Spring
2003
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Dr.Bob pager # 303-510-3597; NMSkies 505-687-2429 (Lynn)
POSTING IMAGES TO WEBPAGE:
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TARGET CATEGORIES: Comets, Asteroids, Variables, Supernovae, Cal Stars
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COMETS, http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/Ephemerides/Comets/
spring 2003: http://encke.jpl.nasa.gov/RecentObs.html
Ephemeris: http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/mpec/K03/K03G56.html
C/2003 G1 (LINEAR) [daily ephem April @ www.du.edu/~abhatia1]
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1
m2
2003 04 11 17 42.33 -03 04.3 4.457 4.945 113.7 10.7 15.2
2003 04 21 17 40.74 -01 06.4 4.338 4.953 122.6 9.8 15.1
2003 05 01 17 37.78 +00 53.1 4.240 4.963 131.2 8.8 15.1
2003 05 11 17 33.58 +02 51.0 4.167 4.973 139.0 7.7 15.1
2003 05 21 17 28.36 +04 44.2 4.120 4.985 145.3 6.6 15.1
C/2001 RX14 (LINEAR) near 11h+29d, V>11.0 (4/11)
some Short-Period Comets
81P/Wild 2 is ~15.3 ccd (3/4)
116P/Wild 4 is ~12.4 ccd (1/23)
154P/Brewington is ~12.6 (2/4)
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ASTEROIDS:
bright asteroids,
2003: http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/Ephemerides/Bright/2003/index.html
Close approach NEOs: http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/neo_ca
Object Close-Approach Date Distance (LunarDist/AU) Rel.Speed[km/sec]
2003 HW10 2003-Apr-29 06:24 0.9/0.0022 13.32
2003 GJ21 2003-May-13 01:04 35.3/0.0896 5.83
2003 GA 2003-May-15 06:47 27.3/0.0702 4.29
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VARIABLE STARS: www.aavso.org
**RX Mon 0729-04, post min maser shock phase 4/03
*X Hya 0935-14, 2/5/03 min
**X CrB 1549+3614, 4/26/03 min
*RT Boo 6/12/03
*V838 Mon 0659-03 -- nova like shell,
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap030402.html
YY Her 1810+20, recent max V~11 mjd=52700
MID-ECLIPSE TIMES PREDICTED, http://www.aavso.org/committees/eb/ebephem.stm
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**1833-33 Nova Sagittarii 2003, V~9 on Apr.26th
R.A.= 18h 40m 02.54s Decl. = -33o 26' 55.1" (2000.0) (IAU Circular 8123)
chart: http://members.aol.com/dwest61506/page70.html
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SUPERNOVAE: http://www.supernovae.net/snimages/
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iauc/RecentIAUCs.html
4/8/03 most recent circ avail: 8105
-Circular No. 8097, 2003 March 22 incl.
