I fell in love with asteroids as an undergraduate astrophysics student at Indiana University. In 1966, as a freshman, I worked on the IU Asteroid Program. I was on the Program for four years and even worked there full-time during the summer after graduation in 1970. I was one of several students who would measure star and asteroid positions on 8x10 inch photographic glass plates using the Gaertner Measuring Engine .

This page shows all the asteroids that are named for places that have meaning to me that I have photographed from Cassiopeia Observatory. Click a thumbnail to see a larger version.

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Asteroid 1602 Indiana 20 December 2019 D850 DSLR 5 minutes, ISO 6400 Prime Focus + Focal Reducer	Asteroid 1602 Indiana (animated) 20 December 2019 D850 DSLR 5 minutes, ISO 6400, 1 hour interval Prime Focus + Focal Reducer	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	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	Asteroid 4299 WIYN 8 February 2021 D850 DSLR 5 minutes, ISO 6400, Prime Focus + Focal Reducer	Asteroid 4299 WIYN 8 February 2021 D850 DSLR 5 minutes, ISO 6400, 1 hour interval Prime Focus + Focal Reducer