Don't forget the asteroid tomorrow

[Grumpyguy]

http://upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryI...2217-7467r

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.

[Grumpyguy]

here is a better story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5135974.stm

[rgG]

Maybe that is why they had "Deep Impact" on last night. Hmmm....

[bfd]

… 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

[SteveJobs]

So then, WHY is NORAD on high alert?

http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=50891