Red Barn Observatory MPC/IAU H68
Established 2006
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NEAR EARTH ASTEROID 3691 BEDE
Image composed of five 30 second exposures (Center of Image Time: 2006 09 03.405)
Equipment: 0.30m Schmitt-Cassegrain LX200 @ F/3.3
SBIG ST7 CCD Camera Cooled to -8.5 deg. C.
Sky conditions: Hazy with fog in the area. Outside temperature ~73deg. F.
Steve Farmer Jr. Red Barn Observatory H68
V was expected to be ~17.4
Here's the data I reported to the MPC:
003691 C2006 09 03.40551 00 30 11.37 +08 39 20.9 17.7 V H68
003691 C2006 09 03.41075 00 30 10.88 +08 39 21.8 17.7 V H68
003691 C2006 09 03.42025 00 30 10.10 +08 39 24.4 17.2 V H68
003691 C2006 09 03.42675 00 30 09.42 +08 39 27.1 17.7 V H68
A total of 25 30 second images were acquired to produce the above four measurements along with 3 five minute exposures (that were not used).
Due to the sun rising, I wasn't able to expand the measurements over a larger time frame.
Total CCD exposure time for this object: 27.5 minutes
Total time spent on this object: 45 minutes
Images were stacked in sets of five to get the producing results.
This image was composed of 20 - 30 second exposures stacked on 3691.
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