[sac-forum] 2007 TU24 a success!

Hi Friends,
Bob and I took to the backyard last night and were rewarded with a glimpse of asteroid 2007 TU24 in Bob's 9.25" SCT.
It took a bit of manual adjustment from the ephemeris settings, but we located 2007 TU24 and watched it move against the background. It had a slight orange tinge and either its rotation caused it to pulse or we were getting heavy convection waves off of the surrounding homes' roofs. It appeared to dim and brighten in a 25-30 second period and was definitely moving in a Northeasterly direction (and heading for Bob's chimney). I realize that the NASA report states that the rotational period is 1 day, but we did witness dimming and brightening during our half hour session.
Fortunately, Bob's chimney was spared and we got to see something that you don't always get a chance to see from the backyard. Quite an exciting evening. 

Tim

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