Any news about those space rocks that will fly by earth tonight...

Gee, thats about 5:00AM here, hope I don't get a rude wake up call

 

A good pair of Binoculars, or a Telescope will get you a view of them.

 

For more technical information about NEOs, look in the the Near Earth Asteroids section of Space Weather. Or the Impact Risk Table of the Near Earth Asteroid Program. Or the Close Approach Tables page on the same site.

More details on these particular objects are at RX30, RX30, RF12. For non-techies, sorry, I can't help.

From SpaceWeather: DOUBLE ASTEROID FLYBY: It's a cosmic coincidence. Two asteroids, each about 10 to 15 meters wide, will fly past Earth within hours of one another on Sept. 8th. Although both are coming inside the orbit of the Moon, there is no danger of impact. At closest approach, 2010 RF12 will be 77,000 km (0.2 LD) away; 2010 RX30 will be even farther at 231,000 km (0.6 LD). Advanced amateur astronomers may be able to track the asteroids using these ephemerides. The fast-moving space rocks will shine like stars of 15th or 16th magnitude. Good luck, observers!

 

Did anyone hear them go by this morning? I think I heard an echo from the moon.

Tom

 

Glad I park in a garage! It would be difficult explaining the dents from lunar rocks on the finish of my new car to the insurance company...

 

I had a really boring day at the office today. Completely dead. Went back home, mowed the lawn, bored bored bored

Too bad at least one didn't graze our atmosphere.

 

I'll take boring over asteroid impacts any day. They were pretty close, as those things go - it's only a matter of time. Humanity's not exactly doing a wonderful job, anyway.

 

Yeah, We need some action around these parts. Something to get people going.

 

Seriously. This entire week has been just dead. Should have taken the week off instead of having the long weekend

 

2010 Asteroid RX30


a new lexus?