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Massive 4 Vesta Asteroid Is Zooming by Earth, and Here's How You Can Spot It
Inverse.com ^ | June 28, 2018 | By Josie Rhodes Cook on

Posted on 06/28/2018 8:04:51 PM PDT by BenLurkin

The space rock is coming for a visit, but it won't get too close for comfort.

T he 4 Vesta asteroid is currently making a drive-by visit to Earth. The asteroid, which reportedly measures more than 300 miles in diameter, is now so close to Earth that at night, you can see it with your very own eyes — no telescope required.

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So why isn’t anyone freaking out over this massive rock flying through space so close to Earth? Because even though it’s so close we can see it in the night sky, it’s not actually that close at all.

Newsweek reported Thursday that Vesta will be closer to Earth than it has been in 20 years. But “close” to Earth, in this case, means that it’s currently about 106 million miles from our planet.

Vesta can currently be seen next to Mars and Saturn in the night sky. For anyone looking for the asteroid in the northern hemisphere, it is northwest of the Sagittarius constellation.

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TOPICS: Astronomy; Science
KEYWORDS: asteroid; asteroids; astronomy; isaacasimov; sagittarius; science; vesta
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To: SunkenCiv

Well, he ‘discovered’ it in the wreckage............8^)


21 posted on 06/29/2018 8:12:20 AM PDT by Red Badger (July 2018 - the month the world discovered the TRUTH......Q Anon)
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To: null and void

:^)


22 posted on 06/29/2018 8:26:45 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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To: Red Badger

It’s remarkable how he laid the groundwork (perhaps dumb luck) for the sequel.


23 posted on 06/29/2018 8:38:05 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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http://www.skyandtelescope.com/wp-content/uploads/June18_Vesta_Findr_600px.jpg

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/wp-content/uploads/Vesta-wide-track.jpg


24 posted on 07/02/2018 12:14:56 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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