Within the framework of the „Space Situational Awareness Programme“ of the European Space Agency (ESA) I have the possibility to use remote controlled since 2016 the Schmidt Telescope at Calar Alto (Spain), formerly known as Large-Hamburg-Schmidt-Telescope. The 0.8m-telescope is provided for observations of Near Earth Objects to predict impacts of asteroids. The Calar Alto Observatory is operated jointly by the Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie (MPIA) in Heidelberg, Germany, and the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (CSIC) in Granada, Spain.
Calar Alto Schmidt Teleskop, formerly known as „Großer-Hamburger-Schmidtspiegel“: Diameter of Korrection plate (material UBK 7) Ø = 0.8 m Diameter of Mirror (Material ZK 7) Ø = 1.2 m radius of curvature: 5 m Focal length: 2.4 m f/3 Construction year: 1954. Manufacturer: Carl Zeiss Jena, Germany. New Mounting for Calar Alto since 1975 from Fa. Grubb-Parsons. SBIG ST-10XME from 2016-12 until 2019-12, Field of View 21.3’x14.3′. FLI ProLine PL230-42 since 2020-01, Field of View 44.0’x44.4′, Pixel Size 1.29″x1.29″. History can be found (in German) here as well as in the book „Sterne über Hamburg“ von Jochen Schramm and here Birkle, Belleman, Elsässer 1994 |
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![]() Calar Alto Schmidt Teleskop |
Second observing period started in 2019 May
MPECs and CBETs by using the Calar Alto Schmidt – IAU-Observatory Code Z84
Observations and published Circulars (MPECs and CBETs) by using the Calar Alto Schmidt (IAU-Observatory Code Z84) in first observing period from 2016-12 until 2018-04
COMET P/2018 H2 (PANSTARRS) (Apr. 26) [see MPEC 2018-H93]
2017 DO36 (2018 Apr. 19) [see MPEC 2018-H40] NEO – RECOVERY
2018 HE = ZH8A93E (Apr. 18.74 UT) [see MPEC 2018-H39]
2018 HC = ZH888D8 (Apr. 18.74 UT) [see MPEC 2018-H37]
2018 HB = ZH87BE7 (Apr. 18.74 UT) [see MPEC 2018-H36]
COMET P/2011 CR42 = 2018 H1 (CATALINA) (2018 Apr. 18) [see MPEC 2018-H30]; CBET4510 COMET-RECOVERY => Calar-Alto-News
2018 GG5 = ZG3F4C3 (Apr. 17.55 UT) [see MPEC 2018-H20]
2018 GJ5 = ZG8679C (Apr. 17.55 UT) [see MPEC 2018-H19]
Comet P/2003 L1 (Scotti) – 2018-04-09 – not found with Vlimit 20.5mag and 1.5sigma-uncertainty coverage
COMET C/2018 C2 (Lemmon) (Mar. 28) [see MPEC 2018-F136]
2018 FU4 = ZFB2EC6 (Mar. 24.69 UT) [see MPEC 2018-F123]
2018 FQ4 = ZF30FF4 (Mar. 23.62 UT) [see MPEC 2018-F118]
2018 FX3 = ZFAE579 (Mar. 22.62 UT) [see MPEC 2018-F104]
