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Newly spotted comet may outshine the full moon
New Scientist ^
| Tuesday, September 25, 2012
| Jeff Hecht
Posted on 09/26/2012 6:29:10 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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posted on
09/26/2012 6:29:18 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
To: SunkenCiv
I’m hoping for a good comet.
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posted on
09/26/2012 6:31:28 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
To: 75thOVI; agrace; aimhigh; Alice in Wonderland; AndrewC; aragorn; aristotleman; Avoiding_Sulla; ...
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posted on
09/26/2012 6:35:12 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
To: cripplecreek
Im hoping for a good comet.
I'm just hoping there isn't the same plague of Apocalyptikook idiots like there was for Comet Elenin.
To: Strategerist
I'm just hoping there isn't the same plague of Apocalyptikook idiots like there was for Comet Elenin.
I'm counting on them. I might just buy stock in Nike.
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posted on
09/26/2012 6:37:31 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
To: SunkenCiv
The Mayan calender end of the world comet! ;-)
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posted on
09/26/2012 6:38:11 PM PDT
by
Red Steel
To: Red Steel
Take a look at my FReeper birthday.
I’m one of the FReepers of the Apocalypse.
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posted on
09/26/2012 6:40:38 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
To: Strategerist; cripplecreek
Exactly. Regarding the kookery, here are the two comments, one with a link.
SewerRat on September 26, 2012 5:51 AM
Let me guess, the conspiracy theorist boys have got it intersecting Earth’s orbit on December 20th.
sojkovec on September 26, 2012 11:41 AM
In fact, trajectory of this comet will not intersect Earth orbit’s trajectory at all, according to this pic:
http://o.canada.com/2012/09/25/will-we-have-a-christmas-comet-in-2013/
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posted on
09/26/2012 6:41:47 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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To: Strategerist
I am old enough to remember Kohoutek in 1973, and Halley in 1985, plus a few other sky-smudges that were oversold prior to their actual visibility. (Kohoutek was not even visible from North America if I remember correctly). These guys always say it will be visible by day, outshine the moon, etc. Then it turns out to be crap. Just like Obama.
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posted on
09/26/2012 6:43:32 PM PDT
by
PrkChps
To: SunkenCiv
That would be amazing!
I saw Halley Bop in zero light pollution in the desert at Ft Irwin.
I filmed it with night vision which increased the length of the tail 5 fold.
Then the unexpected happened.
I caught a shooting star bisecting the tail!
To bad it’s on VHS C
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posted on
09/26/2012 6:45:33 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: SunkenCiv
It’ll be interesting to see what happens when it gets that close to the sun
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posted on
09/26/2012 6:47:20 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(http://asspos.blogspot.com)
To: PrkChps
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posted on
09/26/2012 6:48:04 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: SunkenCiv
Am starting to be sorry for astronomers. Doesn't their necks hurt looking up all the time? Anyways, Thanks for the heads up.
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posted on
09/26/2012 6:53:01 PM PDT
by
no-to-illegals
(Please God, Protect and Bless Our Men and Women in Uniform with Victory. Amen.)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
09/26/2012 6:55:47 PM PDT
by
dalebert
To: no-to-illegals
Not a problem. ☺
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posted on
09/26/2012 6:57:00 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: SunkenCiv
Maybe it’s actually......Planet X.
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posted on
09/26/2012 6:58:10 PM PDT
by
stevio
(God, guns, guts.)
To: GeronL
Itll be interesting to see what happens when it gets that close to the sunFor 2.3 seconds, Stevie.
"Mama always told me not to look into the eyes of the sun..."
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posted on
09/26/2012 6:59:58 PM PDT
by
bigheadfred
(juuuussst kidding)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
09/26/2012 7:01:06 PM PDT
by
23 Everest
(When seconds count. The police are just 23 minutes away. 831 Bonnie)
To: mylife
Gee doesn’t that thing have to be lined up? That calls for neck breaking skills.
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posted on
09/26/2012 7:03:37 PM PDT
by
no-to-illegals
(Please God, Protect and Bless Our Men and Women in Uniform with Victory. Amen.)
To: Red Steel
Having just watched Omen, the 2006 version, this headline gave me frikking goosebumps. Here is the poem from that version:
When the Jews return to Zion
And a comet rips the sky
And the Holy Roman Empire caliphate rises,
Then you and I must die.
From the eternal sea (politics) he rises,
Creating armies on either shore,
Turning man against his brother
'Til man exists no more.
It is possible that this might refer to the Catholic church rising up against obama's ultimatum, but to me it seems larger than that. When this was written, no one foresaw a mohammedan caliphate as a danger since mohammed had not been born yet. NOW we see that it has become the biggest danger to civilization that has ever existed and it covers the world.
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posted on
09/26/2012 7:03:50 PM PDT
by
MestaMachine
(obama kills and bo stinks)
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