Asteroid To Make Close Encounter Tonight

[mca]

What has a diameter about the same as the Heroines Monument, weighs the same as 10,000 London buses, and flies at 23 times the speed of sound?

A pissed up Pattaya expat making his way home from Windmill A Go Go at 2 a.m. on a Yamaha Fino?

[siampolee]

BANGKOK: -- A Thai astronomer yesterday downplayed the significance of the meteor that exploded over Russia yesterday, hours before an asteroid is due to pass close by the Earth this morning.

One wonders whether or not this ''expert'' has seen the videos showing the results of the meteor or possibly anasteroid as it passed over Russia yesterday?

No problem , Thailand different to rest of world !!!!

Saran said his institute would observe the asteroid using a 2.4-metre-wide telescope at the observatory on Doi Inthanon mountain in Chiang Mai.

The modern technology he is using surpasses that of the worlds top observatories ?

He said the meteor blast in the atmosphere over Russia was a normal phenomenon. Four similar incidents have been witnessed in Thailand: in the skies above Nakhon Pathom in 1923; in Chiang Khan in Loei province in 1981; in Ban Rongkhu, Phetchabun in 1993; and in Phitsanulok in 2009. In the 2009 incident a meteorite struck a house but no one was injured.

Of course it's a normal occurrence , after all no one was hurt and lottery numbers were subsequently based on the meteorites no doubt.

As ''experts'' go this esteemed character would be better of back in kindergarten where he plainly belongs as reading his profound pontifications proves.

[mca]

ahaa, saw a bit of a white sprinkle that lasted 1/2 second...

I told you mate if you look through my bedroom window again when I'm on the job I'm calling the cops!

[Payboy]

Thai says meteor blast 'normal'.......

Four similar incidents have been witnessed in Thailand: in the skies above Nakhon Pathom in 1923; in Chiang Khan in Loei province in 1981; in Ban Rongkhu, Phetchabun in 1993; and in Phitsanulok in 2009. In the 2009 incident a meteorite struck a house but no one was injured.

With so much evidence, one can safely say Thailand is the hub of meteors.

Edited February 16, 2013 by Payboy

[Tywais]

Saran said his institute would observe the asteroid using a 2.4-metre-wide telescope at the observatory on Doi Inthanon mountain in Chiang Mai.

The modern technology he is using surpasses that of the worlds top observatories ?

NARIT 2.4 meter telescope, Thailand

[siampolee]

U.K. Astronomers telescope.

Edited February 16, 2013 by Tywais
Reduced image to a more reasonable size

[Payboy]

^^^I couldn't see anything. Could you please post a bigger picture?

[Tywais]

^^^I couldn't see anything. Could you please post a bigger picture?

Edited it.

[Tywais]

U.K. Astronomers telescope.

You call that a telescope, this is a telescope. Being built in Chile.

A new architectural concept drawing of ESO’s planned European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) shows the telescope at work, with its dome open and its record-setting 42-metre primary mirror pointed to the sky. In this illustration, clouds float over the valley overlooked by the E-ELT’s summit.

Space.com

[GentlemanJim]

So, with Thai Astronomers saying what happened in Russia today is a normal phenomena and Thai scientists saying Thailand will not flood because of global warming because the ice that melts is in Antarctica which is very far from Thailand, it sort of displays the level of intellect required to 'make it to the top' in Thailand. Hub of Scientists!

[Guest]

Big boys need big and expensive toys

Is the Chilean mountain region best place for the telescopes globally? They have clear skies with very little moisture in the air, but they also have quite frequent earth quakes.

[HeijoshinCool]

Forget about Earth - gotta save Mars.

Best hope it's not headed for Uranus!

[HeijoshinCool]

So, with Thai Astronomers saying what happened in Russia today is a normal phenomena and Thai scientists saying Thailand will not flood because of global warming because the ice that melts is in Antarctica which is very far from Thailand, it sort of displays the level of intellect required to 'make it to the top' in Thailand. Hub of Scientists!

Thai scientists ...

And even if the water does get deep in Bangkok, according to the Minister of Science, that grand pooh-bah of all Thai scientists, they can always have a few thousand boats point the same direction and make the river flow faster to clear things up.

Wait, that would make more pollution, more warming and ... never mind.

[Payboy]

Forget about Earth - gotta save Mars.

Best hope it's not headed for Uranus!

Oh no ! Not that gas giant ! What about all those Moons?

[HeijoshinCool]

Forget about Earth - gotta save Mars.

Best hope it's not headed for Uranus!

Oh no ! Not that gas giant ! What about all those Moons?

Gas giant. Ha! Very good. So good, it "blew" right by me at first.

[RickBradford]

This is the state of play wrt protecting the earth from space rocks, from The Economist.

http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2013/02/asteroid-impacts

[Payboy]

Gas giant. Ha! Very good. So good, it "blew" right by me at first.

Lookout for trailing debris.

[HeijoshinCool]

Gas giant. Ha! Very good. So good, it "blew" right by me at first.

Lookout for trailing debris.

You're a real cometian.

[Payboy]

Gas giant. Ha! Very good. So good, it "blew" right by me at first.

Lookout for trailing debris.

You're a real cometian.

It jus' happens. I don't planet, honest.

[HeijoshinCool]

Gas giant. Ha! Very good. So good, it "blew" right by me at first.

Lookout for trailing debris.

You're a real cometian.

It jus' happens. I don't planet, honest.

dam_n, I'm running out of ideas.

Guess your stellar humor eclipses mine.

[Payboy]

You're a real cometian.

It jus' happens. I don't planet, honest.

dam_n, I'm running out of ideas.

Guess your stellar humor eclipses mine.

Come on, Jupiter not give up yet.

[HeijoshinCool]

You're a real cometian.

It jus' happens. I don't planet, honest.

dam_n, I'm running out of ideas.

Guess your stellar humor eclipses mine.

Come on, Jupiter not give up yet.

No, no. I do. I give up. You win.

I'll be happy with the constellation prize.

[Payboy]

I'll be happy with the constellation prize.

I'm gonna personally gift warp that for you.

[HeijoshinCool]

I'll be happy with the constellation prize.

I'm gonna personally gift warp that for you.

Thank you. Take care in your choice of paper.

Speaking of paper, when you leave Thailand, and bumguns behind, will you be heading to Uranus to wipe out those pesky Klingons?

(this has to end soon, we're nearing black hole)

[Payboy]

I'll be happy with the constellation prize.

I'm gonna personally gift warp that for you.

Thank you. Take care in your choice of paper.

Speaking of paper, when you leave Thailand, and bumguns behind, will you be heading to Uranus to wipe out those pesky Klingons?

(this has to end soon, we're nearing black hole)

Klingons all wiped out, missiles from Mars rectum.

[HeijoshinCool]

I'll be happy with the constellation prize.

I'm gonna personally gift warp that for you.

Thank you. Take care in your choice of paper.

Speaking of paper, when you leave Thailand, and bumguns behind, will you be heading to Uranus to wipe out those pesky Klingons?

(this has to end soon, we're nearing black hole)

Klingons all wiped out, missiles from Mars rectum.

Rectum? I hear they dam_n near killed 'em! (Sorry, Chris.)

I just Googled Uranus. Did you know it has rings, made up of extremely dark particles, all around it? Apparently a probe went there in 1986 and discovered them.

Okay, I'm feeling very much younger now, like maybe when I was in 6th grade, so I'm gonna gravitate to another thread now.