|
Object |
Pluto's Motion Against the Stars |
|
Telescope (Photo) |
Celestron Celestar 8" Computerized Deluxe SCT
@ f/6.3 |
|
Telescope (Guiding) |
Celestron Celestar 8" Computerized Deluxe SCT
@ f/6.3/ (off-axis) |
|
Camera (Photo) |
Olympus OM-1 |
|
Camera (Guiding) |
N/A (Manually guided) |
|
Exposure Detail |
Four individual 15-minute exposures, heavily
cropped for above sequence. Konica Centuria 800 print
film. The mosaic above shows Pluto's changing position
during four consecutive nights. Total motion over these four
nights is about 1 arc-minute. |
|
Location |
Cincinnati
Astronomical Society's Dark-Sky Site (Adams County, Ohio)
(N38.876, W83.464) |
|
Date |
08/06/02 -
08/09/02 |