To qualify for an Asteroid Observing Program Certificate, you must observe and confirm the required number of asteroids. Next to each level there is listed the minimum size telescope that may be needed to observe the specified number of asteroids. The Asteroid Observing Program offers two levels of awards as shown below. If you are not a member and would like to become one, check with your local astronomical society, search for a local society on the Astronomical League Website ( click here ), or join as a member at large ( click here ). This certification is available to members of the Astronomical League, either through their local astronomical society or as members at large. photometry, the measurement of an asteroid's brightness and its variation.astrometry, the precise measurement of an asteroid's position at a given time.Some amateurs who have mastered the asteroid observing techniques have gone on to make serious scientific contributions. Hence an asteroid observing program can be carried out quite successfully from urban or suburban locations. Since asteroids appear as points of light, rather than extended objects, they do not suffer from light pollution as much as deep sky objects. By learning to identify asteroids you will greatly enhance your observing skills. While the deep sky objects observable by amateurs remain the same, year after year, the asteroids (like the planets) are constantly moving against the background of the constellations. E-mail: Asteroid Observing Program's purpose is to encourage amateur astronomers to learn to identify and observe asteroids.
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