An asteroid will be hurtling past Earth on Oct. 31 and astronomers are calling it Spooky. Because of Halloween. And wanting astronomy to seem very accessible to the common man. And whatnot.
Seems like, though the fly-by is being described as "dangerously close" you still need a telescope to view it. It is supposed to move across Orion's shield the night before Halloween if that is any help.
Yeah, no. Much bigger than the one that came down in Chelyabinsk but still, size and distance-wise, it's like trying to look at the Empire State Building on the moon.
Astronomers like to justify themselves by making a big deal about stuff.