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ddmashayekhi Posted - Aug 31 2017 : 5:07:17 PM
On Friday night a huge asteroid nearly 3 miles long will be going past earth for the first time since 1890. It won't be visible again until after 2500! You should be able to see it for the next several nights with a telescope. NASA will be tracking it with radar. Hope you have clear skies to get a glimpse of it.

Look to the stars!
Dawn in IL

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ddmashayekhi Posted - Sep 07 2017 : 11:34:26 AM
Unfortunately for us here in the Chicago area, cloudy skies showed up on the nights the "Florence Nightingale" asteroid went through. Oh well, there's always something happening in the skies, I'll let you know when something unique is due to occur.

Keep stargazing!

Dawn in IL

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Dreamer42 Posted - Sep 07 2017 : 07:55:28 AM
Darn it, I missed this thread!! I will google - how fascinating!!

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ddmashayekhi Posted - Sep 02 2017 : 5:11:19 PM
Tonight at 8 p.m. EST the asteroid will be visible. Hopefully everyone will have clear skies to see it. If not, it will be visible through the 5th.

Dawn in IL

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MaryJanesNiece Posted - Sep 01 2017 : 11:01:30 AM
I was just thinking the same thing as Kelly. We don't have a telescope but we do have binoculars. I will have to do some research and see if we can see it. Thanks for sharing Dawn.

Krista
lovinRchickens Posted - Sep 01 2017 : 09:31:34 AM
Thanks Dawn, I will look into it.

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ddmashayekhi Posted - Sep 01 2017 : 05:37:35 AM
Take a look on the web at the different internet sites for this asteroid. They give instructions on how to see it with binoculars too. Hopefully you can find the time it will be appearing by you and get a glimpse.

Dawn in IL

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lovinRchickens Posted - Aug 31 2017 : 7:20:44 PM
Very neat but we don't have a telescope. Hope some can see it.

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