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September 29, 2004
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Asteroid 4179 Toutatis Captured Using Software Bisque Technology
Astronomers
Gianluca Masi, Franco Mallia and Roger Wilcox used
TheSky, CCDSoft and a Paramount GT-1100S at the
SoTIE Observatory in Las Campaņas, Chile to
acquire the images used in this fascinating video.
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Astronomer C.
Pollas discovered Asteriod 4179 (Toutatis) on January 4,
1989. On September 29, 2004, Italian astronomer Gianluca
Masi, along with colleagues Franco Millia and Roger Wilcox,
captured this video footage of Toutatis during its latest
near-earth approach.
From Italy, Masi
used Software Bisque's TheSky and CCDSoft software
to remotely control a Paramount GT-1100S at the SoTiE
telescope in Las Campaņas, Chile collect the images for
this video.
Contacts:
Stephen Bisque, President & CEO
Software Bisque, Inc. 912 Twelfth Street Golden, Colorado 80401 Phone: (303) 278-4478 E-mail: stephen@bisque.com Web site: www.bisque.com
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