Watch an asteroid with your backyard telescope Forum: Spacesettlers
Thread: Watch an asteroid with your backyard telescope
# 8440 byspace.action@... on June 26, 2006, 6:23 a.m.
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fly past Earth barely farther away than the Moon. There's no danger of a
collision, just a great photo-op for experienced amateur astronomers. The
space rock is big enough (600 meters wide) and bright enough (11th
magnitude) to see and photograph through backyard telescopes. Observing
tips, a sky map and ephemerides are available at SpaceWeather.com .
George
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