Crab Nebula M1 with mpl 02621 by adam stuart

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1-7-07	adam stuart

Crab Nebula M1 with mpl 02621

miami, Florida

Minor Planet 02621 wandering through FOV
First image was difficult to find the mpl as it is touching star present in image.

starlight xpress SXV-H9,3.66 arc-sec/pixel
900 second images through Stellarvue Nighthawk at f/3.55, piggybacked on LX200 (EFL 825 mm, f/3.3). MPL 2621 was found on image after blinking two aligned images separated in time by 30 minutes; it is the only moving object (moving at .008 arc-sec/sec in R.A.) at mag 15+, seen moving against stellar background. I compared previous night's image and drew a straight line from the location of the mpl and visually looked along line for the mpl on this subsequent night. full exif

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