Totally Off Topic: Be sure to wear your hard hat tonight in case offalling debris

400 metre Asteroid 2005 YU55 to fly by tonight at 23:28h UTC.

Will it be televised?

http://neo.jpl.nasa.GOV/news/news171.html

I believe its 11 times fainter than a naked eye object and nearly as far
away as the moon, you will only see anything in the next few days if there
is any debris associated with it in a similar orbit, otherwise you would not
know its there. I understand some nice radar pictures of it are floating
about form Aricibo and other large arrays.
Brian

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"J G Miller" wrote in message
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400 metre Asteroid 2005 YU55 to fly by tonight at 23:28h UTC.

Will it be televised?

http://neo.jpl.nasa.GOV/news/news171.html

On Tuesday, November 8th, 2011 at 21:36:54h +0000, Brian Gaff wrote:

I believe its 11 times fainter than a naked eye object and nearly as
far away as the moon

0.76 the distance of the moon away.

otherwise you would not know its there.

True. Unless they got their sums wrong!! eek

There is now a six frame movie clip up according to sci.space.news, made
from radar images at4m per pixel resolution.
Brian

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"J G Miller" wrote in message
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On Tuesday, November 8th, 2011 at 21:36:54h +0000, Brian Gaff wrote:

I believe its 11 times fainter than a naked eye object and nearly as
far away as the moon

0.76 the distance of the moon away.

otherwise you would not know its there.

True. Unless they got their sums wrong!! eek

On Tue, 8 Nov 2011 20:58:09 +0000 (UTC)
J G Miller wrote:

400 metre Asteroid 2005 YU55 to fly by tonight at 23:28h UTC.

Will it be televised?

http://neo.jpl.nasa.GOV/news/news171.html

Oh Damn! it missed Mecca.

TheOldFellow wrote:
On Tue, 8 Nov 2011 20:58:09 +0000 (UTC)
J G Miller wrote:

400 metre Asteroid 2005 YU55 to fly by tonight at 23:28h UTC.

Will it be televised?

http://neo.jpl.nasa.GOV/news/news171.html

Oh Damn! it missed Mecca.

What have you got against Bingo?

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"J G Miller" wrote in message
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400 metre Asteroid 2005 YU55 to fly by tonight at 23:28h UTC.

Will it be televised?

http://neo.jpl.nasa.GOV/news/news171.html

Yes, but if it hits, don't expect a replay...

"TheOldFellow" wrote in message
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On Tue, 8 Nov 2011 20:58:09 +0000 (UTC)
J G Miller wrote:

400 metre Asteroid 2005 YU55 to fly by tonight at 23:28h UTC.

Will it be televised?

http://neo.jpl.nasa.GOV/news/news171.html

Oh Damn! it missed Mecca.

Asteroids rarely strike twice in the same place: -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Stone

R. Mark Clayton wrote:
"TheOldFellow" wrote in message
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On Tue, 8 Nov 2011 20:58:09 +0000 (UTC)
J G Miller wrote:

400 metre Asteroid 2005 YU55 to fly by tonight at 23:28h UTC.

Will it be televised?

http://neo.jpl.nasa.GOV/news/news171.html

Oh Damn! it missed Mecca.

Asteroids rarely strike twice in the same place: -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Stone

Well it certainly ain't Arthur C. Clarke's Alien obelisk from "2001"
That bestowed intelligence upon the apes

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"TheOldFellow" wrote in message
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On Tue, 8 Nov 2011 20:58:09 +0000 (UTC)
J G Miller wrote:

400 metre Asteroid 2005 YU55 to fly by tonight at 23:28h UTC.

Will it be televised?

http://neo.jpl.nasa.GOV/news/news171.html

Oh Damn! it missed Mecca.

Asteroids rarely strike twice in the same place: -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Stone

If they do, I recommend 'Preparation H' (suppositories are best).
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Ian