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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. Asteroid names with a double asterisk (**) are named for places of significance to me.

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Asteroid 1988 Delores *
23 January 2020
D850 DSLR
5 minutes, ISO 6400
Prime Focus + Focal Reducer
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Asteroid 1988 Delores * (animated)
23 January 2020
D850 DSLR
5 minutes, ISO 6400, 1 hour interval
Prime Focus + Focal Reducer
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Asteroid 15779 Scottroberts * (Mag +18.5)
10 April 2020
D850 DSLR
5 minutes, ISO 6400
Prime Focus + Focal Reducer



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Asteroid 15779 Scottroberts * (animated)
10 April 2020
D850 DSLR
5 minutes, ISO 6400, 1 hour interval
Prime Focus + Focal Reducer
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NEO Asteroid 52768 1998 OR2
23 April 2020
D850 DSLR
1 minute, ISO 6400, 2 minute intervals
Prime Focus + Focal Reducer
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NEO Asteroid 52768 1998 OR2 (animated)
23 April 2020
D850 DSLR
1 minute, ISO 6400, 2 minute intervals
Prime Focus + Focal Reducer



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NEO Asteroid 52768 1998 OR2
29 April 2020
D850 DSLR
15 seconds, ISO 6400, 30 second intervals
Prime Focus
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NEO Asteroid 52768 1998 OR2 (animated)
29 April 2020
D850 DSLR
15 seconds, ISO 6400, 30 second intervals
Prime Focus
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Asteroid 4046 Swain **
15 May 2020
D850 DSLR
2 minutes, ISO 12800
Prime Focus + Focal Reducer



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Asteroid 4046 Swain ** (animated)
15 May 2020
D850 DSLR
2 minutes, ISO 12800, 1 hour interval
Prime Focus + Focal Reducer
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Asteroid 1728 Goethe Link **
16 May 2020
D850 DSLR
5 minutes, ISO 6400
Prime Focus + Focal Reducer
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Asteroid 1728 Goethe Link ** (animated)
16 May 2020
D850 DSLR
5 minutes, ISO 6400, 1 hour interval
Prime Focus + Focal Reducer



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Asteroid 1578 Kirkwood **
16 October 2020
D850 DSLR
5 minutes, ISO 6400
Prime Focus + Focal Reducer
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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
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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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