For this event, RECON is pursuing Resonant Kuiper Belt Object 14GM54. As with all campaigns this year, teams should follow CDC guidelines (including wearing masks and practicing physical distancing) to ensure the safety of all participants during the current COVID pandemic. Feel free to reach out to our email at tnorecon-org@mailman.boulder.swri.edu if there is anything we can do to help remotely. We appreciate you, RECON – stay safe!
Event Details
14GM54 is a Kuiper Belt Object that will be almost 27 AU from the Earth at event time. For all event details (including sense-up) visit: RECON Event Detail Page for 14GM54.
Print this page and the Event Detail Page (see link above) and practice on the target star field prior to the event.
Pre-Event Checklist
- Complete the RECON Campaign Signup Form for this event. Submissions are updated hourly on our Signup Status Page.
- Check that laptop and telescope/camera power supply are charged.
- Print this page and the Event Detail Page (see link above) and practice on the target star field prior to the event.
Feel free to contact the RECON leadership team anytime by emailing tnorecon-org@mailman.boulder.swri.edu.
Image of Star Field
Post-Event Details
Regardless of whether your team was able to collect data, we need all teams to complete the RECON Campaign Observation Report Form within one week of the event. To view reports from teams from throughout the network, check out the Event Reporting Status Page.
If your team collected data, we also need you to save an electronic version of your log sheet and upload both your videos and observation log to SwRI in Boulder. For more information procedures for uploading data, visit Reporting Observations.