Asteroids & Dwarf Planets
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. Asteroid names with a double asterisk (**) are named for places of significance to me.
Year: 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | Friends | Places | Number
Asteroid 1988 Delores * 23 January 2020 D850 DSLR 5 minutes, ISO 6400 Prime Focus + Focal Reducer |
Asteroid 1988 Delores * (animated) 23 January 2020 D850 DSLR 5 minutes, ISO 6400, 1 hour interval Prime Focus + Focal Reducer |
Asteroid 15779 Scottroberts * (Mag +18.5) 10 April 2020 D850 DSLR 5 minutes, ISO 6400 Prime Focus + Focal Reducer |
Asteroid 15779 Scottroberts * (animated) 10 April 2020 D850 DSLR 5 minutes, ISO 6400, 1 hour interval Prime Focus + Focal Reducer |
NEO Asteroid 52768 1998 OR2 23 April 2020 D850 DSLR 1 minute, ISO 6400, 2 minute intervals Prime Focus + Focal Reducer |
NEO Asteroid 52768 1998 OR2 (animated) 23 April 2020 D850 DSLR 1 minute, ISO 6400, 2 minute intervals Prime Focus + Focal Reducer |
NEO Asteroid 52768 1998 OR2 29 April 2020 D850 DSLR 15 seconds, ISO 6400, 30 second intervals Prime Focus |
NEO Asteroid 52768 1998 OR2 (animated) 29 April 2020 D850 DSLR 15 seconds, ISO 6400, 30 second intervals Prime Focus |
Asteroid 4046 Swain ** 15 May 2020 D850 DSLR 2 minutes, ISO 12800 Prime Focus + Focal Reducer |
Asteroid 4046 Swain ** (animated) 15 May 2020 D850 DSLR 2 minutes, ISO 12800, 1 hour interval Prime Focus + Focal Reducer |
Asteroid 1728 Goethe Link ** 16 May 2020 D850 DSLR 5 minutes, ISO 6400 Prime Focus + Focal Reducer |
Asteroid 1728 Goethe Link ** (animated) 16 May 2020 D850 DSLR 5 minutes, ISO 6400, 1 hour interval Prime Focus + Focal Reducer |
Asteroid 1578 Kirkwood ** 16 October 2020 D850 DSLR 5 minutes, ISO 6400 Prime Focus + Focal Reducer |
Asteroid 1578 Kirkwood ** (animated) 16 October 2020 D850 DSLR 5 minutes, ISO 6400, 1 hour interval Prime Focus + Focal Reducer |
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Asteroid 2322 Kitt Peak ** 16 October 2020 D850 DSLR 5 minutes, ISO 6400 Prime Focus + Focal Reducer |
Asteroid 2322 Kitt Peak ** (animated) 16 October 2020 D850 DSLR 5 minutes, ISO 6400, 1 hour interval Prime Focus + Focal Reducer |
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