Asteroid 2000 JU23 Passing the Antennae Galaxies NGC 4038 NGC 4039 - Adam Lundie - Eatons Hill Observatory

Orbit:

Skybot Confirmation:

Astrometry:

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Image:

• 61x 300s Luminance bin2x2 + 15 flat + 50x dark + 120x bias

Total integration 5 hours 5 minutes.

Hardware:

• Celestron EdgeHD 1100
• Celestron EdgeHD 0.7x Focal Reducer
• SkyWatcher EQ8 Pro Mount
• QSI 683-wsg Camera @ -15°C
• Astronomik Typ 2c luminance filter
• Orion StarShoot Autoguider
• Foresight Innovations On Axis Guider
• Starlight Xpress Adaptive Optics

Location:

• Orange zone in Brisbane, Australia. (Bortle 7)
• Average seeing + 21% moon phase.

Software:

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