Faulkes Telescope Observations
Asteroids and Comets
Over the course of a week two secondary students James Hadnett and Liam
Fields observed NEAs using one of two 2-Metre telescopes courtesy of the
Faulkes Telescope Project which
are positioned in the Northern and Southern Hemisphere. This was made
possible with the aid of
Las Cumbres
Observatory who, with their Global Telescope Network, give educational
establishments the chance to observe with a high grade telescope. One of the
NEAs that were observed was an asteroid which may become the focus of NASA's
possible 2020 mission to observe the Asteroid, 2002 GT,
with their DEEP IMPACT probe. The NEAs and comet were processed using
Astrometrica and the results sent
to
The Minor Planet
Center. Pictured below is a two frame animation of Comet C/2012 F6
(Lemmon) taken from
Hawaii's Faulkes Telescope.
Comet C/2012 F6 (Lemmon) observed on 2013 July 1st. Images obtained using
the Faulkes Telescope North, operated by Las Cumbres Observatory.
2013 July 5th
More astronomical projects with the Faulkes Telescopes
Last Revised: 2013 July 5th
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