[Orlando]

This comet looks big to me ? Should be interesting to see what happens on April 17th ? Here's a realtime link:

http://soho.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime/c3/512

[dirtboy]

Will Comet Bradfield survive?

It doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell.

Oh, wait, it IS a snowball...

[Orlando]

Here's real-time images.


http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime/realtime-c3.html

[Ignatz]

Will this mean a greater chance for aurora's visible in lower latitudes?

[headsonpikes]

spaceweather.com

"Expect overnight clearing with comet fragments in the morning, followed by solar flares."

""Wait a sec...there is no 'overnight' in space. Hey, who's writing this copy?"

[Fester Chugabrew]

This is almost certain to usher in the next ice age in dramatic style. Hang on to your meatloaf.

[Semper Paratus]

Could it be visible to the eye or binocs? Probably viewable close to sunrise/sunset if at all.

[SpyGuy]

Somehow, this will be blamed on SUVs.

[N. Theknow]

So what's the over/under before someone posts a

WE'RE DOOMED!

Well that took care of that.

[steveo]

"Ted Striker's got more guts in his little finger than most of us do in our large intestine, including the colon!"

[Rummyfan]

We're doomed! DOOMED!

[patriot_wes]

I can hear the tour guide on the comet now.....here comes the sun, do en do do, here comes the sun and I say - it's all right......

[isom35]

Will the Enterprise reach it in time? Its the only ship in the quadrant!

[msdrby]

ping

[Truth666]

Historical photo document, April 16 2004 - largest comet ever hitting the sun

[safeasthebanks]

Women, children and minorities hit hardest...

[searchandrecovery]

I don't want to cause a panic here or anything, but what if the comet extinguishes (or in layman's terms, "puts out") the sun? That's all for now, going to the store to pick up some extra lightbulbs just in case.

[Pagey]

One of the fascinating things I've learned online, is how material flows back towards the sun. If someone would've suggested that 20 years ago, he'd have been laughed out of town. The "Astronomy Picture Of The Day", w/ a Detailed Caption from Nov 2001.

Quote: "...the cloud seems to be moving inward at 50-100 kilometers per second..."

Click on the Picture and you can see the 3 Hour, 4 Picture set. It's truly amazing.


http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap011129.html

[In_25_words_or_less]

Comet Bradfield is plunging toward the sun; at closest approach on April 17th it will be well inside the orbit of Mercury.

Run! It's a Mercury Comet!

[Conservative4Ever]

Sun-approaching comets sometimes break-apart. Will Comet Bradfield survive?

It will if it goes at night.

Red

[Truth666]

Can please one of those "science" journalists that brainwash people with evolution theory, please ask NASA why are they so busy with water in Mars that they

didn't discover the largest comet ever approaching the sun ?

- discovered by Willliam A. Bradfield (Yankalilla, SA) three days ago ...