Our asteroids, Part Two

A space view of the paths in 2026 of nine of the million-plus asteroids in the Main Belt, farther from us than Mars but nearer in than Jupiter. The dashed line is the vernal equinox direction (longitude 0). Stalks to the ecliptic plane are at monthly intervals. 1877 Marsden was named in extremely well deserved … Continue reading "Our asteroids, Part Two" The post Our asteroids, Part Two appeared…