The Minor Planet Mailing List objects 2012TC4/2012 DA14 ..

The Minor Planet Mailing List objects 2012TC4/2012 DA14 ..

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Mojocvh

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16,837 posts

263 months

Sunday 4th November 2012
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http://www.brera.mi.astro.it/sormano/teca.html

is 14959km a near miss?

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/mpml/

Interesting group, if you like the thought of spotting "stuff" coming out way.

There is a lists of known impact craters/sites around the globe that interfaces with google earth in the files section.

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Mo.

rufusruffcutt

1,539 posts

206 months

Monday 4th February 2013
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Asteroid 2012 DA14 was on the front of The Times today. Interesting that it will pass inside the geostationary ring of satellites.

Good write up on it here:

http://earthsky.org/space/asteroid-2012-da14-will-...

Tin hats on people and better get Bruce Willis and Co on standby...

Daxed

188 posts

196 months

Saturday 9th February 2013
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Some information on how to observe the pass on this months Sky at Night

timbob

2,110 posts

253 months

Saturday 9th February 2013
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Daxed said:
Some information on how to observe the pass on this months Sky at Night
Unfortunately, the current forecast for the UK next Friday looks to be on the rainy (and 100% coverage) side frown

Daxed

188 posts

196 months

Thursday 14th February 2013
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Some improvement,

Met Office showing 'partly cloudy' for my area at the relevant time.

The Game

2,324 posts

182 months

Friday 15th February 2013
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DonnyMac

3,634 posts

204 months

Friday 15th February 2013
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Live streaming of the asteroid here -

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology-science/sc...

tonyvid

9,869 posts

244 months

Friday 15th February 2013
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All ready with my 10x90s and camera on a tripod to do some timed exposures. Guess what?......100% cloud cover as usual! Gah irked

Gun

13,431 posts

219 months

Friday 15th February 2013
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Just been outside for a gander and it's cloudy grumpy

Mojocvh

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16,837 posts

263 months