10-foot wide space rock to hit us tonight….really

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On a day when the stock market is nearing another historic downslide…the sky is falling too.

Astronomers have been closely tracking a newly discovered, 10-foot wide asteroid called 2008 TC3.

The asteroid’s path appears to intersect a point in northern Sudan just hours from now.

The impact time is tonight at 10:45 PM our time. That looks to be around 6:45 AM Sudan time.

The object is expected to blow up before reaching the ground, producing a brilliant light and loud boom.

The asteroid won’t be above the horizon for us during its final few minutes so there’s no hope of spotting the inbound space rock from the eastern US just before impact.

You can read more about this historic event happening tonight on the other side of the world at http://www.spaceweather.com/

This story is still developing so I hope to post some additional links soon.

JH
http://blogs.fayobserver.com/backyar...tonightreally/


INCOMING ASTEROID: A small, newly-discovered asteroid named 2008 TC3 is approaching Earth and chances are good that it will hit. Steve Chesley of JPL estimates that atmospheric entry will occur on Oct 7th at 0246 UTC over northern Sudan [ref]. Measuring only a few meters across, the space rock poses NO THREAT TO THE GROUND, but it should create a spectacular fireball, releasing about a kiloton of energy as it disintegrates and explodes in the atmosphere.

http://spaceweather.com/

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Thanks TMI

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Rock From Space To Burn Up Over Africa

This is an AstroAlert from Sky & Telescope.

October 6, 2008

A very tiny asteroid, not much more than 10 feet across, will enter Earth’s atmosphere over Sudan in Africa tonight, October 6-7, 2008, near 2:46 Greenwich Mean Time. Most likely it will burn up before hitting the ground, but it could produce a spectacular fireball, or bolide, in the night sky equivalent to the explosion of about a kiloton of TNT.

These are the assessments of astronomers Andrea Milani of NEODyS in Italy and Steve Chesley (Jet Propulsion Laboratory). They are concerned that eyewitnesses might misinterpret the event as some type of hostile military action. Says Milani, “The earlier the public worldwide is aware that this is a natural phenomenon, which involves no risk, the better.”

The first observatory to capture images of 2008 TC3 (as it’s now designated) were Richard Kowalski and colleagues of Mount Lemmon Observatory in Arizona, about 12 hours ago. Confirming measurements were quickly secured by amateur astronomer James McGaha at Sabino Canyon Observatory near Tucson, and then by Gordon Garrad and others at Australia’s Siding Spring Observatory and also Christopher Jacques and E. Pimentel using the Global Rent-a-Scope site in Moorook, near Melbourne.

First to point out that the incoming object was heading right for a collision with Earth’s atmosphere was Bill Gray of Project Pluto, in a post earlier today to the Minor Planet Mailing List. Canadian amateur Andrew Lowe has independently calculated the object’s point of entry to be over Sudan.

The object’s entry might be visible as far north as southern Europe and the Middle East. Its location in the sky, however, is completely dependent on an observer’s geographic location. As further details become known, be sure to look at the online version of this AstroAlert at SkyandTelescope.com/AstroAlert for possible updates.

http://blogs.fayobserver.com/backyar...id-over-sudan/

That's 0346 BST (!)
My gadget only gives me Cairo as the closest!

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Smart arse!

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Smart arse!

Lol

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Asteroid hits Earth, No Damage

(IsraelNN.com) An asteroid hit earth early on Tuesday morning, entering the atmosphere over northern Sudan. The asteroid, which was an estimated three meters wide, created a large fireball.

Most of the asteroid disintegrated on hitting the atmosphere, scientists said, and only small fragments hit the planet's surface. No damage was reported.

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Ne...sh.aspx/154044

It was so tempting to say this last night, but now I will.

A flash in the pan?

Now MIR, that was spectacular, but that was in orbit night after night. But what we have here is a large 'shooting star'. Did you make a wish?