Hey Greg


I've been using SkyTools since v1 so I know the visual side pretty well already but always like to know more about the new stuff and with the imaging side, I'm finally taking the time to wrap my head around it.

Do you have a ST4 PDF of the help file?   I just like having one place to reference and I hate going to YouTube to look at stuff cause you have to sit through 10-20 min of a video to figure something out.


Thanks!
Mike

Is there a way to turn of the speech function when slewing the telescope to an object? I don't really care to hear the announcements. The visual information, watching the crosshairs migrate to the target are plenty enough.  TIA.

Dick

This one was detected on May 25, but just made it into the MPC's NEAs at Today's Epoch file for June 2. The MPC only reported 30 observations, all on May 25:

Observations

30 total observations over interval: 2022 05 25.214051 – 2022 05 25.534829

The last 12 appear to be from Japan.

According to the ST4v ephemeris, peak brightness was 12.9 magnitude on May 25 1000 EDT when Re was 23.9k km. The MP was in Aquila moving at 66.9"/sec.

According to CNEOS the close approach occurred on May 25 at 1505 UT at 17.426k km (0.00012 AU). The 'Rarity' of this pass was a 2.

This would have been a pretty impressive close approach if you could find it.

Phil S.

Hello All,

Christina LeGrand here.     Long-time user of Sky Tools 3.   I am just starting to use Sky Tools 4.   I cannot seem to find the filter for excluding objects from an observing list if they are below the horizon.   I must be overlooking it somehow.   Can anyone help me find this filter?    Thank you in advance.

I just found this Forum this evening and am very happy to be a new member.    I really love Sky Tools and rely on it a lot.

Thank you,
Christina LeGrand

This NEO came within 0.00027 AU (0.105 LD) at 17:40 UT today. At that time, it was moving through Scutum at 23.8"/sec. The peak brightness predicted by ST4v was 13.2 magnitude. The estimated size is 3-8 meters.

This NEO was first detected at Mt Lemmon on May 26 when it was 22.3 magnitude. It was just added to the MPC's NEAs at Today's Epoch datafile today, so not chance to give a heads up. Since it would have been above the southern hemisphere clouds anyway,  .

Phil S.

Hi MP Hunters,

It seems like the MP cards are stacked for the southern hemisphere, but the weather gods really have your number. Here's another one.

Peak brightness is estimated to only reach 16.6 magnitude which is too faint for a 13" scope but possibly imageable. It's moving very fast (338.3"/min at close approach of 321.1k km) when it will be in Centaurus.

Here's an ST4v IA finder chart for the night of May 30-31 in Brisbane, AU: [attachment=2390]

The track is close to Omega Centauri ~2100 on May 30.

Good hunting & clear skies,

Phil S.

I noticed that the iTelescope data has been updated. Thanks, Greg. 

I looked at the T68(NM) scope & it has an Astrodon OIII 3nm filter, only. This scope used to have a one-shot color camera. This was the designation it was given to distinguish it when it was located in the Bathhurst site in AU several years ago.

The other T68 is listed as being at New Mexico Skies.

I was wondering which is the proper one to use going forward? Didn't they make this scope free to use for short observing runs?

Phil S.

This NEO is predicted to make a close approach on June 3 04:14 UT. Using ST4v, I predict that the peak brightness of 16.0 magnitude will occur around midnight EDT on June 2 when it will be in Scorpius passing between Antares & M4. This should make for an interesting image, if Antares doesn't blow everything out.

Here's the ST4v IA chart for this close approach: [attachment=2387]

At least the MP's field will be easy to spot.

Phil S.

This NEO is predicted to reach 16 magnitude on May 26 to 29 with peak brightness of 15.8 magnitude from the morning of May 27 through the morning of May 29 EDT. Minimum Re is 0.03 AU. The motion is predicted to be up to 34.8"/min.

It will move through Ara, Telescopium, Pavo, Indus & Tucana.

I know that you folks down under have been experiencing crap weather, but maybe you can catch a break for this one.

Phil S.

I am just starting to use this product today so bear with me as I continue to learn this product.

I have my Target List specified as 'Messier' yet I see objects for the winter listed.  How can I tell SkyHound to only list certain objects this type of year using some kind of filter?

Thanks.