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Pages: 1 JimK professor emeritus Reged: 09/18/05 Loc: Albuquerque, NM USA Asteroid 4179 Toutatis       #5568435 - 12/12/12 11:09 PM Attachment (53 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   This evening I was able to view the asteroid 4179 Toutatis (as described in Sky & Telescope Dec'12, p53) using a Questar 3.5. Although only a small (2-3 mi) asteroid, it is passing about 4.3 million miles from us (~17x our distance to Luna), and it moves! Yes, using a 16mm eyepiece and the internal Barlow lens (~160x), I was able to see it move over the course of a few seconds (especially when it was near star SAO 110178, which was just about occulted by the asteroid). To find it, I just looked for a faint dot of light in the starfield that moved in a few minutes. I've attached the sketch I made during this observing session (no Barlow, thus ~80x) over the course of an hour. This fast-moving asteroid was a real fine sight to enjoy, and so unusual to see moving in "real-time". Tonight it is/was north of Alpha Psc, but it will be rapidly moving past Xi2 {not Zeta !} and Mu Cet over the next 2 nights. If the weather cooperates for you, move fast and try to see it, then post your results and/or tips for others. {Edited to correct my Greek.} Post Extras:       EddWen scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 04/26/08 Loc: Here or There Re: Asteroid 4179 Toutatis [Re: JimK]       #5569326 - 12/13/12 01:58 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Well done. I guess the SoCal marine layer does not go inland to ABQ ;-) Post Extras:       JimK professor emeritus Reged: 09/18/05 Loc: Albuquerque, NM USA Re: Asteroid 4179 Toutatis [Re: EddWen]       #5569849 - 12/13/12 08:03 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Quote: Well done. I guess the SoCal marine layer does not go inland to ABQ ;-) Thanks. Nope, Arizona is our buffer zone, so to speak. But perhaps it will get cloudy late tonight ... Post Extras:       Pages: 1

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