Yr 7 Faulkes Telescope 18th June 2010

Images taken by class 7p1.

The first is the possibly newly-discovered asteroid 2010 LX15 we have been following for the last week to aid scientists track its path so they can tell how near to Earth it's going to come:

Sky Object Name: 2010 LX15
Taken By: Uplands Community College
When taken: Jun 18, 2010 09:24:55 UTC
RA: 16h46'10"
DEC: -22°45'17"
Filter: Solar
Exposure time: 120 secs.
Instrument: EM01
The second image was a globular cluster, a cluster of 'old' stars (rather than an area where new stars are being formed). The stars often appear of similar age and intensity:
Sky Object Name: m13
Taken By: Uplands Community College
When taken: Jun 18, 2010 09:12:07 UTC
RA: 16h41'42"
DEC: 36°27'41"
Filter: RGB
Exposure time: 30 secs.
Instrument: EM01

The third image is one of our favourites, the Ring Nebula (M57), which, even with an exposure of only 3 seconds per red, green and blue filter, still manages to look fabulous!
Sky Object Name: m57
Taken By: Uplands Community College
When taken: Jun 18, 2010 09:05:03 UTC
RA: 18h53'36"
DEC: 33°01'40"
Filter: RGB
Exposure time: 3 secs.
Instrument: EM01