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Asteroid Nagatatetsuya (1991VY) observed by the SEIMEI Telescope
Asteroid Nagatatetsuya is named after Tetsuya Nagata, professor emeritus at Kyoto University and project leader of the SEIMEI Telescope.
November 8, 2022, 25:51:52 to 26:50:52 (JST)
Instrument : TriCCS
Field of view : 12.4x7.0arcmin
The exposure time for each frame is 15 seconds, making the video x1800.
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Uranus eclipse during lunar eclipse (appearance) November 8, 2022.
During the lunar eclipse, the SEIMEI telescope captured Uranus emerging from the edge of the moon.
November 8, 2022, 21:20 (JST)
Instrument : TriCCS
Field of view : 11.2x6.3arcmin
The exposure time per frame is 0.09 seconds, making the video playback in almost real time.
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Hayabusa2 return capsule
At around 18:00 (Japan time) on December 5, 2020, the SEIME Telescope successfully photographed the return capsule of the asteroid explorer Hayabusa2. The small light spot in the center of the image is the "return capsule". The light spot on the left side of the image moving to the left is Hayabusa2.
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One image per day taken from May 13, 2016, to March 10, 2017, was selected and made into a time-lapse video.
Photo : Okayama Astrophysical Observatory, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
(Currently Hawaii Observatory Okayama Branch, the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan).
Edited : Okayama Observatory, Kyoto University
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