Keck Snaps Infrared Pic of Asteroid 2005 YU55

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astroengine

on Wednesday November 09, 2011 @04:42AM

astroengine writes "Tonight has been a dramatic night for astronomers camped out at the Keck II Remote Operations room in Kamuela, Hawaii. First there was fog, then the target was unreachable... but finally, they snapped the image everyone had been waiting for: the first infrared observation of Asteroid 2005 YU55."
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