Posted on 11/18/2013 7:07:30 PM PST by BenLurkin
Comet ISON could break up into itty-bitty pieces long before it gets closer to the Sun, selfishly denying us all the opportunity to see it shine brightly in the night sky.
The comet is currently visible in the predawn sky, but it may not be there for long if astroboffins from the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research and the Astronomical Institute at Ludwig Maximilian University are right.
In a post on the International Astronomical Union's Comets and Asteroids Facebook page, the scientists reported spotting "wings" coming from the comet, which may suggest that the nucleus has broken up.
"The coma wings suggest the presence of two or more sub-nuclei with individual expanding atmospheres in the overall cometary coma and may indicate nucleus splitting in the comet," they said.
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The global warming crowd would have a fit if the tires in front of that one house caught fire.
Lol, Yes they would. Burning a tire is about a $10,000 fine now.
Sounds like a game Obama & Reggie play...
that pic says it all, and algore thinks we control the planet. blah on algore, may all his chakras be too tight.
Black smoke baaaaaaaaaaaad, LOL.
Think I remember that eruption from 5 years ago, was in the news a while.
On a side note, on the news 2 weeks ago, they expect the *Old Sinkhole* to double in size to around 60-70 acres.
Still caving into the salt dome.
Lol, had to look that word up - not a word used often in redneck vernacular.
Sounds like a lake that needs a name now. How 'bout "Lake Butane"? Kinda sounds French? ;)
April 15, 2014...Passover...first of the four ‘Blood Moons’...what an interesting coincidence.
Apparently in algore’s world, he needs an attractive lady to loosen them.
They are still worried about the methane blowing up?
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