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One of the closest NEO approaches ever - Feb 15th/16th

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11 years 2 months ago #96701 by mjs
Clearing here in Kerry : cheer:

Michael.

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11 years 2 months ago #96702 by phoenix
Got it. Images a bit grainy due to thin cloud. Asteroid entered the frame at 20.59.

Asteroid 2012 DA14

Kieran
16" ODK (incoming), Mesu Mount 200, APM TMB 80mm, SXV H16, SXV H9
J16 An Carraig Observatory
ancarraigobservatory.co.uk/
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11 years 2 months ago #96703 by dave_lillis
great stuff, blink and you'd miss it !
still no luck here with the clouds :(

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Chairman. Shannonside Astronomy Club (Limerick)

Carrying around my 20" obsession is going to kill me,
but what a way to go. :)
+ 12"LX200, MK67, Meade2045, 4"refractor

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11 years 2 months ago #96704 by phoenix
It was zipping along at 1424 arcsec per min at mag 8.4. 10 minutes later I couldn't even see a Ursa Major.

Kieran
16" ODK (incoming), Mesu Mount 200, APM TMB 80mm, SXV H16, SXV H9
J16 An Carraig Observatory
ancarraigobservatory.co.uk/
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11 years 2 months ago #96705 by dave_lillis
what do you mean, is it too faint to be seen now ?

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Chairman. Shannonside Astronomy Club (Limerick)

Carrying around my 20" obsession is going to kill me,
but what a way to go. :)
+ 12"LX200, MK67, Meade2045, 4"refractor

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11 years 2 months ago #96706 by phoenix
At 21.00 it was mag 8.4. At 21.37 mag 9 and by midnight mag 11.

Kieran
16" ODK (incoming), Mesu Mount 200, APM TMB 80mm, SXV H16, SXV H9
J16 An Carraig Observatory
ancarraigobservatory.co.uk/

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