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This is pretty far out,this spacecraft is going to fly to this asteroid !
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/psyche/overview/
Gee if I had known there was so much to see I would have started decades ago ! :Astronomer1:

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That's great! I have a weak spot for asteroids and observed Psyche in 2019. :)
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Nice read and I did not know... thanks Frank!

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very interesting thank you.
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Bigzmey wrote: Thu May 11, 2023 6:49 pm That's great! I have a weak spot for asteroids and observed Psyche in 2019. :)
I had no idea about it but after literally watching the last one real time slam into an asteroid in real time that was great!
I “ psyched “ to see what this one reveals !
Gee if I had known there was so much to see I would have started decades ago ! :Astronomer1:

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Thefatkitty wrote: Thu May 11, 2023 9:22 pm Nice read and I did not know... thanks Frank!

All the best,
Exactly right, I stumbled upon it and I can’t wait to see that it discovers!
Gee if I had known there was so much to see I would have started decades ago ! :Astronomer1:

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