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SEPTEMBER
1, 2000
| Close encounter with a space rock. A half km wide object known as 2000 QW7 -- only discovered August 26, 2000, with NASA/JPL's Near Earth Asteroid Tracking system (NEAT) passed Earth at a distance 12 times greater than Earth-Moon distance. In astronomical distances, a near miss. 2000 QW7 was fast-moving and unusually bright and an excellent opportunity for amateur astronomers to view a Near Earth Object. Bill Hollenbach captures the images on his CCD camera. The arrow points to 2000 QW7. |
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