Gordon Mackie
Phaethon Timelapse Movie
A short timelapse movie showing the motion of asteroid 3200 Phaethon against the background stars in the constellation of Perseus on the 13th December.
Not the most exciting looking imagery I've posted, but I was delighted that the simple toolkit of a DSLR, telephoto lens and Star Adventurer tracking mount enabled this footage of a passing 5km wide lump of space rock to be captured during fleeting gaps in the cloud.
This asteroid is the source of the space debris that produces the Geminid Meteor shower each December.
Phaethon Timelapse Movie
A short timelapse movie showing the motion of asteroid 3200 Phaethon against the background stars in the constellation of Perseus on the 13th December.
Not the most exciting looking imagery I've posted, but I was delighted that the simple toolkit of a DSLR, telephoto lens and Star Adventurer tracking mount enabled this footage of a passing 5km wide lump of space rock to be captured during fleeting gaps in the cloud.
This asteroid is the source of the space debris that produces the Geminid Meteor shower each December.