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ASTEROIDS



North is up and East to the left.
Credit : OHP/CNRS/IMCCE

Asteroids appear on telescopic images as small bright points among stars. On the image at left, four solar system bodies (asteroids and distant satellite of Jupiter) are present: how to find them?

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We identify easily these moving objects by alternating two separate 15-minute exposures.