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Posts: Science and Nature / Every Asteroid Discovered since 1980

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onemiamibum Post Author Photo: onemiamibum
Every Asteroid Discovered since 1980
08/29/10 01:18 PM

This is an awesome time lapse video that shows every asteroid discovered since 1980. Watch how dense the field becomes and watch how many are considered near misses (in red).
http://www.huffingtonpost...-time-lapse_n_696883.html
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Dylan Post Author Photo: Dylan
08/29/10 01:24 PM



That is a helluvalota asteroids. 



By the way, the embedded video in that article cuts off the counter.  Here's the direct clip:  (looks good in HD)

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Michael Post Author Photo: Michael
08/29/10 01:24 PM

while i didnt really feel the significance of closeness with trillions of miles represented in a 6 sinch window, it was pretty trippy and i watched the entire thing.



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