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Old 06-October-2008, 10:00 PM
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Default Asteroid To Enter Earth's Atmosphere Tonight (Oct. 6)

Looking for a little excitement tonight? An asteroid between 1-5 meters (3-15 feet) was discovered just hours ago at an Arizona observatory, and might provide a spectacular light show as it comes through Earth's atmosphere. But don't be alarmed – scientists predict it will be harmless and burn up before it reaches [...]

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will anyone here have footage or stills of this event?
it would be amazing to see such an occurrence.
darn the 1's we dont have to worry about manage to escape our view from here.

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