Saru Posted October 10, 2015 #26 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Nothing to worry about, it's already passed us. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/space/11923717/Phew-Nasa-says-giant-asteroid-will-miss-earth-by-15m-miles.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast Posted October 10, 2015 #27 Share Posted October 10, 2015 If it's as big and as close as they say, then can we see it without a telescope, ... No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowSot Posted October 10, 2015 #28 Share Posted October 10, 2015 If it's as big and as close as they say, then can we see it without a telescope, that would be a cool YouTube video.. Even if it was bright enough, which it isn't, it is moving to fast to keep in view of a telescope. The moon moved out of the viewfinder pretty quickly, and its much larger and closer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast Posted October 10, 2015 #29 Share Posted October 10, 2015 (edited) Even if it was bright enough, which it isn't, it is moving to fast to keep in view of a telescope. The moon moved out of the viewfinder pretty quickly, and its much larger and closer. Advanced telescopes are guided so the object would be in the center of the optics as long as you want. There are also advanced amateur telescope mounts on the market, fast enough to follow, for example, the ISS as long as it passes the sky above the area where the telescope is operating. Edited October 10, 2015 by toast 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highdesert50 Posted October 10, 2015 #30 Share Posted October 10, 2015 If there was indeed an asteroid that would doom the Earth in a matter of days, what would you actually do? Perhaps make an effort to call your family and friends and tell them you love them? Might be a nice way to live every day. We all ultimately become the legacy we leave behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immune to Bieberfever Posted October 10, 2015 #31 Share Posted October 10, 2015 And to think the mayority of this balony is being produced by a chick called Lyn Leahz from www.before itsnews.com (haha she has predicted the end of the earth like 500 times now, so that makes her the "elmer Fudge" while we UM rabbits keep laughing! Oh well i guess it will give her some comfort thatv " i predict her that being alive implicates that you will have to die" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astra. Posted October 11, 2015 #32 Share Posted October 11, 2015 If there was indeed an asteroid that would doom the Earth in a matter of days, what would you actually do? If possible..... this ^ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartmut Posted October 11, 2015 #33 Share Posted October 11, 2015 At last some sane comments, to punch all the endless doomsayers and their silly and 'fire sure' End of the World predictions on their noses. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likely Guy Posted October 11, 2015 #34 Share Posted October 11, 2015 (edited) At last some sane comments, to punch all the endless doomsayers and their silly and 'fire sure' End of the World predictions on their noses. There are many people, no... far too many people, that believe that we are in the 'end of times' and who have actually prepared for it, look forward to it and promote it, and profit from it. Edited October 11, 2015 by Likely Guy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrLzs Posted October 11, 2015 #35 Share Posted October 11, 2015 i have watched a interview not so long ago and it was said that nothing was even close to earth ... i dunno it is just a scary headline i guess ??? I'm sorry, but that isn't good enough. YOU SAID NASA LIED. WHAT LIE was that, exactly? If you have suddenly discovered they didn't, then apologise and explain why you said that. Otherwise you will never learn from your errors, and in fact it was YOU that lied... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shayde Posted October 11, 2015 #36 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Was watching a video on Youtube last week, from a more secular themed provider, and he made mention of some preacher who claimed that the planet was coming to end at some point last week. Now, we are still here, so why the heck do these dingbats still come out with such rubbish - and that includes this fascination with the end times claptrap - and their band of believers still buy into it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilly Posted October 11, 2015 #37 Share Posted October 11, 2015 I think many people simply do not know the definition of astronomically 'close'. A object can approach us several times the distance of our moon and still be considered as being 'close'. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
141 Posted October 11, 2015 #38 Share Posted October 11, 2015 (edited) ??? I'm sorry, but that isn't good enough. YOU SAID NASA LIED. WHAT LIE was that, exactly? If you have suddenly discovered they didn't, then apologise and explain why you said that. Otherwise you will never learn from your errors, and in fact it was YOU that lied... i think you just want to pick ...... i am just tired of Fear mongering headlines ...i am not on trial so dont play Judge... and if you go back and READ again , i did not make a statement, i asked a question . what did i lie about or are you just nitpicking here to strike an argument ? and it doesnt Matter nothing happened , there are more serious things happening in this world . so just ignore my previous made QUESTiON . Media just **** with people minds, is all apologize for what ? nothing was directed at you and if needed to apologize then i will write a Hallmark card to NASA ...so i think it is YOU making a mistake here and i hope you learned from it Edited October 11, 2015 by YA AMAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowSot Posted October 11, 2015 #39 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Advanced telescopes are guided so the object would be in the center of the optics as long as you want. There are also advanced amateur telescope mounts on the market, fast enough to follow, for example, the ISS as long as it passes the sky above the area where the telescope is operating. Thanks for tgw correction, ive always been told something like an asteroid would be too dark and fast to see properly through most telescopes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DONTEATUS Posted October 12, 2015 #40 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Well with 1618 PHA`s out there and To NASA close is millions of miles away , I can sleep better for a few hundred years now ! But can you just Imagine what if one that Big really did blind sight us ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DONTEATUS Posted October 12, 2015 #41 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Boy the wheels on this buss just keep going round & Round ! Close is only good in Handshakes & Pee-knuckle ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DONTEATUS Posted October 12, 2015 #42 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Its all Relative ! RIght ? Space is Really,REALLY BIG ! Just remember what Douglas Adams wrote, ANd THe Rocks that may come our way some day Can really say "BOOM,BOOM OUT GO THE LIGHTS" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immune to Bieberfever Posted October 14, 2015 #43 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Yep but without that day, your lights will go out anyway! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qxcontinuum Posted October 20, 2015 #44 Share Posted October 20, 2015 God is protecting us ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badeskov Posted October 23, 2015 #45 Share Posted October 23, 2015 God is protecting us ! That was sarcasm, right? Cheers, Badeskov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Hammerclaw Posted October 23, 2015 #46 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Are we all on the same page? 2015 TB145 will approach within 0.00326 AU, on 10/31 at 17:00 UT. http://echo.jpl.nasa.gov/asteroids/2009FD/2009FD_planning.html?dom=prime&src=syn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted October 23, 2015 #47 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Are we all on the same page? 2015 TB145 will approach within 0.00326 AU, on 10/31 at 17:00 UT. http://echo.jpl.nasa.gov/asteroids/2009FD/2009FD_planning.html?dom=prime&src=syn This topic was about a smaller asteroid which has long since passed by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Hammerclaw Posted October 23, 2015 #48 Share Posted October 23, 2015 This topic was about a smaller asteroid which has long since passed by. Obviously, but that asteroid was described as "two miles across" by the OP. This one is much smaller. So many posts after the encounter date were what threw me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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