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originally posted by: SpaceOverlord
When is the next time an astroid will come that close?
originally posted by: wildespace
a reply to: ngchunter
Nice!
But what is that red dot that is seen moving slowly and then stopping? An imaging artifact, or an alien spaceship of doom?
originally posted by: SpaceOverlord
When is the next time an astroid will come that close?
originally posted by: charlyv
Fantastic. Better than anything I have seen so far from NASA or other observatory.
Great work!
originally posted by: wildespace
originally posted by: SpaceOverlord
When is the next time an astroid will come that close?
Asteroids come that close (and even closer) quite often, but they are typically just a few meters across. The question should be "when is the next time an asteroid of _that_ size comes that close", and the answer is - not in many years.
If we talk about asteroid of 100 meters or bigger, I think there are some astronomical data one could consult and give a more definite year or even date. ngchunter, maybe you can help?
originally posted by: ziplock9000
a reply to: ngchunter
"flew right through the famous open cluster" LOL