Observation by Alan C Tough: Asteroid (65803) Didymos

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Alan C Tough

Observer

Alan C Tough

Observed

2022 Oct 10 - 09:01

Uploaded

2022 Oct 10 - 20:03

Objects

65803 Didymos

Equipment

Planewave 20" (0.51m) CDK
FLI ML16200 CCD
PlaneWave L-500 mount

Exposure

L=180 sec; RGB=120 sec per filter @ f/6.8

Location

Rio Hurtado Valley, Chile (remote)

Target name

Debris stream from Dimorphos, the moon of asteroid (65803) Didymos

Title

Asteroid (65803) Didymos

About this image

This is asteroid (65803) Didymos and the stream of debris from its moon Dimorphos, which was recently impacted by NASA's DART spacecraft. Imaged remotely from Chile under challenging conditions - i.e. a full Moon and the rapidly approaching dawn!

Files associated with this observation

65803_20221010_actough.jpg (536.7 kB)

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Comments

Alan C Tough, 2022 Oct 14 - 19:14 UTC

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