[Chaos-l] [Medoc-mountain-men] FW: Spotting Asteroid YU55

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Great shots Mark - LOTS of detail!
Going to get out tonight and look for the asteroid and if seeing is as
good as forecast, spend some time on Jupiter!

j

On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 9:23 AM, Allen Davis <starstorm151 at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> I wanted to make sure you guys saw these, if they post to the group.  Great
> shots Mark..allen
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> 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
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Mark
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> -----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 ...
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>
> Robert
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> Sent from my iPad
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> Begin forwarded message:
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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.
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> 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
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> Sent from my iPad
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> On Nov 7, 2011, at 9:21 PM, Tony Rice <rtphokie at gmail.com> wrote:
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> This is the closest approach of an asteroid since the 70's and there
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> shouldn't be another like it for 20+ years.  Sky and Telescope has
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> some good info on spotting it.  It's a mag 11.1 so it's reachable at a
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> dark site.
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> http://www.skyandtelescope.com/about/pressreleases/133357483.html
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