Posted on 01/10/2007 4:34:14 PM PST by rface
Comet McNaught: Brightest Comet in 30 Years On Display Tonight
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The brightest comet in thirty years may be able to be seen by the naked eye tonight. Comet McNaught is plunging toward the sun, and the heat is causing it to brighten dramatically. A few days ago, it was barely visible in evening twilight, but now it pops into view while the sky is still glowing blue. Only Venus is brighter.
BBS News is reporting that Comet McNaught has continued to brighten as it approaches the sun and it is now the brightest comet in 30 years.
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The astrological significance of comets has been the subject of much study, but so far no definite conclusions have been reached. Suggestion has been advanced that Donate's comet, which made its first appearance of record in June 1858 and attained its maximum brilliancy on October 9th, was a factor in the nativity of Theodore Roosevelt, born October 27, 1858. It is presumed that comets presage history-making events; but operating through individuals whose birth coincides with their appearance, their effects are so delayed as often to be overlooked.
"When beggars die there are no comets seen; The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes." - Shakespeare.
The year of F. D. Roosevelt's birth was also marked by the appearance of one of the brightest comets of record, which was visible in broad daylight - even at noon.
WIKIPEDIA: They were usually considered bad omens of deaths of kings or noble men, or coming catastrophes. From ancient sources, such as Chinese oracle bones, it is known that their appearances have been noticed by humans for millennia. One very famous old recording of a comet is the appearance of Halley's Comet on the Bayeux Tapestry, which records the Norman conquest of England in AD 1066.[2]
The future is decided tonight.
So if I am in Southern California, where, which direction do I look?
There was a big comet happening when Princess Di and Mother Theresa died, if I recall.
I couldn't find it here either, but there was some clouds.
hale-bopp?
Up? ;)
Unfortunate comparison. The reference was to Julius Caesar going/not going to the senate, where he was assassinated.
God protect President Bush today and always.
I'm in Arizona with cloud cover. Am I gonna get to see it?
It just figures that every time the northern lights are at their best, and comets are visible to the naked eye, we finally get some cloud cover. Dang.
Thanks for the heads up, rface! BTTT
That was it--1997.
After sunset, the brightest light in the sky in the southwest is Venus. The comet should be a bit north (or to the right of Venus) and a bit below Venus. Happy hunting.
Thanks.
. . . it was a good omen for William of Normandy . . .
IMHO...this thread is useless. No offense intended. Ny roses bloomed today also.
......thanx to the Comet
Remember the nutcases in California at the time of Hale-Bopp? I should tell Teddy to keep his sneakers on. or maybe it's docksiders this time.
January 10
•Thomas Paine's Common Sense was published, 1776
London's Metropolitan; World's first underground railway, opened to the public, 1863
•The League of Nations established 1920
•The Holocaust began, 1933
I find that interpreting "astrologers" and their "messages" to be far more of interest.
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