Lucy's Deep Field

Apr 23, 2025

By Ivy Knudsen

As Lucy approached asteroid (52246) Donaldjohanson, it captured 27 images between February 20th and March 24th, 2025, all stacked here to show a stunning deep field image tracking the asteroid through the sky. In the background, Lucy’s camera L’LORRI captures numerous galaxies, other asteroids, stars, and more. Displayed are some of the more prominent features captured behind 52246 Donaldjohanson!

Banner Image: Lucy’s deep field, made of 27 images taken by L’LORRI stacked on top of each other. Credit: SIMBAD , IPAC and NASA/Goddard/SwRI/Johns Hopkins APL