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Comet ISON

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#1 ·
We've had a little talk here and there on these boards about the comet, but not much attention has been given it.

I think it's worthy of its own thread at the very least :thumb:

Comet ISON is set to be visible come November of THIS year. (not 2014 like some have suggested) And then it will swing past the sun getting brighter and brighter until it shoots past mars (relatively closely) then past us on its way out again.

I'm not suggesting this comet is Nibiru, or Elenin, Planet X, the second sun, or any of those other theories.

I am suggesting that this comet is worthy of watching, and not just for is Awe factor. It's fairly large at an estimated 3 mile nucleus and 3100 mile coma. It's a sun grazer, and it's close orbit to the sun could easily change things. It could break apart. We don't know what size pieces it would break into, or where they would go. It could also hold together but be flung into a new orbit, one that could put it either closer or further from us and mars...

There are other factors to consider, like what will it's magnetic/electrical impact be on the sun or our planets if any.

There are a lot of unknowns still about this comet, but one thing that is known is that it is indeed on its way. Time will tell. Things in our solar system are already changing for unknown reasons, and I wonder if it's all just coincidental.

Here are just a couple quick links for some more information, but a quick search for "Comet ISON" will yield a plethora of info. Some of which is way out in left field, but some of it is good thought provoking scientific data :thumb:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/science/ison-view.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40wICUY5VmU&feature=youtube_gdata

http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/07/us/comet-ison-5-things/index.html
 
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#146 ·
we missed out on Halley's (very dim) and Kahoutek was a bust. I think in the early 1990s a good one passed by, I do remember seeing that tail; don't remember the name. so I'm looking forward to a good comet sighting. (but, like a tornado, not TOO close...)
 
#173 ·
LoL.
The Little Comet that Could.

"I think I can I think I can.."

Watching the speed, and miles tick down on those sites is astounding.
If something did eventually hit earth, it would def have the equivalent force of a .45 ACP round hitting a suspended pig carcass, rather than a wimpy 9mm.
(How scientists do the 45 vs 9mm debate).
 
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