Lagniappe Observing

Apr 8, 2020

Confirmation Images of COMET C/2020 F5 (MASTER) on 2020-04-05 from Siding Spring Observatory Australia (MPC Q62)

Congratulations to

Y. Kechin, S. Bodrov, V. Lipunov, E. Gorbovskoy, N. Tiurina, P. Balanutsa, A. Kuznetsov, I. Gorbunov, F. Balakin, D. Zimnukhov, V. Kornilov, R. Podesta, F. Podesta, H. Levato, A. Krylov, C. Francile.

with

MASTER-OAFA Observatory, San Juan, Argentina (MPC Code W92)

See:

MPEC 2020-G73 : COMET C/2020 F5 (MASTER)
https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K20/K20G73.html

Credits

The targeting information was obtained from the
The Minor Planet Center (MPC)
http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/

The images where taken with iTelescope.net's
T30 (0.50-m f/6.8 reflector + CCD) Siding Spring Observatory Australia (MPC Q62)
http://iTelescope.Net/

Data reduction, a stacked image, Image blinking, and the object verification windows was done with Astrometrica
http://www.astrometrica.at/

Image blinking and a stacked image was done with CCDStack2
http://www.ccdware.com/

The data was examine with the help of
Find_Orb Orbit determination software - Project Pluto
http://www.projectpluto.com/find_orb.htm

(c) Steven M. Tilley
http://lagniappeobserving.com

Apr 2, 2020

The NEO[Apollo] 2017 ES2 on 2020-03-30 from Siding Spring Observatory Australia (MPC Q62).

The NEO[Apollo] 2017 ES2 on 2020-03-30 from Siding Spring Observatory Australia (MPC Q62).

The NEO[Apollo] 2017 ES2 on 2020-03-30 from Siding Spring Observatory Australia (MPC Q62)
By Steven M. Tilley

Credits

The targeting information was obtained from the
The Minor Planet Center (MPC)
http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/

The images where taken with iTelescope.net's
T30 (0.50-m f/6.8 reflector + CCD) Siding Spring Observatory Australia (MPC Q62)
http://iTelescope.Net/

Data reduction, the stacked image, and the object verification windows was done with Astrometrica
http://www.astrometrica.at/

Image blinking was done with CCDStack2
http://www.ccdware.com/

Music
Attack of the Mole Men - Stings by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100321
Artist: http://incompetech.com/

The data was examine with the help of
Find_Orb Orbit determination software - Project Pluto
http://www.projectpluto.com/find_orb.htm
(c) Steven M. Tilley
http://lagniappeobserving.com

Mar 2, 2020

Tracking 2020 DR2 on 2020-03-02

The risk list object 2020 DR2 from Siding Spring Observatory Australia - MPC Q62 on 2020-03-01 stacks of 4 - 15 -second luminance BIN2 images taken with T17(0.43-m f/6.8 reflector + CCD).

Sentry: Earth Impact Monitoring( archive) http://archive.is/yjIZm

NEODyS CLOMON2 risk page ( archive) http://archive.ph/HVdHX

also see Jon Giorgini's "Understanding Risk Pages" http://www.hohmanntransfer.com/by/giorgjon.htm

The risk list object 2020 DR2 from
Siding Spring Observatory Australia -
MPC Q62 on 2020-03-01 a
stack of 4 - 15 -second luminance BIN2 images
taken with T17(0.43-m f/6.8 reflector + CCD)
By Steven M. Tilley

Feb 17, 2020

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Dec 10, 2019

NASA-JPL Released Episode 10,Comets: A Love Story, of Season Two of 'On a Mission' Podcast Targets Asteroids

Today [on 2019-12-10] NASA-JPL released Episode 10 "Comets: A Love Story" of Season Two of 'On a Mission' Podcast Targets Asteroids. "Eugene and Carolyn Shoemaker’s love of exploration changed our understanding of the cosmos." This is the 10th of a 10-episode podcast host by Leslie Mullen. New episodes will be released weekly. For more information, see "Season Two of 'On a Mission' Podcast Targets Asteroids"[NASA JPL press release].

This artist's concept shows a broken-up asteroid.

Image: Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech

Dec 4, 2019

NASA-JPL Released Episode 9, Hunting in the Dark for Monsters, of Season Two of 'On a Mission' Podcast Targets Asteroids

This week[on 2019-12-03] NASA-JPL released Episode 9 "Hunting in the Dark for Monsters" of Season Two of 'On a Mission' Podcast Targets Asteroids. "Finding black rocks in the darkness of space isn’t easy, but new methods could help spot them all" This is the 9th of a 10-episode podcast host by Leslie Mullen. New episodes will be released weekly. For more information, see "Season Two of 'On a Mission' Podcast Targets Asteroids"[NASA JPL press release].

This artist's concept shows a broken-up asteroid.

Image: Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech

Nov 26, 2019

NASA-JPL Released Episode 8 ,Diamonds in the Ice, of Season Two of 'On a Mission' Podcast Targets Asteroids

Today[2019-11-26] NASA-JPL released Episode 8 "Diamonds in the Ice" of Season Two of 'On a Mission' Podcast Targets Asteroids. "Every year, intrepid Antarctica explorers hunt for space rocks that have fallen to Earth." This is the 8th of a 10-episode podcast host by Leslie Mullen. New episodes will be released weekly. For more information, see "Season Two of 'On a Mission' Podcast Targets Asteroids"[NASA JPL press release].

This artist's concept shows a broken-up asteroid.
Image: Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech

Nov 19, 2019

NASA-JPL Released Episode 7,Planet Asteroid, of Season Two of 'On a Mission' Podcast Targets Asteroids

Today[2019-11-19] NASA-JPL released Episode 7 "Planet Asteroid" of Season Two of 'On a Mission' Podcast Targets Asteroids. "What’s in a name? Whether you call it a planet or an asteroid, missions that explore small worlds are always exciting." This is the 7th of a 10-episode podcast host by Leslie Mullen. New episodes will be released weekly. For more information, see "Season Two of 'On a Mission' Podcast Targets Asteroids"[NASA JPL press release].