Live feed of YU55 Fly by

MSNBC has a live feed of it flying by on their home page.
It's on there video player so I can't embed it.

For those who are curious.

www.msnbc.msn.com...

IF the link doesn't work it on msnbc.com right at the top header.

When exactly is it supposed to fly over? I'm in the southeastern U.S. Will I be able to see it?

Sorry, I know lots of people have been talking about it for months, I just haven't really paid attention to it before now.

NASA twitter feed is sending folks here to see it: www.ustream.tv...

NASA site for YU55 with little movie: www.nasa.gov...

AsteroidWatch @NathanMcB1rney A movie of radar images is at (link tracking not allowed)/ugtSYp & a live feed from Clay Ctr Obs. is at (link tracking not allowed)/v1dHjK

From Twitter. ^

ATS apparently has an auto-feature removing link tracking (not me, NASA url). Here's the original from the NASA tweet: www.nasa.gov...

Edit: StarPeace, just providing more links not trying to take away from your video feed. Thanks for posting. From what I understand its closest approached occurred around 6:30EST, an hour and half ago. But all still watchable on these channels as its still close!

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Thanks for that. Someone on the chat at that live feed just said 1 1/2 hrs to go til it flys over. So, I guess 9:00 pm here EST.

Anyone know if southeastern U.S. will be able to see it?



Oh dang, I just remembered we have an observatory less than 2 miles from here. I think I'm going to drive over and see if anyone's hanging there tonight... I might even get a glimpse.

Okay, maybe someone can help me here. By my watch, Yu-55 passed by us just over an hour ago. The times are set un UTC/GMT/London time. 11;28pm 8, Nov. Which made it 17:28 Central U.S. time....right?

Did this pass by an hour ago or yet to go? Am I just losing it entirely for converting time zones??

I read that anyone with a backyard type telescope should be able to see it tonight. There are several sites that are helping with coordinates to help you in finding it. I guess that rules out naked eye viewing. Sorry, I don't remember where I read this stuff.

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It's moving on the U Stream link. Pretty noticeably too.

To the left.

Local news station (I'm in Maryland) said the place to see it would be along the east coast at about 6:30pm.

A decent telescope would be needed.

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But 6:30PM already came and went on the east coast? I'm confused

This link slooh.com hasn't got footage up yet but it seems like it will have a clearer picture and also includes a count down clock

ETA: Ahhh bollocks you have to be a paid, signed up member to view it

Pfft Main Event style space watch website.

It's already passed!

It's already passed!

just to clear up some confusion.....your speaking of tomarrow correct? This does not fly by today as i have heard from.....everyone except this OP. Set the record straight

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But it says right under that it would fly by at 23UT, which was two hours ago. It just said on my local 5:00 news that it already played too, I think that countdown might be ticking down to the replay.

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prettu sure it already flew by earth today and will be at its closest distance from the moon tomorrow?

Sorry for posting links a third time...

www.ustream.tv...

events.slooh.com...

and slooh has a clock top right

IDK it must be flying (or already flew by) now I doubt there would be lives feeds up now if it was flying by tomorrow.

I just went to MSNBC saw the live feed and posted here for those who are curious and want to see it.

I freaked when I saw my daughter's school clay center obervatory
on NBC national news tonight about YU55 - they have an amazing

24 in. ritchey chretien (cassegrain) refractor with a extraordinary IR spectrometer

for near planetary work.

NBC video link from tonight on YU55

I think now whenever there's a conspiracy on asteroids or PX, I'll email astronomer ron dantowitz

or chat him up live.... he's gotta have a better view than most !

I watched the observatory feed for about 15 minutes. It's getting smaller. I checked a few other places and it's outbound. Looks like we skated by again

Someone in central Florida filmed it's passing through their telescope...