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Asteroid 945 Barcelona, Tom Wildoner

Asteroid 945 Barcelona

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New software, new learning curve. Here is a screen shot from a software platform called TYCHO (v9.3.3), used for asteroid and comet identification and searching. This image shows the asteroid 945 Barcelona. From Wikipedia, “945 Barcelona is a minor planet orbiting the Sun in the Asteroid belt. It was discovered 3 February 1921 from Barcelona by the Catalan astronomer Josep Comas i Solà (1868–1937) and named for the city of Barcelona (Spain), the birthplace of the discoverer. It has an estimated diameter of 25.5 km.”

Tech Specs: Sky-Watcher Esprit 120ED Telescope,  ZWO AS2600mc-Pro running at -10C, Celestron CGEM-DX mount, 41 x 60 second guided exposures, focused with a ZWO EAF, controlled with a ZWO ASIAir Pro. Processed using Tycho v9.3.3. Image Date: October 6, 2022. Location: The Dark Side Observatory, Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).

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Asteroid 945 Barcelona, Tom Wildoner

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