Tuesday, November
8, 2011
Asteroid 2005 YU55 passed
closer to the Earth than the Moon!
Click
here
for the SpaceWeather.com story
Click
here for the Sky&Telescope story:
"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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here for a
detailed chart for tonight
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here for
printer-friendly chart
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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