Astro Backyard Science #3: Observing and Measuring Asteroid (4) Vesta

Hey folks, this time I captured an asteroid: (4) Vesta, the second largest asteroid in the asteroid belt. After taking cool images I wondered: Is it possible to calculate the rough orbit of (4) Vesta just using our data we took in our backyard? Well: Let's find out! Geek on! Links: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4_Vesta (Wiki-page) - http://nova.astrometry.net/upload (Plate solving service used for angular resolution) - https://www.astrophotography.app/ (capturing software) Copyright: - Vesta images: NASA / JPL under public domain - CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=70607933 Hashtags: #Asteroid #Vesta #Telescope #Science #Backyard #Backyardscience

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