Well, what do YOU think? I say the Chimp croaks as the comet passes...
Docrodile :)~
New Comet Visible in Evening Sky - Brilliant!
McNaught's comet, originally discovered by astronomer Robert McNaught in
August 2006, has become much brighter over the past several nights,
according to Space.com columnist, Joe Rao, a broadcast meteorologist and
lecturer at New York's Hayden Planetarium.
The comet will be closest to the sun on Friday afternoon. It is expected
to reach its peak brightness by Friday or Saturday, Rao says. "This could
very well turn out to be the most brilliant comet in more than 30 years,"
Rao says.
According to Discovery Channel News, look just left of due west during
early evening to catch a glimpse of the comet. The further north you are
the better you'll be able to see it.
-Flora Lichtman
http://www.sciencefriday.com/news/011007/news0110071.html
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| User: "Werewolfy" |
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13 Jan 2007 10:53:50 AM |
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Docrodile wrote:
The comet will be closest to the sun on Friday afternoon. It is expected
to reach its peak brightness by Friday or Saturday, Rao says. "This could
very well turn out to be the most brilliant comet in more than 30 years,"
Wouldn't be too hard really Doc. Even Halley's comet much vaunted 76
year return was a damp squib rather than a spectacular exhibition in
the sky.
That's the trouble with the damned things. Not actually exciting, just
a smear of light in the backdrop of the night sky..and a very small
smear of faint light at that.
I suppose to be spectacular, to be struck with awe on seeing a comet,
the damned thing would have to pass so close that this would in all
probability be the last thing any of us sees.
I've always found comets boring things really. Ice and rock wandering
around. Never cared too much for ice and rock on Earth..let alone a
hundred million miles away.
There is always the legends that comets fore-tell major events. I don't
think so..Oh dear me no. Hell, people can't do that, let alone
wandering lumps of ice!
Werewolfy
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| User: "mukyuk" |
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13 Jan 2007 11:17:00 AM |
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"Werewolfy" <Werewolfy1@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1168707228.803049.107710@v45g2000cwv.googlegroups.com...
Docrodile wrote:
The comet will be closest to the sun on Friday afternoon. It is expected
to reach its peak brightness by Friday or Saturday, Rao says. "This could
very well turn out to be the most brilliant comet in more than 30 years,"
Wouldn't be too hard really Doc. Even Halley's comet much vaunted 76
year return was a damp squib rather than a spectacular exhibition in
the sky.
That's the trouble with the damned things. Not actually exciting, just
a smear of light in the backdrop of the night sky..and a very small
smear of faint light at that.
I suppose to be spectacular, to be struck with awe on seeing a comet,
the damned thing would have to pass so close that this would in all
probability be the last thing any of us sees.
I've always found comets boring things really. Ice and rock wandering
around. Never cared too much for ice and rock on Earth..let alone a
hundred million miles away.
There is always the legends that comets fore-tell major events. I don't
think so..Oh dear me no. Hell, people can't do that, let alone
wandering lumps of ice!
That's funny. I was thinking the same thing, but didn't want to say
anything. If you've seen one comet, you've seen them all is my motto. But
still, I wished to see it, just to say I saw three comments so far. It's too
close to the Sun now for any reasonable chance again. All the hype should
have been last week.
Werewolfy
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| User: "Dr. Bipolar" |
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13 Jan 2007 11:23:29 AM |
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Werewolfy wrote:
Docrodile wrote:
The comet will be closest to the sun on Friday afternoon. It is expected
to reach its peak brightness by Friday or Saturday, Rao says. "This could
very well turn out to be the most brilliant comet in more than 30 years,"
Wouldn't be too hard really Doc. Even Halley's comet much vaunted 76
year return was a damp squib rather than a spectacular exhibition in
the sky.
That's the trouble with the damned things. Not actually exciting, just
a smear of light in the backdrop of the night sky..and a very small
smear of faint light at that.
I suppose to be spectacular, to be struck with awe on seeing a comet,
the damned thing would have to pass so close that this would in all
probability be the last thing any of us sees.
I've always found comets boring things really. Ice and rock wandering
around. Never cared too much for ice and rock on Earth..let alone a
hundred million miles away.
There is always the legends that comets fore-tell major events. I don't
think so..Oh dear me no. Hell, people can't do that, let alone
wandering lumps of ice!
