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7 posted on 10/30/2011 7:14:34 PM PDT by cripplecreek (A vote for Amnesty is a vote for a permanent Democrat majority. ..Choose well.)

To: cripplecreek

Near-Earth asteroid 2005 YU55 will pass within 0.85 lunar distances from the Earth on November 8, 2011. The upcoming close approach by this relatively large 400 meter-sized, C-type asteroid presents an excellent opportunity for synergistic ground-based observations including optical, near infrared and radar data. The attached animated illustration shows the Earth and moon flyby geometry for November 8th and 9th when the object will reach a visual brightness of 11th magnitude and should be easily visible to observers in the northern and southern hemispheres. The closest approach to Earth and the Moon will be respectively 0.00217 AU and 0.00160 AU on 2011 November 8 at 23:28 and November 9 at 07:13 UT.

http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news171.html

12 posted on 10/30/2011 7:17:53 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)

To: cripplecreek

Maybe Beck will be free that day!

17 posted on 10/30/2011 7:20:07 PM PDT by brytlea (An ounce of chocolate is worth a pound of cure)

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