The first asteroid glimpsed by astronomers before it crashed into Earth was spotted with a couple of refurbished telescopes hooked up to some digital cameras by the the Catalina Sky Survey, according to the Arizona Daily Star. Small telescopes are making very significant on the cheap contributions for modern astronomy ranging from exoplanets to Near Earth Asterioids (NEOs).Saturday, January 2, 2010
Small Scopes Reach Beyond Solar System
The first asteroid glimpsed by astronomers before it crashed into Earth was spotted with a couple of refurbished telescopes hooked up to some digital cameras by the the Catalina Sky Survey, according to the Arizona Daily Star. Small telescopes are making very significant on the cheap contributions for modern astronomy ranging from exoplanets to Near Earth Asterioids (NEOs).
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