Hi Everyone!
Last week I had my first serious astrophotography imaging session ever. I was testing out new gear including a GSO 8RC and my QHY5 guider.
When photographing M20 I managed to also captured the movement of Minor planet / asteroid 700 Auravictrix (mag 12 approx, and 15km diameter).
So I thought I'd make an animation out of it (also a first for me).
http://davewaldo.solidwebhost.com/auravictrix.gif - WARNING: 2.6mb file
Details: a mix of 3min - 9min exposures. Almost a 100% crop. Movement captured over a 45min period.
Scope: GSO 8RC
Camera: Unmodded Canon 20D
Mount: HEQ5
I love these sorts of things and can't wait to chase some much fainter objects.
Enjoy,
Dave.