Observation by Tim Haymes: Didymos impact tail

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Tim Haymes

Observer

Tim Haymes

Observed

2022 Nov 02 - 05:05

Uploaded

2022 Nov 02 - 12:22

Objects

65803 Didymos

Equipment

C11 at F5.3
QHY174

Exposure

60s x 10

Location

Oxfordshire UK

Target name

(65803)Didymos (NEA)

Title

Didymos impact tail

About this image

The DART mission impact ejected a considerable amount of dust, seen in the image as a tail. The asteroid sky motion was 2.44"/min in PA 045. This is 10 x 60s frames track-and-stacked in Astrometrica. Magnitude is R15.8. The asteroid at the time was 1 deg NE of Procyon (alpha CMi) at 07 49 26 +06 29 17 (2000). Image is N-up and ca 0.3 degree across.

The inspiration comes from a request to monitor ejecta during stellar occultations. The cloud looks quite dense near the main bodies. (Possibly)

Files associated with this observation

Didymos_20221102_0505_Haymes.jpg (266.9 kB)

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