Asteroid 2023 BU
Taken by Enzo De Bernardini on January 27, 2023 @
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Details:
The asteroid was moving very fast, it has been a challenging observation. From Buenos Aires the circumstances were very favorable, with the asteroid passing through Orion, very close to Saiph (kappa Orionis) at 00:04 UT. Visually were a noticeable regular pronounced changes in brightness, with a period of less than a minute. The image was captured with a QHY5IIM monochrome camera in a guidescope of 50 mm in diameter and 200 mm of focal length (FOV 1.2º x 1º). Frames processed with PixInsight.
Photographer's website:
https://astronomiasur.com.ar/
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