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Asteroid 4179 Toutatis as seen simultaneously from Paranal and La Silla

Close Your Left Eye, Then Your Right: Simultaneous Observations of Asteroid 4179 Toutatis from Two Chilean Telescopes Demonstrate Parallax

Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2004/09/29 12:00 CDT

This morning, asteroid 4179 Toutatis was so close to Earth that simultaneous observations from two telescopes in the same country could show parallax that is obvious even to the least experienced observer. The two telescopes belong to The European Southern Observatory and are located at La Silla and Paranal in Chile

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Very Close Approach by Asteroid 4179 Toutatis: It's Not a Crisis, It's an Opportunity

Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2004/09/27 12:00 CDT

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