This movie shows the asteroid 2012 DA14 flying safely by Earth, as seen by the Gingin Observatory in Australia around the time of its closest approach, 11:24:42 a.m. PST (2:24:42 p.m. EST, or 19:24:24 UTC), February 15, 2013.
At that time, the asteroid was about 17,150 miles (27,600 kilometers) above Earth's surface.
The asteroid appears streaked because the telescope was focused on the stars while the asteroid passed through the field of view.
Video credit: Courtesy of Gingin Observatory/Tonello; text credit: NASA/JPL
Note: For more information, see:
* PIA16735: Approach of Asteroid 2012 DA14 from Samford Valley Observatory
* PIA16737: Asteroid 2012 DA14 as Seen from Siding Spring, Australia
* PIA16738: Outbound Near-Earth Asteroid, as Seen from Spain
* Near-Earth Asteroid Makes Preview Appearance
* NASA to Chronicle Close Earth Flyby of Asteroid
* Russia Meteor Not Linked to Asteroid Flyby
* Possible Seismic Activity on Asteroid 2012 DA14
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