David Jenkins
|
| posted on 13/1/10 at 12:53 PM |
|
|
Missed!
As it's past 12:47, we can assume that it missed us... or did anyone hear a very loud bang? 
Asteroid
|
|
|
|
|
fesycresy
|
| posted on 13/1/10 at 01:05 PM |
|
|
They must have spent ages on that drawing 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The sooner you fall behind, the more time you'll have to catch up.
|
|
|
paul the 6th
|
| posted on 13/1/10 at 01:07 PM |
|
|
pffft.... they should prolly upgrade to windows 3.11
GoDesign.me.uk - Self Adhesive Vinyl Artwork, Wide Format Printed Artwork and Customised Heat
Pressed Clothing...
--------
http://picasaweb.google.com/haynesroadster - Roadster Photo Build Log
|
NOTE:This user is registered as a LocostBuilders trader and may offer commercial services to other users
|
BenB
|
| posted on 13/1/10 at 01:13 PM |
|
|
Reminds me of playing Elite on the old Acorn Electron
|
|
|
David Jenkins
|
| posted on 13/1/10 at 01:52 PM |
|
|
There's a table on the associated website that lists all of the asteroids expected in the next year or so.
Most show how close they'll pass in Lunar Units (LUs), i.e. the distance from Earth to the Moon. Most are in the 10s, 20s or 30s - but this one
was 0.3LU! 
|
|
|
TimC
|
| posted on 13/1/10 at 01:57 PM |
|
|
quote:
Originally posted by BenB
Reminds me of playing Elite on the old Acorn Electron
Amazing - had Elite II on my first PC - the Epson 8086 'IBM Compatible'!
|
|
|
Mr Whippy
|
| posted on 13/1/10 at 01:59 PM |
|
|
this asteroid near miss is always my favorite, still kept going back into space but you get a real feel for the speed its going.
3m across and 35 miles up going like a bat out of hell
tube linky
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
|
|
|
steve m
|
| posted on 13/1/10 at 02:09 PM |
|
|
WAIT
It hassnt missed yet, but due to the wrong type of snow, it is sum what delayed
British Rail, dont know when
Eurostar = ?????? what asteroid
Gatwick airport say they will open at 1730 GMT
|
|
|
iank
|
| posted on 13/1/10 at 02:31 PM |
|
|
quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
this asteroid near miss is always my favorite, still kept going back into space but you get a real feel for the speed its going.
3m across and 35 miles up going like a bat out of hell
tube linky
14.9 kilometres per second, around 33330 mph fair amount if kinetic energy in that.
--
Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
|
|
|
sucksqueezebangblow
|
| posted on 13/1/10 at 02:35 PM |
|
|
Well, they say a miss is as good as 76,000 miles.
Better to Burnout than to Fade Away JET METAL ~ AndySparrow © 
|
|
|
.jpg){kind=avatar}
