ALERT Massive Asteroid Approaching Earth 9/8 !

Hansa44

Hansa44

Justine Case
Due to pass by or hit us Weds. 9/8....Guess we'll know shortly what it's going to do. Only posted this because of the hit in Colombia yesterday.
By the way....anyone see this in our msm?


http://english.ruvr.ru/2010/09/06/19011776.html
Sep 6, 2010 16:46 Moscow Time

Asteroid. Photo: EPA
A large asteroid of 7-14 m across will pass 84,000km close to Earth on Wednesday. The info comes from the Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics.

The thing can be observed through a telescope. It doesn't threaten our planet even if it slams into it, as it will burn up in the upper atmosphere, astronomers say.
 
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et2

et2

TB Fanatic
Hansa44 said:
Due to pass by or hit us Weds. 8/8....Guess we'll know shortly what it's going to do. Only posted this because of the hit in Colombia yesterday.
By the way....anyone see this in our msm?


http://english.ruvr.ru/2010/09/06/19011776.html
Sep 6, 2010 16:46 Moscow Time

Asteroid. Photo: EPA
A large asteroid of 7-14 m across will pass 84,000km close to Earth on Wednesday. The info comes from the Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics.

The thing can be observed through a telescope. It doesn't threaten our planet even if it slams into it, as it will burn up in the upper atmosphere, astronomers say.
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Did you mean 9/8?
 
bluefire

bluefire

Senior Member
Looking at spaceweather.com's chart, that sounds like it's probably 2010 RF12, you can see it on the chart at the bottom of their page. Yeah, .2 LD is pretty close, but I don't know that 10 meters quite qualifies as massive. But if it landed on my head, I guess that's a moot point!

http://www.spaceweather.com/
 
JF&P

JF&P

Deceased
I'm not going to light my hair on fire until we see something from NASA.

John H. is also an expert on this topic so I suggest that folks PM him.

Also that is a photo of a comet. (Hello?)

Additionally, I'm REAL suspicious of the source here.
 
Dennis Olson

Dennis Olson

Chief Curmudgeon
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JF&P said:
I'm not going to light my hair on fire until we see something from NASA.
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Uh, NASA is now tasked by the Anointed One to build self-esteem in the muslim community, as well as study global climate change. According to the HNIC, they have little or nothing to do with space at this time....


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almost ready

almost ready

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Didn't a law pass about 2-3 years back which strictly forbade any US official/agency from making any public statements about any incoming asteroids, etc.? I'm sure such was discussed a few years back, but the details of exact wording are unknown.
 
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Publius

On TB every waking moment
!4 Meter's works out 15 Yard's or close to 46 Feet so it stands a very good chance of hitting the ground, should it get that close.
 
Hansa44

Hansa44

Justine Case
Here's some info about meteor crater in AZ. So if this new meteor did hit a city it would do a lot of damage but I doubt if it would hit a populated are before disintegrating.

The object that excavated Meteor Crater was a nickel-iron meteorite about 50 meters (54 yards) across, which impacted the plain at a speed of several kilometers per second. The speed of the impact has been a subject of some debate. Modeling initially suggested that the meteorite struck at a speed of up to 20 kilometers per second (45,000 mph), but more recent research suggests the impact was substantially slower, at 12.8 kilometers per second (28,600 mph). It is believed that about half of the impactor's 300,000 metric tons (330,000 short tons) bulk was vaporized during its descent, before it hit the ground.[9]

The impactor itself was mostly vaporized; very little of the meteorite remained within the pit that it had excavated
 
eXe

eXe

Techno Junkie
Speckled Trout1 said:
SNOWBALL1, SNOWBALL 1, do you read me!

Some TB2K's might remember this call sign from long ago -
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haha that turned out to be a hoax, I do remember that. The Aussie Bloke files.. :)

The text was something along these lines..

