PIA16735: Approach of Asteroid 2012 DA14 from Samford Valley Observatory
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).
 Target Name:  Asteroid
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Samford Valley Observatory 
 Product Size:  799 x 461 pixels (w x h) 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA16735.tif (368.9 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA16735.jpg (48.69 kB)  

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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.

Image Credit:
Courtesy of J. Bradshaw

Image Addition Date:
2013-02-15