Next closest approach of an Near Earth Asteroid. On 9-16/17-07 (2007 RJ1), from my observation will pass in front of Earth at a distant of 960,000-1,050,000 kilometers. The object is between 25 m - 56 m and is traveling at a velocity of 35,352 kilometers per hour. The orbital element can be SEEN here.
http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2007 RJ1;o=;orb=1;cov=0#orb
The last time I observed a NEO passing very close to Earth, a fireball was seen over several states, and I had reported it to my local media outlet a few days later. This fireball/NEO relationship is not proven, but the facts are there. The local media outlet has all the data, I did not save it.
After doing more research, I found out that doomsday for those who believe in doomsday events is to take place on March 16, 2880 when 1950 DA, a 1/2 mile wide asteroid is predicted to slam into the planet. I checked into defense systems and discovered that a 1000 megaton bomb would have enough energy to totally burn up 1950 DA. Unfortunately, using a 1000 megaton nuclear bomb launched on the biggest rocket ever built is insane. The 1000 megaton bomb is more dangerous should it be mishandled or should the rocket malfunction.
The next best idea to save the planet from 1950 DA is to launch 365 20 mega ton nuclear bombs at such a time to where each bomb would detonate 10 years in front of 1950 DA. Each bomb would produce a stand off blast, and the idea is to change the speed of 1950 DA by 1 inch per second, altering the rocks trajectory enough to prevent it from striking the Earth.
Why not just fly a nuke into the 1950 DA? with asteroids, the slower the rotation, the less damage that can be inflicted. Slow rotating objects are more of a loose conglomeration of smaller objects and absorb energy very well. However 1950 DA is a fast rotating NEO, and such an attempt would blast the the asteroid into millions of pieces ranging in size from grains of sand to 1/2 mile in diameter. It would create more objects hitting the planet.
The best idea I ran across was rejected by weapons producers, and it was totally dismissed. This idea is to build a solar collector to collect energy from the sun and concentrate it onto the asteroid. The intense heat would burn the surface of 1950 DA, and would release energy as it continued to burn the asteroid. The effect would be similar to a rocket engine, and over a period of ten years, the amount of energy released would be enough to change the rock's trajectory.
We have this solar technology in use already. There are several spy satellites orbiting the Earth using the solar collectors to collect sound waves from Earth. It's not clear if the collectors are used to listen or to power the satellites. There may be a solution that everyone can profit from, but as of yet, I have not discovered it.
You've been warned!
Should anyone happen to see a fireball or read about a fireball on 9-16/17-07, please let me know, and if there's a link to the story, please post it here.
http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2007 RJ1;o=;orb=1;cov=0#orb
The last time I observed a NEO passing very close to Earth, a fireball was seen over several states, and I had reported it to my local media outlet a few days later. This fireball/NEO relationship is not proven, but the facts are there. The local media outlet has all the data, I did not save it.
After doing more research, I found out that doomsday for those who believe in doomsday events is to take place on March 16, 2880 when 1950 DA, a 1/2 mile wide asteroid is predicted to slam into the planet. I checked into defense systems and discovered that a 1000 megaton bomb would have enough energy to totally burn up 1950 DA. Unfortunately, using a 1000 megaton nuclear bomb launched on the biggest rocket ever built is insane. The 1000 megaton bomb is more dangerous should it be mishandled or should the rocket malfunction.
The next best idea to save the planet from 1950 DA is to launch 365 20 mega ton nuclear bombs at such a time to where each bomb would detonate 10 years in front of 1950 DA. Each bomb would produce a stand off blast, and the idea is to change the speed of 1950 DA by 1 inch per second, altering the rocks trajectory enough to prevent it from striking the Earth.
Why not just fly a nuke into the 1950 DA? with asteroids, the slower the rotation, the less damage that can be inflicted. Slow rotating objects are more of a loose conglomeration of smaller objects and absorb energy very well. However 1950 DA is a fast rotating NEO, and such an attempt would blast the the asteroid into millions of pieces ranging in size from grains of sand to 1/2 mile in diameter. It would create more objects hitting the planet.
The best idea I ran across was rejected by weapons producers, and it was totally dismissed. This idea is to build a solar collector to collect energy from the sun and concentrate it onto the asteroid. The intense heat would burn the surface of 1950 DA, and would release energy as it continued to burn the asteroid. The effect would be similar to a rocket engine, and over a period of ten years, the amount of energy released would be enough to change the rock's trajectory.
We have this solar technology in use already. There are several spy satellites orbiting the Earth using the solar collectors to collect sound waves from Earth. It's not clear if the collectors are used to listen or to power the satellites. There may be a solution that everyone can profit from, but as of yet, I have not discovered it.
You've been warned!
Should anyone happen to see a fireball or read about a fireball on 9-16/17-07, please let me know, and if there's a link to the story, please post it here.
I appreciate the thread and your words...I'm with ya on this one man.
