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AL30 Asteroid as it whizzed by us yesterday.

Amateur astronomers heeded the call of making observations of the small
asteroid 2010 AL30, which whizzed by Earth today. Here are some of the great images and
videos captured by the amateur astronomy community, which will help the professionals
determine the exact orbit, and also perhaps what exactly this unusual asteroid is.
The object, which has been estimated to be between 10-15 meters (30 -50 feet) across,
is likely a natural object, but it hasn't officially been ruled out that it might be man-made,
i.e., a spent rocket booster, from perhaps the Venus Express mission.
The folks who are apt to make the determination are those who work with the 70-meter
radio dish at Goldstone. I corresponded with Lance Benner from the Goldstone facility,
and he said, "We're still working with the data so it's still too early to say."

http://www.universetoday.com/2010/01...-of-2010-al30/