Asteroid 324 Bamberga - Fri 13th

chances · #1 13-09-2013, 03:28 PM

Hey all, just come across this article which talks about 324 Bamberga.

Does anyone think it would be worthwhile heading out of the city to try and photograph this using a 10" newt?
I'm very new to astronomy / astrophotography so im not sure what to expect at all

Also found this live tracking site for the asteroid - http://theskylive.com/bamberga-tracker

Anyway ill be out there giving it a go one way or another!

Lets just hope the clouds don't roll in!

Lee · #2 13-09-2013, 08:48 PM

You shouldn't need to leave the city to photograph an asteroid.... at mag 8 you'll see it OK....

AstroJunk (Jonathan) · #3 15-09-2013, 12:03 AM

Did you find it Chances?

Despite its reltive closeness, it is still crawling along and should be well positioned for a long while. I swung onto it tonight as it sits beside a thirteenth mag star. Unfortunately it's in a bit of unintresting space at the moment so may be harder to pick up visually, but keep on searching if you haven't spotted it!

chances · #4 15-09-2013, 02:59 AM

Bah! everything's wet lol.

Not sure if I've found it, been taking many photos but haven't had a good look at the full res pics yet, its still clicking away now. Ill re-position it one more time and take a few more shots before I call it a night.

Still not sure I got it pointed at the right spot

I was hoping I would take a bunch of shots and catch it on the move, but it seems like it moves rather slow...