Asteroid to pass closer to Earth than the moon

[ZombieApocolypse]

Asteroid to pass closer to Earth than the moon – Light Years - CNN.com Blogs

I hope its visible to us

 

[Manan]

Asteroid to pass closer to Earth than the moon – Light Years - CNN.com Blogs

I hope its visible to us

Me too. I hope I am around in a hundred years when it gets here

 

[slimplmbr]

Me too. I hope I am around in a hundred years when it gets here

It's gonna be here November 8th.

 

[gunman41mag]

Why not hit it with some rockets & destroy it

 

[UncleMike]

Why not hit it with some rockets & destroy it

Asteroid hater.........

 

[ShadowLeader]

Why not hit it with some rockets & destroy it

Haven't you seen Armageddon?

You have to drill into it first. Someone call Bruce Willis, he is needed once again

 

[sloughfoot]

Funny, about a month ago I read about this and saw the pics on the NASA website that it would be October 16. They were not sure if it was a brown dwarf star or an asteroid on the website. As a brown dwarf star, it would trigger massive volcanic and earthquake activity as it neared our planet.

It entered our solar system last March and has been slung out from the Sun toward Earth.

Has anybody heard of any volcanic or earthquake activity lately?

I think I will have another drink

 

[Lucas156]

I heard it was about the size of an aircraft carrier but shouldn't have much effect at all

 

[PastorBlaster]

I'm sure there's some kind of Heaven's Gate/Hale Bopp cult out there just ready to drink the arsenic laced KoolAid on this one as well

 

[Smokepole]

Haven't you seen Armageddon?

You have to drill into it first. Someone call Bruce Willis, he is needed once again

Bruce Willis??? Call Red Adair.

 

[sgreen3]

Suupose to possibly be one in 2035 called Apophis that could hit the earth if it passes through a specific part of space in 2029

http://impact.arc.nasa.gov/news_detail.cfm?ID=162

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

NO 8th after 4pm... Got it.

I need to go out and see if I can see it!

I doubt it with the naked eye, but who knows. It should be easy to see an aircraft-carrier sized object that's 200,000 miles away, right? heh.

-J-

 

[longbow]

OH Crap!!! how deep of a bunker do you need to survive a hit from an 1,500 foot wide asteroid!

 

[longbow]

Anyone checking to see if it is slowing down or changing course. What about little objects breaking off and heading our way????

 

[dice dealer]

Why do they call it an Asteroid when it's in the Hemisphere

And a Hemoroid when it is in the well you get the Picture

 

[Scutter01]

Funny, about a month ago I read about this and saw the pics on the NASA website that it would be October 16. They were not sure if it was a brown dwarf star or an asteroid on the website. As a brown dwarf star, it would trigger massive volcanic and earthquake activity as it neared our planet.

It entered our solar system last March and has been slung out from the Sun toward Earth.

Has anybody heard of any volcanic or earthquake activity lately?

The trajectory of asteroid 2005 YU55 is well understood. At the point of closest approach, it will be no closer than 201,700 miles (324,600 kilometers) or 0.85 the distance from the moon to Earth. The gravitational influence of the asteroid will have no detectable effect on anything here on Earth, including our planet's tides or tectonic plates.

NO 8th after 4pm... Got it.

I need to go out and see if I can see it!

I doubt it with the naked eye, but who knows. It should be easy to see an aircraft-carrier sized object that's 200,000 miles away, right? heh.

-J-

During the close approach, the asteroid should reach about apparent magnitude 11, and may be visible to expert observers using high-end binoculars with an objective lens of 80mm or larger. Since the gibbous moon will interfere with the viewing, amateur observers trying to visually locate the asteroid will want to use a telescope with an aperture of 6 inches (15 centimeters) or larger.

It's also going to be a daytime event, which means it will be virtually impossible to see until at least 2100Z.

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

yeah, nothing I have will magnify that well.

Best I can do is a 67mm objective on a 400mm camera lens + a 1.5 converter

*sigh*