Images of Asteroid BL86 (357439)

Images of Asteroid BL86 (357439)
I'm glad that i caught it Sunday night, since we have clouds here tonight.  I wasn't sure that i'd be able to catch it at all, but the time-laspse video turned out well.  I'll try again tomorrow if we have clear enough weather.

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  1. Jeff SullivanJanuary 27, 2015 at 12:10 AM

    Universe Today was reporting asteroid BL86 as  2,230 feet across, the better part of a half-mile.  An asteroid only 1300 feet across has a remote chance of hitting earth in 2032, with a force 50X the largest nuclear bombs:
    http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/massive-asteroid-that-could-hit-earth-in-2032-with-force-50-times-greater-than-biggest-nuclear-bomb-29672038.html

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