I love this kind of stuff. What's the probability of right place right time for this?

UKscooby · 07-21-2009, 12:19 PM

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090721/...piter_asteroid

CANBERRA (Reuters Life!) – A large comet or asteroid has slammed into the Jupiter, creating an impact site the size of Earth, pictures by an Australian amateur astronomer show.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory confirmed the discovery using its large infrared telescope at the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii, said computer programer Anthony Wesley, 44, who discovered the impact zone while stargazing at home.

News of Wesley's find on a backyard 14.5-inch reflecting telescope has stunned the astronomy world, with scientists saying the impact will last only days more.

Wesley said it took him 30 minutes to realize a dark spot rotating in Jupiter's clouds on July 19 was actually the first impact seen by astronomers since a comet collided with the giant planet in July 1994.

"I thought (it) likely to be just a normal dark polar storm," he said on his website www.acquerra.com.au/astro.

"However as it rotated further into view and the conditions improved I suddenly realized that it wasn't just dark, it was black in all channels, meaning it was truly a black spot," Wesley said from his home at Murrumbateman, north of Canberra.

Photographs show the impact zone, or "scar," near Jupiter's south polar region, with gases seen in infrared images.

"We are extremely lucky to be seeing Jupiter at exactly the right time, the right hour, the right side of Jupiter to witness the event. We couldn't have planned it better," NASA JPL scientist Glenn Orton told the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper.

Orton confirmed the spot was an impact site and not a localized weather event in Jupiter's swirling surface, similar to the planet's famed red spot.

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Asinine · 07-21-2009, 12:21 PM

Considerinh how many awesome space events we weren't in the right time at the right place to see, we were bound to get lucky sooner or later, right?
ibintherightplaceattherighttime

UKscooby · 07-21-2009, 12:23 PM

Trueh.

ZMANNH25rs · 07-21-2009, 12:32 PM

can't wait till one hits us !!!

stArs Inked · 07-21-2009, 12:39 PM

they faked it...

scoobydorift · 07-21-2009, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by ZMANNH25rs

can't wait till one hits us !!!

I would love to have that be the last thing I see on this earth... what an awesome sight.

ZMANNH25rs · 07-21-2009, 12:44 PM

I don't think you would see much more then lots of smoke and fire as it blazed through the atmosphere...I would prefer to have Emma Watsons taint be the last thing I see on Earth...but to each his own...

justincredible · 07-21-2009, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by ZMANNH25rs

can't wait till one hits us !!!

Bruce Willis will never let that happen.

Rogga · 07-21-2009, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by justincredible

Bruce Willis will never let that happen.

Morgan Freeman has a plan!

mhoward1 · 07-21-2009, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Rogga

Morgan Freeman has a plan!

but Nick Cage failed to save us from the sun.

Rogga · 07-21-2009, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by mh_WRX

but Nick Cage failed to save us from the sun.

Hilary Swank will take us to the core.

Uncle Scotty · 07-21-2009, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by ZMANNH25rs

I don't think you would see much more then lots of smoke and fire as it blazed through the atmosphere...I would prefer to have Emma Watsons taint be the last thing I see on Earth...but to each his own...

something that large would create enough radiant heat incinerate anything above ground, in its visible horizon long before it came close
which would be VERY quickly

an object that size...even if it passed just within lunar orbit would likely, eventually, end us all

Whitford · 07-21-2009, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by scoobydorift

I would love to have that be the last thing I see on this earth... what an awesome sight.

If you were anywhere near the actual impact site (and by near I mean within 5,000 miles) you wouldn't see a damn thing.

Rogga · 07-21-2009, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Whitford

If you were anywhere near the actual impact site (and by near I mean within 5,000 miles) you wouldn't see a damn thing.

You can see it all from the hills of West Virginia. Follow Elijah Wood and Lili Sobieski.

Russ45 · 07-21-2009, 01:07 PM

This happened about 15 years ago (Shoemaker-Levy 9), which is astronomically about.000000000145 seconds ago. So I suppose it happens relatively frequently.

Jupiter is like the vacuum cleaner of the solar system.

RALLYT-WRX · 07-21-2009, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by dontcallitarex

Crees is like the vacuum cleaner of the OT.

Fixed.

masskillingspree · 07-21-2009, 01:12 PM

picture is disappoint.

Uncle Scotty · 07-21-2009, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by masskillingspree

picture is disappoint.

d000000000000000d

to make any sort of mark on a ****ing PLANET that far away, that somebody HERE, using a 14.5 inch telescope can SEE....is just ****ing impressive

and it would have instantly ended the earth and everything on it had it hit us

instant
total
complete
annihilation

UKscooby · 07-21-2009, 01:25 PM

yeah considering the impact site is as bigh as the earth!

Jack ffr1846 · 07-21-2009, 01:42 PM

When it comes to hit the earth, I'm standing next to Chuck Norris.

jack

WhiteKnightSTi · 07-21-2009, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dontcallitarex

Jupiter is like the vacuum cleaner of the solar system.

