Yet another close encounter for the people of Earth as Asteroid 2000 EM26 make a close fly-by of our planet this evening. Viewers can watch the Asteroid fly-by online thanks to an internet feed from the Slooh robotic telescope.
Asteroid 2000 EM26 is nearly the size of 3 football fields with its diameter estimated at 885ft and will be traveling at a speed of roughly 27,000 mph during the fly-by of Earth, according to a report from the USA Today.
Watch Asteroid 2000 EM26 fly-by live online via the Slooh Robotic telescope
The live online video stream of Asteroid 2000 EM26 from the telescope is expected to begin at 9 p.m. ET, and recorded video should be available in case you miss the live feed.
The Slooh robotic telescope sits atop Mount Teide in the Canary Islands and is connected to the internet allowing viewers all over the world to watch major astronomical events, like the Asteroid 2000 EM26 fly-by online as they happen.
In the viewing field of the telescope, the asteroid will be rather faint as it is small. Experts expect it to appear as a white dot moving against the background of the stars.
Asteroid 2000 EM26 was discovered in 2000, but has reportedly been a little tricky to find in more recent attempts.
According to report, the Slooh telescope web site will show a 45 minute live stream of the asteroid beginning at 9 p.m. ET. In addition to the live images and video stream of 2000 EM26, the site will also have time lapse images from other recent near-Earth asteroids.
A twitter feed, using the Twitter hashtag #asteroid, will be used to allow viewers to interact with astronomer Bob Berman and planetary impact expert Mark Boslough.