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Large 'Spooky' Asteroid to Narrowly Miss Earth on Halloween
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| October 20, 2015
| Brian Lada
Posted on 10/20/2015 6:36:56 PM PDT by Jed Eckert
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To: Jim from C-Town
There was closer a few years ago. Within the orbit of the moon.
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posted on
10/20/2015 6:59:11 PM PDT
by
FreedomStar3028
(Somebody has to step forward and do what is right because it is right, otherwise no one will follow.)
To: FreedomStar3028
In in relationship to the size of space, the solar system etc, 300k this is waaay close. Considering a 2,000’ diameter mountain hitting earth at about 78,000 mph would be epic and a mass killer if it hit anywhere even close to a population center.
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posted on
10/20/2015 7:00:05 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: dragnet2
Might be an Earth killer. If it hit land it would choke the sky with dust all over the world.
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posted on
10/20/2015 7:01:56 PM PDT
by
FreedomStar3028
(Somebody has to step forward and do what is right because it is right, otherwise no one will follow.)
To: GraceG
Oh yeah. Video game from the early ‘90’s. I think Vulcan's Hammer was the culprit.
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posted on
10/20/2015 7:01:58 PM PDT
by
SunTzuWu
To: FreedomStar3028
The moon is 238,855 miles from the earth. So when you are talking celestial issues that is pretty darn close given the size of space which is really really really really big.
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posted on
10/20/2015 7:02:26 PM PDT
by
Mad Dawgg
(If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
To: Jed Eckert
How do we know there is only one body?
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posted on
10/20/2015 7:03:55 PM PDT
by
Raycpa
To: Jed Eckert
Fortunately, the asteroid will miss the Earth, but it will still make an uncomfortably close approach of 302,885 miles. To put this in perspective, the average distance from the Earth to the moon is 238,900 miles..........Does that mean, if we are told where it will be then, it should be visible from earth?
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posted on
10/20/2015 7:05:19 PM PDT
by
publius911
(Pissed?? You have NO idea!)
To: cripplecreek
Not unless something hits the moon and knocks it out of its’ geosynchronous orbit with the Earth. If something bashes into the moon and it is of a large enough size it could cause a serious problem.
I choose not to worry too much about such things as there isn’t anything we could do about it anyway.
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posted on
10/20/2015 7:05:30 PM PDT
by
Jim from C-Town
(The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
To: Jed Eckert
Is that the extremely bright “star” I saw in the morning eastern sky two days ago? Freaky bright.
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posted on
10/20/2015 7:07:22 PM PDT
by
ez
(Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is... - Milton)
To: Jim from C-Town
Your car can travel 302,000 miles. Just not in space. Of course you will have to change your oil about a thousand times.That would be truly a lousy car!!
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posted on
10/20/2015 7:08:47 PM PDT
by
publius911
(Pissed?? You have NO idea!)
To: Jed Eckert
it will still make an uncomfortably close approach of 302,885 miles. To put this in perspective, the average distance from the Earth to the moon is 238,900 miles.......... Sounds like the Moon is going to be scary close that night. Boo!
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posted on
10/20/2015 7:08:48 PM PDT
by
Defiant
(I wouldn't have to mansplain if it weren't for all those wymidiots.)
To: ez
Is that the extremely bright star I saw in the morning eastern sky two days ago? Freaky bright.I can't see the eastern horizon from my house, but I suspect that is Venus.
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posted on
10/20/2015 7:10:13 PM PDT
by
publius911
(Pissed?? You have NO idea!)
To: Jed Eckert
I’m a huge Niven-Pournelle fan.
I am a patron subscriber to Jerry’s site. He’s a very, very interesting man.
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posted on
10/20/2015 7:11:04 PM PDT
by
FreedomPoster
(Islam delenda est)
To: Mad Dawgg
Gotta figure, the Voyager craft has made it to where it is without hitting anything large enough to destroy it or knock it off course.
Basically 40 years in a straight line flying blind without hitting anything.
Probably got some wounds from micrometeorites.
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posted on
10/20/2015 7:11:35 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.)
To: Raycpa
There could very well be some smaller ones tagging along which are not yet visible through our telescopes.
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posted on
10/20/2015 7:11:39 PM PDT
by
Jed Eckert
(The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem)
To: Jed Eckert
Fortunately, the asteroid will miss the Earth, but it will still make an uncomfortably close approach of 302,885 miles.
That’s well outside the orbit of our own Moon. Not exactly a close call. Now if an asteroid were to park itself in the Lagrange Point between Earth and the Moon, that would be kind of interesting.
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posted on
10/20/2015 7:12:47 PM PDT
by
Flick Lives
(One should not attend even the end of the world without a good breakfast. -- Heinlein)
To: publius911
Yeah Venus has been brilliant in the morning sky.
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posted on
10/20/2015 7:12:54 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.)
To: Jed Eckert
To: publius911
From the article:
People will be able to observe "Spooky" on the night of Oct. 30 and Oct. 31, weather permitting, but will need a telescope to do so. If you have a telescope and want to catch a glimpse of the Halloween asteroid, you should look in the direction of Orion's Shield, part of the Orion constellation.
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posted on
10/20/2015 7:13:54 PM PDT
by
Jed Eckert
(The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem)
To: publius911
Wow! I would love to get 302,000 miles out of a car. That would be a pretty good car if it lasts that many miles.
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posted on
10/20/2015 7:14:43 PM PDT
by
Jim from C-Town
(The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
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