COMET P/2005 JN = 2018 F2 (SPACEWATCH) (2018 Mar. 21) [see MPEC 2018-F85] ; CBET4497 COMET-RECOVERY
2018 DF1 = ZD8CFFB (Feb. 25.68 UT) [see MPEC 2018-D69]
2018 DK1 = ZD90AA2 (Feb. 25.69 UT) [see MPEC 2018-D65]
2018 DG1 = ZD19BF2 (Feb. 25.68 UT) [see MPEC 2018-D62]
2018 DB1 = ZD8F271 (Feb. 25.66 UT) [see MPEC 2018-D57]
2018 CP14 = A106qxc (Feb. 17.68 UT) [see MPEC 2018-D20]
Comet P/2005 Y2 (McNaught) – 2018-02-17 – not found with Vlimit 21.5mag and 3sigma-uncertainty coverage
2018 CE14 = P10Gxql (Feb. 16.83 UT) [see MPEC 2018-D12]
2018 CC14 = P10Gxq0 (Feb. 16.83 UT) [see MPEC 2018-D10]
2018 CB14 = P10Gxq1 (Feb. 16.83 UT) [see MPEC 2018-D9]
1999 FN19 (2018 Feb. 15) [see MPEC 2018-C111] NEO – RECOVERY
2018 BK5 = ZBAA6AE (Jan. 25.80 UT) [see MPEC 2018-B128]
2018 BG5 = ZB039F0 (Jan. 25.80 UT) [see MPEC 2018-B126]
2018 BE5 = ZBA77E4 (Jan. 25.79 UT) [see MPEC 2018-B134]
COMET C/2018 A6 = ZAA01CF (Jan. 23.65 UT) [see MPEC 2018-B100]
COMET P/2013 CU129 = 2018 A2 (PANSTARRS) (2018 Jan. 17) [see MPEC 2018-B14]; CBET 4474 – COMET-RECOVERY > Animation
2018 AM12 = P10G8tt (Jan. 17.99 UT) [see MPEC 2018-B27] determination of rotation period submitted for publication to the Minor Planet Bulletin
2018 AV11 = ZA9ACCC (Jan. 16.84 UT) [see MPEC 2018-B3]
2018 AX3 = ZA9568C (Jan. 15.75 UT) [see MPEC 2018-A81]
2018 AR2 = ZA92B24 (Jan. 14.04 UT) [see MPEC 2018-A58]
2017 YU1 = P10Fy15 (Dec. 24.17 UT) [see MPEC 2017-Y76]
2017 YR1 = YY28336 (Dec. 24.17 UT) [see MPEC 2017-Y74]
2017 YE1 = YYB9DC0 (Dec. 23.86 UT) [see MPEC 2017-Y60]
2017 YG1 = YY2816B (Dec. 23.74 UT) [see MPEC 2017-Y62]
2017 XE62 = YXADA64 (Dec. 19.59 UT) [see MPEC 2017-Y41]
2017 XX2 = YXA5DF8 (Dec. 14.63 UT) [see MPEC 2017-X130]
2017 XU2 = P10Fqlf (Dec. 14.69 UT) [see MPEC 2017-X127]
2017 XD2 = YXA34F8 (Dec. 14.63 UT) [see MPEC 2017-X113]
2007 KE = YXA6E39 (Dec. 13.94 UT) [see MPEC 2017-X103]
2017 WZ12 = P10F4W9 (Nov. 24.96 UT) [see MPEC 2017-W126]
P/2001 T3 (NEAT) – 2017-11-22 – not found, Vlimit=21.0mag, 3sigma-uncertainty +-22arcmin, 3 fileds covered
2017 WK1 = P10ESaV (Nov. 20.84 UT) [see MPEC 2017-W81]
COMET P/2017 W1 = P/2011 VJ5 (LEMMON) (Nov. 19.85 UT) [see MPEC 2017-W73]; CBET 4455 – COMET-RECOVERY
2017 VD15 = YV0D520 (Nov. 17.69 UT) [see MPEC 2017-W38]
2017 VE14 = YVBAC9E (Nov. 16.66 UT) [see MPEC 2017-W18]
2017 VB13 = YVB2AF9 (Nov. 15.71 UT) [see MPEC 2017-V90]
2017 VU12 = P10EMMu (Nov. 14.81 UT) [see MPEC 2017-V74]
2017 VN2 = YVB19EB (Nov. 14.14 UT) [see MPEC 2017-V68]
2017 VC2 = A104VWG (Nov. 13.15 UT) [see MPEC 2017-V56]
