Remember Skylab? the Chinese Tiangong1 is coming down in March-April.

Wise Old Owl · Jan 16th 2018, 7:28pm

Well your chances of being hit by this are slim to none... but it could crash in NYC, and take out a few blocks. Would you like to see it with binoculars or naked eye before it does?

Here is the story....
CLICK

Here is Satflare with Norad's Data-North American Aerospace Defense Command (formerly North American Air Defense Command)

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[IMG:https://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/tiangong1-640x353.jpg]

Socks · Jan 16th 2018, 7:44pm

I hope it hits Madonna’s pent house whilst she’s having a huge Hollywood party.

Guest list;
Harvey
Meryl
Jamie
Gorge
Sean...
I mean they’re all astronuts anyway.

Wise Old Owl · Jan 16th 2018, 7:53pm

appalachiantrailcafe.net/index.php/Attachment/9936/
Wed, 17 Jan 2018 17:56:46 rise as this will be for PA passing the North Star tomorrow night. Focus your eyes on the North Star and it will pass (visibly) in about 30 seconds of arc. Provided there are not clouds. If you are elsewhere you have to give up your zip code to the chart and click on visible passes.

Wise Old Owl · Jan 16th 2018, 7:56pm

Fri, 19 Jan 2018 17:56:28 same spot North Star abt 18:00 Set 18:04

Anybody here remember War Games?

Socks · Jan 16th 2018, 7:56pm

Pretty sure it’s snowing tomorrow

Wise Old Owl · Jan 16th 2018, 8:38pm

Jake Ace wrote:

Pretty sure it’s snowing tomorrow

What? are you the Debbie Downer of the Trail Caffee?... Tom-morrow night will be mostly dark with continued dark, followed by a gradual light.....not snowy.

jimmyjam · Jan 16th 2018, 8:45pm

Maybe we'll get lucky and it'll land on shorty boy's missle factory.

Wise Old Owl · Jan 16th 2018, 10:42pm

jimmyjam wrote:

Maybe we'll get lucky and it'll land on shorty boy's missile factory.

I have seen video of an elderly American scientist in the last ten days who was invited for a course over 9 years to visit North Korea. After his visits, it was too damn easy to discover the location of the Uranium to Plutonium centrifuge plant on Google Earth Pro. This is a few miles near a river from the current launch site. He held above a pound of plutonium in a glass jar and confirmed they have enough for 4 launches against the United States. They have two versions and possible hydrogen version. Unfortunatly there is too much info how we did it in the 1950's on the internet. So we gave a lot away. I do not believe the drunken godless heathen media... But I am solid with the scientist findings. I have enough Satellite imagery to convince myself this is real. Feel free to do your own research! There are thousands of centrifuges under one roof. I don't need to post further on this, unless others are interested.

Oh on another note the Hawaii incident was telling. I remember the drills in Hilo and well they were scary back then, now it ridiculous as people do not know what to do or where to go this week.

Lets not go down some actors tweet discussing his stupidity and talking out of his ass.

If you were in the same situation and wanted to protect your family and have a fifteen minute warning... what would you do? I am 25 miles from Philadelphia, I can survive a city strike - its no secret. The few survivors of Hiroshima provided the answer. I am curious what would you do there isn't a wrong answer.

Dan76 · Jan 16th 2018, 11:34pm

I know of a couple upon hearing the warning returned to bed and intended to enjoy their last moments engaged in emotional and physical intimacy. Wonder it there will be an uptick in births in nine months?

Socks · Jan 17th 2018, 1:01am

My biggest fear in a post-apocolytic world is with Woo running a pseudo net via ham, king of the castle the only game in town...and the only station my short wave picks up

LIhikers · Jan 17th 2018, 6:01am

I have a plan in case we ever get the 20 minute warning that missiles are inbound to the east coast.

Walk across the street and get a 24 pack of beer from the deli
Carry the beer, my beach chair, and a sun reflector into my back yard and set up the chair facing New York City
Sit myself down, start drinking fast and furious, and then hold the sun reflector under my head and face so I'll get a good tan.

I don't think I'd want to survive that kind of attack

Socks · Jan 17th 2018, 6:57am

20 min? I could order a pizza and have it delivered. Prolly go up on my roof, cause I wouldn’t wanna miss it.

Dan76 · Jan 18th 2018, 8:54am

LIhikers wrote:

I have a plan in case we ever get the 20 minute warning that missiles are inbound to the east coast.

Walk across the street and get a 24 pack of beer from the deli
Carry the beer, my beach chair, and a sun reflector into my back yard and set up the chair facing New York City
Sit myself down, start drinking fast and furious, and then hold the sun reflector under my head and face so I'll get a good tan.
I don't think I'd want to survive that kind of attack

As depicted in the opening scenes of the film ‘Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy’.

Socks · Jan 18th 2018, 9:00am

Damn, missed it!

