Remember the "Asteriod will hit in four days" thing?
Well I found this today...
Asteroid Passes Near Earth
.c The Associated Press
MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) - An asteroid large enough to demolish a city the size of Orlando passed within 288,000 miles of Earth without being noticed by astronomers until four days later.
The asteroid, about 165 feet across, came from the direction of the sun, making it difficult for astronomers to spot. It passed by Earth on March 8, but wasn't seen until March 12 as it hurtled away.
Gareth Williams of the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Mass., helped spot the asteroid after it passed by. It was a close call in space terms. The moon is only 250,000 miles away.
``The key is to detect these objects before they come out of the (sun's direction),'' Williams said.
That way, astronomers can quickly determine an asteroid's orbit and predict whether it will hit the Earth.
A similar-sized object flattened a 20-mile-wide patch of Siberian forest in 1908.
Do the math. March 4th was the party, passed earth the 8th.
Ohohohohohoh....
PS. Wetzel, could you sent it to me? I sent you a PM.