Safeway-size asteroid to get closer to Earth than satellites

z3r010 · 15 Feb 2013

Nasa will be following 2012 DA14 later when it passes by, I've updated the first post with what will be their live video feed of the event.

Britton30 · 15 Feb 2013

Thanks John, very handy.

Imperfect1 · 15 Feb 2013

FuturDreamz said:

So much for missing earth:
Meteorite falls near Russian border, injuring 100 - World - CBC News

Unbelievable (errrr, no, very believable!) comment from Russian nationalist leader, in the article:

"Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the nationalist leader noted for vehement statements, said "It's not meteors falling, it's the test of a new weapon by the Americans," the RIA Novosti news agency reported."

pincushion · 15 Feb 2013

Lots of pictures here -

zyalt:

Looks like there might be many casualties too.

Phone Man · 15 Feb 2013

Here is a video of Meteorite exploding over Russian town. Watch top left at 15 sec mark.

Jim

Britton30 · 15 Feb 2013

The sonic blasts are heard in this one.

Anak · 15 Feb 2013

z3r010 said:

That's not the big one, but does seem a bit much of a coincidence.

Anak said:

It is a possibility that 2012 DA14 will have "companions" traveling along with it.
Before, during, and after its encounter with Earth

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Update at 9:50 a.m. ET. NASA Scientist Concurs; No Connection To Asteroid:

"The meteor explosion over Russia ... was not caused by an asteroid zooming close by the Earth today (Feb.15), a NASA scientist says.

NASA asteroid expert Don Yeomans, head of the agency's Near-Earth Object Program Office, told SPACE.com that the object which exploded over a thinly inhabited stretch of eastern Europe today was most likely an exploding fireball known as a bolide."

Source: 'No Link' Between Meteor That Hurt Hundreds And Asteroid About To Fly By : The Two-Way : NPR

See link to Space.com for more.

Borg 386 · 15 Feb 2013

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Wordsworth · 15 Feb 2013

A bit disconcerting, even humbling, that while we were all watching for the big one, a little one got through and caused some fear and damage. A little like watching for your opponents right cross, only to be stung and reminded that he's got a good left jab. Those people in Russia certainly saw the light. Hope no one was badly hurt or had a cardiac event.

Anak · 15 Feb 2013

In a follow up from a remark I made earlier in this thread:

Hale-Bopp, what can I say...I watched that for two months in the Northwest for hours. It is still visible in the largest telescopes after 16years. If I can find it there is a pic of it, and I'll post it.

From: Post #37

First some corrections to that quote.

The latest image (2000) I can find is here: Comet Hale-Bopp Home Page (JPL)
There is imaging in 2001 from the La Silla Telescope in Chile, those pictures are elusive. But,
The latest for Hubble was in 2009.
The Herschel Space Telescope has taken PACS images of Hale-Bopp in 2010
The VLT in 2011.
That makes the latest 14years.

The links from #'s 2 to 5 are informational for the telescopes, The pictures are here page 2:
EVIDENCE FOR FRESH FROST LAYER ON THE BARE NUCLEUS OF COMET HALE–BOPP AT 32 AU DISTANCE.pdf

32 AU's =