Asteroid 2023 BU approaching the ol’ third rock

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Asteroid 2023 BU approaching the ol’ third rock Jan 26, 2023 2:41:23 GMT -5 rickb and hummingbirdstones like this

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Post by parfive on Jan 26, 2023 2:41:23 GMT -5

Newfound rock flies by this evening well inside geosynchronous and GPS satellite orbital shells, about as close as New York to Vegas.

All the crap in low Earth orbit like ISS and Hubble is out of the strike zone. : )

apnews.com/article/science-planets-south-america-asteroids-a4c9c750993c3eb2cc481556cd87a958
www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-system-predicts-small-asteroid-to-pass-close-by-earth-this-week

Consider the Earth’s history as the old measure of the English yard,
the distance from the King’s nose to the tip of his outstretched hand.
One stroke of a nail file on his middle finger
erases human history.

John McPhee - Basin and Range

mohs can identify rocks - even green ones hardtbutte Member since January 2009 Posts: 19,412	Asteroid 2023 BU approaching the ol’ third rock Jan 26, 2023 15:49:52 GMT -5 hummingbirdstones likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mohs on Jan 26, 2023 15:49:52 GMT -5 that comforting that all the crap technology is out of range earth is in the bulleye hey what was that soun.....
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mohs can identify rocks - even green ones hardtbutte Member since January 2009 Posts: 19,412	Asteroid 2023 BU approaching the ol’ third rock Jan 26, 2023 16:20:14 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mohs on Jan 26, 2023 16:20:14 GMT -5
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Asteroid 2023 BU approaching the ol’ third rock

Post by parfive on Jan 26, 2023 2:41:23 GMT -5

Post by mohs on Jan 26, 2023 15:49:52 GMT -5

Post by mohs on Jan 26, 2023 16:20:14 GMT -5

Post by rickb on Jan 27, 2023 9:11:16 GMT -5

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