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Old 30-12-2017, 02:06 PM
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Close approach of Asteroid Florence 3122 with Earth

Better late than never: here is my video of the close approach of Asteroid Florence with Earth on 1 September 2017. I used a 200 mm f/3.8 lens, a QSI683wsg scientific camera and 40-second exposures through a Blue filter to record the images used to construct the time lapse sequence. The raw images were shot from suburban Sydney, hence the intense light pollution gradients. It was quite a lot of fun watching the asteroid wiz through the field of view live on the night of closest approach.

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Old 30-12-2017, 02:12 PM
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That's very well put together Murray. Very cool. And scary...
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I agree absolutely, - that was an amazing event to have captured so brilliantly. Well done indeed Murray!
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Fantastic.
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Spooky too.
Really well done.
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Better late than never: here is my video of the close approach of Asteroid Florence with Earth on 1 September 2017. I used a 200 mm f/3.8 lens, a QSI683wsg scientific camera and 40-second exposures through a Blue filter to record the images used to construct the time lapse sequence. The raw images were shot from suburban Sydney, hence the intense light pollution gradients. It was quite a lot of fun watching the asteroid wiz through the field of view live on the night of closest approach.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzfe...ature=youtu.be
Well done Murray ..know doubt you'll be keeping an eye out for Apophis in 2029..No, its not going to hit us it seems.
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Thank you very much. I am glad that you enjoyed this short video. It was a fun thing to produce. I am sorry that the video is so scary. Please remember, no one can here you scream in space, but most people will here you scream on Earth.
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Very cool, Murray. No screaming from me
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Great video Murray.

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Nice work and reminder of the potential dangers of asteroid collisions.

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