2008 TC3 Asteroid pieces found finally in sudan...

[gustavo muler (Gustavo)]

here the links to the news...

http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=8061
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/26/sc...teroid.html?em
http://www.livescience.com/space/090...eteorites.html

and...

http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/tc3

here a video I recorded this night...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lveXdIWuHL8

as well, with the pictures the rotation period was calculated.

best regards, gustavo.

[Zubenel (Wes)]

Hi Gustavo, I happened to be in Tanzania when 2008 TC3 Asteroid down but was in a village without modern communication so was very interested in it when I returned to Aus. Great to see the pieces coming together( pun intended) Good post.
Cheers Zubenel

[Zubenel (Wes)]

Just in .Try this link
http://www.universetoday.com/2009/03/25/meteorites-found-in-africa-from-first-predicted-asteroid-hit/
Cheers Zubenel

[DaveGee (Dave Gault)]

Originally Posted by gustavo muler

here the links to the news...
here a video I recorded this night...
as well, with the pictures the rotation period was calculated.

Good video Gustavo!

Following the recent 2009 DD45 asteroid, a guide has been created and is available from the Minor Planet Centre detailing methods for submitting astrometry for fast moving NEAs from Video Sequences. The trick is to get very accurate timestamps on each video frame, accurate to 0.1 seconds or better. This is easy to achieve (although a bit expensive) by purchasing a Video Time Inserter (VTI). I recommend a KIWI-OSD.

Anyway, the link to the guide is...
http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/info/VideoAstrometry.pdf

And a link to the source of a good VTI is here...
http://www.pfdsystems.com/kiwiosd.html