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Astrophotography

Updated: 23 August 2021

Some selected asteroid and dwarf planet images. Images taken with a Meade 12" LX600. Click a thumbnail to see a larger version.

Asteroid names with a single asterisk (*) are named for friends or past professors.

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Asteroid 1761 Edmondson *
11 January 2018
D7200 DSLR
5 minutes, ISO 6400
Prime Focus + Focal Reducer
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Asteroid 1761 Edmondson * (animated)
11-12 January 2018
D7200 DSLR
5 minutes, ISO 6400
Prime Focus + Focal Reducer
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Asteroid 20 Massalia
6 February 2018
D850 DSLR
2 minutes, ISO 6400
Prime Focus + Focal Reducer



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Asteroid 20 Massalia (animated)
6 February 2018
D850 DSLR
2 minutes, ISO 6400, 1 hour interval
Prime Focus + Focal Reducer
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Asteroid 9144 Hollisjohnson *
7 February 2018
D850 DSLR
5 minutes, ISO 6400
Prime Focus + Focal Reducer
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Asteroid 9144 Hollisjohnson * (animated)
7 February 2018
D850 DSLR
5 minutes, ISO 6400, 1 hour interval
Prime Focus + Focal Reducer



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Asteroid 14505 Barentine *
9 April 2018
D850 DSLR
5 minutes, ISO 6400
Prime Focus + Focal Reducer
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Asteroid 14505 Barentine * (animated)
9 April 2018
D850 DSLR
5 minutes, ISO 6400, 1 hour interval
Prime Focus + Focal Reducer
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Asteroid 117736 Sherrod * (Mag +19.2)
14 April 2018
D850 DSLR
5 minutes, ISO 6400
Prime Focus + Focal Reducer



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Asteroid 117736 Sherrod * (animated)
14 April 2018
D850 DSLR
5 minutes, ISO 6400, 1 hour interval
Prime Focus + Focal Reducer
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Asteroid 5536 Honeycutt *
17 April 2018
D850 DSLR
5 minutes, ISO 6400
Prime Focus + Focal Reducer
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Asteroid 5536 Honeycutt * (animated)
17 April 2018
D850 DSLR
5 minutes, ISO 6400
Prime Focus + Focal Reducer



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Asteroid 1 Ceres
8 May 2018
D850 DSLR
10 seconds, ISO 3200
Prime Focus
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Asteroid 1 Ceres (animated)
8 May 2018
D850 DSLR
10 seconds, ISO 3200, 15 minute intervals
Prime Focus
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Asteroid 4 Vesta
19 June 2018
D850 DSLR
30 seconds, ISO 3200
Prime Focus



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Asteroid 4 Vesta (animated)
19 June 2018
D850 DSLR
30 seconds, ISO 3200, 15 minute intervals
Prime Focus
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Asteroid 1988 Delores *
8 September 2018
D850 DSLR
5 minutes, ISO 6400
Prime Focus + Focal Reducer
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Asteroid 1988 Delores * (animated)
8 September 2018
D850 DSLR
5 minutes, ISO 6400, 1 hour interval
Prime Focus + Focal Reducer



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Asteroid 4 Vesta
29 September 2018
iPhone 8 Plus
1 minute, ISO 8448
Afocal 94X
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Asteroid 4 Vesta (animated)
29 September 2018
iPhone 8 Plus
1 minute, ISO 8448, 1 hour interval
Afocal 94X
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Asteroid 1765 Wrubel *
31 October 2018
D850 DSLR
5 minutes, ISO 6400
Prime Focus + Focal Reducer



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Asteroid 1765 Wrubel * (animated)
31 October 2018
D850 DSLR
5 minutes, ISO 6400
Prime Focus + Focal Reducer
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Asteroid 9143 Burkhead *
3 December 2018
D850 DSLR
167 seconds, ISO 6400
Prime Focus + Focal Reducer
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Asteroid 9143 Burkhead *
8 December 2018
D850 DSLR
5 minutes, ISO 6400
Prime Focus + Focal Reducer



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Asteroid 9143 Burkhead * (animated)
8 December 2018
D850 DSLR
5 minutes, ISO 6400
Prime Focus + Focal Reducer
 
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