Frant Primary School - Faulkes 5th July 2010

Pupils at Frant Primary School had the opportunity to try out the Faulkes Telescope today. The sky was clear and the the viewing good. They took turns manouvering the telescope, and managed to get four good images:

M29, an open cluster in Cygnus Sky Object Name: m29
Taken By: Uplands Community College
When taken: Jul 5, 2010 10:05:15 UTC
RA: 20h23'54"
DEC: 38°32'00"
Filter: RGB
Exposure time: 10 secs.
Instrument: EM01


M56, a globular cluster in Lyra Sky Object Name: m56
Taken By: Uplands Community College
When taken: Jul 5, 2010 10:10:57 UTC
RA: 19h16'36"
DEC: 30°10'55"
Filter: RGB
Exposure time: 30 secs.
Instrument: EM01


M57 Ring Nebula Sky Object Name: m57
Taken By: Uplands Community College
When taken: Jul 5, 2010 10:16:29 UTC
RA: 18h53'36"
DEC: 33°01'40"
Filter: RGB
Exposure time: 15 secs.
Instrument: EM01


M101 Pinwheel Galaxy Sky Object Name: m101
Taken By: Uplands Community College
When taken: Jul 5, 2010 10:25:58 UTC
RA: 14h03'13"
DEC: 54°21'02"
Filter: RGB
Exposure time: 70 secs.
Instrument: EM01