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Near miss..

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Near miss..
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Near miss..
June 25, 2011 at 5:39 pm
Asteroid to come within 7500 miles of Earth, but don't worry, it's only a little one..

http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news172.html
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RE: Near miss..
June 25, 2011 at 6:08 pm
Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.


And napalm.
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RE: Near miss..
June 25, 2011 at 6:10 pm
Quote:For a brief time, it will be bright enough to be seen even with a modest-sized telescope.

I wish it was bright enough to be seen without a telescope. Sad
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RE: Near miss..
June 25, 2011 at 6:27 pm
Why would you wish that? Would it create more converts, d'ya think?
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RE: Near miss..
June 25, 2011 at 6:47 pm
Not that it would create more converts, but just that there could be a greater chance for the view of the asteroid to be visible while looking at the sky. It's not really special though.
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RE: Near miss..
June 25, 2011 at 6:54 pm
Ever heard of E.L.E? (Extinction Level Event).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extinction_event

Good read.
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