Faulkes Telescope Yr 7 16th July 2010

Apart from the first image of a globular cluster, M2, (left), which didn't come up with anything, the rest of the viewing session went well.





The students controlling the telescope in Hawaii today were: Jacob Miller, Verity Game, Will Hopkins, Euan Palmer and (for a few seconds, before we ran out of time) Rhys Newman.

The sky was clear and we managed to get three good images:



M52, an open clusterSky Object Name: m52
Taken By: Uplands Community College
When taken: Jul 16, 2010 13:57:51 UTC
RA: 23h24'48"
DEC: 61°35'36"
Filter: RGB
Exposure time: 30 secs.
Instrument: EM01

m76 Little Dumbbell NebulaSky Object Name: m76
Taken By: Uplands Community College
When taken: Jul 16, 2010 13:51:59 UTC
RA: 1h42'21"
DEC: 51°34'07"
Filter: RGB
Exposure time: 40 secs.
Instrument: EM01

NGC7741, a barred spiral galaxy in DracoSky Object Name: ngc7741
Taken By: Uplands Community College
When taken: Jul 16, 2010 13:45:31 UTC
RA: 23h43'54"
DEC: 26°05'00"
Filter: RGB
Exposure time: 80 secs.
Instrument: EM01