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Chiron - The Centaur
About this observation
Observer
Grant Privett
Time of observation
09/10/2020 - 00:41
Object
C95/P Chiron
Observing location
Salisbury
Equipment
Celestron RASA 11"
Starlight Trius 694
Paramount MEII
Starlight Trius 694
Paramount MEII
Exposure
21x 120s
Tags
This is the original Centaur class of asteroid. At perihelion (24 years ago) it doubles as a comet if you devote a lot of metre league telescope time to it. As it was, it looked like any anonymous 18.5 magnitude star in Cetus. Was pleased to finally capture it.
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