Observation by Grant Privett: Iain Bank's Asteroid

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Grant Privett

Observer

Grant Privett

Observed

2024 Feb 29 - 22:00

Uploaded

2024 Mar 02 - 22:04

Objects

5099 Iainbanks

Equipment

300mm VX12 f/4 Newtonian
SX Trius 694
SW NEQ6 with Rowan

Exposure

Multiple x 30s

Location

Near Salisbury

Target name

Iainbanks

Title

Iain Bank's Asteroid

About this image

Following the suggestion of Richard Miles I imaged the asteroid Iainbanks. Its not a fast mover, but was tolerably bright. What was not expected was 3 other asteroids in the same image...

Iainbanks is slightly left of centre about half way up - the brightest of the 4.

Files associated with this observation

Iain Banks and Friends.jpg (1019.2 kB)

Like this image

Tim Haymes, Callum Potter

Comments

Callum Potter, 2024 Mar 04 - 17:02 UTC

One of my favourite authors - with or without the M.

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