batch photometry on aseroid

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batch photometry on aseroid

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Hi,

Is it possible to do batch photometry on an asteroid that is moving over the star field in the image sequence?

/Rudi

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Re: batch photometry on aseroid

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Hi,
this feature is included in Service Pack 3, which will be released in 1-2 weeks.
(At the moment it's not possible).
Fabio.

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Thanks Fabio. Looking forward to that.

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Fabio, is the "Follow minor planet" Motion Angle true angle, degrees east of north or the angle in the image?

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Re: batch photometry on aseroid

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Is there a step-by-step guide somewhere?
I am struggeling to make it work.

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Re: batch photometry on aseroid

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Hello, it's the angle given by the MPC.
http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/MPEph/MPEph.html

In the mask below select a hourly query (1) , if the object is a NEO you may need to select your earth location (2)
Click "Get Ephemeris", then in the query result select a UT near your exposure (22:00 in the example). The angle is the item (2) which is 241.4, the speed is the item (1).

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P.S. if you have an updated MPCOrb file, both data can be calculated by AA with the "Find" button in "Follow minor planet"

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Thanks Fabio, that helped.

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