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FROM THE OBSERVATORY · 07-Jun-2018

Asteroid 2000 AJ129 Passing NGC5921

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Asteroid 2000 AJ129 Passing NGC5921
While looking through the data captured of NGC 5921, I discovered a very dim object slowly moving through the field of view. The object has been identified as main belt asteroid 2000 AJ129, magnitude 15.
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Notes from the session

Orbit:


Image:

28x 450s Luminance


Total integration 3 hours 30 minutes.

Hardware:

Celestron EdgeHD 1100
SkyWatcher EQ8 Pro Mount
QSI 683-wsg Camera @ -15°C
Astronomik Typ 2c luminance filter
Starlight Xpress Lodestar II guide camera
Innovations Foresight On Axis Guider
Starlight Xpress Active Optics



Location:

Orange zone in Brisbane, Australia. (Bortle 7)
New moon phase.



Software:

Captured with AstroArt 6
Guiding with PHD2 + PHD_Dither
CCDInspector: Image analysis & rejection
CCDStack 2+: Calibrate, align
TheSkyX Professional: Plate solving.
Aladin 9: Astrometry.
Photoshop CC: Labels, cross hair, animation.