Werewolfy
That's the joke of my posting a spate of stories on McNaught, Wolfy --
I know that! LOL! Yeah, the sensationalistic press about them is often
beyond the reality of watching the things. I've seen only two in my
life -- Kohoutek in 1973-74 was the first, and looked like a tiny faint
white smudge, and then Hale-Bopp that actually was rather pretty to
look at through binoculars. It looked like a blue welder's arc torch
and had a nice undulating long tail. That was in 1995, I think.
Fireballs are more exciting, if you can catch their extremely
short-lived act. You're right, the return of Halley's was boring...but
old accounts and photos of the early 1900s visit was something truly
awesome! I'd like to see that happen in my lifetime -- a huge comet and
we pass through its tail or it grazes the outer atmosphere! Comets are
about as exciting as watching spots on the sun...if you've seen one
spot, you've seen 'em all. Amateur and pro astronomers get more
excited, though...
Dr. Bipolar
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| User: "mukyuk" |
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13 Jan 2007 11:57:03 AM |
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"Dr. Bipolar" <g-ray52@excite.com> wrote in message
news:1168709008.263187.31080@q2g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
Werewolfy wrote:
Docrodile wrote:
The comet will be closest to the sun on Friday afternoon. It is
expected
to reach its peak brightness by Friday or Saturday, Rao says. "This
could
very well turn out to be the most brilliant comet in more than 30
years,"
Wouldn't be too hard really Doc. Even Halley's comet much vaunted 76
year return was a damp squib rather than a spectacular exhibition in
the sky.
That's the trouble with the damned things. Not actually exciting, just
a smear of light in the backdrop of the night sky..and a very small
smear of faint light at that.
I suppose to be spectacular, to be struck with awe on seeing a comet,
the damned thing would have to pass so close that this would in all
probability be the last thing any of us sees.
I've always found comets boring things really. Ice and rock wandering
around. Never cared too much for ice and rock on Earth..let alone a
hundred million miles away.
There is always the legends that comets fore-tell major events. I don't
think so..Oh dear me no. Hell, people can't do that, let alone
wandering lumps of ice!
Werewolfy
That's the joke of my posting a spate of stories on McNaught, Wolfy --
I know that! LOL! Yeah, the sensationalistic press about them is often
beyond the reality of watching the things. I've seen only two in my
life -- Kohoutek in 1973-74 was the first, and looked like a tiny faint
white smudge, and then Hale-Bopp that actually was rather pretty to
look at through binoculars.
Was there not antogher bright one just a couple years before Hale-Bopp. I
vaguely remember, but maybe it's only my imigination. Maybe I only saw one
commet so far. Why do I remember seeing two?
It looked like a blue welder's arc torch
and had a nice undulating long tail. That was in 1995, I think.
Fireballs are more exciting, if you can catch their extremely
short-lived act. You're right, the return of Halley's was boring...but
old accounts and photos of the early 1900s visit was something truly
awesome! I'd like to see that happen in my lifetime -- a huge comet and
we pass through its tail or it grazes the outer atmosphere! Comets are
about as exciting as watching spots on the sun...if you've seen one
spot, you've seen 'em all. Amateur and pro astronomers get more
excited, though...
Dr. Bipolar
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| User: "Docrodile" |
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13 Jan 2007 02:11:22 PM |
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"mukyuk" <a@b.com> wrote in message
news:P39qh.621938$5R2.483250@pd7urf3no...
"Dr. Bipolar" <g-ray52@excite.com> wrote in message
news:1168709008.263187.31080@q2g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
Werewolfy wrote:
Docrodile wrote:
The comet will be closest to the sun on Friday afternoon. It is
expected
to reach its peak brightness by Friday or Saturday, Rao says. "This
could
very well turn out to be the most brilliant comet in more than 30
years,"
Wouldn't be too hard really Doc. Even Halley's comet much vaunted 76
year return was a damp squib rather than a spectacular exhibition in
the sky.
That's the trouble with the damned things. Not actually exciting, just
a smear of light in the backdrop of the night sky..and a very small
smear of faint light at that.
I suppose to be spectacular, to be struck with awe on seeing a comet,
the damned thing would have to pass so close that this would in all
probability be the last thing any of us sees.
I've always found comets boring things really. Ice and rock wandering
around. Never cared too much for ice and rock on Earth..let alone a
hundred million miles away.
There is always the legends that comets fore-tell major events. I
don't
think so..Oh dear me no. Hell, people can't do that, let alone
wandering lumps of ice!
