 May 30, 2009 - 9:52pm | Some ameteur telescoper at work keeps talking about an event that will be visible near the moon in June but has little in the way of details. Anything going on or some details on what to look for? |
 May 30, 2009 - 11:49pm | ISTR that there will be a significant Near Earth Asteroid passing inside the lunar orbit this year. 2012 is supposed to have a much closer one. |
 May 31, 2009 - 10:55am | ISTR that there will be a significant Near Earth Asteroid passing inside the lunar orbit this year. 2012 is supposed to have a much closer one. According to one theory the Mayan Calender ends in 2012 because the Earth ends in 2012. Another theory lists the date as 2020 (IIRC). If the first theory is correct, that means that the 2012 asteroid will hit the Earth. Hitting the Earth qualifies as "much closer".  |
 May 31, 2009 - 3:46pm | Near-Earth Asteroid? Cool. Will have to catch that. "You're everything that's base in humanity," Cochrane continued. "Drawing up strict, senseless rules for the sole reason of putting you at the top and excluding anyone you say doesn't belong or fit in, for no other reason than just because you say so." —Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stephens, Federation |
May 31, 2009 - 8:04pm | Near-Earth Asteroid? Cool. Will have to catch that. LOL! You made me laugh. Thanks. (Been that kind of day) |
 May 31, 2009 - 9:18pm | Near Earth Will? hahaahahahahahahaahahah At the tone the time will be 12:17AM and w00t is stuck doing a late night maintenance at the datacenter somewhere in Ohio at a nuclear hardened facility. Might even be asteroid proof.  |
 May 31, 2009 - 10:41pm | Near-Earth Asteroid? Cool. Will have to catch that. Would be better if we didn't... ;-) |
June 1, 2009 - 4:13pm | Just one little question. How were the Mayans using the Gregorian calendar way before they were nearly wiped out by the conquistadores? "You're everything that's base in humanity," Cochrane continued. "Drawing up strict, senseless rules for the sole reason of putting you at the top and excluding anyone you say doesn't belong or fit in, for no other reason than just because you say so." —Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stephens, Federation |
June 1, 2009 - 4:16pm | Near Earth Will? hahaahahahahahahaahahah At the tone the time will be 12:17AM and w00t is stuck doing a late night maintenance at the datacenter somewhere in Ohio at a nuclear hardened facility. Might even be asteroid proof. It will prolly pass at a point midway between Earth and the Moon, at one of the more unstable LeGrange points. Hardly a dinosaur killer, boys. 'Sides, an asteroid strike with properties similar to a Tugunska-type event will flatten that nuclear-hardened building. "You're everything that's base in humanity," Cochrane continued. "Drawing up strict, senseless rules for the sole reason of putting you at the top and excluding anyone you say doesn't belong or fit in, for no other reason than just because you say so." —Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stephens, Federation |
June 1, 2009 - 6:34pm | Just one little question. How were the Mayans using the Gregorian calendar way before they were nearly wiped out by the conquistadores? They were not. Some university types have converted the Mayan Calender into "modern" equivalents. Kind of like converting between the Muslim Calender and the Gregorian Calender. That is were part of the argument lies. One group says it ends in 2012, the other in 2020 (IIRC). If my Search FU was better I would Google it and post a link to the whole dreary story. (I can never find anything on the Internet). You may have better luck. |
June 1, 2009 - 7:56pm | http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/ Enjoy! Oh, and the one I was thinking about was:
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