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Public Category - Open to Public => GENERAL TECHNOLOGY NEWS => Topic started by: Dingo on May 29, 2012, 03:56:00 PM

Title: Small Asteroid Buzzes Earth on May 29th‏
Post by: Dingo on May 29, 2012, 03:56:00 PM
Space Weather News for May 29, 2012
http://spaceweather.com

ASTEROID FLYBY: A small asteroid is flying past Earth today inside the orbit of geosynchronous satellites and only 14,000 km above the surface of our planet. Named "2012 KT42," the 3- to 10-meter wide space rock ranks #6 on the top-20 list of known close-approachers to Earth, which makes it significant despite its small size.  More information and images may be found on http://spaceweather.com .


Doesn't look like it will be flying by me as it is not on the list but there are others that should be visible for me in Albury. (http://www.spaceweather.com/flybys/search_results.php?lat=-36.0833&long=146.917&offset=10&country=AU&state=New%20South%20Wales&city=Albury)  On May 31st the the ISS with Dragon attached flys by here and that is visible with the naked eye if here are no clouds.
Title: Re: Small Asteroid Buzzes Earth on May 29th‏
Post by: Dataman on May 30, 2012, 11:52:43 PM
Nice to know that on 5/30 there were 1293 potentially dangerous arteroids. I guess I should put my tinfoil hat on.  biggrin

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Title: Re: Small Asteroid Buzzes Earth on May 29th‏
Post by: Dingo on May 31, 2012, 12:25:59 AM
Not quite time to bend over and kiss your ass goodbye just yet.  :)
Title: Re: Small Asteroid Buzzes Earth on May 29th‏
Post by: Cosmicvandal on May 31, 2012, 03:26:21 AM
another 9.5 months yet apparently!!!!
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