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To: RaceBannon
If it's going to hit earth, it's going to hit earth.

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4 posted on 10/30/2011 7:13:21 PM PDT by stars & stripes forever ( Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.)
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To: stars & stripes forever

Since the asteroid will approach the Earth from the sunward direction, it will be a daylight object until the time of closest approach. The best time for new ground-based optical and infrared observations will be late in the day on November 8, after 21:00 hours UT from the eastern Atlantic and western Africa zone. A few hours after its close Earth approach, it will become generally accessible for optical and near-IR observations but will provide a challenging target because of its rapid motion across the sky.

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


13 posted on 10/30/2011 7:18:37 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
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