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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 15 Jul 2012

    .@JHiller3: Beautiful night sky in Ontario. Saw faint object moving fast. What might it be? // Satellite in orbit at 8 km/sec

    11:37 AM - 15 Jul 2012
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      1. A.J. Kandy‏ @AJKandy 15 Jul 2012
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson @jhiller3 To quote Billy Bragg, is it wrong to wish on space hardware?http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/19068/ …

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      2. AB‏ @ABtheAgent 15 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson question sir. Since the leap year was invented AFTER the Mayan calender shouldn't the world have ended already?

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      3. Joe P‏ @TheNUfan 15 Jul 2012
        Replying to @ABtheAgent

        @ABtheAgent the leap year is included in the dec 21 2012 date

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      4. AB‏ @ABtheAgent 15 Jul 2012
        Replying to @TheNUfan

        @TheNUfan so that means the counting is wrong they had no concept of the leap year so its impossible to account for something that's unknown

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      1. Spaceman‏ @TheSpaceman_ 17 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson May have been me crash landing after my ship malfunctioned and crashed under the extreme heatwave in Ontario. Global Warming, no!

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      1. dinocrap‏ @dinocrap1 16 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson at what speed do sattilites fly if they are not effected by gravity?

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      1. iRobot‏Verified account @iRobot 16 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson @JHiller3 It was ME

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      1. Cass Everitt‏ @casseveritt 16 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson @JHiller3 You could probably identify the satellite if you had Space Junk on your phone.

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      1. Sharmin‏ @DatumSC 15 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson ontario? Toronto, ON?!!!! Enjoy!

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      1. Lee Witt‏ @DUdrldw 15 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson My son sent me a text to say he'd met and got a picture with you at Comic-Con. He was excited about it. Thanks.

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      1. David Thomas‏ @onemorethingto 15 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson @JHiller3 I'm in DC and I hate light polution.

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      1. Jonathan 👣 🚲‏ @jonathanavt 15 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson @jhiller3 You should look up more. :-) The sky is chock-full of satellites.

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      1. Gage Peterson‏ @G4pwns 15 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson @jhiller3 Twas a UFO. What other possible explanation is there!?

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      1. Baka Karasu 烏‏ @BakaKarasu 15 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson @JHiller3 Sure it wasn't the transport for your aformentioned ComicCon alien?

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      1. Brad Williams‏ @Bradcopter 15 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson look, I'm not saying it's aliens, but... it's probably aliens.

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      1. Edward Nunez‏ @B3anMachine 15 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson @JHiller3 Manmade satellites are visible to the naked eye? #themoreyouknow

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      1. Mr. Ryan‏ @Arby_Bergstyelz 15 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson how can something move at 8km/sec? Let's say roughly 5mps? 18000mph? That's unfathomably fast! Do bullets go that fast?

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      1. Alan Bridgewater‏ @drawfouralan 15 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson maybe that "satellite" in Ontario was the spaceship of the alien you met at Comic-Con, returning back home

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      1. Do The Thing!‏ @MartiBWBear 15 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson Star light, star bright. First star I see tonight. I wish I may, I wish I might...oh damn! It's a satellite! #poemsofchildhood

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