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House-Size Asteroid Comes Closer to Earth Than the Moon Friday

 
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House-Size Asteroid Comes Closer to Earth Than the Moon Friday
The space rock, called asteroid 2012 TC4, is about 56 feet wide (17 meters) and will come within 59,000 miles (95,000 kilometers) of Earth at its closest point when it zips harmlessly by on Friday. That's about one-fourth the distance to the moon.
But you don't have to wait to see live views of the interloping space rock: There are two live webcasts of the asteroid today (Oct. 11). The Virtual Telescope Project and Slooh Space Camera, two groups that offer live telescope views of space via the Internet, will be providing the asteroid imagery.
The Virtual Telescope Project in Italy run by astrophysicist Gianluca Masi will provide a live telescope view of asteroid 2014 TC4 starting at 3:30 p.m. EDt.


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unless it struck a city or other densely populated area it wouldn't do much
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Re: House-Size Asteroid Comes Closer to Earth Than the Moon Friday
I'm more concerned about the number of these they are seeing 2 days before they ZIP past us (harmlessly)

This is I think the 3rd that has done that? in the past 2 months?

I think that's right....
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Re: House-Size Asteroid Comes Closer to Earth Than the Moon Friday
I'm more concerned about the number of these they are seeing 2 days before they ZIP past us (harmlessly)

This is I think the 3rd that has done that? in the past 2 months?

I think that's right....
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Eventually we will get nailed. I have also noticed alot of these flybys lately.
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Re: House-Size Asteroid Comes Closer to Earth Than the Moon Friday
unless it struck a city or other densely populated area it wouldn't do much
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I agree, just wanted to post some mini doom.
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Re: House-Size Asteroid Comes Closer to Earth Than the Moon Friday
small, unless it lands on your head
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Re: House-Size Asteroid Comes Closer to Earth Than the Moon Friday
I agree, this is happening a lot more frequently. However, I'm sure the atmosphere can disintegrate the house sized asteroid if it ever changed its trajectory towards Earth.
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I don't think the size of this particular asteroid that is at issue....it is the fact that there are several of them lately.....and a great number of them are very late discoveries. We are obviously in some sort of debris field.
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I'm more concerned about the number of these they are seeing 2 days before they ZIP past us (harmlessly)

This is I think the 3rd that has done that? in the past 2 months?

I think that's right....
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BINGO!!!

Interesting how that perspective seems to elude most of the general populace.

Normalcy Bias.

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I'm more concerned about the number of these they are seeing 2 days before they ZIP past us (harmlessly)

This is I think the 3rd that has done that? in the past 2 months?

I think that's right....
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Yes that is the scary part.
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What's bugging me are the ones posted AFTER they've gone by! Another one was added in the last 4 hours. [link to www.spaceweather.com]
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Re: House-Size Asteroid Comes Closer to Earth Than the Moon Friday
I don't think the size of this particular asteroid that is at issue....it is the fact that there are several of them lately.....and a great number of them are very late discoveries. We are obviously in some sort of debris field.
 Quoting: ExoPoliChick


Or there has always been this many and our detection rates are better lately.
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Re: House-Size Asteroid Comes Closer to Earth Than the Moon Friday
The space rock, called asteroid 2012 TC4, is about 56 feet wide (17 meters) and will come within 59,000 miles (95,000 kilometers) of Earth at its closest point when it zips harmlessly by on Friday. That's about one-fourth the distance to the moon.
But you don't have to wait to see live views of the interloping space rock: There are two live webcasts of the asteroid today (Oct. 11). The Virtual Telescope Project and Slooh Space Camera, two groups that offer live telescope views of space via the Internet, will be providing the asteroid imagery.
The Virtual Telescope Project in Italy run by astrophysicist Gianluca Masi will provide a live telescope view of asteroid 2014 TC4 starting at 3:30 p.m. EDt.


[link to news.yahoo.com]
 Quoting: sonic doom





these are just precursors

batter up
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Re: House-Size Asteroid Comes Closer to Earth Than the Moon Friday
What's bugging me are the ones posted AFTER they've gone by! Another one was added in the last 4 hours. [link to www.spaceweather.com]
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you didn't think you were going to receive advance notice did ya?

ain't gonna happen
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An asteroid that's heading straight for ya is hard to spot by astronomers because it wouldn't have any relative motion. It's 2012 - so I'm putting a strike at 99.9% folks...
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I don't think the size of this particular asteroid that is at issue....it is the fact that there are several of them lately.....and a great number of them are very late discoveries. We are obviously in some sort of debris field.
 Quoting: ExoPoliChick


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wouldnt want it hitting me on the head.
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Re: House-Size Asteroid Comes Closer to Earth Than the Moon Friday
roids
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Re: House-Size Asteroid Comes Closer to Earth Than the Moon Friday
Democrats will tax it if it comes too close.
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Re: House-Size Asteroid Comes Closer to Earth Than the Moon Friday
The atmosphere can only break up car sized asteroids, this size would wipe out a city block depending on speed and density
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Re: House-Size Asteroid Comes Closer to Earth Than the Moon Friday
I'm more concerned about the number of these they are seeing 2 days before they ZIP past us (harmlessly)

This is I think the 3rd that has done that? in the past 2 months?

I think that's right....
 Quoting: CanadaIn NIC




For reals!
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They're surely getting closer...

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Re: House-Size Asteroid Comes Closer to Earth Than the Moon Friday
I don't think the size of this particular asteroid that is at issue....it is the fact that there are several of them lately.....and a great number of them are very late discoveries. We are obviously in some sort of debris field.
 Quoting: ExoPoliChick


This^^^^^
 Quoting: THX 1138


Agree and I thought I had seen this discussed...will see if I can find it.
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Re: House-Size Asteroid Comes Closer to Earth Than the Moon Friday
I don't think the size of this particular asteroid that is at issue....it is the fact that there are several of them lately.....and a great number of them are very late discoveries. We are obviously in some sort of debris field.
 Quoting: ExoPoliChick


This^^^^^
 Quoting: THX 1138


Agree and I thought I had seen this discussed...will see if I can find it.
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Re: House-Size Asteroid Comes Closer to Earth Than the Moon Friday
Mo you sexy thing im still available you know babe :)
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Mo you sexy thing im still available you know babe :)
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Ahahaha Deano!


I remember you, you crazy fuck!!!


You Aussies, all in the future 'n shit!


Freakin' me out y'all!


hf



Edit:

Just realized I accidentally called you an Aussie!

I prostrate myself before you and beg your forgiveness!

As you might know I have a distaste for most of them, and well you guys are so close!
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Democrats will tax it if it comes too close.
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that's funny as heck!
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Re: House-Size Asteroid Comes Closer to Earth Than the Moon Friday
Hey come on thats like calling a canadian an american you naughty girl, KIWI mate kiwi ;)
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Re: House-Size Asteroid Comes Closer to Earth Than the Moon Friday
will you be able to see it with the naked eye
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Hey come on thats like calling a canadian an american you naughty girl, KIWI mate kiwi ;)
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I don't have a problem with that Canadian/American thing!

:multinan:
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Re: House-Size Asteroid Comes Closer to Earth Than the Moon Friday
HOUSE SIZE??

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