Flying close by

Today at 6:28 EST an asteroid will pass between the moon and the earth. The distance from earth will be about 203,00 miles but if you look very closely you will see that it resembles a rhinoceros.

The asteroid's name is......2005YU55.

Robert McMillian discovered the approaching rock on December 28 2005 at Steward Observatory which is located at Kitt Peak in Arizona and operated by the University of Arizona.

It simply amazes me that that with all the observatories operating around the world that something the size of an aircraft carrier, approaching the earth, wasn't discovered until 2005.

The next time a known asteroid this large will come this close to Earth will be in 2028[5] when (153814) 2001 WN5 passes 0.00166 AU (248,000 km; 154,000 mi) from the Earth.[9]

Since the Mayans situation, which puts the end of the world in Dec of 2012, it appears that 2001 WN5 will simply be passing by a giant void.

Of course there's a strong possibly that the Mayans were simply eliminated by the Spaniards before they could continue working on their calender.

It seems that logical explanations don't always fit when it comes to doomsday predictions.

I'm going to walk outside at 3:28 PST and look for the rhino.

Maybe my perseverates are becoming slightly jumbled.

Oh well............... I'll just listen for the sound of YU55 passing by. I couldn't find anything about the speed it would be traveling but I'm sure it's moving pretty quick. Is there a sound outside of our atmosphere?

Michael Timothy McAlevey