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Planet X: Sep 15, 2002 IMAGES


    I got 30x2min CCD images of the Sep 15 coordinates
    using a Takahashi Mewlon 300 - 3572mm telescope in the
    dark skies of Arizona! 10 with a clear filter and 20 with a
    red filter.
        Steve Havas

Steve's images, available as downloaded FITS files
    (http://www.zetatalk.com/teams/rogue/shavas1.htm)

Steve's images:
- were secured between 1:30 and 3:30 AM on Sat Sep 21, 2002.
- includ 10 luminescent, 20 re filter, and 6 dark images
- is focused on the Sep 15 coordinates RA 4.400347 Dec 12.14128
- coordinates converted are RA 4 24 01, Dec 12 08 29.

More info from the Sep 28, 2002 IRC session:
    (NancyL) Am I right in understanding that the CCD camera
        that Steve is using is NOT in an observatory, right?
    (NancyL) Thus, it is amateur equipment.
    (Lace) It's in a private observatory
    (SteveH) That's right Nancy, not in an observatory
    (Lace) $20,000 of amateur equipment
    (SteveH) Bobs, the scope used for these images was only 11.8"
    (Lace) 12"
    (SteveH) It was "amateur" equipment
    (Lace) Limiting magnitude for that instrument is 14.7

The location of the coordinates has been identified by Pierre-Eric on an
ESO archive image:
    (http://www.zetatalk.com/teams/rogue/pierre1.htm)