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mswhin63
16-02-2013, 06:50 AM
Well it was moving really fast and I struggle to keep up with it. The live view from Gingin is great.

I finally pointed my scope towards the rough direction guided on 80Leo and waited.

It really looks rough, so I was wondering if I managed to capture it tumbling?

Otherwise I am happy with my first asteroid capture :thumbsup:

Big Dave
16-02-2013, 06:53 AM
Nice Capture, it was a tough one. The line may be wobbly due to your alignment, the stars are a little bouncy in that same axis?

glenc
16-02-2013, 07:03 AM
Thanks Malcolm. How big is the field?

jjjnettie
16-02-2013, 07:06 AM
:) Fantastic effort.

mswhin63
16-02-2013, 07:06 AM
2 degrees, the exposure was 240 seconds.

I had another image directly after of a satellitte and there was no wobbliness on that one. Maybe the satellite flew past faster.

Need to fix the mount or better guiding.

mswhin63
16-02-2013, 07:06 AM
Thanks all.

mswhin63
16-02-2013, 07:45 AM
Just had a report from an observer who mentioned they could see it wobbling as well.
I looked at the photo again and I have severe coma around the edges. The central part seems OK so maybe I did catch it spinning?

orestis
16-02-2013, 01:02 PM
Fantastic shot,

Was it a multiple of subs stiched or just one long exposure?

Cheers
Orestis:thumbsup:

mswhin63
16-02-2013, 02:37 PM
Just one long exposure. I have never shot an asteroid so I just set it to 240 sec. Was a nice evening a bit dewy though

Larryp
16-02-2013, 02:39 PM
Nice work, Malcolm