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Bill Stent
https://youtu.be/rTzABTJ_IRA

02/23/2021

Equipment Details:

Sharpstar 107PH+SkyRover 0.8x reducer/flattener; ZWO ASI1600MM-P =ZWO luminance filter, NEQ6 belt-modded mount.

Post-processing Details:

Animation compiled in ShotCut from 150x120s monochrome exposures, processed in Astro Pixel Porcesser.

Still image is a single 20 minute exposure.

Image Details:

Asteroid Apophis approaches the Earth nearing its close pass of March 2021.