Debunking Comet ISON Conspiracy Theories (No, ISON is Not Nibiru)

www.universetoday.com ^ | April 29, 2013 | David Dickinson on

[BenLurkin]

What are some of the conspiracy theories out there about Comet ISON?

One currently circulating claim states that Comet ISON has “companions” that have been imaged trailing it. While comets do indeed fragment on occasion, the culprits that can be seen in the .gif animation circulating the internet are easily identified by photography experts as hot pixels in the camera.

Another even more extravagant claim is that Comet ISON will somehow appear “as bright as the Sun.” Even if Comet ISON reaches an expected magnitude equal to that of the full Moon at -13, it will do so when it is less than a degree from the Sun. Our Sun shines at magnitude -26.74, or over 158,000 times brighter, so it would be very difficult for this comet to compete with the Sun’s brightness in the daytime!

Others seem to worry that this comet — or particles from ISON — could impact Earth. Comet ISON will be making its inner solar system passage safely 0.426 A.U., or a little over 63 million kilometers from Earth even on its closest approach on December 26th. Scientists have defined this comet’s orbit very precisely, and it won’t hit Earth. So, no Comet ISON is not Nibiru — that ‘tenth planet’ destined to destroy Earth that conspiracy lovers can’t seem to let go of.

The debris — which might create a very nice meteor shower — is made up of extremely tiny grains of dust, no more than a few microns wide. Since they will be hitting Earth’s atmosphere at speeds up to 200,000 km/hr (125,000 miles per hour), the particles will burn up.

[dragnet2]

Yep...See my first 3 words...

[American Constitutionalist]

I won't call the comet ISON Nibiru, but, since Obama signed a agreement with the Russians to have their troops here in the FEMA 3 area, Del, MD, DC, VA, WV areas, for search and rescue would it be a far stretch to think it might be what the bible called “ WORMWOOD “ ?
You don't suppose they know that ISON is WORMWOOD about to hit earth ?
It's strange that they didn't call this comet's name after those who discovered it, no, they called it after the insitution in Russia.