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I am interested in the fact that an amateur astronomer discovered this and have some subject matter questions. What type/size of telescope would be required? Is
by starborn 7y ago
I am interested in the fact that an amateur astronomer discovered this and have some subject matter questions. What type/size of telescope would be required? Is this the result of simply arbitrarily scanning night skies? Do amateurs use software of some sort to aide in locating sky locations where undiscovered objects might be? When you do think you’ve found something how do you report it? Do amateur astronomers gravitate toward any one social site, i.e. is there a vibrant Twitter community or subreddit? Was/would Gennedy (and amateurs like her) working in coordination with a group of others (local or distributed).
TLDR I want to discover a space object. How do I do this?
- pks016 7y agoYeah. I would like to know this too. The process of this, how to start this kind of things as a beginner.
- sjackso 7y agoYou may want to check out the forum site Cloudy Nights. Here's a thread in the amateur telescope subforum about the instrument that discovered this comet. There's a photo of the telescope and of Borisov four posts in to the thread. https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/677286-homemade-065m-f-15/ https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/677286-homemade-065m-f-15... That particular subforum is full of people who make their own telescopes in their home shops, and it's a fascinating place to visit. From what I can tell, this particular telescope is an extreme example, an instrument manufactured to professional standards by a well-resourced optics professional working in his spare time.