Incoming Asteroid

[shootnstarz]

Early next week, a large asteroid named 2004 BL86 will fly past the Earth-Moon
system. There's no danger of a collision, but NASA radars will be monitoring
the mountain-sized space rock as it passes by only 745,000 miles away. Amateur
astronomers can watch the flyby, too. Glowing like a 9th magnitude star, 2004
BL86 will be an easy target for backyard telescopes on the night of closest
approach, Jan. 26-27. Check http://spaceweather.com for observing tips and more
information.

Rick

 

[Plinker]

Rick, were you able to spot the asteroid this morning?

 

[Stagman]

Why aren't hemorrhoids in the hemisphere and asteroids on you ass? :madgrin:

 

[shootnstarz]

Rick, were you able to spot the asteroid this morning?

No, I didn't see it. There's too much light pollution around here to see much.

It was found to actually have it's own little "moon" orbiting around it. Kind of a smaller scale "When Worlds Collide".

Rick