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Tiangong debris to fall to Earth Monday around 1 a.m. UTC

Discussion in 'General Astronomy Chat' started by Orion25, Apr 1, 2018.

Tiangong debris to fall to Earth Monday around 1 a.m. UTC

Started by Orion25 on Apr 1, 2018 at 2:51 PM

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  1. Orion25

    Orion25 Well-Known Member

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    That's Sunday evening for the continental U.S. No threats expected. But fragments are not ours to keep (!!!)

    From the original NPR article by Camila Domonoske:
    "The 're-entry prediction window' from ESA has tightened significantly, to a four-hour window centered on 1 a.m. UTC on Monday. In the continental U.S., that's Sunday evening.
    As for location, ESA says the craft will fall somewhere between latitudes 43 North and 43 South. That includes a vast swath of the planet, including the entirety of Africa, most of South America, the continental U.S. from Boston south, and much of China...As NPR's Scott Neuman noted in our earlier reporting, this is emphatically not an April Fool's joke
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    It's expected that debris will likely fall in the ocean but the article warns: "If, by chance, the debris lands a little closer to home, ESA warns it's not yours to keep".

    Here's the original article:
    https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo...ab-expected-to-crash-to-earth-on-sunday-night

    If you can, watch the skies tonight!
     
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    Mak the Night Well-Known Member

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    I was too busy being asleep and missed all the excitement. I can't see any smoking debris in my back garden though. The rain's probably extinguished the flames ROTFL.
     
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