Mark Trueblood Science at the Winer Observatory
Near Earth Objects
Using the University of Iowa 0.5-m telescope, Mark Trueblood took
this image of minor planet 2000QW7 on August 31, 2000. This small
Near Earth Object is an asteroid that came within 12 Earth-Moon
orbital radii (3 million miles) of the Earth.
Ziggy discovers the importance of filtering out false positives!
Scenes from the motion picture
Deep Impact
More and more cartoonists understand the NEO threat
Dave Berry has some comments in
his Miami Herald syndicated humor column about how professional
astronomers ignore the NEO threat.
Last modified: January 1, 2008.
