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Submission + - Comet Catalina coming to a night sky near you. (www.cbc.ca)

Submitted by TigerNut on Thursday December 31, 2015 @09:04PM

TigerNut writes: CBC is running a story on the upcoming closest approach of Comet Catalina. While the headline makes it sound like a one-night deal for the morning of January 1, the best viewing may actually occur next weekend (Jan 8-10) because the moon will not be a bright distraction at that time.

Submission + - Near-earth asteroid, Monday June 27 (skyandtelescope.com)

Submitted by TigerNut on Friday June 24, 2011 @03:24PM

TigerNut writes: Asteroid 2011 MD was discovered on June 22 by LINEAR, and its flight path will take it within 8000 miles (12000 km) of Earth. Orbital predictions indicate that its flight path will be significantly altered by this close approach.

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