SNOWBALL NET: Snowball Net comms check. All stations, clock sync, (pause) impact at minus 146 days, 5 hours UTC. Standby for ACC link

Burst of digital data

Burrow: SNOWBALL This is BURRO. You are not secure repeat not secure go green go green

http://www.rense.com/general53/monito.htm
 
Vicki

Vicki

Girls With Guns Member
John H said:
Aaaah, 2004 was a great year! :D

"Snowball" Update/Naval Exercises

http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=102513

Certainly not an expert, just followed this stuff for a while a few years ago. When nothing hit me on the head, I sorta drifted off it.

:ld:

John H
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I remember Snowball briefly. Glad it didn't hit you on the head John, that would hurt a bit I would think. :)

Btw, do you remember the name of the site we used to visit. I believe it was earthchanges but I'm not sure anymore. Didn't it go to a pay membership? Thanks John.

Vicki
 
JF&P

JF&P

Deceased
THE BRITS HAVE THE FACTS

[BAA 00511] 2010 RF12 and 2010 RX30: Two asteroids making a close approach
Monday, 06 September 2010

Within the space of less than an hour on September 5, the Mount Lemmon
Survey discovered two objects which will both pass by the Earth on September 8 at a distance closer than the Moon! This unprecedented coincidence provides an exciting observing challenge for amateurs although those observing from the UK will not have the best views.

The intrinsically smaller object, 2010 RF12, will be the more favourable
observing target in that it passes closest at about 0.21 lunar-distance,
i.e. about 80,000 km. Tonight from the UK (Sep 6/7) this object will be
17th magnitude but by tomorrow (Sep 7/8) it will be brightening rapidly from
16th to 15th magnitude and be accelerating from an apparent speed of about
30 "/min to 50 "/min. It passes closest around 2100 UT on the 8th but by
then it will be difficult from any location on the Earth.

The larger object, 2010 RX30, only approaches to within about 0.66
lunar-distances of the Earth but will be more favourably placed for UK
observers and should be able to be followed to within about 6 hours of
closest approach which takes place around 1000 UT on the 8th. It will be
visible all night on Sep 7/8 being 16th magnitude at first but then
brightening to 15th mag. The problem however is its apparent speed in that
it will be racing across the sky at between 2-5 ARCSEC/SEC.

Observers with access to telescopes located in other parts of the world
especially in the southern hemisphere could witness 2010 RF12 reach 13th
magnitude around 1600-1700 UT on the 8th. As seen visually in a large
telescope (30-cm aperture or more), its motion across the sky would be very
apparent in real time.

Details of the position of the objects can be found at:
http://www.minorplanetcenter.org/iau/MPEph/MPEph.html

http://britastro.org/baa/index.php?...1&catid=80:electronic-bulletins&Itemid=100009
 
msswv123

msswv123

Veteran Member
JF&P said:
[BAA 00511] 2010 RF12 and 2010 RX30: Two asteroids making a close approach
Monday, 06 September 2010

Within the space of less than an hour on September 5, the Mount Lemmon
Survey discovered two objects which will both pass by the Earth on September 8 at a distance closer than the Moon! This unprecedented coincidence provides an exciting observing challenge for amateurs although those observing from the UK will not have the best views.

The intrinsically smaller object, 2010 RF12, will be the more favourable
observing target in that it passes closest at about 0.21 lunar-distance,
i.e. about 80,000 km. Tonight from the UK (Sep 6/7) this object will be
17th magnitude but by tomorrow (Sep 7/8) it will be brightening rapidly from
16th to 15th magnitude and be accelerating from an apparent speed of about
30 "/min to 50 "/min. It passes closest around 2100 UT on the 8th but by
then it will be difficult from any location on the Earth.

The larger object, 2010 RX30, only approaches to within about 0.66
lunar-distances of the Earth but will be more favourably placed for UK
observers and should be able to be followed to within about 6 hours of
closest approach which takes place around 1000 UT on the 8th. It will be
visible all night on Sep 7/8 being 16th magnitude at first but then
brightening to 15th mag. The problem however is its apparent speed in that
it will be racing across the sky at between 2-5 ARCSEC/SEC.

Observers with access to telescopes located in other parts of the world
especially in the southern hemisphere could witness 2010 RF12 reach 13th
magnitude around 1600-1700 UT on the 8th. As seen visually in a large
telescope (30-cm aperture or more), its motion across the sky would be very
apparent in real time.

