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entwisi

08-12-2010 09:46

Near miss tomorrow!

You may or may not want to know but a chunk of rock nearly a mile across will pass rather close ( in space terms!) to earth tomorrow, it will be just over 16 times further away than the moon ( or 0.045x the distance from us to the sun).

If you would like to say hello its called 2010 JL33.

JPL Small-Body Database Browser

jaysay

08-12-2010 09:52

Re: Near miss tomorrow!

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Originally Posted by entwisi (Post 867333)

Now you've gone and done it entwisi, I won't bloody sleep tonight for worrying:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::D

entwisi

08-12-2010 10:23

Re: Near miss tomorrow!

You'd best not click that link then as you will find that these are not rare events!

there was on in October taht came as close as teh moon but that was only 70m across... :D

jaysay

08-12-2010 10:27

Re: Near miss tomorrow!

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Originally Posted by entwisi (Post 867351)

You'd best not click that link then as you will find that these are not rare events!

there was on in October taht came as close as teh moon but that was only 70m across... :D

No entwisi won't be clicking on the link, I'll leave that sort of thing to MargaretR :D:D:D

Morecambe Ex Pat

08-12-2010 11:58

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Could something like that influence the earth's tides?

MargaretR

08-12-2010 12:52

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Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 867353)

No entwisi won't be clicking on the link, I'll leave that sort of thing to MargaretR :D:D:D

I watch the xray flux emissions.
Current Solar Data: NOAA data
Class M & X Solar flares are the most likely dangerous events at the moment.
Geomagnetic storm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
..and could wipe out electrical grids that could take months to repair.
Could our civilisation function without electricity? - likely not.

entwisi

08-12-2010 12:54

Re: Near miss tomorrow!

technically yes( as in physics everything affectes everything else to some degree), but such an order of magnitude less than the moon which is 2159 miles across and obviously closer that it would be pretty much unmeasurable. no need to worry about high tides or tsunami's! :D

accyman

08-12-2010 14:02

Re: Near miss tomorrow!

due to cutbacks N.A.S.A cant afford Bruce Willis to sort out this space rock and have opted for plan B :)

http://tucsoncitizen.com/morgue/file...7/l91148-1.jpg

Retlaw

08-12-2010 14:34

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Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 867338)

Now you've gone and done it entwisi, I won't bloody sleep tonight for worrying:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::D

There's nowt we can do about them things any way.
Just make sure you've got your brussel sprouts for christmas.
:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

Retlaw.

JCB	08-12-2010 18:56

Re: Near miss tomorrow!

Ossy covers a large area , so there's plenty room for it there .

gynn	09-12-2010 06:58

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Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 867338)

Now you've gone and done it entwisi, I won't bloody sleep tonight for worrying:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::D

I'm surprised you haven't blamed the near miss on 13 years of Labour mismanagement of the UK space programme. :(

jaysay

09-12-2010 09:24

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Originally Posted by gynn (Post 867549)

I'm surprised you haven't blamed the near miss on 13 years of Labour mismanagement of the UK space programme. :(

What space program, or is that another name for the gap between Gordon Browns ears:p

cashman

09-12-2010 23:11

Re: Near miss tomorrow!

Well yer were right ian................It Missed.:D

Eric	10-12-2010 00:13

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Originally Posted by cashman (Post 867776)

Well yer were right ian................It Missed.:D

So ... if it missed, then it must have been a "near hit":confused:

jaysay

10-12-2010 09:00

Re: Near miss tomorrow!

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Originally Posted by Eric (Post 867780)

So ... if it missed, then it must have been a "near hit":confused:

Same with me Eric, I always used to get treble one and treble 5 when playing darts:D near but no cigar:D

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