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Don't forget the asteroid tomorrow - Grumpyguy - 07-02-2006
http://upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060702-012217-7467r
It will pass within 268,000 miles of earth or the movie Independence Day is about to come true.
In previous articles, it seems you should be able to see this with a telescope in North America.
Re: Don't forget the asteroid tomorrow - Grumpyguy - 07-03-2006
here is a better story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5135974.stm
Re: Don't forget the asteroid tomorrow - rgG - 07-03-2006
Maybe that is why they had "Deep Impact" on last night. Hmmm....
Re: Don't forget the asteroid tomorrow - bfd - 07-03-2006
… magnitude 13 - 11. so it'll be about 100 times fainter than the faintest star visible to an unaided eye … but it'll be moving which increases your chance of picking it out (if you have good 8" or better telescope, a clear sky, etc, etc)
The rock is about 1km in diameter … good luck.
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/060629_night_sky.html
Re: Don't forget the asteroid tomorrow - SteveJobs - 07-03-2006
So then, WHY is NORAD on high alert?
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=50891