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Posted on 11/28/2013 8:24:35 AM PST by Errant
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To: winoneforthegipper
I think it survived. I’m not an astronomer but I’m an expert on being starstruck and I don’t think this comet was.
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posted on
11/28/2013 3:42:46 PM PST
by
Starstruck
(If my reply offends, you probably don't understand sarcasm or criticism...or do.)
To: Starstruck
Totally in agreement with ya!
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posted on
11/28/2013 3:44:07 PM PST
by
winoneforthegipper
("If you can't ride two horses at once, you probably shouldn't be in the circus" - SP)
To: winoneforthegipper; The Cajun; Starstruck
We’ll know more about how much is left soon. Certainly something survived, and that might be more rock than ice now?
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posted on
11/28/2013 3:44:55 PM PST
by
Errant
To: winoneforthegipper
Yeah, it spread out a lot. Should still go up and over us though, according to the original projected path.
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posted on
11/28/2013 3:47:19 PM PST
by
Errant
To: Errant
I don’t know if they will ever be sure...soho did not pick it up so that suggests that it had no oxygen. Least that’s how I think that works on not sure.
No wait I am positive how that imaging works....so that will have them scratching their heads for awhile.
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posted on
11/28/2013 3:48:05 PM PST
by
winoneforthegipper
("If you can't ride two horses at once, you probably shouldn't be in the circus" - SP)
To: Errant
We’ll know more about how much is left soon. Certainly something survived, and that might be more rock than ice now?I got to think if the entire comet didn't get eaten by the Sun, it survived. It's alive! It's alive!
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posted on
11/28/2013 3:49:45 PM PST
by
Starstruck
(If my reply offends, you probably don't understand sarcasm or criticism...or do.)
To: Errant
no no not at all....we are in it’s inbound but firsts it’s out bound pathway.
So the earth’s rotation gets the north pole and the solar winds gets the south pole on exit....
Remember though a lot of the debris will be not even Atom size...so what I am interested in is long term climate effects....lol
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posted on
11/28/2013 3:50:19 PM PST
by
winoneforthegipper
("If you can't ride two horses at once, you probably shouldn't be in the circus" - SP)
To: winoneforthegipper
Now that I think about it, the sun did look kind of dim this afternoon. ;)
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posted on
11/28/2013 3:52:44 PM PST
by
Errant
To: Starstruck
Well the ancients talked about a “blue star” that unmasks. Maybe it’s the mother ship using the sun in a braking maneuver to enter earth’s orbit??? lol
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posted on
11/28/2013 3:54:48 PM PST
by
Errant
To: winoneforthegipper
Remember though a lot of the debris will be not even Atom size... Oh oh, free quarks be coming :)
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posted on
11/28/2013 3:55:30 PM PST
by
The Cajun
(Sarah Palin, Mark Levin, Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, Louie Gohmert......Nuff said.)
To: winoneforthegipper; Errant
Look, I’m a geezer. Back in the 50’s is when I first heard about Haley’s Comet. I couldn’t wait even though it was going to be ‘86. Then Kohoutek was coming. It was a bust. So was Haleys. Give me one decent comet before I depart this mortal coil.
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posted on
11/28/2013 4:07:52 PM PST
by
Starstruck
(If my reply offends, you probably don't understand sarcasm or criticism...or do.)
To: Starstruck
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posted on
11/28/2013 4:09:15 PM PST
by
winoneforthegipper
("If you can't ride two horses at once, you probably shouldn't be in the circus" - SP)
To: winoneforthegipper
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posted on
11/28/2013 4:10:04 PM PST
by
Starstruck
(If my reply offends, you probably don't understand sarcasm or criticism...or do.)
To: Starstruck; winoneforthegipper
I was just looking at the latest SOHO image. Looks like a lot of debris to me - no discernible nucleus. If the sun somehow pushed some of it into a lower trajectory, like gipper said, the end of December might be interesting. Then we still have the entry trail earth will go through in January. And then there is the comet that has a VERY close encounter with Mars next year!
Don't give up yet! ;)
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posted on
11/28/2013 4:11:39 PM PST
by
Errant
To: Errant
Point of clarification when I said soho did not pick it up i meant the SDO did not....lol
The SDO totally captures only oxygen related images....
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posted on
11/28/2013 4:20:46 PM PST
by
winoneforthegipper
("If you can't ride two horses at once, you probably shouldn't be in the circus" - SP)
To: Starstruck; Errant; The Cajun
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posted on
11/28/2013 4:25:32 PM PST
by
winoneforthegipper
("If you can't ride two horses at once, you probably shouldn't be in the circus" - SP)
To: Errant
Been trying to get on the NASA SOHO site, won't connect???
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posted on
11/28/2013 4:31:30 PM PST
by
The Cajun
(Sarah Palin, Mark Levin, Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, Louie Gohmert......Nuff said.)
To: The Cajun
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posted on
11/28/2013 4:35:53 PM PST
by
winoneforthegipper
("If you can't ride two horses at once, you probably shouldn't be in the circus" - SP)
To: winoneforthegipper
Hey thanks a bunch, bookmarked site.
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posted on
11/28/2013 4:38:05 PM PST
by
The Cajun
(Sarah Palin, Mark Levin, Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, Louie Gohmert......Nuff said.)
To: The Cajun
I am positive now we have a full fledged comet....
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posted on
11/28/2013 4:39:11 PM PST
by
winoneforthegipper
("If you can't ride two horses at once, you probably shouldn't be in the circus" - SP)
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