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Warp factor five Scotty

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18 years 8 months ago #26428 by dmcdona
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This one is bombing along so fast that anything longer than a 10 second exposure results in a streak!

Arecibo are studying this April 12th to 15th and are looking for astrometry/physical studies. Anyone up to the challenge?

www.astroshack.net/gallery/solarsys/MPLTF49.php

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Dave

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18 years 8 months ago #26430 by martinastro
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WOW Dave..that is excellent. Is that the asteroid actually tumbling?
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coruscations attending the whole length of the luminosity, giving to the phenomena the aspect of a wrathful messenger, and not that of a tranquil body pursuing a harmless course..comet of 1680

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18 years 8 months ago #26431 by dmcdona
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I don't think that the kit I have is sensitive enough to show tumbling - I wish it was :D Its proably a function of seeing and squeezing 16 Mb into a 100K animation...

I'm not sure what its shape is, nor do the pros I guess - hence the Arecibo study. But it 0.5 to 1.1 Km diameter and a PHA (potentially Hazardous Asteroid). J65 was the last observer :D

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18 years 8 months ago #26432 by michaeloconnell
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Cool!

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18 years 8 months ago #26433 by ftodonoghue
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Nice to know you are keeping watch dave... :wink:
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Trevor

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18 years 8 months ago #26434 by martinastro
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Dave whats the distance at closest approach? or do i need a surf board to ride the giant Tsunami when it hits the Atlantic Ocean? :D

Great animation!
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coruscations attending the whole length of the luminosity, giving to the phenomena the aspect of a wrathful messenger, and not that of a tranquil body pursuing a harmless course..comet of 1680

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