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M45 + 13 moving asteroids !!!

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Hello everyone,

bad, bad weather here in Portugal :crybaby: . So I need to wait to take those M42 subs I need to accomplish my M42.

Meanwhile I needed to do something (astronomical speaking :) ).

In another astrophoto forum that I usually post I saw an image of M45 taken last 22th Nov. The author claimed for a 1 asteroid bonus in that photo. Well I laugh and sent the author a PM : "you have at least 12 asteroids on that image. Of course you cannot see all because your image is a static one. Please send me the subs I will do the animation GIF job". So the author sent me the 10x10 min subs (very compressed JPEGs with only half resolution :crybaby: ) and I make my job.

Not only the image contains the 12 asteroids but the NearEarthObject 2004XK3. Do you believe it ?

Please see this image in a dark room and with adapted vision since some asteroids are really difficult to see (mag 17.8 with a refractor and a non mod Canon 350D !!!)

Images: astroglades & Maritxu; GIF: paulobao

Here the link (wait until the full gif is loaded):

main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5436&g2_serialNumber=1

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Wow, just how did you find all those objects? I took 10 X 10mins subs of the same object last night, I would love to find some of those things in it!

Make a gif Craig and enlarge it.

Then scan the gif i persume

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Thank you all. I'm glad you like it.

Blinky, I don't know nothing about your image so, I don't know what are the "astronomical field" of it but you should have between 8 and 10 asteroids (depending of the image) with mag <18.

If you need help just ask (and if you want that I make your animated GIF, I will do it for you. I'm addict to asteroids :laughing2: ).

paulo

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What software are you using to identify which asteroids you have captured?

I'm using CDC and then I confirm with MPChecker. I needed to confirm 2004XK3 because it was not listed in CDC. So I went to MPC and put all the necessary data (date, time, RA, DEC...) and yes it is 2004XK3 a NEO. The speed seems to be higher but in fact it is the distance to earth that is much lesser !

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What software are you using to identify which asteroids you have captured?

I'm using CDC and then I confirm with MPChecker. I needed to confirm 2004XK3 because it was not listed in CDC. So I went to MPC and put all the necessary data (date, time, RA, DEC...) and yes it is 2004XK3 a NEO. The speed seems to be higher but in fact it is the distance to earth that is much lesser !

paulo

Thanks :)

Can you post a link to CDC please?

I find your images fascinating as they demonstrate how dynamic our solar system is.

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Wow, just how did you find all those objects? I took 10 X 10mins subs of the same object last night, I would love to find some of those things in it!

Hello Craig,

if you refers to the M45 that you took with your 80ED, than you have 7 asteroids in that field but...from mag 16.2 to 17.8 so maybe it will hard to find it because you only made 5 min subs and your 80ED it is just a f/d7.5 OTA.

Regards,

paulo

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What software are you using to identify which asteroids you have captured?

I'm using CDC and then I confirm with MPChecker. I needed to confirm 2004XK3 because it was not listed in CDC. So I went to MPC and put all the necessary data (date, time, RA, DEC...) and yes it is 2004XK3 a NEO. The speed seems to be higher but in fact it is the distance to earth that is much lesser !

paulo

Thanks :)

Can you post a link to CDC please?

I find your images fascinating as they demonstrate how dynamic our solar system is.

No I can't :wave: :wave: :wave: because I'm want that software just for me.

I was just kidding, hope you don't mind.

Here the link: http://www.stargazing.net/astropc/

And for MPChecker: http://scully.harvard.edu/~cgi/CheckMP

Regards,

paulobao

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Thats a wonderful bit of detective work paulobao. It demontrates quite dramatically how busy the Solar System is. Those tiny points of light need to stay well away from us though :)

Nice work though, thank you very much.

Ron.

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This is brilliant stuff!

You know what would be incredible? If it was possible to get PHD to use an asteroid as the guide star! Could that be done? I suppose it depends how fast it was moving maybe? It couldnt be used as the star for calibrating im sure, so would phd then be able to keep up?

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