Deep Space Astrophotography, Astrometry, Discoveries, and Astrophotography Guides
Comets discovered at CSS:
C/2020 K6 (Rankin)
C/2020 R6 (Rankin)
C/2020 U3 (Rankin)
P/2020 W1 (Rankin)
P/2020 V4 (Rankin)
C/2021 C1 (Rankin)
P/2021 R5 (Rankin)
C/2021 V1 (Rankin)
P/2022 W1 (Rankin)
P/2024 L4 (Rankin)
P/2024 T1 (Rankin)
P/2024 T2 (Rankin)
PHAs Discovered at CSS
2019 UO - Apollo
2019 WF3 - Apollo
2019 VD2 - Apollo
2020 AN3 - Apollo
2020 DY1 - Apollo
2020 FR1 - Apollo
2020 FH2 - Apollo
2020 UQ4 - Amor
2020 VZ5 - Aten
2020 WG - Amor
2020 XL3 - Apollo
2020 YL1 - Apollo
2020 YC3 - Apollo
2021 RW9 - Apollo
2021 VK11 - Apollo
2021 XJ5 - Apollo
2022 HG5 - Apollo
2022 ME4 - Amor
2022 WE4 - Amor
2022 WN4 - Apollo
2023 HX4 - Apollo
2023 KM5 - Apollo
2023 UN1 - Apollo
2023 VS3 - Apollo
2023 VM6 - Apollo
2023 VB7 - Apollo
2024 YR - Apollo
2025 FB14 - Apollo
Discoveries from V11 (Southern AZ)
Comet P/2024 S2 (Rankin)
Asteroid 2024 RB22 (Amor - NEO)
Discoveries from V03 (Southern UT)
(605911) Cecily = 2016 XD1 (Amor - NEO Discovery)
(771739) = 2016 QS82 (MBA Discovery)
(771914) = 2016 YD36 (MBA Discovery)
(788573) = 2017 BO207 (MBA Discovery)
Unnumbered Asteroid 2017 OF133 (MBA, 5 Oppositions)
Variable star discoveries
USNO-B1.0 1413-0485086
2MASS J22485596+0011206
Vend49
Vend29
Vend17
Video Tutorials
This video is meant for the intermediate to advanced deep space astrophotographer who wants to identify known or unknown moving objects they may stumble across in their images. Software and guides used in this video are below. Study the Guide to Minor Body Astrometry carefully before sending anything to the MPC!
This is a video tutorial I put together on processing monochrome CCD images in Deep Sky Stacker and Photoshop. Enjoy!
This video tutorial is meant to introduce the viewer to basic techniques for processing planetary images. Images are usually obtained as a video to compensate for atmospheric turbulence and then processed into a still image by taking the best frames from the video.
Guides to Digital Astrophotography
Ivan Eder's Astrophotography - This guys DSLR images will blow your mind! Next best thing to the Hubble.
Hypertune Guide for EQ6, Atlas EQG Mount - This is a handy guide to self hyper-tune an Atlas or eq6 mount.
Cloudy Nights DSLR Imaging Forum - A DSLR imaging forum with some very friendly people.
Deep Sky Stacker, Guide to Better Images - A handy guide that explains why you shoot multiple lights, darks, and flats. Also, what they are 0.o
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