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Old 25-07-2023, 07:50 AM
Dennis
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Originally Posted by OzEclipse View Post
Dennis,
Yes, easily, you just have to set the date range for the time you want.
Joe
Thanks for that Joe, I did as you suggested and then plotted the JPL Horizons plotted position overlaid on The Sky X Pro and SkyTools 4 Imaging plotted positions.

My capture of NEO 2023 MU2 coincided with the JPL plot, so I am now confident that I did record the correct object.

If I had used ST4 to point my telescope, I would have located NEO 2023 MU2 in the camera FOV whereas the plotted position in TSX64 placed it just outside of the FOV, although I had to use TSX to track at the custom rate of the Asteroid.

An enjoyable investigation over my morning cup of tea.

Cheers

Dennis
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