[NAEP] Fwd: Asteroid Flyby

[Dawn Wiseman]

Summer is a great time for back yard astronomy - assuming you live 
some place where it actually gets dark at night.

>Space Weather News for June 26, 2006
>http://spaceweather.com
>
>ASTEROID FLYBY:  One week from today, on July 3rd, asteroid 2004 
>XP14 will fly past Earth barely farther away than the Moon.  There's 
>no danger of a collision, just a great photo-op for experienced 
>amateur astronomers.  The space rock is big enough (600 meters wide) 
>and bright enough (11th magnitude) to see and photograph through 
>backyard telescopes.  Observing tips, a sky map and ephemerides are 
>available at SpaceWeather.com .
>
>RED vs. RED JR: Two of the biggest storms in the solar system are 
>converging for a--what?  A gentle bump?  A ferocious collision?  No 
>one knows exactly what will happen in July when Jupiter's Great Red 
>Spot and its younger cousin Red Jr. get together.  Astronomers are 
>monitoring their convergence, and you can see one of the best recent 
>images--in stereo--on SpaceWeather.com .
>