Makemake 3rd July blink animation by Andy

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03-Jul-16	Andy Casely

Makemake 3rd July blink animation

Loftus, NSW

136472 Makemake is sitting next to the pretty galaxy NGC4725 in Coma Berenices, 52.6AU from Earth and nearly twice as far as Pluto (32.1AU away). Makemake is darker and redder than Haumea, and has a strong spectral signature of methane on its surface.

Canon EOS 60D
10 x 5 minutes (50min), ISO800, EOS 60D, darks, flats and bias subtracted. 200mm f/5 Newtonian on HEQ5 pro mount, OAG & StarShoot Autoguider. Stacked and processed in PixInsight and Photoshop. full exif

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