[sac-forum] Re: 2007 TU24 a success!

Congratulations to both of you! I was out last night armed with my 8" and
the latest minute by minute emeritus from NASA and was skunked. Had fun
anyway...

Jimmy Ray

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Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 11:33 AM
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Subject: [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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