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Another satellite to come tumbling down

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OhYouBadBadGhostie · 17/10/2011 07:40

ROSAT to come down between 21st Oct and 25th. Hard hats at the ready everyone

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scarevola · 17/10/2011 08:11

OYBBK - the bit about the 3 day confidence interval was ambiguously written - it could also mean any time from 18th-25th.

And a 1.7 ton heat resistant telescope does sound rather concerning!

(BTW - did anyone ever find any debris from the last one? Or was it written off as lost at sea / in Canada?)

OhYouBadBadGhostie · 17/10/2011 08:18

true about the confidence interval :)
and (slowly waking up!!) that means from tomorrow onIt is thought that UARS spread itself across the pacific.
This one does sound rather more problematic!

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Cheeptrickortreat · 17/10/2011 08:35

Metal dustbin's and wine at the ready then

OhYouBadBadGhostie · 17/10/2011 15:05

Jolly good - important to be prepared!

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EdithWeston · 17/10/2011 19:27

ROSAT: that'll be rioja, ouzo, sancerre, armagnac and tokay then?

whomovedmychocolate · 17/10/2011 19:29

I thought it wasn't headed our way?

EdithWeston · 17/10/2011 19:43

It orbits up to 53 degrees north. That covers all of Wales, most of England, and most of Ireland.

whomovedmychocolate · 17/10/2011 19:56

Well that sounds unfair. Scotland never get anything interesting like this

OhYouBadBadGhostie · 17/10/2011 20:42

but scotland gets about 30 foot of snow at times slight exaggeration

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OhYouBadBadGhostie · 18/10/2011 07:23

seems to have been tightened to between the 21st and the 23rd - the largest component being a rather large mirror.

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EdithWeston · 18/10/2011 07:33

So it will come with Rapture!

And we'll all be able to check out hair in the cellar.

OhYouBadBadGhostie · 18/10/2011 07:51

Twas a thought that crossed my mind

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OhYouBadBadGhostie · 19/10/2011 18:53

They reckon either the 22nd or the 23rd now. So - hard hats ready for this weekend!

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GloriaSmud · 19/10/2011 21:19

Am on holiday in a static caravan near Sidmouth and feeling a little vulnerable to falling space debris as didn't pack my hardhat. I have started to dig underneath the caravan for protection and put lots of wine essential supplies there ready for if it looks like it's heading our way!

ColdSancerre · 19/10/2011 21:25

I'm here, I have Sancerre (well ocado are delivering some tomorrow) and Brie. Whose cellar are we hiding in and does everyone have bins and straws?

OhYouBadBadGhostie · 20/10/2011 07:48

I have hay????

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ColdSancerre · 20/10/2011 07:57

You can't drink wine through a piece of hay but I'm sure the hay will come in useful for something.

whomovedmychocolate · 20/10/2011 11:29

Funnily enough while driving to school on Wednesday at 8am I saw something that looked like a large mirror (a big silver circle in the sky) with a white trail behind it - it came down fast then appeared to slow as it hit the upper atmosphere. I have no idea if it was a bit of space junk or what but the DC and a few of their friends saw it - it looked very big. Much bigger than a falling star. Was quite irksome to be frank. We lost sight of it after half an hour when it went behind the clouds.

OhYouBadBadGhostie · 20/10/2011 14:34

Very strange wmmc. I have no idea what that would be! rosat orbits the earth every 90 mins, so it wouldnt be that. Most strange!

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EdithWeston · 20/10/2011 14:38

Aren't most UFOs meteorological balloons?

OhYouBadBadGhostie · 20/10/2011 15:24

I did wonder about that (some at night are chinese lanterns) but the description just doesnt seem to quite fit.

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AngryFeet · 20/10/2011 15:30

Grrrr I am out in London getting pissed for my birthday celebrations - stay away from Clapham bits of satellite, I'm warning you!!

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EdithWeston · 20/10/2011 17:01

Probably a test flight of something military and stealthy then?

BTW: any further refinements of crash time?

OhYouBadBadGhostie · 20/10/2011 17:13

perhaps

spaceweather reckons many experts say 23rd, with early in the day being thought to be most likely.

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EdithWeston · 20/10/2011 18:08

Have you tried the smartphone ROSAT tracker? Is it any good?

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