Mission Statement
The Via Capote Observatory is a small private facility located in Thousand Oaks, California. The principle research conducted here is minor planet observation with a specific emphasis in determination of rotation period of these objects, particularly those whose lightcurve data has never been published.
Target selection is primarily made from the Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link (CALL) / "Light Curve Targets" section.
http://www.minorplanetobserver.com/astlc/default.htm
The facility also supports collaborative studies of minor planets that are suspected of being binary systems (asteroids with orbiting moons). Learn more about this activity at:
http://www.asu.cas.cz/~asteroid/binastphotsurvey.htm
Current Weather Conditions
Weather Underground Rapid Fire site
Current Project video clip of 451 Patientia "flying in formation" with 2091 Sampo
| Last update 05/19/2009 | ||