Images of the asteroid 2012 DA14 during its closest approach earlier today, captured from Quezon City, Philippines, taken with a Canon 450D DSLR, 50 mm f/1.8 lens (set to f/1.8), ISO 1600, 6 seconds exposure.
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© Anthony Urbano (Manila, Philippines)
Great shots, Eteny! I was able to take my own shots with the information from this site. Thanks!
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It was already on it’s way out when I caught it, that’s Phi Leonis, the brightest star in the frame in constellation of Leo.
Well done! How was it? Please share to us the camera settings you used. Excited for the next flyby? I’ll keep you posted!
Thanks. I basically used the settings you suggested. 50mm, f/1.8, ISO 1800, but used 20s exposure. My shots taken about the time of the closest approach yielded no results as I was shooting blindly. It was only after reviewing the images after taking a series of shots that I was able to confirm success, hehe. Thanks, I’ll wait for updates. I’m also looking forward to the sun grazing ISON comet on November.
You have just captured the passage of the biggest space object to get so close to the Earth since our astronomers began tracking near-earth asteroids! Visit this blog every once in a while to learn about current space-happenings, and yes, stay tuned for ISON, I’d be providing shooting instructions as well :)