Blackrock?

Folks - here's a new asteroid animation. I took the frames last September but only just got around to processing them.

96 Aegle (ee'-glee) is a very large main belt asteroid (diameter 170 Km). It has a dark-colored surface and probably a primitive carbonaceous composition. It was discovered by Jérôme Coggia on February 17, 1868 and named after one of the three Aegles in Greek mythology.

More details on the web page...

www.astroshack.net/gallery/solarsys/aegleanim.php


Enjoy!

Dave McD

Thats excellent Dave...love it.

Would you be able to bag 9929 Mc Connell this year as i know John is eager to see this asteroid from an amateurs view point?

Could be a goer - mag 17.3 and rising later on in the East... Send some clear skies to Celbridge and I'll get onto it...!

Cheers

Dave

Its quite a slow mover, that asteroid! Nice animation Dave, keep it up!

Cheers Seanie - the animation is just over an hour's duration.

Dave

Cheers Seanie - the animation is just over an hour's duration.

Dave

An hour? Wow, there was some determination in getting that brief passage amongst the stars!