Hi everyone
I recently discovered my first comet (Soho 2523) using images downloaded from the Soho website (
http://sungrazer.nrl.navy.mil).
This has peaked my interest in astronomy and got me wondering whether I might be able to discover an asteroid.
I have been pondering about getting a computerised telescope of my own to take photos of the night sky and scan then for any moving objects however of course there is the issue of light pollution. I live in Boronia which is 30k east of Melbourne and on the edge of suburbia and we get some light pollution here but I can still see lots of stars.
Is it unrealistic to expect that one could discover an asteroid or near earth object in this environment, or am I far out enough from the city lights?
Also can one overcome light pollution by looking at the night sky in the infrared or similar optical frequencies?
cheers Peter