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The Northolt Branch Observatories (NBO; Observatory codes: Z80, Z48 and Z37) is an astronomical observatory located in London, England. NBO collects follow-up astrometry of near-Earth asteroids and other small Solar System objects.[1] It focuses on public outreach, sharing images, videos and information about asteroids on social media.
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| Alternative names | NBO | ||||||||
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| Observatory code | Z80, Z48, Z37 | ||||||||
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| Coordinates | 51.55466°N 0.37192°W | ||||||||
| Altitude | 55 metres (180 ft) | ||||||||
| Established | September 27, 2015[1] | ||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||
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The two main belt asteroids 72834 Guywells and 128345 Danielbamberger are named after members of the Northolt Branch Observatories team.[2][3]
Northolt Branch Observatories was founded in 2015, as an extension of the London-based Northolt Branch Astro group of local amateur astrophotographers.[4] It is a British-German collaboration: Data is collected on-site by observers at the telescopes in England, and then processed remotely from Germany.[5]
Northolt Branch Observatories is an educational outreach partner with NEOShield-2.[6] It works closely with Asteroid Day[7][8] and the PACA (Pro-Am Collaborative Astronomy) Project, with the goal to raise awareness about asteroids.[9][1] In 2016 and 2017, NBO hosted the International Capture The Asteroid imaging contest, in partnership with NEOShield-2.[10][11] The annual competition is targeted particularly at amateur astrophotographers, who rarely choose to image asteroids in favour of planets or deep-sky objects.[12]
In addition to observing Near-Earth asteroids, NBO also provides supernova confirmation[13][14] and long-term follow up of comets as part of PACA observing campaigns. Examples of PACA campaigns with contributions from NBO include Rosetta's comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko,[15] and the comets 41P/Tuttle–Giacobini–Kresák and 45P/Honda–Mrkos–Pajdušáková.[16]
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