Topic ID 1412
ASTEROID MOVIE: A mile-wide asteroid (2000 PN9) flew past Earth on March 6th at a close but safe distance of two million miles. Using a 16-inch Meade telescope and a digital video camera, Bob Forrest of Hertford, UK, recorded the encounter: "I was surprised how rapidly the asteroid moved." His video spans 12 minutes and shows the asteroid racing through the constellation Pisces: watch www.spaceweather.com