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Asteroid (1278) Kenya 11-07-23 (GIF)


Asteroid (1278) Kenya 11-07-23 (GIF)

72-minute time-lapse animation of main belt asteroid (1278) Kenya as imaged through an Orion ST-80 telescope. (1278) Kenya's measured V magnitude this session was 13.6. The Minor Planet Center predicted 13.4. (1278) Kenya was moving at 0.67 “/min (40.05 “/hr or 0.27°/day) towards 281.1°. North is up. East is left.

Observation Details
November 7, 2023 03:02:07-04:14:22 UT
Seeing: Poor Transparency: Poor Sky Condition: Bortle 7
Location: Edmond, Oklahoma USA

Image Details
72-minute time-lapse animation.
7 images, each a stack of 12 @ 60 seconds (total integration per image 720 seconds/ 12 minutes).
Gain 250
FOV:
61.6 x 38.6 arcmin/1.03° x 0.64° (cropped and resized from original 1.64°x0.92°; 3.08 “/pixel)
North up. East left.

Equipment
Telescope: Orion ST-80 (80 mm f/5) + Orion Field Flattener + Baader Fringe Killer Filter
Camera: ZWO ASI482MC
Guide Scope: SVBONY SV165 (30 mm f/4)
Mount: Celestron CGEM

Capture & Processing
Capture: SharpCap Pro
Process: Deep Sky Stacker, GIMP, ASTAP (photometry)
Guiding: PHD2

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