[vsnet-chat 4489] Re: 100,000 and counting ... - photometry of minor planet

[Gianluca Masi <gianmasi@fr.flashnet.it>]

Forgotten to mention: the object is the asteroid 1999 KW4!

Sincerely,
Gianluca

Gianluca Masi wrote:
> 
> Dear Tonny,
> 
> >> You wrote:
> 
> Last night, the object was still extremely low in the morning sky, but I
> managed to get a 30 minutes CCD run, built up of series of 30 sec
> exposures.
> Each exposure shows the minor planet as a trail, due to the very fast
> motion
> of the object. This night and the following nights, I'm planning longer
> sessions, wondering what the resulting light curve will look like ...
> <<
> 
> I managed to observe this body, as part of my minor planet observing
> programs, getting a good coverage for about 4 hours. I've prepared an
> impressive lightcurve, still in need of some adjustments. It is on my
> website.
> 
> This could sound like a bit OT, but without this list I did not start
> CCD photometry, missing this important event and other impressive and
> wonderful stars.
> 
> Regards,
> Gianluca
> 
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* Gianluca Masi                           "Two things fill the soul   *
* Via Madonna de Loco, 47               with awe and reverence [...]: *
* 03023 Ceccano (FR)                     the starry sky above me and  *
* ITALY                                    the moral law within me"   *
* e-mail: gianmasi@fr.flashnet.it                                     *
* web:  http://vsnet.eurolink.it/comets/                  I. Kant       *
* Minor Planet Center Obs. Code: 470 - Ceccano                        *
* Center for Backyard Astrophysics - Italy                            *
* VSNET Collaboration Team member                                     *
* CCD-astrometry-photometry@egroup mailing-list moderator             *
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