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To: BenLurkin
It looks like the earth is approaching the asteroid, but we were able to put on the brakes and back away.

It sure isn't to scale.

8 posted on 02/09/2013 9:30:52 AM PST by Dan(9698)
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To: Dan(9698)

It’s an entirely accurate representation from the POV of the asteroid, or rather a point very near it, which artificially positions itself to keep the object in front of the earth. The stars are accurately depicted, but are hard to identify. I dld’d the “Eyes on the Solar Sytem” NASA app, and it let’s you run this view as well as many others, with various controls available. This includes the ability to turn on constellation labels. At the end, Tucana, Phoenix, and Grus are in view!


32 posted on 02/09/2013 11:54:38 AM PST by dr_lew
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