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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 03:43 PM
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Track Space Stuff Over Your ZIP

Cool site to track satellites overhead by zip.

http://spaceweather.com/flybys/?PHPS...99b25qskbmomh7
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 04:02 PM
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39 posts and already WAY ahead of the curve with this good stuff!

Well done, sir!
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 04:05 PM
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Will this tell me when they're coming to get me?
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 04:08 PM
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Will this let me know if that asteroid is going to land on me?
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by AMUA6
Will this tell me when they're coming to get me?
They already have...
Originally Posted by Moog-Type-S
Will this let me know if that asteroid is going to land on me?
?soon?...
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 04:17 PM
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This is a really cool site, apparently there is a satellite that flies over daily on my way to work...
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by stogie1020

?soon?...
A
small asteroid passed close by Earth today (Oct. 12), flying within the orbit of the moon while astronomers watched to see if the encounter caused any quakes on the space rock.

The asteroid 2010 TD54 made its closest approach to Earth at 6:51 a.m. EDT (1051 GMT), when it passed within about 28,000 miles (45,000 km) of the planet. It was flying over Southeast Asia, near Singapore, at the time.
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/aste...th-101012.html
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Moog-Type-S
Who cares...it's only SE Asia
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Scottman111
Who cares...it's only SE Asia
It would be better if it was NE, say North Korea or China.
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Old Oct 14, 2010 | 10:40 PM
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Very cool.
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Old Oct 14, 2010 | 10:45 PM
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Old Oct 14, 2010 | 11:02 PM
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Wow- a friggin secret space plane's flying over my damn house!! Where's Billiam?

X-37B
BRIGHTNESS: 2 (like stars in the Big Dipper)
The X-37B is a unmanned space plane, similar to the space shuttle, launched from Cape Canaveral on April 22, 2010, on a secret mission for the US Air Force. Since then it has been operating in low Earth orbit. On May 20th, two amateur satellite watchers independently spotted a previously unknown object. It was determined that they had found the X-37B. During high elevation passes, the secret shuttle shines like a star of magnitude 2.5, similar to the stars of the Big Dipper. This means it is easily visible from rural sites, and a bit of a challenge from urban areas.
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Old Oct 15, 2010 | 01:21 AM
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cool!
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Old Oct 15, 2010 | 01:25 AM
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Apparently in the next week the hubble will pass overhead twice and the ISS once. Along with some other stuff.
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Old Oct 15, 2010 | 01:35 AM
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Now I am thinking about getting a telescope and get up early to see them.
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Old Oct 15, 2010 | 01:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Cruz_msl
Wow- a friggin secret space plane's flying over my damn house!! Where's Billiam?

X-37B
BRIGHTNESS: 2 (like stars in the Big Dipper)
The X-37B is a unmanned space plane, similar to the space shuttle, launched from Cape Canaveral on April 22, 2010, on a secret mission for the US Air Force. Since then it has been operating in low Earth orbit. On May 20th, two amateur satellite watchers independently spotted a previously unknown object. It was determined that they had found the X-37B. During high elevation passes, the secret shuttle shines like a star of magnitude 2.5, similar to the stars of the Big Dipper. This means it is easily visible from rural sites, and a bit of a challenge from urban areas.
Same thing is scheduled to pass over me in about 6 hours lol
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Old Oct 15, 2010 | 01:48 AM
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Originally Posted by stogie1020
39 posts and already WAY ahead of the curve with this good stuff!

Well done, sir!
are you below the curve?
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Old Oct 15, 2010 | 07:36 AM
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will we be greeted with waffles?
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Old Oct 15, 2010 | 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by tmnhs81
Now I am thinking about getting a telescope and get up early to see them.
This reminds me of those telescopes on top of skyscrapers......

Why do people go to the top of really tall buildings to put money into devices that let them see things on the ground close up?
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Old Oct 15, 2010 | 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Cruz_msl
Wow- a friggin secret space plane's flying over my damn house!! Where's Billiam?

X-37B
BRIGHTNESS: 2 (like stars in the Big Dipper)
The X-37B is a unmanned space plane, similar to the space shuttle, launched from Cape Canaveral on April 22, 2010, on a secret mission for the US Air Force. Since then it has been operating in low Earth orbit. On May 20th, two amateur satellite watchers independently spotted a previously unknown object. It was determined that they had found the X-37B. During high elevation passes, the secret shuttle shines like a star of magnitude 2.5, similar to the stars of the Big Dipper. This means it is easily visible from rural sites, and a bit of a challenge from urban areas.

Sweet, looks like this and the Space Station will be going over tomorrow morning at ~6:55 a.m...need to remember to look up when I'm heading to bed after drinking all night
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Old Oct 15, 2010 | 11:55 AM
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Cool.
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