Re: [APML] asteroid photography ***Urgent***

["Woolies Woolies" <astrolist@hotmail.com>]

Anthony, thanx for the information. I will read that article.

Marios.

P.S. Are you from Cyprus or Greece?


>From: Anthony Ayiomamitis <anthony@perseus.gr>
>Reply-To: astro-photo@seds.org
>To: astro-photo@seds.org
>Subject: Re: [APML] asteroid photography ***Urgent***
>Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 00:40:38 +0200
>
>Marie,
>
>         You can take many guided exposures and then use software to 
>compare them
>so as to identify differences (which will hopefully be your asteroid(s) of
>interest) between the images or take a long guided exposure and look for 
>small
>streaks which represent the differential rate of movement of the 
>asteroid(s) of
>interest relative to the background stars.
>
>         I would NOT use a tripod and long exposures since you will get 
>star
>trails wbich will make it virtually impossible to identify trails due to an
>asteroid.
>
>         One of the best online references is the excellent article by 
>Dennis di
>Cicco (S&T Senior Editor) which you can browse by going to
>http://www.skypub.com/sights/asteroids/hunting.html ... something I have 
>been
>meaning to do for some time is to get a reprint of this article which was
>published in S&T.
>
>         Good luck with the project tomorrow!
>
>Anthony.
>
>Woolies Woolies wrote:
>
> > Dear list,
> >
> > I would like to know what is the best method photographing an asteroid.
> > I will shoot the "1998 WT24" asteroid this evening. (16th of Dec.)
> > Is it better to guide the telescope or is it better to put the camera on 
>the
> > tripod and take long exposures?
> > Is it good to take a prime-focus and guiding or just guiding piggyback
> > photography.
> > I would appreciate it if you could give me some advises.
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> > Marios.
> > Cyprus Astronomical Society.
> > www.CyprusAstronomy.com
> >
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