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# 16156 byrmenich@... on Dec. 7, 2001, 1:35 p.m.
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The search for NEOs ratchets up a notch...
baalke@...
12/07/01 02:31 PM
Please respond to neo-owner
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/011206122014.4a54dyc0.html
Japan's 'Spaceguard' Centre To Track Celestial Clutter
TOKYO (AFP)
December 6, 2001
A Japanese space observatory started work Thursday to install a
wide-angled
telescope to track celestial debris with the ultimate aim of preventing a
disastrous impact on Earth.
The telescope's aperture is just one metre (39.4 inches) but it boasts a
field of view at three degrees, one of the largest in the world, according
to Bisei Spaceguard Centre executive director Syuzo Isobe.
"With the telescope, we aim to discover so-called near earth objects
(NEO),
such as asteroids and comets, some of which may threaten to hit the Earth.
We will also detect space debris," Isobe told AFP.
Full story here:
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/011206122014.4a54dyc0.html