Stargazers in Gloucestershire might be able to spot an asteroid the size of a swimming pool today
A near-Earth asteroid – called 2012 DA14 – will pass very close to Earth today.
Astronomers estimate that, at its closest, it'll be within the orbit of the moon and even closer than some communications satellites.
You will need a star-chart, a small telescope, and to be a fairly experienced observer to see it, though.
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by Judas
Friday, February 15 2013, 8:16PM
“The chances of getting hit are slim. this brings it to light: http://tinyurl.com/lfy8m7”
by 2TheBeehive
Friday, February 15 2013, 7:22PM
“It looked like a grain of rice travelling across the sky in Australia.(Gingin observatory)”
by zalapompadoo
Friday, February 15 2013, 7:03PM
“dont know about brian may we may need bruce willis”
by theoldbean
Friday, February 15 2013, 6:46PM
“no time,direction etc etc...maybe this is why tig has to have peeps in the front of supermarkets trying to push the paper into peeps trollies,informative news with research and direction goes along way to selling a good newspaper”
by 2TheBeehive
Friday, February 15 2013, 6:16PM
“Probably help if you are in Indonesia as well.”
by lordigaga
Friday, February 15 2013, 5:45PM
“You will need a star-chart, a small telescope, and to be a fairly experienced observer to see it, though.....'
Er NO, I'll have to be an effin' mind reader, if you don't give us any idea where to look!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
exactly, tig gets worse”
by 2TheBeehive
Friday, February 15 2013, 4:07PM
“One hopes the asteroid remains an asteroid ( that is stays in space) and doesn't turn into a meteor (which enters into the atmosphere) otherwise I fear somebody could be in trouble.”
by MistyBuff
Friday, February 15 2013, 4:00PM
“Ok, I'll bow to your superior wisdom on this one supernova. Who'd have thunk so many asteroids would be heading earthwards today? I stand corrected. :)”
by supernova1
Friday, February 15 2013, 3:43PM
“ChorltonHardy..............ermmm, wrong Brian.
Easy mistake to make.....sort of.
Brian May is a keen astronomer, indeed, he bought Sir Patrick Moore's house when he (Sir Patrick) had some financial problems a few years ago.
He then let Sir Patrick live in it rent free.
Great guy Brian, great music too...............hair's a bit dodgy though.
And of course, the God that is Brian Cox, will be glued to his telescope I'm sure, right underneath the closest point to Earth, about 35,500km overhead.”
by supernova1
Friday, February 15 2013, 3:36PM
“MistyBuff................ermmm, wrong asteroid.
Easy mistake to make.....sort of.”