2022-07-09, 04:21 PM
Hi Dennis,
Fantastic job! Were you able to determine how close 2022 NR's actual position was to the predicted position? BMD's been reporting large differences between the predictions from elements available before a close approach & the actual position during the close approach as the gravitational perturbations take effect on the NEO & alter the trajectory.
It looks like your tracking & seeing were very good - very little wiggle in the star trails. Which exposures were done first, top left or bottom right? That was still quite a lot of motion in just 5 minutes.
I'm glad that you're getting some decent weather.
How faint an NEO do you think that you can capture? I know that you imaged some faint moons a while back. 2022 KY4 will reach peak brightness of 17.3 magnitude on Jul 19 at 0000 EDT when it will be in Telescopium at 0.04 AU moving at 14.3"/min. If that's detectable, I'll provide more info later.
Phil S.
Fantastic job! Were you able to determine how close 2022 NR's actual position was to the predicted position? BMD's been reporting large differences between the predictions from elements available before a close approach & the actual position during the close approach as the gravitational perturbations take effect on the NEO & alter the trajectory.
It looks like your tracking & seeing were very good - very little wiggle in the star trails. Which exposures were done first, top left or bottom right? That was still quite a lot of motion in just 5 minutes.
I'm glad that you're getting some decent weather.
How faint an NEO do you think that you can capture? I know that you imaged some faint moons a while back. 2022 KY4 will reach peak brightness of 17.3 magnitude on Jul 19 at 0000 EDT when it will be in Telescopium at 0.04 AU moving at 14.3"/min. If that's detectable, I'll provide more info later.
Phil S.