Moss-Observatory [Morocco Oukaimeden Sky Survey]

IAU Observatory Code J43

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The Oukaïmeden Observatory (J43) is located
in the Atlas mountains (Morocco) at an elevation of 2750m
A remote 0.50m telescope is in operation since October 2011.
A team of international amateur astronomers are conducting a survey of
small solar system bodies in the course of the "Morocco Oukaïmeden Sky Survey" (MOSS).

Discoveries at J43 - MOSS (20.03.2014)

Comets	4
C/2013 V5 (Oukaimeden) P/2013 CE31 (MOSS) C/2012 CH17 (MOSS) P/2011 W2 (RINNER)

NEO	3
2013 YL2 2012 RM2 2011 VP12

Minor Planets
Named objects	0
Numbered objects	127
Designations found	1885

Supernovae	0
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16.04.2014 - 2013 Edgar Wislon Award

Congratulations Claudine! The famous MOSS member Claudine Rinner has just receieved yesterday the 2013 Edgar Wilson Award for her discoveries of three comets: P/2011 W2 (Rinner), C/2012 CH13(MOSS) and P/2013 CE31(MOSS). This is the fifteenth consecutive year that Awards have been given for the discoveries of comets by amateurs.

27.12.2013 - Third NEO discovered

A new NEO - indentified as 2013 YL2 - has been discovered by MOSS team on December 23 2013. This new Amor object is crossing the orbits of Mercury, Venus, the Earth and Mars.

15.11.2013 - New comet C/2013 V5(Oukaimeden) just discovered

On November 12 2013 the MOSS team has pick up a new comet called C/2013 V5(Oukaimeden). This comet is the fourth ever discovered at Oukaimeden observatory and the first by Michel Ory. It is possible that this new comet will be observable with the nacked eye in September 2014 but only in southern skies.

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