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WATCH LIVE TODAY @ 1 pm ET: Comet ISON Buzzes the Sun, SpaceX Rocket Launch
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| 28 November, 2013
| Staff
Posted on 11/28/2013 8:24:35 AM PST by Errant
NASA will hold a live Google+ hangout on Thursday (Nov. 28) to webcast the solar passage of Comet ISON as it whips around the sun. The webcast will begin at 1 p.m. EST (1800 GMT) and last until 3:30 p.m. EST (2030 GMT). You will be able to watch the webcast live in the window below at the start time. LATEST STORY: Comet ISON Makes Thanksgiving Day Sun Flyby Today: Watch It Live Online
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: astronomy; comet; cometison; greencomet; ison; science; space; sun
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To: winoneforthegipper
yep. need a cosmic vacuum.
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posted on
11/29/2013 4:25:48 PM PST
by
machogirl
(First they came for my tagline)
To: machogirl
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posted on
11/29/2013 5:02:39 PM PST
by
winoneforthegipper
("If you can't ride two horses at once, you probably shouldn't be in the circus" - SP)
To: winoneforthegipper
Nope. Perhaps the current occupant of the White House might give me 500 million or so to develop one?
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posted on
11/29/2013 6:47:11 PM PST
by
machogirl
(First they came for my tagline)
To: winoneforthegipper
That's amazing! Thanks!
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posted on
11/29/2013 7:12:21 PM PST
by
Errant
To: machogirl
a cosmic vacuum.
Hey, that’s my dog at feeding time!
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posted on
11/29/2013 7:16:54 PM PST
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: winoneforthegipper
I remember reading a sciFi story about scientists
going for a close orbit of the sun. Perihelion I think
it was called. they used a hollowed out ice comet with
rotation as I recall...only one or two survived.
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posted on
11/29/2013 7:22:15 PM PST
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: tet68
207
posted on
11/29/2013 7:27:08 PM PST
by
machogirl
(First they came for my tagline)
To: winoneforthegipper; Errant; The Cajun
Just before going behind the Sun it appears to have dual tails, one brighter than the other. When it comes out two tails are there. The latest picture I saw from SOHO was 11/30/13 00:13. Still appears that something is there. That quick U-turn has got to hurt.
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posted on
11/29/2013 7:51:13 PM PST
by
Starstruck
(If my reply offends, you probably don't understand sarcasm or criticism...or do.)
To: Starstruck; Errant; The Cajun; machogirl
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posted on
11/29/2013 9:56:24 PM PST
by
winoneforthegipper
("If you can't ride two horses at once, you probably shouldn't be in the circus" - SP)
To: winoneforthegipper
He seems to be talking it down a lot, expectation wise, if I’m following his drift right.
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posted on
11/29/2013 10:31:07 PM PST
by
The Cajun
(Sarah Palin, Mark Levin, Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, Louie Gohmert......Nuff said.)
To: The Cajun
Yeah seeing that video....it got blasted by a cme...no?
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posted on
11/30/2013 4:51:47 AM PST
by
winoneforthegipper
("If you can't ride two horses at once, you probably shouldn't be in the circus" - SP)
To: winoneforthegipper
Latest SOHO show it fading. Oh well, guess its time to start looking for another one.
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posted on
11/30/2013 10:48:44 AM PST
by
Starstruck
(If my reply offends, you probably don't understand sarcasm or criticism...or do.)
To: winoneforthegipper
213
posted on
11/30/2013 11:24:44 AM PST
by
machogirl
(First they came for my tagline)
To: Starstruck; winoneforthegipper
Latest SOHO show it fading. Oh well, guess its time to start looking for another one. Oh well, as the losing football teams say, wait till next year or years or years and years :)
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posted on
11/30/2013 12:42:28 PM PST
by
The Cajun
(Sarah Palin, Mark Levin, Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, Louie Gohmert......Nuff said.)
To: The Cajun; Errant; machogirl
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posted on
12/01/2013 6:50:36 AM PST
by
winoneforthegipper
("If you can't ride two horses at once, you probably shouldn't be in the circus" - SP)
To: winoneforthegipper
Can't wait to see what's waiting for us in January when earth passes through the entry trail. ISON's loose composition might make for an interesting "dust" trail left behind on entry. Have to wonder where all of this debris is headed as well. Most will exit but this is a huge envelope of material that has gotten scattered about - over twice the diameter of the Sun!
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posted on
12/01/2013 7:14:09 AM PST
by
Errant
To: Errant
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posted on
12/01/2013 8:07:00 AM PST
by
winoneforthegipper
("If you can't ride two horses at once, you probably shouldn't be in the circus" - SP)
To: winoneforthegipper; machogirl; The Cajun; Starstruck
Let's hope! Given ISON encountered an X-flare or two while inbound, and its composition, there could also be a few larger ones streaking through earth's atmosphere during transition of the dust trail. ;)
Here's an interesting fact: Both ISON and LoveJoy reach perihelion on American Feast Days (Thanksgiving and Christmas respectively) - a harbinger? :)
Comet #LovejoyR1's perihelion is Christmas Day.
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posted on
12/01/2013 9:52:59 AM PST
by
Errant
To: Errant
Interesting stuff....did you see anything official coming out of the ISON project as to the probability that ISON’s remains stay on it’s orbital path?
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posted on
12/01/2013 6:50:11 PM PST
by
winoneforthegipper
("If you can't ride two horses at once, you probably shouldn't be in the circus" - SP)
To: winoneforthegipper; Errant
One grand disappointment for me.
Kind of fell for the original hype of it covering 1/2 the sky or more.
Once in a lifetime kind of thing.
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posted on
12/01/2013 6:59:30 PM PST
by
The Cajun
(Sarah Palin, Mark Levin, Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, Louie Gohmert......Nuff said.)
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