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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Asteroid 2005 YU55 passed
closer to the Earth than the Moon!

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"Roll out the red carpet! Earth is about to be visited by the largest close-approaching asteroid on record. Known as 2005 YU55, it comes closest to us on November 8th at 6:28 pm EST, when it passes 198,000 miles (319,000 km) from Earth's surface — closer than the Moon's orbit. It will be visible from the Americas and Europe through much of the night."

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Image taken by ACA member Jason Shinn
Asteroid 2005 YU55 (thin line)
30sec @ ISO1600
6 inch (152mm) Meade refractor
LXD55 German equatorial mount
Canon Digital Rebel XT @ prime focus

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Solar System objects rise/set times on this date
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Jet Stream (updates automatically to latest available image)
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    If we're in a gray area, seeing will not be as good as in a white area.
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