2008 TC3 few hours before the impact

A tiny asteroid 2008 TC3 was discovered by astronomers a day before it entered the atmosphere in Northern Sudan and exploded. The video shows animated motion between the stars few hours before the impact. Images taken from the Črni Vrh Observatory in Slovenia with a 60 cm telescope and a CCD camera. http://www.observatorij.org

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Science & Technology

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• 2008
• TC3
• asteroid
• astronomy
• impact

[starsnpixel]

@killerofdoom2435 It's just a matter of time ;-)

[ozknttli]

GREAT ...

[killerofdoom2435]

Well we are still here now..Does anything hit earth and do major damage any more?

[atwyatt]

So where's all the fireball footage?

[xBLaKHearTx]

Wow! That's so awesome! Did it cause any major damage when it hit or was it too small??

[rogerhlm]

Well, movies of big fireballs will come, be sure!

It,s just a question of time.

You generally need more than 20 hours pre-impact discovery time to arrange an expedition to the impact site.

[jakejakewhat]

coolio

[tsumabiken]

Cool! 8) Amazing that something so small can be detected, and tracked.

Gotta say, though: I really really really want to see some big fireball pics ;-)

[gusmul1]

nice video !!!

tracking with mount ?

regards, good job.

[ElveeKaye]

Wow, cool!