thatīs me in thermal infrared

Bernd Brinkmann´s

images of

Novae and Supernovae

date (yy/mm/dd) time (UT) exp. time (min/sec) camera / telescope film / CCD filter
(IF=interference filter)
Remarks

SN 2000 eo in PGC 11782 = MCG -2-9-3

RA: 03h09m08.18s
DE: -10°17'55.7"
15.3 mag

position and brightness measured with Astrometrica using the USNO-A2.0 catalog, lim.mag. 17.2 (V)

00/12/03 22:17
-
22:51
12 x 180 sec C8 + focal reducer @ f/5.9 Starlight SX ---

processing with MIRA A/P:
dark
flat
register
combine (mean)
write FITS
rescale
write TIF

processing with Photoshop:
log scaling
input text
clipping
save as JPEG

SN 200db in NGC 3949

RA: 11h53'39.82"
DE: +47°51'45.5"
14.3 mag

position measured with Astrometrica, brightness measured with MIRA A/P (aperture photometry),
both using the USNO-A2.0 catalog

00/08/25 20:35
-
20:59
6 x 60 sec C8 + focal reducer @ f/5.6 Starlight SX ---

processing with MIRA A/P:
dark
flat
register
combine (sum)
rescale
write TIFF
write FITS

processing with Photoshop:
log scaling
input text
save as JPEG

SN 200db in NGC 3949

RA: 11h53'39.78"
DE: +47°51'46.5"
14.6 mag

position measured with Astrometrica, brightness measured with MIRA A/P (aperture photometry),
both using the USNO-A2.0 catalog

00/08/23 20:34
-
21:09
5 x 60 sec C8 + focal reducer @ f/5.6 Starlight SX ---

processing with MIRA A/P:
dark
flat
register
combine (mean)
rescale
write TIFF
write FITS

processing with Photoshop:
log scaling
input text
save as JPEG


SN 200db in NGC 3949

RA: 11h53'39.92"
DE: +47°51'47.2"
14.3 mag

position measured with Astrometrica, brightness measured with MIRA A/P (aperture photometry),
both using the USNO-A2.0 catalog

00/08/17

21:28:36
-
21:48:22

5 x 60 sec C8 + focal reducer @ f/5.6 Starlight SX ---

processing with MIRA A/P:
dark
flat
register
combine (mean)
rescale
write TIFF
write FITS

processing with Photoshop:
log scaling
clipping
input text
save as JPEG

SN 2000 db on 2000/08/08

SN 200db in NGC 3949

RA: 11h53'39.88"
DE: +47°51'46.8"
14.1 mag

position and brightness measured with Astrometrica using the USNO-A2.0 catalog

00/08/08 20:39:45
-
21:58:06
4 x 60 sec
+
4 x 30 sec
C8 + focal reducer @ f/5.6 Starlight SX ---

processing with MIRA A/P:
dark
flat
register
combine (mean)
write TIFF
write FITS

processing with Photoshop:
rescale
log scaling
clipping
input text
save as JPEG


Nova Aquilae 1999 No. 2
brightest star at lower center is DELTA Aql
field of view 4.1 x 6.2 deg

99/12/05 17:42
-
18:02
12 x 20 sec blue
+
12 x 10 sec greeen
+
12 x 30 sec red
Pentax SuperTakumar
1:1.8 / 55 mm
f / 1.8
Starlight SX IF blue, green and red

processing with MIRA:
dark
flat
background
register
sum (median)
clip
merge RGB
write TIF

processing with Photoshop:
log scaling
rescale
save as JPEG

Nova Aquilae 1999 No. 2
4.7 mag
measured position:
19h23m06.0s +04°57'12''
scale: 123 '' / pixel

brightest star at upper left is Altair,
field of view 8.0 x 11.8 deg

99/12/04 17:22
-
17:26
12 x 15 sec Pentax Takumar
1:3.5 / 28 mm
f / 3.5
Starlight SX ---

processing with MIRA:
register
sum
rescale
write TIF

processing with Photoshop:
log scaling
blur
save as JPEG

SN 1998 dh in NGC 7541,
to the west is NGC 7537

RA:23h14'40.37"
DE:+04°32'13.2"
14.6 mag

98/08/14 00:51:55 300 sec Askania Schmidtkamera
(340/500/1375 mm)
(Newton-Focus)
SBIG ST-6 ---

processing with
CCDOPS:
dark

processing with
MIRA A/P:
flat
rescale
write FITS

processing with Photoshop:
open as 16 bit FITS
log scaling
save as 8 bit-TIF
clipping
save as JPEG

SN 1998S am 14.08.98

SN 1998 S in NGC 3877

98/08/14 20:29:00 1200 sec Askania Schmidtkamera
(340/500/1375 mm)
(Newton-Focus)
SBIG ST-6 ---

processing with
CCDOPS:
dark

processing with
MIRA A/P:
flat
rescale
write FITS

processing with Photoshop:
open as 16 bit FITS
log scaling
save as 8 bit-TIF
clipping
save as JPEG

SN 1998S am 13.08.98

SN 1998 S in NGC 3877

98/08/13
20:08:16
20:14:41
180 sec
+
300 sec
Askania Schmidtkamera
(340/500/1375 mm)
(Newton-Focus)
SBIG ST-6 ---

processing with
CCDOPS:
dark

processing with
MIRA A/P:
flat
rescale
write FITS

processing with Photoshop:
open as 16 bit FITS
log scaling
save as 8 bit-TIF
clipping
save as JPEG

SN 1998 S am 31.03.98

SN 1998 S in NGC 3877

98/03/31

19:50:20
20:04:42
20:21:30


300 sec green
500 sec red
375 sec blue

1100 mm f/10.5
Maksutov telelens

Starlight SX

IR block +
IF green, red, blue


processing with MIRA A/P:
bias
dark
flat
register
merge RGB
write TIFF

processing with Photoshop:
pixel rectification
log scaling
clipping

SN 1998 S am 25.03.98

SN 1998 S in NGC 3877

98/03/25
20:04:50
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20:21:00
4 x 180 sec
1100 mm f/10.5
Maksutov telelens
Starlight SX
---

processing with MIRA A/P:
bias
dark
flat
register
combine (sum)
write TIFF

processing with Photoshop:
pixel rectification
log scaling
clipping

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last update: 04.12.2000