Details of the position of the objects can be found at:
http://www.minorplanetcenter.org/iau/MPEph/MPEph.html

http://britastro.org/baa/index.php?...1&catid=80:electronic-bulletins&Itemid=100009
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Wow, unprecedented coincidence~

as a side note I'm pretty sure Sept 8th (at sundown) is the beginning of Yom Teruah (rosh hoshana) in Israel ~the feast of "trumpets".


Interesting days indeed...blessings T
 
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John H

Inactive
Vicki said:
I remember Snowball briefly. Glad it didn't hit you on the head John, that would hurt a bit I would think. :)

Btw, do you remember the name of the site we used to visit. I believe it was earthchanges but I'm not sure anymore. Didn't it go to a pay membership? Thanks John.

Vicki
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I followed one of my archived links. It may have evolved into this one. Click on forums, scroll down and see.

http://camel.he.net/~syzygyq/new_site/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1

John H
 
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TJA

Veteran Member
It's not massive, not large and really doesn't measure up to medium sized. Considering that there are rocks out there that are measured in miles something this size belongs on the 'small' end of the scale.
 
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dragonslayer2001

Inactive
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The Tunguska Event, or Tunguska explosion, was a powerful explosion that occurred not far from the Podkamennaya (Lower Stony) Tunguska (Подкаменная Тунгуска) River in what is now Krasnoyarsk Krai (Красноярский Край) in Russia, at 00:13:35 Greenwich Mean Time [1] (around 07:14 local time)[2][3] on June 30, 1908 (June 17 in the Julian calendar, in use locally at the time).[3]

The explosion is believed to have been caused by the air burst of a large meteoroid or comet fragment at an altitude of 5–10 kilometres (3.1–6.2 mi) above the Earth's surface. Different studies have yielded varying estimates of the object's size, with general agreement that it was a few tens of metres across.[4]

The number of scholarly publications on the problem of the Tunguska explosion since 1908 may be estimated at about 1,000 (mainly in Russian). Many scientists have participated in Tunguska studies, the best-known of them being Leonid Kulik, Yevgeny Krinov, Kirill Florensky, Nikolay Vasiliev, and Wilhelm Fast. [5]

Although the meteoroid or comet burst in the air rather than hitting the surface, this event is still referred to as an impact. Estimates of the energy of the blast range from 5 to as high as 30 megatons of TNT (21–130 PJ).[6][7], with 10–15 megatons of TNT (42–63 PJ) the most likely[7]—roughly equal to the United States' Castle Bravo thermonuclear bomb tested on March 1, 1954, about 1,000 times as powerful as the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, and about one-third the power of the Tsar Bomba, the largest nuclear weapon ever detonated.[8] The explosion knocked over an estimated 80 million trees over 2,150 square kilometres (830 sq mi). It is estimated that the shock wave from the blast would have measured 5.0 on the Richter scale. An explosion of this magnitude is capable of destroying a large metropolitan area.[9] This possibility has helped to spark discussion of asteroid deflection strategies.

The Tunguska event is the largest impact event over land in Earth's recent history.[10] Impacts of similar size over remote ocean areas would have gone unnoticed[11] before the advent of global satellite monitoring in the 1960s and 1970s.



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It ain't the size, it's the velocity.



And I can't remember is "snowball" was proven to be a hoax. Remember Noted and Warned?
 
Indiansummer

Indiansummer

Inactive
dragonslayer2001 said:
The Tunguska Event, or Tunguska explosion, was a powerful explosion that occurred not far from the Podkamennaya (Lower Stony) Tunguska (Подкаменная Тунгуска) River in what is now Krasnoyarsk Krai (Красноярский Край) in Russia, at 00:13:35 Greenwich Mean Time [1] (around 07:14 local time)[2][3] on June 30, 1908 (June 17 in the Julian calendar, in use locally at the time).[3]

The explosion is believed to have been caused by the air burst of a large meteoroid or comet fragment at an altitude of 5–10 kilometres (3.1–6.2 mi) above the Earth's surface. Different studies have yielded varying estimates of the object's size, with general agreement that it was a few tens of metres across.[4]

