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This frame from a movie from the Samford Valley Observatory in Brisbane, Australia, shows the progress of asteroid 2012 DA14 across the night sky as it nears its closest approach. It was taken at 12:59 UTC on Feb. 15 (7:59 a.m. EST, or 4:59 a.m. PST).
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Approach of Asteroid 2012 DA14 from Samford Valley Observatory

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This movie from the Samford Valley Observatory in Brisbane, Australia, shows the progress of asteroid 2012 DA14 across the night sky as it nears its closest approach. It was taken at 12:59 UTC on Feb. 15 (7:59 a.m. EST, or 4:59 a.m. PST). The movie has been sped up 50 times.

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ID#:
PIA16735

Date added:
2013-02-15

Target:
Asteroid

Mission:
Samford Valley Observatory

Size:
799 x 461 pixels (width x height)

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143

Full-Res TIFF:
PIA16735.tif (0.37 MB)

Full-Res JPG:
PIA16735.jpg (0.05 MB)

Image credit:
Courtesy of J. Bradshaw