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the_fungible_man t1_j8brln1 wrote

Link to video of Sar2667 vaporizing high above France: https://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/110xr10/small_asteroid_spotted_in_south_of_england_13th/

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Rain1dog t1_j8bsyun wrote

I’d give anything to see one of those.

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NeokratosRed t1_j8ei2tt wrote

> I’d give anything

Here you go. You have just seen one of those. I want a collection of ancient Roman coins, thank you.

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Rain1dog t1_j8ei94p wrote

Thanks! I’ve seen plenty after the fact, I want the wonder and excitement of seeing it happen with my own eyes.

😀

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NeokratosRed t1_j8eijss wrote

I know, I was just joking! Seeing one of those is on my list, as well as seeing the Aurora borealis and a dark sky, since I live in Napoli, one of the most light-polluted cities in the world, with no trace of dark skies nearby :(

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LegitimateGift1792 t1_j8ejan4 wrote

Can't you just drive south to the mountains that separate you from Amalfi? For the dark sky i mean.

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NeokratosRed t1_j8etvpn wrote

If you look at the light pollution map, you’ll see that the whole Italy is not suitable to see the Milky Way with the naked eye :/ (Unless you count some isolated places in Sardinia)

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LegitimateGift1792 t1_j8ey9it wrote

WOW. I would have thought the Swiss/Italian Alps would have more dark spots.

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Rain1dog t1_j8eonaf wrote

Naples area? If so what is the climate like? Has to be such a gorgeous area being on the Mediterranean, ya?

I feel you on light pollution. I live in the burbs(right outside) of New Orleans. While Orleans city proper is nothing remotely close to a New York, Miami, L.A. the metro area is massive.

You can see Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Venus, Mercury and the major constellations but when you go about 30 miles away the night sky is breathtakingly beautiful.

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NeokratosRed t1_j8eu90g wrote

I love Napoli. I have been in many other places, but I keep preferring Naples to other major cities like Milan, Rome, etc…

One day I might just go to Sardinia or some other less light polluted area and experience the night sky as our ancestors saw it!

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Rain1dog t1_j8eumgz wrote

That sounds wonderful!! it does indeed look like an absolutely beautiful city. It really is a gorgeous country.

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NeokratosRed t1_j8euv5l wrote

You should visit it one day! The food is top notch, especially pizza and pastries

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Rain1dog t1_j8ev4tx wrote

I was just watching “Tokyo Lense” a YouTube channel about a guy who documents his life in Japan and this world is so incredibly beautiful. I wish I had infinite money in more than 80 years cause this little rock we’re on his quite sexy..

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abcxyztpgv2 t1_j8b9nny wrote

While this is fantastic news that we are tracking such small objects and their impact, it will raise fear in people. I usually tell them, have you seen those meteor burning tails all the time on clear skies. Sometimes multiple tails. Their answer is surprised face.

It's so common that you ignore it most times.

https://www.google.com/search?q=daytime+meteor+-fireball&tbm=isch

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ItsYaBoySkinnyPen15 t1_j8bo1dh wrote

I regularly catch space rocks burning up in LO over my city. Shits odd I always do a double take

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Telrom_1 t1_j8b4mza wrote

Someone in northern France might disagree to how much of a threat it is.

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DudeWithAnAxeToGrind t1_j8c3fmm wrote

It's exactly zero threat. The headline is a clickbait.

About 25 million meteorites enter Earth's atmosphere daily. Most of these are tiny, but there's larger chunk of rock here and there among them. Almost all burn up in the atmosphere, depositing some 1000 tons of dust. Every single day.

For something to survive trip through the atmosphere all the way down to the surface, it'd need to be at least 5 meters in diameter. About 5 times wider than this thing. Give or take, about 2 make it to the surface every single day.

If somebody lives in northern France, they should enjoy the show. Not panic. This thing is way too small. It's likely not even the largest one to hit the Earth today.

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Alan_Smithee_ t1_j8e840o wrote

Something a metre wide might make a noise when it burns up (like a small fireworks rocket, “fsssssshhhhh”)

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attorneyatslaw t1_j8b7kle wrote

It needs to be more like 5 meters wide to not burn up completely. This wont matter to people anywhere.

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SpartanJack17 t1_j8bhcya wrote

It's many times too small to reach the ground, it'll entirely burn up in the atmosphere.

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Nimyron t1_j8ctv5x wrote

My family lives in northern france and my dad enjoys space stuff. What must they expect to see ? Is it gonna be like a shooting star or bigger ? How long does it take to burn ? And does anyone knows where to look at in the sky ? (Like around which constellation)

Edit: Aaaaah I'm too late, I just realized

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WrapBig4827 t1_j8c2s67 wrote

Do they only bother tracking objects big enough to pose a threat?

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ruchi_prasad t1_j8fs87a wrote

I think even a meter of asteroid would cause a disaster depending on its velocity. So what velocity is it actually traveling in?

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jahoosawa t1_j8dxmrj wrote

FFS, next time include the 1-meter part up front in the headline.

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Dependent-Ad3495 t1_j8eal11 wrote

Thats a lot of shit in the sky rn not a kawinkidink or anything g XD

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Afraid-Service-8361 t1_j8bjg7e wrote

Why is the Google and other search engines blocking this. Oh wait Don't look up

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SpartanJack17 t1_j8bmfm4 wrote

> Why is the Google and other search engines blocking this

They're not lol.

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The_Fredrik t1_j8bk3i1 wrote

What?

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TheDotCaptin t1_j8bqbus wrote

Reference to movie "Don't look up"

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The_Fredrik t1_j8bs7j5 wrote

You know what, that part I kinda guessed.

Not sure what tipped me of, maybe the fact that he literally wrote “Don’t look up” in the comment, but it’s hard to know for sure.

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