Proposal #659

Proposer (4848) George Silvis (gasilvis@gmail.com) obscode: SGEO
Assigned To(3663) Dirk Terrell
Date SubmittedNov. 4, 2025
StatusNew
PriorityNormal
Proposal

Lot's of interest in this target in the news!
I would like to acquire images of the "comet" 3I/Atlas to track its path and monitor its color in 3x BVR
Data once a day for the next 2 months
RA/Dec below is from the MPC ephemerides for 11/5/2025 for DSO35
I have access to the scope schedule and will update the RA/Dec there.
The ASA scheduling software is not prepared for comet ephemerides, so manual intervention necessary.
I am requesting DSO35 as its large field is best for a target with soft RA/Dec information.
Target is currently 25 deg from the Sun.
Will there be a problem getting the observation because the scope stops at dawn for flats?

Targets
Target RA (H.HH) Dec (D.DD) Magnitude Telescope Observation Frequency Expiration Date Proprietary Term
3I/Atlas 13.255800 -5.82700 14.0–11.0 6 Months

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