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:: "All Eyes on Upcoming Comet Crash" ::
From Wired News
By Amit Asaravala
Professional and amateur astronomers will team up this weekend to give the world a look at the upcoming crash between comet Tempel 1 and a washing machine-size projectile launched by NASA.
The 4-mile-wide comet will slam into the Deep Impact projectile at 10:52 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time on July 3. Though scientists don't know exactly what will happen, they hope the collision will kick up enough dust to give them a first-ever look at the material inside a comet.
The impact will be photographed up close by cameras mounted on the spacecraft that released the projectile and on the projectile itself. In addition, the event will be monitored from afar by more than 60 observatories in 20 countries and hundreds, perhaps thousands, of amateur astronomers.
The European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft and three NASA space telescopes -- Chandra, Hubble and Spitzer -- will also be focused on the comet.
The public can monitor the progress of the mission and view photos of the impact as they come in by visiting the following websites:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Deep Impact
The official mission website features regular updates, photos from the spacecraft and other telescopes, and information about the mission's science goals.
Deep Impact Mission's Small Telescope Science Program
Contains information about how astronomers and space enthusiasts can contribute to the mission. The Observers' Images database contains photos sent in by astronomers not affiliated with the mission.
Kitt Peak National Observatory
Photos of comet Tempel 1 are updated every 45 seconds and an animation refreshed every 15 minutes. The updates will be more frequent beginning an hour before the impact and ending 45 minutes afterward.
Mauna Kea Observatories
The site will provide near real-time images of comet Tempel 1 on July 3, as seen from Hawaii.
European Southern University's Deep Impact Observations
Look at photos from seven major telescopes in Chile.
Deep Impact Amateur Observer's Program
Learn how to find and view comet Tempel 1 yourself with binoculars or a telescope.
Read the entire article here.
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