The number of scholarly publications on the problem of the Tunguska explosion since 1908 may be estimated at about 1,000 (mainly in Russian). Many scientists have participated in Tunguska studies, the best-known of them being Leonid Kulik, Yevgeny Krinov, Kirill Florensky, Nikolay Vasiliev, and Wilhelm Fast. [5]

Although the meteoroid or comet burst in the air rather than hitting the surface, this event is still referred to as an impact. Estimates of the energy of the blast range from 5 to as high as 30 megatons of TNT (21–130 PJ).[6][7], with 10–15 megatons of TNT (42–63 PJ) the most likely[7]—roughly equal to the United States' Castle Bravo thermonuclear bomb tested on March 1, 1954, about 1,000 times as powerful as the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, and about one-third the power of the Tsar Bomba, the largest nuclear weapon ever detonated.[8] The explosion knocked over an estimated 80 million trees over 2,150 square kilometres (830 sq mi). It is estimated that the shock wave from the blast would have measured 5.0 on the Richter scale. An explosion of this magnitude is capable of destroying a large metropolitan area.[9] This possibility has helped to spark discussion of asteroid deflection strategies.

The Tunguska event is the largest impact event over land in Earth's recent history.[10] Impacts of similar size over remote ocean areas would have gone unnoticed[11] before the advent of global satellite monitoring in the 1960s and 1970s.



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It ain't the size, it's the velocity.



And I can't remember is "snowball" was proven to be a hoax. Remember Noted and Warned?
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Man, you're kicking sand in their eyes, ya know. Much more intersted in denial, jokes, you know the norm.
 
Hansa44

Hansa44

Justine Case
JF&P said:
[BAA 00511] 2010 RF12 and 2010 RX30: Two asteroids making a close approach
Monday, 06 September 2010

Within the space of less than an hour on September 5, the Mount Lemmon
Survey discovered two objects which will both pass by the Earth on September 8 at a distance closer than the Moon! This unprecedented coincidence provides an exciting observing challenge for amateurs although those observing from the UK will not have the best views.



So we have 2 coming in Weds? Total of 3 in less than a week? Interesting.:shkr:
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Warthog

Tusk Up
JF&P said:
I'm not going to light my hair on fire until we see something from NASA.

John H. is also an expert on this topic so I suggest that folks PM him.

Also that is a photo of a comet. (Hello?)

Additionally, I'm REAL suspicious of the source here.
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That's one of the worse place's to get info.:dhr:
 
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Perpetuity

Inactive
John H said:
Aaaah, 2004 was a great year! :D

"Snowball" Update/Naval Exercises

http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=102513

Certainly not an expert, just followed this stuff for a while a few years ago. When nothing hit me on the head, I sorta drifted off it.

:ld:

John H
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Well, to add oddness to this situation, there is going to be a joint exercise off of King's Bay Naval Sub Base on Wednesday of this week: http://www.wtvm.com/Global/story.asp?S=13108958

Joint military exercise planned off Ga. coast

Associated Press - September 7, 2010 4:04 AM ET

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) - The U.S. Coast Guard and Navy will conduct a joint exercise in Cumberland Sound at the entrance to coastal Georgia's Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base.

Military officials say the exercise on Wednesday is designed to test the Coast Guard's ability to deter, detect and disrupt attacks targeting a Navy ship under escort.

Coast Guard and Navy vessels will cross the sound to simulate a security breech.

The Florida Times-Union reports that blank ammunition will be fired from machine guns, and officials say aggressive vessel attack maneuvers will add realism to the exercise.

The security zone will move down Cumberland Sound as the exercise progresses toward the mouths of the St. Mary's and Amelia rivers, then back towards Kings Bay.

Information from: The Florida Times-Union, http://www.jacksonville.com

Weird timing and a coincidence? Probably. I was wondering yesterday with the hit in Columbia if there were other meteors that might be close to hitting, and I guess here's the answer. And, it's not the ones that we're tracking, but the ones we don't see that hit us.;)
 
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