Asteroid (4) Vesta 01-04-24 (GIF)

Asteroid (4) Vesta on January 4, 2024 (UT).
MPC predicted V mag 6.8. Motion 0.62”/min (37.32”/hr 0.25°/ day) toward 280.8

Observation Details
January 4, 2024 03:08:59-05:13:26 UT
Seeing: Fair Transparency: Good Sky Condition: Bortle 7
Location: Edmond, Oklahoma USA

Image Details
125-minute time-lapse animation.
North up. East left.
21 images, each a stack of 18 @ 10 seconds (total integration per image 180 seconds/ 3 minutes).
Gain 250
FOV: 61.6 x 38.5 arcmin (1.03°x 0.64°)

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

Image Capture & Processing
Capture: SharpCap Pro
Guiding: PHD2
Process: Deep Sky Stacker, GIMP

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