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Col Man
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 Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 8:36 pm Post subject: Small Asteroid To Hit Earths Atmosphere Tonight! - Really! |
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Theres a small asteroid thats just been discovered : 2008 TC3
its a few metres across....
estimates say it will hit the earths atmosphere tonight at 2:46am over Sudan..
so i dont think we in england will see anything... but you never know!
see here : http://spaceweather.com/
for ephemeris and 3D orbit plan...
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| Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 8:48 pm Post subject: |
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Tonight.....tomorrow. 
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Col Man
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| Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 9:01 pm Post subject: |
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 um ok yeah i stand corrected
well its still this night anyway
asteroid has a better ring to it then bolide..
whoever thought of bolides?
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I have added an interesting simulation of what it has happened in the moment of the entrance in atmosphere in base to the parameters of impact.
Good reading!
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Col Man
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| Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 3:47 pm Post subject: |
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thanks ricci
great site
good reading..
anyone found any videos of this 
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| Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 4:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Col Man wrote: | thanks ricci
great site
good reading..
anyone found any videos of this |
Hi,
Made an original posting when I got the e-mail alert but deleteted it when I was piipped at the post
this might be of interest.
ATB
Dave
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stella
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| Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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That link shows an image that is not an asteroid (or bolide) as they assert.
It's an aircraft contrail, probably made by Concorde.
They also get the direction of travel wrong, since it came in on azimuth 281°. |
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| Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 10:40 am Post subject: |
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| stella wrote: | | probably made by Concorde. |
 Have I gone back in time or somin ?
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| Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 11:37 am Post subject: |
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No, Concorde's last flight was on 2003 October 24.
This picture was taken about a month before that and was featured
as the APOD for 2003 October 1. |
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Hi Stella,
Ok the link wasn"t the right one, looking back on it. Will thisbe a better one .
ATB
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