How close a huge asteroid just came to Earth and how to see it

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[BenLurkin]

NASA is saying amateur astronomers with small telescopes and strong binoculars may be able to see the asteroid, although stormy conditions in the Northeast will limit night-time viewing there. Here's how to try to view the asteroid.

Editor's note: These times are Eastern Standard Time so adjust them three hours earlier for optimal Pacific Standard Time viewing.]

[BenLurkin]

https://media.giphy.com/media/yoJC2vA38NdfFprMPe/giphy.gif

[bicyclerepair]

In the realm of infinity, 3x distance to the moon is MIGHTY CLOSE!

[Huskrrrr]

Many of these brave decorated war heroes will say, humbly, the real heroes were the ones that didn’t come back.

[Huskrrrr]

Sorry, wrong post. I was referring to the Audie Murphy post.

[Veggie Todd]

I can’t see Uranus in that picture.

[BenLurkin]

Trust me.

You don’t want to.

[BenLurkin]

Won’t be back for 200 years.

Somebody will worry about it then.

[VanDeKoik]

It’s cloudy in my part of Michigan, so no show for me.

Besides I’m not 16 anymore, and bringing my telescope out in the freezing cold like the old days has lost much of its appeal.

[GeronL]

There have been a few cis-lunar (closer than the moon) meteors in recent years haven’t there?

[GeronL]

closest approaches that we know about

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_asteroid_close_approaches_to_Earth

[Pikachu_Dad]

[Jack Hydrazine]

It was three LD’s away from us. Not really that close.

[gorush]

[skinkinthegrass]

I can’t see Uranus in that picture.(Hemorrhoid) Micheal Moore, in a Plane?...

[BenLurkin]

Wow!

[gorush]

Since you liked that one, here's another, the Dog Star in comparison to our sun:

[gorush]

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks BenLurkin for both:

• News Flash: Asteroid Flying Past Earth Today Has Mini-Moon!

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