Yup, without a Jupiter intelligent life most likely would have never developed on earth due to the massive increase in extinction level events.

Asinine · 07-21-2009, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jack ffr1846

When it comes to hit the earth, I'm standing next to Chuck Norris.

jack

Planning on offing yourself before the cataclysm?

Asinine · 07-21-2009, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WhiteKnightSTi

Yup, without a Jupiter intelligent life most likely would have never developed on earth due to the massive increase in extinction level events.

Wait, so you're saying that if Jupiter were larger, the 2000 election would have turned out differently?

1 Lucky Texan · 07-21-2009, 02:09 PM

what if something LEFT Jupiter?

smithsmithy · 07-21-2009, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dontcallitarex

This happened about 15 years ago (Shoemaker-Levy 9), which is astronomically about.000000000145 seconds ago. So I suppose it happens relatively frequently.

Jupiter is like the vacuum cleaner of the solar system.

What the...no way, 15 YEARS already

07-21-2009, 12:19 PM	#1
UKscooby Scooby Specialist Member#: 33287 Join Date: Feb 2003 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: West Michigan Vehicle: RIP Nik I will always miss you	I love this kind of stuff. What's the probability of right place right time for this? http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090721/...piter_asteroid CANBERRA (Reuters Life!) – A large comet or asteroid has slammed into the Jupiter, creating an impact site the size of Earth, pictures by an Australian amateur astronomer show. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory confirmed the discovery using its large infrared telescope at the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii, said computer programer Anthony Wesley, 44, who discovered the impact zone while stargazing at home. News of Wesley's find on a backyard 14.5-inch reflecting telescope has stunned the astronomy world, with scientists saying the impact will last only days more. Wesley said it took him 30 minutes to realize a dark spot rotating in Jupiter's clouds on July 19 was actually the first impact seen by astronomers since a comet collided with the giant planet in July 1994. "I thought (it) likely to be just a normal dark polar storm," he said on his website www.acquerra.com.au/astro. "However as it rotated further into view and the conditions improved I suddenly realized that it wasn't just dark, it was black in all channels, meaning it was truly a black spot," Wesley said from his home at Murrumbateman, north of Canberra. Photographs show the impact zone, or "scar," near Jupiter's south polar region, with gases seen in infrared images. "We are extremely lucky to be seeing Jupiter at exactly the right time, the right hour, the right side of Jupiter to witness the event. We couldn't have planned it better," NASA JPL scientist Glenn Orton told the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper. Orton confirmed the spot was an impact site and not a localized weather event in Jupiter's swirling surface, similar to the planet's famed red spot. * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

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Asinine Sufficiently Snarky Member#: 55173 Join Date: Feb 2004 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: I beat up big rocks Vehicle: with paddles.	Considerinh how many awesome space events we weren't in the right time at the right place to see, we were bound to get lucky sooner or later, right? ibintherightplaceattherighttime

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UKscooby Scooby Specialist Member#: 33287 Join Date: Feb 2003 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: West Michigan Vehicle: RIP Nik I will always miss you	Trueh.

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ZMANNH25rs NASIOC Supporter Member#: 9401 Join Date: Aug 2001 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Bis dat, qui cito dat... Vehicle: . Truth is a pathless land...	can't wait till one hits us !!!

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stArs Inked Scooby Specialist Member#: 94527 Join Date: Aug 2005 Chapter/Region: HIIC Location: sitting in front of the Vehicle: TV, watching Chopped...	they faked it...

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ZMANNH25rs NASIOC Supporter Member#: 9401 Join Date: Aug 2001 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Bis dat, qui cito dat... Vehicle: . Truth is a pathless land...	I don't think you would see much more then lots of smoke and fire as it blazed through the atmosphere...I would prefer to have Emma Watsons taint be the last thing I see on Earth...but to each his own...

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Russ45 Scooby Newbie Member#: 170237 Join Date: Jan 2008 Chapter/Region: South East Location: OT Vehicle: That s the guy whose chin looks like a balls	This happened about 15 years ago (Shoemaker-Levy 9), which is astronomically about.000000000145 seconds ago. So I suppose it happens relatively frequently. Jupiter is like the vacuum cleaner of the solar system.

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masskillingspree Scooby Newbie Member#: 176730 Join Date: Apr 2008 Chapter/Region: TXIC Location: The Land of Sugar	picture is disappoint.

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UKscooby Scooby Specialist Member#: 33287 Join Date: Feb 2003 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: West Michigan Vehicle: RIP Nik I will always miss you	yeah considering the impact site is as bigh as the earth!

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Jack ffr1846 Add Lightness Moderator Member#: 13699 Join Date: Dec 2001 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Hopkinton, MA Vehicle: 2007 Lotus Elise (From General)	When it comes to hit the earth, I'm standing next to Chuck Norris. jack

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1 Lucky Texan Scooby Specialist Member#: 46320 Join Date: Oct 2003 Chapter/Region: TXIC Location: Outoftheblue&intotheblack Vehicle: 06 WRX Sportwagon Aspen White	what if something LEFT Jupiter?