Posted on 06/30/2021 6:47:17 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
A comet unlike any other in recorded history is on a trajectory to zip through the inner solar system in less than a decade, but like most space rocks that make the news, it isn’t anything to lose sleep over.
Comet 2014 UN271 was observed during a mission called the Dark Energy Survey back in 2014, but skywatchers didn’t realize that the data gathered was showing a comet until mid-June of this year.
Pedro Bernardelli and Gary Bernstein were the two people who made this realization, giving Comet 2014 UN271 a name that rolls off the tongue a bit easier: Comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein.
This discovery could be one for the record books, leading some to call it a “mega comet.” It is estimated to be between 60 and 230 miles wide, which could make it the largest comet ever discovered, EarthSky said.
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It’s not gonna come any closer than Uranus!.....................
Is this one the SMOD?
:D
Comet
It will make your teeth turn green
Comet
It tastes like gasoline
Comet
It will make you vomit
So get some Comet and vomit, today!
Lucifer’s Hammer
Thank you for the flashback to the third grade!
Ltr
Nope, won’t come close.....................
Just call it Comet (Commie) Bernie.
Nope, not even close. It’s big, but won’t even come nearer than Jupiter...............
I’ll have to hunt that up.
Remember the 80s movie “Night of the Comet”?
Unintentionally hilarious.
A world populated by Valley Girl survivors.
I remember Hale Bopp. It was a goodie.
Pfffft!
Hopefully, it wasn’t discovered by an amateur astronomer named Timothy Hamner. . .
They’re everywhere! They’re everywhere!
I still remember that little jingle!
Hmmm. Probable ice all set. 80 - 230 mile diameter to approach the orbit of Saturn. What to expect? Well Saturn has lots of moons, some much larger. They don’t put on much of a show, from there, for unaided earthbound vision. One, Mimas, is a 250 mile diameter ice ball, best know for having one large crater making it resemble the Death Star. And this isn’t its first visit. It’s likely had a few thousand such million year spaced visits.
Hot Fudge Tuesday
Those words helpfully remind us not to consume bleach-based cleansers. Sung to the melody of the Colonel Boogey March.
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