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To: Diana in Wisconsin

A giant asteroid striking the sun, now that would
be something to see. I’d trade my Pan-galactic google
blaster for something like that, that’s real hard Rock!


16 posted on 08/12/2017 8:38:04 AM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: tet68

How could anything get close enough to hit the Sun? Wouldn’t anything (a big old rock, a planet-sized whatever, a Rocket Ship, a Mini Van?) burn up well before it could hit it?

But, yes - that WOULD put the upcoming Solar Eclipse to shame - and then, that would be All She Wrote for us! :)


19 posted on 08/12/2017 8:40:38 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set!)
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To: tet68

Maybe burn up but still we’d get to watch it for
eight minutes.
I’d have to go pick some mushrooms for that.


32 posted on 08/12/2017 9:01:40 AM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: tet68

It wouldnt be something to see, a comet striking the sun.

A 26km object would be near-impossible to see. And I think it would break up and vaporize losing all volatiles long before, on previous close passes.


47 posted on 08/12/2017 10:08:19 AM PDT by buwaya
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