Northolt Branch Observatories Explained

Northolt Branch Observatories
Alt Names:NBO
Code:Z80, Z48, Z37
Altitude:55m (180feet)
Telescope1 Type:0.25-metre f/8 Ritchey–Chrétien
Telescope2 Type:0.07-metre f/5.9 refractor
Telescope3 Type:0.30-metre f/8 Ritchey–Chrétien
Telescope4 Type:0.15-metre f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain

The Northolt Branch Observatories (NBO; Observatory codes: Z80, Z48 and Z37) is an astronomical observatory located in London, England. NBO collects follow-up astrometry of near-Earth asteroids and other small Solar System objects. It focuses on public outreach, sharing images, videos and information about asteroids on social media.

The two main belt asteroids 72834 Guywells and 128345 Danielbamberger are named after members of the Northolt Branch Observatories team.[1] [2]

History

Northolt Branch Observatories was founded in 2015, as an extension of the London-based Northolt Branch Astro group of local amateur astrophotographers.[3] It is a British-German collaboration: Data is collected on-site by observers at the telescopes in England, and then processed remotely from Germany.[4]

Activities

Northolt Branch Observatories is an educational outreach partner with NEOShield-2.[5] It works closely with Asteroid Day[6] [7] and the PACA (Pro-Am Collaborative Astronomy) Project, with the goal to raise awareness about asteroids.[8] In 2016 and 2017, NBO hosted the International Capture The Asteroid imaging contest, in partnership with NEOShield-2.[9] [10] The annual competition is targeted particularly at amateur astrophotographers, who rarely choose to image asteroids in favour of planets or deep-sky objects.[11]

In addition to observing Near-Earth asteroids, NBO also provides supernova confirmation[12] [13] and long-term follow up of comets as part of PACA observing campaigns. Examples of PACA campaigns with contributions from NBO include Rosetta's comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko,[14] and the comets 41P/Tuttle–Giacobini–Kresák and 45P/Honda–Mrkos–Pajdušáková.[15]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sein Name fliegt durchs All: Asteroid nach Hobby-Astronom aus Laisa benannt. 22 April 2018. Hessische/Niedersächsische Allgemeine (HNA). German.
  2. Web site: Ein "Stern", der seinen Namen trägt. 15 April 2018. Oberhessische Presse. German.
  3. Web site: Astrophiz 23: Meet Asteroid Hunters Daniel Bamberger and Guy Wells. Astrophotographer Dr Ian 'Astroblog' Musgrave. December 15, 2016. March 1, 2018.
  4. Web site: Astrophiz 50: Asteroid Hunters II. February 1, 2018. March 1, 2018.
  5. Web site: Educational Outreach Partners. NEOShield-2. March 1, 2018.
  6. Web site: Christmas Rocks. blog.asteroidday.org. Daniel. Bamberger. December 20, 2016. March 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180302044702/https://blog.asteroidday.org/2016/12/20/christmas-rocks/. March 2, 2018. dead.
  7. Griffin, Rory (producer/director) . June 30, 2016 . Man Vs. Asteroid: An Asteroid Day Special . Motion picture . Discovery Science . March 1, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180302044715/https://blog.asteroidday.org/2016/06/29/discovery-science/ . March 2, 2018 . dead .
  8. Web site: PACA Solar System Outreach . facebook.com . March 1, 2018.
  9. Web site: NEOShield2's Capture the Asteroid competition results are in! . December 6, 2016 . Squirrel Valley Observatory . March 1, 2018.
  10. Web site: Capture the Asteroid Competition 2017 . neoshield.eu . Franziska . Dienel . March 1, 2018.
  11. Web site: How to capture an asteroid first steps . Northolt Branch Observatories . facebook.com . September 22, 2017.
  12. Web site: Observer BDAD (Daniel Bamberger). aavso.org. American Association of Variable Star Observers . March 1, 2018.
  13. Web site: Bright Supernova. David. Bishop. rochesterastronomy.org . March 1, 2018.
  14. Web site: The role of amateur astronomers in Rosetta's mission. Padma. Yanamandra-Fisher. ESA. June 13, 2014. March 1, 2018.
  15. Web site: Comet Campaign Seeks Imagers Worldwide. Bob. King. Sky&Telescope. November 30, 2016. March 1, 2018.

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