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Earth Passing Through Comet Elenin’s Debris Sunday
Now that we are about to pass through the Elenin’s field of debris … I consider what (if any) effect this will have on the out of control tumbling satellite expected to fall to Earth Oct. 22 or 23 …
Some interesting days ahead for sky watchers …
Earth Passing Through Comet Elenin’s Debris Sunday
HERE By Mike Wall, SPACE.com Senior Writer
“Elenin was a second-rate, wimpy little comet that never should have been noted for anything, really,” he told SPACE.com. “It was not even a bright one.”
Elenin’s remains will not be the only objects about to make their closest pass of Earth. One day after the Elenin flyby, the small asteroid 2009 TM8 will zip close by. Like Elenin, it poses no risk of striking our home planet.
Elenin’s crumbs will soon leave Earth in the rear-view mirror, speeding out on a long journey to the outer solar system. But Yeomans doesn’t think the departure will keep the conspiracy theorists down for long.
“It’s time to move on to the next armageddon,” he said. Full article HERE
Artist’s impression of the ROSAT satellite in space CREDIT: German Aerospace CenterHERE A big German satellite near the end of life is expected to plunge back to Earth this month, just weeks after a NASA satellite fell from orbit, and where this latest piece of space junk will hit is a mystery.
The 2.4-ton spacecraft, Germany’s Roentgen Satellite (ROSAT), is expected to fall Oct. 22 or 23. Read More HERE
Earth doesn’t start passing through elenin remains until the 27th or so.
http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=C%2F2010%20X1;orb=1;cov=0;log=0;cad=0#orb