Observation by Mazin Younis: 2nd Asteroid Mag18.7

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Mazin Younis

Observer

Mazin Younis

Observed

2021 Nov 29 - 01:15

Uploaded

2021 Dec 29 - 13:58

Objects

23132 2000 AT131

Equipment

Skywatcher Esprite 100ED
ZWO ASI 294MC-Pro

Exposure

8 frames @ 240s each

Location

Tamda Village, Southern Morocco

Title

2nd Asteroid Mag18.7

About this image

Thanks to Grand Privett who pointed to a second very faint asteroid in the same frame as Asteroid Ninian. Upon checking the minor planets site I identified this asteroid as (23132 2000 AT131) which is mag 18.7

I am really surprised that my small telescope has just about picked such magnitude, thanks to a clean Bortle 3 sky.

Files associated with this observation

2-asteroids_arrows.gif (1.8 MB)

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Jeremy Shears, Mike Harlow, David Swan, Graham Winstanley, Nick James, Dr Paul Leyland

Comments

Dr Paul Leyland, 2022 Jan 05 - 17:43 UTC

A very nice result but, TBH, I am not too surprised. Many people do not realise what they can do until their attention is drawn to it.

I once examined an image of M31 taken with a 80mm refractor. That image was optimized for aesthetics, not for science, but nonetheless a sub-19th magnitude Cepheid was readily visible.

Keep stretching your abilities!

Mazin Younis

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