Peter Lake in Victoria, Australia imaged 2011 MD streaking past Earth by using his iPhone to control a telescope at RAS Mayhill in New Mexico on June 26th UTC, the day before the tiny intruder's closest point of passage.

2011 MD links

• "Asteroid 2011 MD a VERY close approach," Peter Lake - 26 June 2011
• "2011 MD Planning," JPL radar page - 25 June 2011
  Note: One posted velocity observation was withdrawn as "Echoes not detected."
• "Asteroid to Pass Extremely Close By Earth On Monday," Space.com - 24 June 2011
• "Asteroid To Buzz Earth Monday, June 27th," Sky & Telescope - 23 June 2011
• "Bend it Like Beckham!" NASA/JPL NEO Program Office - 23 June 2011
• "2011 MD" - JPL Small-Body Database
• "2011MD Close Approaches" - NEODyS

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http://www.HohmannTransfer.com/busy/links/2011MD.htm - 29 July 2011