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Originally Posted by Pierre_C
To set my expectations correctly, is there any point to trying to see these visually, or to try to capture one using a standard DSLR?
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This one was a bit faint for visual but you can always practice on main-belt asteroids and track their movement over time - half an hour is often enough to see them move. The close ones are rarely visible to the naked eye due to their small size but 2012 DA14 was naked eye as it screamed by in Feb 2013. I had the immense fortune in broadcasting it's crossing live on NASA TV that night as Australia was perfectly positioned for the event.
I've attached the prediction from here in Coffs, a couple of things to note: It was whizzing by at closest approach, about now actually at over 3 minutes of arc a second! and secondly, as is always the case, it is brightest as it is closes to the sun, not to us.