Images of the Rosetta flyby

On March the 4th 2005, the spacecraft Rosetta was at its closest to Earth, using it for a gravity assist, on its way to land on a comet. Below are some images taken the day before on the 3rd March 2005.

	This is a combination of 5 exposures, 60 seconds each with a 30 second gap between images. Taken in 2x2 binning mode at 22:58UT on 2005-03-03.
	This is a combination of 5 exposures, 60 seconds each with a 30 second gap between images. Taken in full res. mode at 23:06UT on 2005-03-03.
	This is a single 240 sec guided exposure taken at 23:27UT using STAR2000.
	This is a single 480 sec guided exposure taken at 23:39UT using STAR2000. The spacecraft appears to dim and brighten during the exposure. This is probably due to local sky conditions so the craft would vary in brightness over time.

Clicking on the image will bring up a moving sequence. It is made up of 5 images of 60 seconds each with a 30 second gap between them.