Werewolfy
That's the joke of my posting a spate of stories on McNaught, Wolfy --
I know that! LOL! Yeah, the sensationalistic press about them is often
beyond the reality of watching the things. I've seen only two in my
life -- Kohoutek in 1973-74 was the first, and looked like a tiny faint
white smudge, and then Hale-Bopp that actually was rather pretty to
look at through binoculars.
Was there not antogher bright one just a couple years before Hale-Bopp.
I vaguely remember, but maybe it's only my imigination. Maybe I only saw
one commet so far. Why do I remember seeing two?
Maybe you got the time sequence turned around and saw the other afterward.
There was the Hyakutake Comet in '96. Or maybe someone threw a can of
Comet cleanser at you while you were *****-faced drunk and it gave you a
false memory...the can does have a comet on it. LOL!!!
Docrodile :)~
It looked like a blue welder's arc torch
and had a nice undulating long tail. That was in 1995, I think.
Fireballs are more exciting, if you can catch their extremely
short-lived act. You're right, the return of Halley's was boring...but
old accounts and photos of the early 1900s visit was something truly
awesome! I'd like to see that happen in my lifetime -- a huge comet and
we pass through its tail or it grazes the outer atmosphere! Comets are
about as exciting as watching spots on the sun...if you've seen one
spot, you've seen 'em all. Amateur and pro astronomers get more
excited, though...
Dr. Bipolar
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| User: "Steven Douglas" |
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13 Jan 2007 05:07:34 PM |
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mukyuk wrote:
"Dr. Bipolar" <g-ray52@excite.com> wrote in message
news:1168709008.263187.31080@q2g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
Werewolfy wrote:
Docrodile wrote:
The comet will be closest to the sun on Friday afternoon. It is
expected
to reach its peak brightness by Friday or Saturday, Rao says. "This
could
very well turn out to be the most brilliant comet in more than 30
years,"
Wouldn't be too hard really Doc. Even Halley's comet much vaunted 76
year return was a damp squib rather than a spectacular exhibition in
the sky.
That's the trouble with the damned things. Not actually exciting, just
a smear of light in the backdrop of the night sky..and a very small
smear of faint light at that.
I suppose to be spectacular, to be struck with awe on seeing a comet,
the damned thing would have to pass so close that this would in all
probability be the last thing any of us sees.
I've always found comets boring things really. Ice and rock wandering
around. Never cared too much for ice and rock on Earth..let alone a
hundred million miles away.
There is always the legends that comets fore-tell major events. I don't
think so..Oh dear me no. Hell, people can't do that, let alone
wandering lumps of ice!
Werewolfy
That's the joke of my posting a spate of stories on McNaught, Wolfy --
I know that! LOL! Yeah, the sensationalistic press about them is often
beyond the reality of watching the things. I've seen only two in my
life -- Kohoutek in 1973-74 was the first, and looked like a tiny faint
white smudge, and then Hale-Bopp that actually was rather pretty to
look at through binoculars.
Was there not antogher bright one just a couple years before Hale-Bopp. I
vaguely remember, but maybe it's only my imigination. Maybe I only saw one
commet so far. Why do I remember seeing two?
There were two. The first one was Comet Hyakutake, which appeared about
a year before Hale-Bopp. Since Hyakutake came before Hale-Bopp, I
thought it was pretty impressive at the time. Then when Hale-Bopp was
so much brighter, everyone quickly forgot about Hyakutake.
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| User: "Werewolfy" |
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13 Jan 2007 02:05:17 PM |
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mukyuk wrote:
Was there not antogher bright one just a couple years before Hale-Bopp. I
vaguely remember, but maybe it's only my imigination. Maybe I only saw one
commet so far. Why do I remember seeing two?
Probably Mondo, there are quite a few really. It seems every year
brings the press to report on 'Momentous' happenings in the night
skies, and comets figure prominently. I remember one not to long ago
with a difficult Japanese name.
That's the real beauty of a comet to an amateur astronomer. Even with a
modest instrument, any amateur could 'be the first' to document a
previously unknown comet's arrival. Whilst the expensive professionals
examine a myriad of other things, an amateur can still find fame by
picking up a comet first through apparant motion against the stars over
a few days observation.
Hey.. you could have 'comet mukyuk' and the press would be full of
information about it on each time it passed!
Not a bad name actually....Better than that Japanese one!
Oh..grins at the 'think alike' bit again...we do a lot of that I know!
Werewolfy
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