[meteorite-list] Meteorite Girls help discover VERY close approaching NEO!

[Richard Kowalski]

Yes Geoff. There is no time to answer the phone when you are defending the planet!



For those unfamiliar with the time I posted, closest approach will be about 
10:45pm Eastern Standard Time, or 7:45pm Pacific, tonight.

You will need a large telescope to see it visually or one equipped with a CCD 
camera. However at closest approach it will be traveling more than one degree 
per minute across the sky so you'll need to be able to find it and then track 
it. A bit of a daunting problem, but it should be easier to spot right now as it 
is making its approach.

For those with the ability and equipment, use the Minor Planet Ephemeris 
Generator to get the most up to date positions for your site.

http://scully.cfa.harvard.edu/~cgi/MPEph2


-- 
Richard




--- On Tue, 11/16/10, Notkin <geoking at notkin.net> wrote:

 > From: Notkin <geoking at notkin.net>
 > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Girls help discover VERY close 
approaching NEO!
 > To: "Meteorite List" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
 > Date: Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 4:17 PM
 > Richard Kowalski wrote:
 >
 > > I doubt there is anyone on this list that does not
 > know Lisa Marie Morrison and Leigh Anne DelRay Cromwell . .
 > . Last night they visited me at the Catalina Sky Survey's
 > 60" telescope on Mt. Lemmon.
 >
 > That's why she didn't answer the phone.
 >
 > Nice going ladies! Two of my favorite people. And Richard
 > is pretty cool too  : )
 >
 >
 > Cheers and well done you three!
 >
 > Geoff N.
 >
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