2017 UX51 = P10EpAY (Nov. 12.97 UT) [see MPEC 2017-V47]
2017 UW51 = YU9F4AA (Nov. 12.97 UT) [see MPEC 2017-V46]
2017 VL1 = P10EHCr (Nov. 12.03 UT) [see MPEC 2017-V44]
Comet P/2001 T3 (NEAT) – 2017-11-10 – not found, Vlimit=21.5mag, 3sigma-uncertainty +-20arcmin
Comet P/2008 CL94 ( Lemmon ) – 2017-11-08 – not found, Vlimit=21mag, 3sigma-uncertainty +-6arcmin
2017 UQ7 = YUA88B5 (Oct. 29.09 UT) [see MPEC 2017-U254]
COMET C/2017 T3 = A104vfJ (Oct. 28.14 UT) [see MPEC 2017-U238]; CBET 4449
2017 UA6 = YUA0A61 (Oct. 27.05 UT) [see MPEC 2017-U231]
2017 UH6 = YUA5A69 (Oct. 27.03 UT) [see MPEC 2017-U226]
2017 UG6 = YUA559C (Oct. 27.02 UT) [see MPEC 2017-U225]
2017 UE3 = YU932A2 (Oct. 24.01 UT) [see MPEC 2017-U173]
2017 UU2 = YU9308E (Oct. 22.60 UT) [see MPEC 2017-U167]
2017 SN33 = P10Dm7l (Oct. 22.58 UT) [see MPEC 2017-U156]
2017 UJ2 = YU36830 (Oct. 22.48 UT) [see MPEC 2017-U154] > Animation very close approach, only 11500 Km from earth surface
2017 SZ20 = YSBBC7A (Oct. 1.61 UT) [see MPEC 2017-T8]
2017 SX17 = YSBC713 (Sept. 29.93 UT) [see MPEC 2017-S214]
2017 SH10 = P10Dkfo (Sept. 22.69 UT) [see MPEC 2017-S101]
COMET P/2010 P4 = 2017 S1 (WISE) (2017 Sept. 20) see MPEC 2017-S90 ; CBET4429 – COMET-RECOVERY
2017 SP2 = YS174DB (Sept. 20.08 UT) [see MPEC 2017-S83]
2017 RX1 = A103Ple (Sept. 14.10 UT) [see MPEC 2017-R56]
2017 RW1 = P10CXIA (Sept. 14.09 UT) [see MPEC 2017-R55]
2017 QR1 = P10CvTH (Aug. 20.10 UT) [see MPEC 2017-Q53]
2017 QT1 = P10CwAs (Aug. 20.09 UT) [see MPEC 2017-Q55]
2017 QN = P10CrXw (Aug. 18.93 UT) [see MPEC 2017-Q37]
2017 PY26 = A103nTg (Aug. 18.91 UT) [see MPEC 2017-Q43]
2017 QB = A103rPg (Aug. 17.73 UT) [see MPEC 2017-Q22]
2017 OP1 = OG14495 (July 25.73 UT) [see MPEC 2017-O51] – observation from collaborator M. Micheli
2014 QE365 (July 22.02 UT) [see MPEC 2017-O28] – RECOVERY – observation from collaborators C. Avdellidou, M. Micheli, M. Delbo‘
Comet C/2017 M5 (TOTAS) = OG14001 (July 1.61 UT) [see MPEC 2017-N25]; CBET 4410
2017 MV7 = A102O8V (July 1.19 UT) [see MPEC 2017-N18]
2017 MM7 = YM9FDC9 (July 1.16 UT) [see MPEC 2017-N20]
COMET C/2017 M4 (ATLAS) = A102KOU (June 23.65 UT) [see MPEC 2017-M45]
2017 MJ = YM9EFAE (June 21.10 UT) [see MPEC 2017-M34]
2017 MH = YM9ECD8 (June 21.10 UT) [see MPEC 2017-M33]
2017 LG1 = YL9E1A8 (June 17.05 UT) [see MPEC 2017-M4]
2017 HU49 = YH84B17 (May 2.14 UT) [see MPEC 2017-J27]
2017 HH2 = P10ATD9 (Apr. 22.97 UT) [see MPEC 2017-H46]
2017 GH4 = P10AF1T (Apr. 4.74 UT) [see MPEC 2017-G38]
2017 FT128 = YFA8360 (Apr. 2.79 UT) [see MPEC 2017-G22]
