A 150-foot-wide rock is making an unusually close pass by Earth. You might be able to follow it across the stars in a telescope — with exactly the right preparation.
The Dubai Astronomy Group has organised an observation session at the Al Zubair Camp for viewing Asteroid DA14 – a relatively small asteroid – which is making big news across the world.
The camp will be observing the asteroid between 8pm and 1am tonight. Analysts claim that it won’t be easy to spot the asteroid through a telescope, so it’s best to go to the camp where experts will be at hand to help guide members.
This morning, a heavy meteor shower rained down on central Russia on Friday, sowing panic as the hurtling space debris smashed windows and injured dozens of stunned locals, officials said.
The gymnasium-sized rock 2012 DA14, 40 or 50 meters (130 to 160 feet) across, is making the closest Earth flyby of a natural object ever predicted well in advance.
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