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Meteor, meteorite, meteoroid, asteroid ... what's the difference?
A meteor is the phenomenon created when a meteoroid or asteroid enters the Earth’s atmosphere creating the bright light.
A meteorite is the name given to the object when it hits the ground. What’s the difference between an asteroid
and a meteoroid? It all comes down to size. A meteoroid is anything from the size of a grain of sand
up to a boulder.
Anything bigger than that is considered an asteroid.
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Next to global warming, asteroids are a piece of
cake ... Ten thousand marine biologists are not going to save the Antarctic krill; nor are generations of volcanists
going to stop eruptions. However, all a handful of astronomy scientists
will have to do when the time comes is focus on a single space rock and, with some smart rocketry and scientific wizardry, bonk it off course. Viola! World saved!
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Yet Another Warning Shot across Our Bows ...
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Why governments don't help
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"I
found the articles, which are all about things that have, will, or might
collide with Earth, to be well written, balanced, and highly informed.
I
was shocked to learn about the near misses, and even direct hits, from
space." Kate Russell of Click
Online 14th April 2005
[Full
Review].
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FUNDED
PROJECTS
2002 - 2008
FAIR
has helped up
research time
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Pick a number from
1 to 40 ... Say this number represents a fortune. Now ask
yourself, with only 39 others in the hat, wouldn't you stick around for the
lucky draw, or at least take time to check the result? If so, then consider this:
those were the odds we faced in a recent asteroid discovery.
A slim 1-in-40 raffle ticket with no winner, only losers.
Artwork by David A
Hardy
4 minutes, 46 seconds
That's how much time it would take asteroid Apophis
(2004MN4) to cover the 3,380 km that it's predicted to miss Earth by on Friday the
13th in April 2029. Less than five minutes earlier or later, and it would have been
a very unlucky day for everyone. Mankind's darkest day will be avoided in less time
than it takes to change a light bulb ... [Continued]
Why FAIR?
An astounding fact is that astronomers hunting for
near-Earth
objects (NEOs) are so
handicapped by lack of funding that some observatories have recently been
forced to close, in spite of mounting evidence that asteroids are far more numerous than previously believed. This is a
contradiction in logic; we should be posting more telescopes, not
closing them.
What's the point of the FAIR Society website?
To raise funds in the simplest way possible. Fair Society
offers a solution, not an additional worry ... [How FAIR
Works]
Who gets the money
raised by FAIR?
The scientists who need
it! All the money raised by the FAIR Society is
allowed to accrue over a year. Administrative costs (5%) are deducted and then the final balance of (95%)
is made over the projects posted by various organizations for
consideration by the FAIR Society. Once a project has been funded, it is reported on the [Funded
Projects] page.
Armageddon and
Deep Impact
Great films,
spectacular effects: but the technical gadgetry at Bruce Willis's disposal
is a long way from reality. One only has to look at the Space Shuttle's
record to see that Hollywood scripts can do NASA a disservice, leaving
us with an unrealistic impression of their defensive capability against incoming
asteroids and comets ... [The
Reality]
When was the last time
you did something out of the ordinary? Something
different like joining a society against a threat from space. The most devastating phenomena
known to man is only partially researched purely because this field of
astronomy is so financially hamstrung. We
can never stop earthquakes, volcanoes, or wild weather... But,
we could with funding, prevent an asteroid impact. No other science can so precisely
predict and act upon a global threat, down to the exact date and time.
Plus this indisputable threat can be solved for a fraction of the cost of
just about any other natural phenomenon, or human induced future
catastrophe. |
Saving the planet starts at home …
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| Need some humour in your life?
Something to take your mind off the rat-race, traffic, geopolitics, taxes,
and falling meteorites... [more] |
WHY
DO WE WAIT UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE?
Authorities have been proven
wrong. Regional governments deemed the Asian tsunami improbable
for another 70 years and dithered. Wouldn't it have been better
to donate €15 towards a tsunami early-warning system prior to
Boxing Day 2004? |
WHAT
GOT FUNDED?
2005: FAIR Society's third and
largest annual donation to Spaceguard was for €436.80, with thanks
to members 54–85 ... [Full
Details]
Dew Control has helped up
research time
2004: FAIR Society sent
its second annual contribution of €313.95 to Spaceguard in
December 2004 using contributions from
Members
31–53 ... [Full
Details]
2003: FAIR Society sent
its first annual contribution of €409.72 to Spaceguard in November
2003 using
contributions from Members
1–30 ... [Full
Details]
"Thanks
to FAIR we got some brilliant kit." Astronomer Jonathan
Tate,
Director, Spaceguard
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ALTERNATIVES!
Whether you have a service/equipment to offer or are directly involved in asteroid research,
I would be more than happy to post your wish list on this site
free of charge. Please contact us. |
THERE
WILL NEVER BE AN
“ALL CLEAR”
Astronomers
know an asteroid is on collision course; it's only a matter of how
far into the future this event will take place—hopefully when
we have fully developed the technology to deal with it. |
Becoming
a member... What's in it for you?... [more] Member's Comment:
"Fifteen euros is not much to ask
for a lifetime membership which proves the fee is fully utilized." Marc Bogerd, Thailand, 16/07/04. All
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Barringer Crater
in Arizona was 150
times that of Hiroshima
FAIR Society
endorses a spam-free Internet. Your e-mail address will not be sold,
leased, or given to anyone; nor will members ever receive any future solicitous
e-mail. Just five minutes of your time
today could make a difference to all our tomorrows. Join this crucial aspect of space exploration. With
gratitude to Fotis Theodoratos of www.weballoy.gr
for hosting and for his steadfast technical support over the years. |
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There is nothing mystical
about this project or the subject matter it addresses. It is as down to
earth as any other science that suffers from a lack of funding. We
are helping construct an early-warning system that concerns our planet's future.
If a
difference can be made, credit will belong to a list of people who spared a
thought for our
future concerning an extraterrestrial natural phenomena.
I
invite you to have a browse, take your mind off the troubles of today, and
experience a new horizon, something
unusual, a positive escape, not something new to worry about.
Together we can help scan the gap in our scientific horizons and
remove the blind spot in our astronomical future.
The society was founded in 1999 and has been in operation since
2002. We are an audited nonprofit organization operating under legitimate
charitable guidelines, whereby
anyone from anywhere can directly assist in the search for asteroids.
Many hands
make light work is the basic principle, and actions speak louder than
words. FAIR offers the opportunity to act. top of page
Non-profit fund raising for astronomers hunting asteroids, meteorites, comets,
and NEOs, (near earth objects)
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