Using Find_orb(interactive version) and Guide9 To find the impact location of The NEO 2008 TC3.

Using Find_orb(interactive version)  and Guide9 To find the impact location of The NEO 2008 TC3.

Credits

• The Observations of 2008 TC3 were obtained from the The Minor Planet Center (MPC)
  

https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?utf8=%E2%9C%93&object_id=2008+TC3

• The Observations were examined with  Find_Orb Orbit determination software - Project Pluto http://www.projectpluto.com/find_orb.htm

• Text editing was done with MS Notepad.

• The impact.tdf graphic was done with MS Paint.

• The Map was done with  Guide9 https://www.projectpluto.com/guide9b.htm

• 2008TC3-groundpath-rev Wikimedia Commons
  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_TC3#/media/File:2008TC3-groundpath-rev.png

• Music Way Out West by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org https://youtu.be/1jYKETpAu1A
  

• Created using Pinnacle Studio
  

 

 Steven M. Tilley

http://lagniappeobserving.com

ALCon 2023 Presentation

The 2023 Astronomical League Convention will be held in Baton Rouge, Louisiana from July 26th to 29th. Our theme will be “Astronomical Gumbo," which represents the blend of diverse subfields and people within the vast field of astronomy. Gumbo is a dish that combines the culinary practices of Africans, Native Americans, French, and Spanish, and is often used as a metaphor for the mix of cultures that exist in southern Louisiana. Baton Rouge, which is French for "red stick," is the capital of Louisiana and sits along the mighty Mississippi River. The city's many attractions include a planetarium, the new and old State Capitol buildings, and many museums. Serving as the melting pot between the urban cityscape and the rural scenes of nature, Baton Rouge is home to plenty of art, music, and great food for visitors and families to enjoy.

 

Baton Rouge Astronomical Society, or BRAS, was established in 1981. With over 100 members, it is Baton Rouge's premier meeting place for amateur astronomers. BRAS features a diverse collection of individuals, ranging from new members seeking to learn the basics to more experienced observers sharing their knowledge with others. Anyone who shares the common love of astronomy is welcome to join.

 

Louisiana is home to LIGO Livingston, one of only 5 gravitational wave interferometers in the world, and one if only 2 in the United States. Visitors are able to tour a world-class scientific research facility located deep in the of the pine forests of Livingston.

 

John R. Nagle, President of the Baton Rouge Astronomical Society

 

Trey Anding, Treasurer of the Baton Rouge Astronomical Society

 

Steven Tilley, chair of ALcon 2023 Baton Rouge Louisiana.

 

Carroll Iorg, President of the Astronomical League

 

Voice-over By

Natalia "Nat" Brue 

Photos 

the Baton Rouge Astronomical Society

 

Video Editing 

Steven M. Tilley 

Music 

 

Moonlight Sonata 

Composed by: Lugwig Von Beethoven 

Performed by: Bellini Ensemble Unique

Recording date: 1924 

Source National Park Service 

By way of the Internet Archive 

https://archive.org/details/EDIS-SRP-0197-09 

 

 

For more information on past ALCons, see: https://www.astroleague.org/al/alcons/alcons.html

 

Meteor 2021-08-20 05:13:44 UTC [12:13:44 AM CDT] camera (4 SW) AMS114 (River Oaks) Baton Rouge, LA

Meteor 2021-08-20 05:13:44 UTC [12:13:44 AM CDT] camera (4 SW) AMS114 (River Oaks) Baton Rouge, LA

The NEO Apollo PHA 2016 AJ193 on 2021 08 09

The NEO [Apollo, PHA] 2016 AJ193 

 

on 2021-08-09 

 

from Siding Spring Observatory Australia (MPC Code Q62)

 

60 2BIN 60sec Luminance images

 

using itelescope.net's 

T30 (0.50-m f/6.8 reflector + CCD) 

 

By Steven M. Tilley

 

Credits

 

The targeting information was obtained from The Minor Planet Center (MPC) https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/ 

 

The Orbit Diagram -- JPL Small-Body Database Browser (2016 AJ193)  

 

https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2016AJ193

 

The images were taken with iTelescope.net'sTEL T30 (0.50-m f/6.8 reflector + CCD )

Siding Spring Observatory Australia (MPC Q62)  

https://iTelescope.Net/ 

 

 Data reduction, Image blinking, stacked image, and the object verification windows were done with Astrometrica 

 http://www.astrometrica.at/ 

 

Image blinking and the stacked image was done with CCDStack2 

 http://www.ccdware.com/ 

 

The data was examined with the help ofFind_Orb Orbit determination software - Project Pluto https://www.projectpluto.com/find_orb.htm 

 

Edited was done with Pinnacle Studio 21 

 

(c) Steven M. Tilley

I spy something- Flying Lightning Bugs Night of 2021-08-05 AMS114 (River Oaks) Baton Rouge LA

I spy something- Flying Lightning Bugs Night of 2021-08-05 AMS114 (River Oaks) Baton Rouge LA I have an all-sky cam (AllSky7) and get a lot of false detections

Meteor 2021-07-27 08:15:06(UTC)[03:15:06 AM CDT] camera( #2 NE) AMS114 River Oaks, Baton Rouge, La US

Meteor 2021-07-27 08:15:06(UTC)[03:15:06 AM CDT]  camera( #2 NE) AMS114 River Oaks, Baton Rouge, La US

Two select meteors over Baton Rouge, La 2021-07-11

Two select meteors from AMS114 River Oaks, Baton Rouge, La

1. 2021-07-11 04:35:55(UTC) [2021-07-10 11:35:55 PM CDT] camera #4 [SW]

2. 2021-07-11 04:40:17(UTC) [2021-07-10 11:40:17 PM CDT] camera #1 [N]

Meteor 2021-07-05 06:09:23 UTC [01:09:26 CDT] cams[#5 NW & #4 SW] AMS114 River Oaks, Baton Rouge, La

Meteor 2021-07-05 06:09:23 UTC [01:09:26 CDT] cams[#5 NW & #4 SW] AMS114 River Oaks, Baton Rouge, La