[Chaos-l] FW: Spotting Asteroid YU55

[Allen Davis]

I wanted to make sure you guys saw these, if they post to the group.  Great
shots Mark..allen

 

From: mark63clegg at aol.com [mailto:mark63clegg at aol.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2011 7:39 AM
To: robertnielsen at nc.rr.com; starstorm151 at embarqmail.com
Subject: Re: [Chaos-l] Spotting Asteroid YU55

 

I may try if I get time.. since I have not been tracking it.. I will ask..
what time is it set to pass over.. I have read it will be very dim and hard
to see.

 

I did get some excellent views of Jupiter last night and some good images
too. At 485X using the 3.7mm Ethos, at the times of steady seeing, I could
easily make out detail on Ganymede and hints of detail on Callisto. And the
planet was full of detail...See the images attached. 

 

Mark 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Nielsen <robertnielsen at nc.rr.com>
To: Allen Davis <starstorm151 at embarqmail.com>
Cc: Mark Clegg <mark63clegg at aol.com>
Sent: Tue, Nov 8, 2011 7:16 am
Subject: Fwd: [Chaos-l] Spotting Asteroid YU55

You going to try to see it tonight?  Since this is the annual CHAOS meeting
where we setup our scopes and let the residents of Carol Woods look at
things, I thought I would try ... although I don't expect I'll see much ...

 

Robert

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From: "Allen Davis" <starstorm151 at embarqmail.com>
Date: November 7, 2011 10:39:29 PM EST
To: "'Robert Nielsen'" <robertnielsen at nc.rr.com>, <Chaos-l at rtpnet.org>
Cc: "'North Carolina Observers That Chase Photons In Medoc Mountain State
Park'" <medoc-mountain-men at rapideye.us>
Subject: RE: [Chaos-l] Spotting Asteroid YU55

I just plotted the path on Sky Safari......i found the asteroid with a
search and then centered.  Then I hit time forward.  It was really really
NEAT to see it track across the display, try it if you have Sky Safari Plus
or Pro.  

I updated my minor body data while ago also.  allen

-----Original Message-----
From: chaos-l-bounces at rtpnet.org [mailto:chaos-l-bounces at rtpnet.org
<mailto:chaos-l-bounces at rtpnet.org?> ] On
Behalf Of Robert Nielsen
Sent: Monday, November 07, 2011 9:45 PM
To: Chaos-l at rtpnet.org
Subject: Re: [Chaos-l] Spotting Asteroid YU55

Well, a few things are going to make it difficult:

1) Tomorrow night is the Carol Woods observing session ... not a dark site
2) The moon is pretty close to full (97% illuminated)
3) While S&T says it is mag 11, some say it is "coal black"
4) Various reports say the ephemera will change slightly as it passes

But the Clear Sky Clock is predicting good conditions, so we'll just have to
take a shot.  I'm planning on dragging The Mistress out tomorrow to the
meeting ...

Robert

Sent from my iPad

On Nov 7, 2011, at 9:21 PM, Tony Rice <rtphokie at gmail.com> wrote:




This is the closest approach of an asteroid since the 70's and there

shouldn't be another like it for 20+ years.  Sky and Telescope has

some good info on spotting it.  It's a mag 11.1 so it's reachable at a

dark site.

 

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/about/pressreleases/133357483.html

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