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so cute Come visit me, Nipsu & Minnow(RIP) 1\6\2012.
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01/02/2012 08:29.49 PM
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Welcome
very cute! here is a vote for you!Come visit me, Mystic- In the 2012 Siamese Rescue Calendar!, Blue & Marina.
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11/08/2011 11:57.27 AM
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Welcome to CC: FurFriend COPPER 1st VOTE
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 solar event
*´¨)*´¨)¸.•*´¨)*´¨)¸.•*´¨)¸.•*´¨)Earth's close encounter
¸.•´¸.•*´¨) ¸.•*¨)¸.•*´¨)¸.•*´¨)with Asteroid 2005 YU55
(¸.•´ (¸.•`¸.•´¸.•*¨)¸.•*´¨)will occur at 6:28 p.m. EST
(¸.•´ (¸.•` ¸.•´¸.•*´¨)(3:28 p.m. PST) on TUESDAY, as
(¸.•´ (¸.•`¸.•´the space rock sails about 201,000
(¸.•´ (¸.•`miles from the planet, about 85% the distance from Earth to the Moon.
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(¸.•´ (¸.•` (¸.•`................(¸.•´ (¸.•` (¸.•`The orbit and position of the asteroid, which is about 1,312 feet or a quater-mile in diameter with a rotation period of about 18 hours. The asteroid's surface is darker than charcoal at optical wavelengths and quite porous.
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.................(¸.•´ (¸.•` (¸.•`...................It will be visible from the planet's northern hemisphere but too dim to be seen with the naked eye. You will need a decent-sized telescope with an aperture of 6 inches or larges, a 70mm objective lens. It will be very faint, even at its closest approach depending on location, weather conditions and light pollution.
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.....(¸.•´ (¸.•` (¸.•`......(¸.•´ (¸.•` (¸.•`........The best time for observation will be in the early evening on November 8 from the East Coast of the US. Since the asteroid will approach the Earth from the sunward direction at 9 degrees per hour, it will be a daylight object until the time of closest approach.
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(¸.•`(¸.•´ (¸.•` (¸.•`(¸.•´ (¸.•` (¸.•`Scientists suspect YU 55 has been visiting Earth for thousands of years, but because gravitational tugs from the planets occasionally tweak its path, they cannot tell for sure how long the asteroid has been in its present orbit.
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..................(¸.•´ (¸.•` (¸.•...¸.•´¸.•*´¨) ¸.•*¨)`The asteroid's closest pass is set to take place in 2094, at a distance of 167,000 miles. The encounter will be the closest by an asteroid of that size in more than 30 years, and a similar event will not happen again until 2028.
www.ustream.tv/recorded/18250783
coordinates at: http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/
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(,,) - (,,) - ChloeCome visit me, Team RAGDOLL PAWesome PURRsonality #235194, :¦:Chloe:•:(¯`v´¯):•- :208036:¦: & Team CHLOE, a PAWSitively PURRfect NAME #234964.
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11/07/2011 06:14.28 PM
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