Things are not looking good. It sounds like the ultimate "Daedalus"-type adventure--is there a moral here?
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/201 ... -nasa-says
FINALLY! Comet ISON over Colorado!
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Bill Cummings
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Re: FINALLY! Comet ISON over Colorado!
Bill "Blind Willie" Cummings
"God loves you just the way you are. But He loves you way too much to let you stay that way." --"Junebug"
"You can't argue with the truth when it comes up and bites you on the buttocks." --Peter Lang
"God loves you just the way you are. But He loves you way too much to let you stay that way." --"Junebug"
"You can't argue with the truth when it comes up and bites you on the buttocks." --Peter Lang
Re: FINALLY! Comet ISON over Colorado!
Yup, 'something' came out the other side, but unfortunately it didn't resemble Comet ISON prior to engaging the star we know as our sun.Jim Davies wrote:But wait! Something did come out the other side. This neat animation shows the view from the SOHO spacecraft.
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-bl ... comet.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Jim Davies
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Re: FINALLY! Comet ISON over Colorado!
It appears that what came out the other side was a cloud of gravel, essentially. Bummer.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronom ... ortem.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronom ... ortem.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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I'm pretty tired. I think I'll go home now. -- Forrest Gump
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bonehead
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Re: FINALLY! Comet ISON over Colorado!
ISON may have turned to dust.
But tonight is the peak of the Geminids meteor shower.
Clear skies!
But tonight is the peak of the Geminids meteor shower.
Clear skies!