Huge comet outburst reported, 17P/Holmes |
Huge comet outburst reported, 17P/Holmes |
Oct 24 2007, 02:11 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 30 Joined: 30-May 05 Member No.: 396 |
I didnt know in which category of the forum this should be reported:
http://www.fototime.com/%7BE39A64F6-CE74-4...%7D/picture.JPG http://perso.orange.fr/fkometes/images/com...422-9x5sz05.JPG Comet 17p/Holmes from 15 mag to 3!! Already visible to naked eye! |
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Oct 25 2007, 05:07 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14448 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
The chances of the mechanics working are near zero I would have thought. Holmes is quite far out of the ecliptic.
Meanwhile the clouds here are strengthening my belief that there is a direct correlation between the UK climate and transient astronomical phenomenon. Doug |
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Oct 25 2007, 05:42 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Meanwhile the clouds here are strengthening my belief that there is a direct correlation between the UK climate and transient astronomical phenomenon. Doug Oh Doug, I think that was first proved about a decade ago when I organised half a dozen "Skywatch" nights to show people Comet Hale-Bopp and it was cloudy for every one of them... ( Clear the nights either side, of course...!!) And I can guarantee that if there's a meteor shower due, or a spectacularly bright Iridium flare, or a meteor storm, clouds will roll across a clear blue sky at twilight like that scene in INDEPENDANCE DAY. I managed to glimpse Comet McNaught just 3 times before it dropped behind the horizon, and on each of those nights I just caught it thru a gap in the cloud... Up here in Kendal tonight the cloud cover is thicker than Jade Goody, and I've about as much chance of seeing Holmes as I have of hearing a knock on my door and opening it to find a rain-soaked Keira Knightley standing there, shivering, asking if she can beg a towel because she's just moved in next door and has locked herself out... -------------------- |
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Oct 26 2007, 03:37 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8789 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
I've about as much chance of seeing Holmes as I have of hearing a knock on my door and opening it to find a rain-soaked Keira Knightley standing there, shivering, asking if she can beg a towel because she's just moved in next door and has locked herself out... Slim odds indeed, Stu, and I share your frustration...although I'm personally hoping for Raquel Welch or Connie Chung sick of the damn smoke (hey, I'm old, and not too far from Hollywood!) -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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