SN 2003 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset
*2003du UGC 9391 14h34m35s.80, +59°20'03".8 V~14 9"Wx13"S IAUC8121
*2003cg Mar. 21.51 10 14 15.97 + 3 28 02.5 14.4 14" E, 5" N
2003ch Mar. 21.2 7 17 57.92 + 9 41 34.9 17.4 5".4 E, 13".4 N
2003ci Mar. 21.4 11 10 23.83 + 4 49 35.9 17.5 11" W, 11".9 S
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NGC4567 interacting pair at 12h36+11d14
Unobserved GALAXIES that deserve imaging (MCunningham) DONE
NGC 4889 m~11 cluster 13h00m +27d57'
NGC 6166 m~14 cluster 16h29m +40d31' Herc N6173
NGC 6236 m~13 elong 16h44m +70d46'
NGC 6314 m~14 spiral 17h12m +23d16'
NGC 6495 m~13 ellipt 17h55m +18d19'
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Dr.BOB's calibration stars
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*SAO 79445 [Everhart A, 07h30m52s, +29d49'30"] SA51
SAO 98178 [M67 east side, 08h50m+12]
GSC 4896:1224 (west end, Landolt field 101 10h+00d]
SAO 137239 (center, Landolt field 101 10h+00d]
GSC 4896:1267 (east end, Landolt field 101 10h+00d]
**GSC 4949:797 (Landolt field 104, 12h42m-00d & ACR"I"]
*SAO 82672 [Everhart B, 13h08m48s, +29d21'54"] SA57
SAO 91810 [Everhart C, 00h16m42s, +15d51'05"] SA68, July'84 S&T
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OBSERVING LOGS:
5/1/03 RM: plan -- comet/M81RGB/comet/M82RGB/comet/M51RGB/comet
4/30/03 JN
4/24/03 reports:
see www.du.edu/~rmatson1/AstroMethods.htm
and www.du.edu/~jnatzke/spring03/phys2062.htm
4/3/03, www.telescope2.net, RM & RES========================
www.telescope2.net, RM&RES
8pmMST login, slew to
EQ Ori, ecl. bin V=10-13, image 7726, faint
8,05 comet 2002X5 at 0524-0814, im 7727, 5 min, long faint tail
8,15 back to EQ Ori, 30 sec, im 7729, brighter?
RZ Cas, ecl. bin. V=6-8, 2 sec, im 7730
8,20 Calif neb. 5min, big faint neb [PREV STN02 IMs #36, 1001
8,30 back to EQ Ori, 30 sec, im 7732, def. brighter!
8,33 EQ Ori again, 30 sec, im 7733, ditto
8,36 EQ Ori, tritto, 7734
8,40 back to RZ Cas, 2 sec, im 7735, fainter?
8,45 IC105, Flaming Star neb, 30 arcmin, im 7736 {PREV STN02
IM#162,881,882,1151,1217,1605,2101
8,50 RZ Cas revisits, im 7737,7738
8,55 M1, M42
9,00 logout :-)
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telescope2.net RM & RES
8pm MST login, slew to comet 2002 X5 near 5h-9d, first image=#7708
8:15 some difficulty with centering mode near west horizon
8:20 slew to M50, open cluster
8:25 light echo around V838 Mon, 7h-3d
8:35 SN2003cg in NGC 3169
image 7718 had wind shake
image 7719 good, SN fainter (120s)
8:45 Vesta, images 7721, 7722 (15, 1 sec)
8:50 Slew to "The Eyes" galaxy (NGC4438), 150 sec
image 7723
8:55 back to Vesta, im 7724, 1 sec
8:56 Black-eye galaxy, 4 min, im 7725
9:00 logout
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Plans for 4/3:
*Comet 2002 X5
yyyy mm dd UT right as decl delta r elong phase m1
2003 04 02 0h 05 18 48 -09 15 54 1.605 1.574 70.0 36.6 11.5
02hUT=8pmMST 4/1,
located near 05 19 18 -09 11 52
2003 04 03 05 21.40 -08 46.5 1.632 1.592 69.8 36.1 11.6
2003 04 04 0h 05 23 56 -08 18 12 1.660 1.610 69.5 35.6 11.7
predict 2h 05 24 36 -08 14 12
*V838 Mon 07 04 04.85 -03 50 51.1 V~10, K
http://www.aavso.org/var_mon_02.stm
*2003cg Mar21 10 14 15.97 + 3 28 02.5 14.4 14" E, 5" N
http://www.aavso.org/sn2003cg.stm
Asteroid mpl 4 vesta
2003 04 02 00 12 35.88 +09 50.5 1.282 2.263 165.4 6.4 5.9
2003 04 03 00 12 34.96 +09 56.3 1.282 2.262 164.7 6.7 5.9
2003 04 04 00 12 34.04 +10 01.9 1.283 2.261 164.0 7.0 5.9
*YY Her 18 14 34.21 +20 59 21.0 V~12, M2pevar
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