[FOTZeiss] Fw: Close Asteroid Flyby on June 27th

[Glenn A. Walsh]

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--- On Fri, 6/24/11, SpaceWeather.com <swlist at spaceweather.com> wrote:

> From: SpaceWeather.com <swlist at spaceweather.com>
> Subject: Close Asteroid Flyby on June 27th
> To: "SpaceWeather.com" <swlist at spaceweather.com>
> Date: Friday, June 24, 2011, 12:14 AM
> Space Weather News for June 24, 2011

> http://spaceweather.com
> 
> ASTEROID FLYBY: Newly-discovered asteroid 2011 MD will pass
> only 12,000 kilometers (7,500 miles) above Earth's surface
> on Monday, June 27th. NASA analysts say there is no chance
> the space rock will strike Earth. Nevertheless, the
> encounter is so close that Earth's gravity will sharply
> perturb the asteroid's trajectory.  Details at http://spaceweather.com . 
> 
> GEOMAGNETIC OUTLOOK: A fast-moving stream of solar wind is
> buffeting Earth's magnetic field. The combined effect of
> this stream plus a CME expected to arrive on June 24th has
> prompted NOAA forecasters to declare a ~30% chance of
> high-latitude geomagnetic storms during the next 24 hours.
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