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Asteroid to pass Earth

November 8th 2011, 10:09 AM
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Skull
Peasant He/Him Finland bloop
A Disembodied Sod 
The huge asteroid "2005 YU55" is gonna pass between Earth and moon in about 5 hours. It's dimensions are about 400-500 metres, which is pretty darn big and it should be pretty bright, too.

Check it out, if you have the chance.
November 8th 2011, 10:19 AM
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I read here that you'll still need a telescope to see it. Too bad. I remember Hale-Bopp. It was fun and kind of eerie to see it in the sky just by looking.
November 8th 2011, 10:24 AM
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Marpro
Peasant He/Him bloop
 
Ah, cool. Thanks for the heads-up.
November 8th 2011, 10:28 AM
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Cool
Thanks for sharing ... your cookies
November 8th 2011, 03:30 PM
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Dagnabbit! I always miss out on these "once in a lifetime" events.
November 8th 2011, 03:31 PM
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Skull
Peasant He/Him Finland bloop
A Disembodied Sod 
Not really once in a lifetime. These things happen quite often, actually. The last asteroid to come quite close to Earth was as close as 2009.
November 8th 2011, 03:46 PM
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Still, dagnabbit! I need to pay more attention to science news.
November 8th 2011, 03:54 PM
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cheddarbird
Peasant He/Him United States
Yes, I am the real Cheddarbird. 
I wish I could have seen it! dang clouds... I had my telescope ready and everything.
November 8th 2011, 06:18 PM
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Absolution
Peasant They/Them
The Dark Lord of the DN. 
Someone take a pic of it for me unless it crashes into us, then I'll get an even better view.

Please, please, PLEASE let is wipe us out!

Wait, it passed. dangit! Another Apocalypse passed us by! >_>
November 8th 2011, 07:33 PM
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Marpro
Peasant He/Him bloop
 
I can wipe you out.
November 8th 2011, 10:41 PM
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It passed between the moon and the earth.
Biff.
November 9th 2011, 02:56 AM
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iplaydink
Peasant He/Him Sweden
Hmm.. 
"Wait, it passed. dangit! Another Apocalypse passed us by!"

Exactly what I was thinking