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Asteroid Discoveries from 1970 to 2015 in 8K

Scott Manley · Demo · 5 min · 2015 · YouTube title: Asteroid Discovery - 1970-2015 - 8K resolution
Why it's here

HN uses it as a quick visual reference for how asteroid detection capability grew and how discovery patterns are biased by survey geometry.

What it covers

Scott Manley's short animation shows every asteroid discovery from 1970 to 2015 plotted over time in 8K. It makes visible how survey technology made discoveries accelerate and where telescopes looked.