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Topic: Close Shave! Asteroid 2014 RC Will Zoom Within 25,000 Miles
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Lexxigramer Moderator Posts: 4248 From: The Etheric Realms...Still out looking for Schrodinger's cat...& LEXIGRAMMING.♥.. is my Passion! Registered: Feb 2012
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posted September 04, 2014 10:36 PM
Close Shave! Asteroid 2014 RC Will Zoom Within 25,000 MilesA newly discovered asteroid will buzz Earth this weekend. At closest approach on Sunday, the 60-foot-wide (18-meter-wide) rock will pass a safe 25,000 miles (40,000 kilometers) over New Zealand. That's about one-tenth the distance between here and the moon. It's also just beyond the orbit of our highest communication and weather satellites. NASA says this latest near-Earth asteroid — called 2014 RC — poses no threat to either the home planet or orbiting spacecraft. A space rock of about the same size blasted through the atmosphere over Chelyabinsk in Russia's Ural Mountains in 2013, causing considerable damage and hundreds of injuries. Astronomers in Arizona detected 2014 RC the night of Aug. 31. Stargazers will need telescopes to see Sunday's flyby with their own eyes, but the Slooh virtual observatory will stream the encounter online, starting at 10 p.m. ET Saturday. If you miss it, don't worry. It will be back in the neighborhood again one day. IP: Logged |
rajji unregistered
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posted September 05, 2014 06:17 AM
Could be a test pilot attempt of Project Blue Beam.
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posted September 05, 2014 06:19 AM
There will be many more such hit and run cases to anticipate.This time we turned out to be the lucky ones(hit n miss).IP: Logged |
charmainec Moderator Posts: 8634 From: Venus next to Randall Registered: Apr 2009
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posted September 05, 2014 07:15 AM
Wow. Kind of scary yet cool at the same time.------------------ Remember, love can conquer the influences of the planets....It can even eliminate karma. Linda Goodman "DON'T EVER try and destroy someone's life with a LIE.....when yours can be destroyed with the TRUTH...." S.Jacobs IP: Logged |
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posted September 05, 2014 07:41 AM
I mean we are tinY winY AntS... hence we tend to give the GodS a hard time in fixing up their missile's target accuracy.IP: Logged |
Lei_Kuei Moderator Posts: 1143 From: Registered: Apr 2009
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posted September 05, 2014 10:55 AM
The only good bug is a dead Bug! ------------------ You can't handle my level of Tinfoil! ~ {;,;} IP: Logged |
Randall Webmaster Posts: 44715 From: Saturn next to Charmainec Registered: Apr 2009
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posted September 11, 2014 02:21 PM
The solar storm is more scary.IP: Logged |
Lexxigramer Moderator Posts: 4248 From: The Etheric Realms...Still out looking for Schrodinger's cat...& LEXIGRAMMING.♥.. is my Passion! Registered: Feb 2012
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posted September 11, 2014 04:44 PM
quote: Originally posted by Randall: The solar storm is more scary.
http://www.space.com/27110-sun-unleashes-big-solar-flare.html http://phys.org/news/2014-09-scientists-extreme-solar-storm-earth.html IP: Logged |
Lexxigramer Moderator Posts: 4248 From: The Etheric Realms...Still out looking for Schrodinger's cat...& LEXIGRAMMING.♥.. is my Passion! Registered: Feb 2012
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posted September 11, 2014 09:24 PM
Click here for video http://www.space.com/27110-sun-unleashes-big-solar-flare.html Scientists: Strong Solar Storm Heading to Earth WASHINGTON — Sep 10, 2014, 9:49 PM ET By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer A strong solar flare is blasting its way to Earth, but the worst of its power looks like it will barely skim above the planet and not cause many problems. It has been several years since Earth has had a solar storm of this size coming from sunspots smack in the middle of the sun, said Tom Berger, director of the Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder, Colorado. The flare on the sun barely hits the "extreme" on forecasters' scale, but with its worst effects missing Earth it is only looking "potentially strong" at most when it arrives at Earth as a solar storm, he said. New calculations from satellite data show that the worst of the energetic particles streaming from the sun likely will go north or above Earth this time, Berger said late Wednesday. So while the power grid may see fluctuations because the storm will cause changes in Earth's magnetic field, it won't knock power systems off line, Berger said. It may cause slight disturbances in satellites and radio transmissions but nothing major. "We're not scared of this one," Berger said. The storm is moving medium fast, about 2.5 million miles per hour, meaning the soonest it could arrive is early Friday. But it could be later, Berger said. Solar storms occur often, especially during peaks in the solar cycle, and don't directly harm people. "There's been a giant magnetic explosion on the sun," Berger said. "Because it's pointed right at us, we'll at least catch some of the cloud" of highly energized and magnetized plasma that can disrupt Earth's magnetic sphere, which sometimes leads to temporary power grid problems. On the plus side, sun flares expand the colorful northern lights so people farther south can see them. But don't expect them too far south, Berger said. IP: Logged |
Randall Webmaster Posts: 44715 From: Saturn next to Charmainec Registered: Apr 2009
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posted September 13, 2014 05:50 PM
Thanks, LEXX. IP: Logged |
Lexxigramer Moderator Posts: 4248 From: The Etheric Realms...Still out looking for Schrodinger's cat...& LEXIGRAMMING.♥.. is my Passion! Registered: Feb 2012
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posted September 14, 2014 05:10 PM
You're welcome Randall.IP: Logged |
Lexxigramer Moderator Posts: 4248 From: The Etheric Realms...Still out looking for Schrodinger's cat...& LEXIGRAMMING.♥.. is my Passion! Registered: Feb 2012
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posted September 15, 2014 02:06 AM
Solar Storms Ignite Awesome Auroras See the spectacular Northern Lights triggered by solar storms. http://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/solar-storms-ignite-awesome-auroras-n202781 IP: Logged |
Randall Webmaster Posts: 44715 From: Saturn next to Charmainec Registered: Apr 2009
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posted September 22, 2014 08:30 PM
Wonder what it means in a chart?IP: Logged |
Ellynlvx Knowflake Posts: 10077 From: the Point of Light within the Mind of God Registered: Aug 2013
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posted September 22, 2014 09:19 PM
The Sun is in Love with the Earth.(Sol and Gaia sitting in a Tree, K*I*S*S*I*N*G) ------------------ Love, Ellyn IP: Logged |
Ellynlvx Knowflake Posts: 10077 From: the Point of Light within the Mind of God Registered: Aug 2013
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posted September 22, 2014 09:20 PM
Uh, and they're drinking a Soda?IP: Logged |
Lexxigramer Moderator Posts: 4248 From: The Etheric Realms...Still out looking for Schrodinger's cat...& LEXIGRAMMING.♥.. is my Passion! Registered: Feb 2012
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posted September 23, 2014 10:57 AM
quote: Originally posted by Randall: Wonder what it means in a chart?
Good question. Would it have any Astrological significance?
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