Asteroid 2015 TB145
Taken by Dennis Simmons on October 30, 2015 @
Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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With sensational headlines such as the “Doomsday Asteroid”, the local media was pushing the boundaries in exploiting the “drama” of the close approach of 2015 TB145.
From Brisbane the best opportunity to view this object straddled midnight on Fri/Sat 30th/31st October, a few hours before closest approach. The skies were cloudy as I set up and I was hoping that I might find a clear patch. Around 10:30pm a clearing appeared with the NEO at an altitude of approx. 30 degrees so I thought I’d run a dress rehearsal and grab some test frames before the main event scheduled after midnight.
This proved to be a lucky decision as after capturing 13 x 60 sec frames, the clouds swept in again and blanked the skies for the rest of the evening. Such is fate.
Cheers
Dennis
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