Movement of Pluto



Date & Time: Apr 15 2007, from 26:15 to 26:29 JST(+0900), 4min. x 4shots
Apr 27 2007, from 25:22 to 25:33 JST(+0900), 3min. x 4shots
Optical: TAKAHASHI 12.5cm(4.9") fluorite refractor (f=1000mm, F8.0)
Auto-guided with VIXEN ATLUX Equatorial & Meade Pictor 201XT
Digital Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S2 Pro
Location: Ooizumi, Hokuto city, Yamanashi pref.

Camera Settings: Recording Format...12bit CCD-RAW, converted to 16bit TIFF(3024 x 2016)
CCD Sensitivity...ISO1600, White Balance...Auto



This set of images shows you the movement of Pluto for two weeks. In the year 2007, the "excluded" 9th planet is positioned around between Ophiuchus and Scorpius with its visual brightness of about 14th magnitude.




Uranus & Neptune

Movement of Eris


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