Is that enough detail in the title to get your interest? I have been watching the sky and learning about the heavens. The falling stars are a great risk of course one that we have all heard about from the legends of the Dinosaurs. They are mere legends because the facts are few and far between. #### **99942 Apophis (2004 MN4)** ~ 2029-Apr-13 21:46 ± < 00:01 ![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/darkflame/23swa9JfEeuDpi44GkBMM1RxvMo5n797Jm94MGozw6zwo2wNcdkusBR1xQ9chFRskoH4i.png) https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/ Apophis is between 300m and 380m, about as large as the Statue of Liberty, ![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/darkflame/23y9FNWDj1YKtRvwk49m8WUDuPxLxDsNHZXYTqkiM8h1GeteJ9Lj5fPUfN4KSPeWzXcp8.png) the Empire State Building, or the worlds tallest tree Hyperion. ![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/darkflame/23tGvuFZ3jRwHLzkPtaUkxeUKACwexLnA1pSaBZPYQsoHgEm5DUa1m58prFi6o45S3GNz.png) *[A photo of Apophis, indicated by the horizontal arrow, taken with the Virtual Telescope Project's "Elena" telescope. | Gianluca Masi/Virtual Telescope Project/Gianluca Masi/Virtual Telescope Project]* **There is nothing to fear, it should pass by harmlessly, but the opportunity for observations will be unprecedented! Space missions might be at risk, I wonder who will get to see it up close?** ![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/darkflame/48HBcFkvsjSxwDKqvA44nWSxcYSKW75fFMsZwU8Nmr1ngfjnL2He7pcgskJ6iZNPLe.png) https://www.worldatlas.com/space/what-are-the-5-layers-of-the-earth-s-atmosphere.html Apophis could dip as low as 31,000km but that is still way high in the sky. ------------------------ # Countdown to April 13 2029 ![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/darkflame/242DfSLUFimwcYqQQFtHFsrKVjVz3DYGEKEboZNMRME7ekuMv3o2fhXMQtvS2YGatpi1x.png) ### There might be a few shooting stars! ------------- # C/The Database Solar System Research Database --------------------------

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