Comments for Mark Thompson Astronomy http://www.markthompsonastronomy.com Astronomy Site for Mark Thompson Sun, 03 Jul 2011 13:22:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Incoming…Asteroid buzzes Earth by Christian Krummhaar http://www.markthompsonastronomy.com/incoming-asteroid-buzzes-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Christian Krummhaar Sun, 03 Jul 2011 13:22:39 +0000 http://www.markthompsonastronomy.com/?p=731#comment-11 Hello Mark, Yes you have been really lucky, but busy too, when capturing 2011 MD..! Did you recognize the motion of the asteroid, while crossing the picture. It´s not straight ahead, it has variations on its path. You know, when dooing a long exposure capture without tracking the object, the light of the object produces a clean, straight line. But look on the asteroids line on the picture – it has variations up and down. Do you know, what the reason is ? Thank you for your answer, clear skies, Christian Krummhaar, Germany Hello Mark,

Yes you have been really lucky, but busy too, when capturing 2011 MD..!

Did you recognize the motion of the asteroid, while crossing the picture.

It´s not straight ahead, it has variations on its path.

You know, when dooing a long exposure capture without tracking the object,
the light of the object produces a clean, straight line. But look on the asteroids line on the picture – it has variations up and down.

Do you know, what the reason is ?

Thank you for your answer,

clear skies, Christian Krummhaar, Germany

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