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MEO Supporting Software:


  1. Observatory Clock Synchronization "Primary"  GPS _____ ( NMEATIme2 )
  2. Observatory Clock Synchronization "Secondary" NTP _____ ( Network Time Protocol )
  3. Observatory Clock Synchronization "Backup" NTP _____ ( Dimension 4 )
  4. Image capture and processing _____ ( Sharpcap )
  5. Live Image capture and processing _____ ( Deep Sky Stacker)
  6. Live Image capture and processing _____ ( AstroToaster )
  7. Image capture Scripting Planner AIS control ______ ( N.I.N.A. )
  8. Image Capture and Camera Control _____ ( CCDciel )
  9. Data Reduction Astrometry/Photometry _____ (Astrometrica)
  10. Data Reduction Discovery Astrometry/Photomatry_____ (Tyco Tracker)
  11. Observation Planner for NEO Obs_____ (Neo Planner)
  12. Astronomy Tip Tilt fits viewer ______ ( ASTAP )
  13. Mount Cone Error Correction _____  (Conesharp) 
  14. Planetarium and Telescope Control _____ ( Cartes Du Ciel )
  15. ASCOM Telescope Support _____  ( ASCOM )
  16. Mount Autoguiding _____ ( PHD2 )
  17. Observing Planner _____ (Deep-Sky Planner)
  18. Plate Solve _____   ( All Sky Plate Solver ASPS )
  19. Satellite Tracking Control (SSA)_____   ( SkyTrack )
  20. Satellite Tracking Plotting (SSA)_____ ( Heavensat )
  21. Satellite Tracking IOD observation format ( IODentry )
  22. Remote Desktop Operations _____(Team Viewer)
  23. Orbit Determinations for Minor Planets _____ ( find-orb )
  24. Image FITS File Viewing _______( DS9 )
  25. Image Processing _______ ( GIMP )
  26. Image Processing____________( Astro J )
  27. ALS Collimation Aid _______(  ALS  )
  28. Bahtinov Mask focus Aid _______(  Bahtinov Grabber )
  29. ALL Sky Camera_________( ALLSKEYE )
  30. Screen Recorder---------(ScreenRec)
  31. Artificial Satellite IOD format conversion---------( IODentry )

Meteor Observation:



Global Meteor Network


https://globalmeteornetwork.org/status/


https://globalmeteornetwork.org//wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page












Minor Planet & NEO Observation:



    Main Full Listing of (W42) MEO's Minor Planet Observations and Residuals (MPC)


M.P.E.C. statistics for W42


MPC SWAMO Dashboard for W42
MPEC Watch Statistics by Observatory - All time
IAU  MPC Observatory Codes

----------------(NEOCP) New Object Confirmation: ---------------

  1. NEOfixer NEOCP 
  2. MPC (NEOCP) Near Earth Object Confirmation Page
  3. NEOScan ESA
  4. JPL CNEOS  (Scout) NEOCP Hazard Assessment
  5. Project Pluto Summary of current NEOCP objects

---------Close Approaches & Potentially Hazardous Objects (PHO): ----------
  1. (CNEOS) Close Approaches of NEO's + Viewer
  2. JPL Planetary Defense Coordination Next 5 Close Approaches
  3. SR.org Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
  4. C/CC Ephemerides for Objects Currently Close or Approaching


-------------------Planetary Defense: ------------------
  1. International Asteroid Warning Network (IAWN)
  2. Space Mission Planning Advisory Group (SWPAG)
  3. ESA’S  Meerkat Asteroid Guard, an automated imminent impactor warning service
  4. JPL CNEOS (Scentry) Center for Earth Objects Center Monitor
  5. NASA Planetary Defense Near-Earth Object Observations Program
  6. NASA Planetary Defense
  7. JPL CNEOS Hypothetical Impact Scenarios
  8. NASA/JPL NEO Deflection App
  9. B612 Foundation

-----------NEO Object Selection and Planning Aids: -----------

  1. NEOFixer
  2. ESA Priority List
  3. ESA Near-Earth Objects Coordination Centre
  4. Minor Planet Center NEA Observation Planning Aid
  5. NEODyS-2 ESA NEO Dynamics Site
  6. NEO ESA Planner
  7. Horizons JPL Object Ephemeris
  8. Solar system Data JPL Small body Database
  9. Lowell Minor Planet Services Access to astor bDB and tools
  10. Lowell Critical Object List
  11. Lowell Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
  12. Goldstone Asteroid  Observation Schedule
  13. SR.org Near Earth Objects Database
  14. CNEOS  NASA JPL Center for Near earth Object Studies
  15. EURONEAR - Tools and planners
  16. Asteroid ESA Dynamic Site Object lookup
  17. Horizons JPL Small-Body Identification Tool
  18. Lowell Minor Planet Up Objects
  19. https://asteroid.lowell.edu/upobjs/

----------------Orbit Simulation Viewers: ----------------

  1. ESA NEO Toolkit
  2. NASA Object Orbit Viewer
  3. NASA Eyes On Asteroids Orbit Viewer
  4. Asteroid Reference Lookup and Orbit Viewer
  5. (CNEOS) NEO Close Approach Viewer
  6. Catalina Sky Survey Orbit Viewer
  7. SR NEO Viewer
  8. Custom Orbit Visualization JPL

 -----Data Reduction Astrometry & Residual Check Links:------

  1. Online Calculation of Residuals of Asteroid Positions (Fitsblink)
  2. Find_Orb Online Orbit Determination Project Pluto
  3. Astrometry Online

---------------Asteroid Photometry Light Curve:----------------


  1. Asteroid Lightcurve Photometry Database
  2. SBN Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB)
  3. GAIA GOSA Lightcurve Planning

-----------Reporting a new Object or Observations:------------


  1. ( A/CC) MPEC'Able Minor Planet Circulars for Humans
  2. (A/CC) EBN Traffic Report
  3. EAS AstDyS Asteroids Dynamic Site
  4. Minor Planet Center Annex
  5. Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams (CBAT)

--------------------Asteroid Radar Observations:----------------

  1. Goldstone Asteroid Schedule
  2. 1270 Radar-Detected Asteroids and Comets
  3. Asteroid Radar Research

--------------------Tools:----------------------





Variable Stars:

All Sky Camera:

New to Astronomy Links:

Free SkyMaps The Evening Sky Map 


-------------------Free Sky chart software -----------------

Stellarium sky chart software

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