2017 FR128 = YFA7F76 (Apr. 2.78 UT) [see MPEC 2017-G19]
2017 FQ128 = YFA7C9E (Apr. 2.78 UT) [see MPEC 2017-G18]
2017 FU101 = YFA4E47 (Mar. 29.09 UT) [see MPEC 2017-F181]
2017 FZ64 = YF9A829 (Mar. 24.85 UT) [see MPEC 2017-F114]
2017 FR63 = YF9A665 (Mar. 23.69 UT) [see MPEC 2017-F92]
2017 FX = P10A2wv (Mar. 20.79 UT) [see MPEC 2017-F32]
2017 FU = YF8EBA4 (Mar. 19.58 UT) [see MPEC 2017-F25]
2017 FK = YF8E95A (Mar. 18.64 UT) [see MPEC 2017-F16]
2017 DB109 = LM076C1 (Mar. 1.63 UT) [see MPEC 2017-E13]
2017 DA38 = YD1ED92 (Feb. 28.75 UT) [see MPEC 2017-D104]
2017 DY37 = YDBF763 (Feb. 28.72 UT) [see MPEC 2017-D103]
2017 DX37 = YDBF5A1 (Feb. 28.72 UT) [see MPEC 2017-D102]
COMET C/2017 C2 = P10zmst (Feb. 19.68 UT) [see MPEC 2017-D22]
2017 CW32 = YCAD73A (Feb. 19.65 UT)
2017 DF = YDB603A (Feb. 18.20 UT) [see MPEC 2017-D16]
2017 DB = YDB5CA2 (Feb. 18.20 UT) [see MPEC 2017-D17]
2017 DC = YDB5C97 (Feb. 18.20 UT) [see MPEC 2017-D13]
2017 DE = A101RQv (Feb. 18.20 UT) [see MPEC 2017-D15]
2017 BS93 = YBA3CB8 (Feb. 3.08 UT) [see MPEC 2017-C25]
2017 BN92 = JAX505 (Feb. 1.84 UT) [see MPEC 2017-C15]
2017 BL92 = YBA20B3
2017 BJ92 = YBA2044 (Feb. 1.52 UT) [see MPEC 2017-C11]
2017 BK92 = YBA2043 (Feb. 1.51 UT) [see MPEC 2017-C12]
2017 BR32 = YBA25D4 (Jan. 31.52 UT) [see MPEC 2017-B158]
2017 BM32 = YBA068C (Jan. 31.50 UT) [see MPEC 2017-B153]
2017 BL32 = YBA0644 (Jan. 31.50 UT) [see MPEC 2017-B152]
2017 BZ5 = A101I1d (Jan. 27.82 UT) [see MPEC 2017-B77]
2017 BS5 = A101IiK (Jan. 26.64 UT) [see MPEC 2017-B69]
2017 AA14 = YAC4033 (Jan. 9.69 UT) [see MPEC 2017-A70]
2017 AO13 = YA0C0C4 (Jan. 9.14 UT) [see MPEC 2017-A64]
2017 AK13 = YA8C4C5 (Jan. 8.91 UT) [see MPEC 2017-A61]
2017 AF13 = YA8B76B (Jan. 8.63 UT) [see MPEC 2017-A57] > Animation
2016 YB11 = XY85E13 (Jan. 1.94 UT) [see MPEC 2017-A6]
2012 YN1 = XY85F37 (Dec. 30.93 UT) [see MPEC 2016-Y90] – RECOVERY of ESA-OGS Discovery
2016 YT8 = XY84D80 (Dec. 30.66 UT) [see MPEC 2016-Y86] – observation from collaborator Marco Micheli
2016 YC8 = XY84722 (Dec. 28.92 UT) [see MPEC 2016-Y74] – observation from collaborator Marco Micheli
2016 YM1 = P10yqp4 (Dec. 24.81 UT) [see MPEC 2016-Y46]
2016 XA24 = XXBA9FE (Dec. 19.02 UT) [see MPEC 2016-Y10] > Animation
2016 XP23 = XXBA335 (Dec. 16.80 UT) [see MPEC 2016-Y4] > Animation
Minor Planet Ekrutt test frames on 2016-12-11 > Animation
Own Observatory Code for Calar Alto Schmidt on 2015-09-02 [see M.P.C. 95313]
submitted discovery candidates from 2016-12 until 2018-04
submitted discovery candidates since 2019-06