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Saturday, 26 November 2022

See an asteroid!

At the moment (and for the next few days) the large asteroid Vesta will be visible with binoculars in the constellation of Aquarius. If you have a DSLR that can take long exposures (say 10 seconds or so) using a tripod, at around 7.00pm, point it in between Saturn and Jupiter. Take a picture for three or four nights and you should notice Vesta moving against the background stars. (Which is how asteroids and comets generally are / were discovered!) Incidentally, you should also capture nearby Neptune and, further east, Uranus in the constellation of Aries.

2 comments:

  1. Hi, I enjoy reading your "Blog" been reading since 2020 when we first met watching the Great Grey Shrike @ Fincham

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  2. Most kind, David!
    Let's hope for a 'getable' Shrike this winter!

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