Lucy will return to Earth on October 16th as part of its 12-year mission to visit a record number of asteroids.
The Virtual Telescope Project will stream observations of the Lucy asteroid from Italy. The sun rises at 2300GMT. The Virtual Telescope's stream can be accessed for free by astronomy fans.
The Virtual Telescope Project tries to bring to the world the opportunity to have a look in real-time when something interesting happens up there. The founder of the project, Gianluca Masi, told Space.com that they are happy to share the Lucy flyby. It will be possible for our viewers to see something made by humans. We will be able to understand the origins of our solar system by visiting asteroids.
Lucy will visit eight asteroids.
Lucy is going to return home to get a gravity assist that will slingshot it into a new position so that she can get to the JupiterTrojan asteroids. The launch of Lucy coincides with the return visit.
Lucy can't be seen from the sun's direction. On Sunday at 6:55 a.m., there will be a ceremony. The terminator line divides night and day. Lucy will be illuminated by the sun until 7 o'clock. It is briefly visible with the naked eye from parts of Indonesia.
At 7:44 a.m., it was following its closest approach. Lucy will disappear and reappear at 7:26 a.m. The sun rises at 1 pm Lucy can be seen with a telescope for between 12 and 24 hours, but clear viewing conditions and precise coordinates are required.
The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0 will allow skywatchers not located in a favorable area, lack of equipment or not willing to brave the chilly October weather to watch Lucy pass the Earth to see the view.
Masi said looking at Lucy while it uses Earth's help to reach its destination is exciting. I'm always amazed to hear people talk about our ability to navigate in outer space. It's a chance to understand how much we've learned to explore the universe.
Lucy will come back to Earth in two years to get a second gravity assist to push towards the six Trojan asteroids.
Lucy will be sent hurtling toward an encounter with the Patroclus- Menoetius asteroid pair in the year 2030.
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