tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163493865891948082.post338517887273277195..comments2023-12-27T09:37:31.546+01:00Comments on Comets & Asteroids - Small Bodies of the Solar System: Close Approach of PHA Asteroid 2012 QG42Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02981084132870887939noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163493865891948082.post-50063728018993090362012-09-14T04:18:00.356+02:002012-09-14T04:18:00.356+02:00@Team However, the name Potentially Hazardous Aste...@Team However, the name Potentially Hazardous Asteroid means what it implies, but still, some people focus on "hazardous", others on "potentially", and even others on "asteroid"!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163493865891948082.post-13130374526063242512012-09-06T17:53:28.945+02:002012-09-06T17:53:28.945+02:00@anonymous This asteroid will NOT be a naked eye o...@anonymous This asteroid will NOT be a naked eye object. In fact it will reach at maximum an average magnitude of 13.6 around September 10-12. This is a relatively bright magnitude for seasoned observers but far from being visibile with naked eye.<br /><br />@Imurdreama None of the known PHAs is on a collision course with our planet. So nothing To Be Frightened Of.Teamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02981084132870887939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163493865891948082.post-39494984032492925812012-09-06T02:14:42.557+02:002012-09-06T02:14:42.557+02:00I see this has been listed as a potentially hazard...I see this has been listed as a potentially hazardous asteriod, will this affect us? What can we expect other than a beautiful show?????Imurdreamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05491407465664741784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163493865891948082.post-56371487588071301332012-09-06T01:28:33.301+02:002012-09-06T01:28:33.301+02:00This is so fascinating... Thank you and good luck ...This is so fascinating... Thank you and good luck too!MEPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13155984369402820981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163493865891948082.post-62984220034361087382012-09-05T23:38:58.420+02:002012-09-05T23:38:58.420+02:00How big will it look to the naked eye when at its ...How big will it look to the naked eye when at its closest ? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163493865891948082.post-29321683967831122452012-09-05T20:17:20.052+02:002012-09-05T20:17:20.052+02:00@anonymous what looks like blinking stars, is actu...@anonymous what looks like blinking stars, is actually noise from the ccd camera. <br /><br />@Paul Good luck with your live session!<br /><br />Ciao,<br />Ernesto Teamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02981084132870887939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163493865891948082.post-36924144965966900262012-09-05T16:35:35.540+02:002012-09-05T16:35:35.540+02:00I put together a video of this Potentially Hazardo...I put together a video of this Potentially Hazardous Asteroid: http://youtu.be/MXdBy5b8Mrw<br /><br />I'll be imaging the asteroid live when it's at closest approach (on the night of 13th/14th Sept) - we'll have a live free show on the homepage of Slooh Space Camera (slooh.com). I'll be using their Half Metre telescope at their Canary Islands Observatory.Paul Coxhttp://www.slooh.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163493865891948082.post-42751015741825952302012-09-05T16:29:44.192+02:002012-09-05T16:29:44.192+02:00I'm just curious about the other objects in th...I'm just curious about the other objects in the picture. A couple of stars blink in and out of visibility and there appears to be another moving object. Where there clouds? Atmospheric disturbance?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com