close encounter with the asteroid 2016 QA2-resumed in an exceptional video from VirtualTelescopeProject.eu

And here is the video:


What can I say, I was astonished to see the video of the transit took place on August 26, 2016 at least 84000 km from Earth and that was posted on the internet and for this I would point out, as the post that follows directly from The Virtual Telescope Project, the Italian Gianluca Masi:

http://www.virtualtelescope.eu/2016/08/28/near-earth-asteroid-2016-qa2-extremely-close-encounter-exceptional-image-movie-28-aug -2016/

and the still image:

Image and video Credits: The Virtual Telescope Project-Peter Mag
Image and video Credits: The Virtual Telescope Project-Peter Mag

We appreciate the work done by the Virtual Telescope Project and we promote in our post with pleasure their fundraising to repair the 14-inch telescope and a chance to contribute through this link:

https://www.generosity.com/education-fundraising/repairing-the-virtual-telescope-s-14-inches-unit

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