PH2900 Observatory Logbook 2004
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Please record your name(s), date, approx time, and any other relevant conditions 
(e.g., weather).  Also indicate the equipment used (e.g., what camera), targets 
observed and the folder where the data are stored.  Please also note any technical
problems encountered.

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18 October 2004 -- Gavin, Peter, GDC
QuickCam CCD:  epsilon Lyr, Albireo, Mizar
data in:  c:\ph2900\18oct04
Weather clear
Videos 14: 30 fps
       15:  5 fps
       16:  1 fps  (approx 5 seconds each of Albireo) 

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21 October 2004 -- Nima, Geoff, Melissa, GDC
Quickcam CCD:  epsilon Lyr, Albireo, Mizar, Moon
All 320 x 240
Weather excellent (windy)
pictures  Vega 441-446
       Albireo 447-466  (refocus in blocks of 10)
       Mizar   467-476
        Moon   477-500

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25 October 2004 -- Ed, GDC
BIG CCD: Delta Cephei and nearby starfield
Data in: c:\ph2900\25oct04
Example filename: dCep01_011.fits
Object: dCep	Image ID: 01	Exposure time: 0.11s
Camera on upside down as delta Cep very far north; in images,
north is down, east is to the right.

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26 October 2004 -- GDC
BIG CCD: Delta Cephei, star field just to north of delta Cep, and M52
Data in: c:\ph2900\26oct04
Example filename: deltaCep_1s_1.fits
Object: dCep	Image ID (for give exposure): 1	Exposure time: 1 s
Camera on upside down as delta Cep very far north; in images,
north is down, east is to the right.

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29 October 2004 -- GDC
BIG CCD: Delta Cephei, star field just to north of delta Cep
Data in: c:\ph2900\29oct04
Example filename: deltaCep_1s_1.fits
Object: dCep	Image ID (for give exposure): 1	Exposure time: 1 s
Camera on upside down as delta Cep very far north; in images,
north is down, east is to the right.
1st two images bad focus and intermittent clouds
images 3 through 12 OK focus (not great), sky pretty clear.

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4 November 2004 -- GDC
BIG CCD: eta Cas, delta Cep, M52
Data in: c:\ph2900\4nov04
Example filename: deltaCep_1s_1.fits
Object: dCep	Image ID (for give exposure): 1	Exposure time: 1 s
Camera on upside down as delta Cep very far north; in images,
north is down, east is to the right.
Weather excellent and cold, good focus.
eta Cas is supposed to be a close visual binary.  Not sure which
one the partner is.

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5th November 2004 John Underdown
with
Gavin Leonard
Peter Main

Data in c:\ph2900\5Nov04
Example:delcep1s.FIT
Cep	Image ID (for give exposure): 1	Exposure time: 1 s
Camera on upside down as delta Cep very far north;in images,
north is down, east is to the right.
Fireworks, cold night, but localised clouds
Clouded out M52
eta Cas-abandoned-clouds
delceph pictures taken through cloud.

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14 Nov 2004  GDC

data in c:\ph2900\14Nov04
delta Cep with:  no filter (nf)
                 light pollution filter (lp)
                 B, V, R
with integration times as indicated in file names.
Focus first without filter then looked bad with filters;
refocussed starting with deltaCep_5s_v_2.fits (redid blue).
Weather v. clear and COLD.