I missed it as well, which was intensely frustrating. Would have been an interesting phenomena to see.
One thing I never quite understood, and if you're an astronomer, maybe you could explain it.
The course of this asteroid will be seriously affected by the earths gravitational pull, however, considering the distances involved in its "orbit", surely even a small pull would send it in a vastly different distance, rather than a mere 22,000 miles that would make it dangerous on another pass.
Does its course get readjusted somehow during its orbit by other gravitational forces, or is the gravitational effect far lower than the graphics would indicate?
One thing I never quite understood, and if you're an astronomer, maybe you could explain it.
The course of this asteroid will be seriously affected by the earths gravitational pull, however, considering the distances involved in its "orbit", surely even a small pull would send it in a vastly different distance, rather than a mere 22,000 miles that would make it dangerous on another pass.
Does its course get readjusted somehow during its orbit by other gravitational forces, or is the gravitational effect far lower than the graphics would indicate?
Self-authenticating private evidence is useless, because it is indistinguishable from the illusion of it. ― Kel, Kelosophy Blog
If you’re going to watch tele, you should watch Scooby Doo. That show was so cool because every time there’s a church with a ghoul, or a ghost in a school. They looked beneath the mask and what was inside?
The f**king janitor or the dude who runs the waterslide. Throughout history every mystery. Ever solved has turned out to be. Not Magic. ― Tim Minchin, Storm
If you’re going to watch tele, you should watch Scooby Doo. That show was so cool because every time there’s a church with a ghoul, or a ghost in a school. They looked beneath the mask and what was inside?
The f**king janitor or the dude who runs the waterslide. Throughout history every mystery. Ever solved has turned out to be. Not Magic. ― Tim Minchin, Storm