Wise Old Owl · Jan 21st 2018, 2:20pm

Pa has too much cloud on deck. Here is Monday
TIANGONG 1 Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:54:13 17:58:34 18:02:55 17:58:551.748.8-9.8

Crosses three leg/arms of Perseus directly above.

satflare.com/track.asp?q=37820#LIST

Wise Old Owl · Jan 21st 2018, 2:24pm

current cloud deck
accuweather.com/en/east-coast-atlantic/satellite

Socks · Jan 21st 2018, 2:45pm

Thumbs up! :thumbup:

Wise Old Owl · Jan 22nd 2018, 9:45pm

Today sucked. I will update - jake what is your zip code?

Socks · Jan 22nd 2018, 9:54pm

Wise Old Owl wrote:

Today sucked. I will update - jake what is your zip code?

Wise Old Owl · Jan 22nd 2018, 11:01pm

OK you clearly heard this here - Right Here on ATC. Seriously - have anybody heard this from any news source? Please tell me. I don't understand if I have a jump on this or not...

Yea I am Looking at NORAD free data. Its no mystery!

We also have a comet that will be a close near miss in two weeks.

Socks · Jan 23rd 2018, 1:39am

yes...
sky and telescope magazine
backyard astronomy
Discover
Space cadets

Socks · Jan 23rd 2018, 1:48am

Wise Old Owl wrote:

OK you clearly heard this here - Right Here on ATC. Seriously - have anybody heard this from any news source? Please tell me. I don't understand if I have a jump on this or not...

Yea I am Looking at NORAD free data. Its no mystery!

We also have a comet that will be a close near miss in two weeks.

~Wiley Coyote super genius

hoo ya gonna cal!?

Wise Old Owl · Jan 23rd 2018, 6:36pm

Clear here tonight.... more to come! As I write this it is in realtime between antartica and South Africa and headed for Australia...

Calculating passes
TIANGONG 1 Wed, 24 Jan 2018 17:53:14 17:57:29 18:01:45 17:58:082.926.4-9.4

so
Crap tomorrow - am I misreading this? 5:57pm -6 PM passing south of the moon by 5 degrees of arc.

Draw a line from Orion's Knees to the right and they will point to the pass. 22:58 at a magnitude of 3.

Here is a render...

Wise Old Owl · Jan 23rd 2018, 6:52pm

Wise Old Owl · Jan 23rd 2018, 6:57pm

[IMG:https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/dd-composite-satellite-new.jpg?strip=all&w=750]

IMScotty · Mar 6th 2018, 4:48pm

Update...

theguardian.com/science/2018/m…ash-to-earth-within-weeks

Socks · Mar 6th 2018, 5:35pm

I’ll take the over

Any takers?

jimmyjam · Mar 6th 2018, 7:39pm

Maybe Kim Dung Ugly will shoot it down with one of his missiles.

Socks · Mar 6th 2018, 9:20pm

I just hope it doesn’t hit a populated area, that could be real ugly! One thing’s for sure, no matter where it hits...one guess who’s fault it’ll be???

Display Spoiler

Astro · Mar 6th 2018, 11:05pm

IMScotty wrote:

Update...

theguardian.com/science/2018/m…ash-to-earth-within-weeks

Europe, US, Australia and New Zealand ???

I would call that all over the map (or globe in this case). :rolleyes:

Drybones · Mar 7th 2018, 7:56pm

Jake Ace wrote:

I just hope it doesn’t hit a populated area, that could be real ugly! One thing’s for sure, no matter where it hits...one guess who’s fault it’ll be???

Display Spoiler

Yup, you guessed it!

Donald Trump

Wise Old Owl · Mar 9th 2018, 11:57pm

significant dropping into the atmosphere.

Socks · Mar 10th 2018, 10:11am

$9,996
What are birds?

IMScotty · Mar 10th 2018, 11:17am

OK, Lets have a bit of fun with this. See who can come closest to predicting 'Impact Day.' I will supply the prize. The winner will get one New England style IPA mailed to them to celebrate their victory. Your selection must be submitted before the 'Ides of March' (in the next 4 days). Right now the predicted range is March 24 - April 19.

Scott's pick: April 14th

Socks · Mar 10th 2018, 4:04pm

March 29th

Astro · Mar 10th 2018, 4:57pm

I'll go with April 10.

AnotherKevin · Mar 10th 2018, 5:04pm

The areas at greatest risk are the north and south edges of what's marked as the 'danger zone' on the map.

Guess who lives at latitude 42.8° North?

Astro · Mar 10th 2018, 5:17pm

AnotherKevin wrote:

The areas at greatest risk are the north and south edges of what's marked as the 'danger zone' on the map.

Guess who lives at latitude 42.8° North?

Rocket Man?

AnotherKevin · Mar 10th 2018, 5:30pm

Astro wrote:

AnotherKevin wrote:

The areas at greatest risk are the north and south edges of what's marked as the 'danger zone' on the map.

Guess who lives at latitude 42.8° North?

Rocket Man?

If that was an attempt to assign me a trail name, I'm not biting.

jimmyjam · Mar 10th 2018, 5:31pm

I'll say April 15.

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