[meteorite-list] Record Setting Asteroid Flyby (Asteroid 2012 DA14)

http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2013/28jan_2012da/ Record Setting Asteroid Flyby NASA Science News Jan. 28, 2013: Talk about a close shave. On Feb. 15th an asteroid about half the size of a football field will fly past Earth only 17,200 miles above our planet's

Re: [meteorite-list] Record Setting Asteroid Flyby (Asteroid 2012 DA14)

Thanks for the heads-up! If you're in Asia, you might be able to catch it for a short flare to Mag 7ish with decent binoculars. Consult a good piece of planetarium software for a skymap because there will be significant parallax and it'll be bookin' across our view. No realistic shot at imaging