Farm Cove Observatory 

        Pakuranga, Auckland, New Zealand

     Long: E 174º 53' 39"  Lat: S 36º 53' 43" 

                    IAU Obs Code E85

 

 

07 September, 2010

 

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2009 SA1

On Sept 16 I stumbled upon a new asteroid, ~19.5, moving through Aquarius. Some of the story can be found here Eastern Courier

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What's New
Blazer OJ287 in Cancer Since 2006, FCO has been making regular magnitude measures on a binary blackhole system, known as OJ287. In 2006, the BAA conducted an observing campign on this object hoping to catch the system in outburst. FCO contributed data throughout the campign A complete and up to date light curve of FCO data - Here
The BAA campaign and list of observers - Here
OJ287 at its brightest since FCO started making magnitude measures in 2006
For Further information regarding this object see Sky and Telescope
Pic Credit - S&T: Gregg Dinderman

Farm Cove Observatory (FCO) is a privately owned and operated observatory conducting astronomical research for the Centre for Backyard Astrophysics (CBA), Microlensing Follow Up Network (MicroFUN) at The Ohio State University Astronomy Department and regular comet and asteroid astrometry.

 

FCO was built in 1999 and sits on the western side of the Wakaaranga reserve which is a tributary of the Tamaki River. The observatory gets its name from Farm Cove, an eastern suburb of Auckland some 25kms from the heart of the city centre.  Auckland boasts three harbours, two mountain ranges, 48 volcanic cones and more than 50 islands. It has a population of approximately 1.3 million and is ever increasing.

 
 

Important Acknowledgments

I wish to acknowledge Prof Andy Gould and all the MicroFUN team at The Ohio State University Astronomy Dept and Prof Joe Patterson and the Centre for Backyard Astrophysics for their continuing support of Farm Cove Observatory.

 

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Jennie McCormick - Farm Cove Observatory