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Newly spotted comet may outshine the full moon
New Scientist ^ | Tuesday, September 25, 2012 | Jeff Hecht

Posted on 09/26/2012 6:29:10 PM PDT by SunkenCiv

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Newly spotted comet may outshine the full moon

1 posted on 09/26/2012 6:29:18 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv

I’m hoping for a good comet.


2 posted on 09/26/2012 6:31:28 PM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: 75thOVI; agrace; aimhigh; Alice in Wonderland; AndrewC; aragorn; aristotleman; Avoiding_Sulla; ...

Thanks KoRn!


3 posted on 09/26/2012 6:35:12 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: cripplecreek
I’m hoping for a good comet.

I'm just hoping there isn't the same plague of Apocalyptikook idiots like there was for Comet Elenin.

4 posted on 09/26/2012 6:35:21 PM PDT by Strategerist
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To: Strategerist
I'm just hoping there isn't the same plague of Apocalyptikook idiots like there was for Comet Elenin.

I'm counting on them. I might just buy stock in Nike.
5 posted on 09/26/2012 6:37:31 PM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: SunkenCiv

The Mayan calender end of the world comet! ;-)


6 posted on 09/26/2012 6:38:11 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: Red Steel

Take a look at my FReeper birthday.

I’m one of the FReepers of the Apocalypse.


7 posted on 09/26/2012 6:40:38 PM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: Strategerist; cripplecreek

Exactly. Regarding the kookery, here are the two comments, one with a link.

SewerRat on September 26, 2012 5:51 AM

Let me guess, the conspiracy theorist boys have got it intersecting Earth’s orbit on December 20th.

sojkovec on September 26, 2012 11:41 AM

In fact, trajectory of this comet will not intersect Earth orbit’s trajectory at all, according to this pic:

http://o.canada.com/2012/09/25/will-we-have-a-christmas-comet-in-2013/


8 posted on 09/26/2012 6:41:47 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Strategerist

I am old enough to remember Kohoutek in 1973, and Halley in 1985, plus a few other sky-smudges that were oversold prior to their actual visibility. (Kohoutek was not even visible from North America if I remember correctly). These guys always say it will be visible by day, outshine the moon, etc. Then it turns out to be crap. Just like Obama.


9 posted on 09/26/2012 6:43:32 PM PDT by PrkChps
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To: SunkenCiv

That would be amazing!
I saw Halley Bop in zero light pollution in the desert at Ft Irwin.

I filmed it with night vision which increased the length of the tail 5 fold.

Then the unexpected happened.
I caught a shooting star bisecting the tail!

To bad it’s on VHS C


10 posted on 09/26/2012 6:45:33 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: SunkenCiv

It’ll be interesting to see what happens when it gets that close to the sun


11 posted on 09/26/2012 6:47:20 PM PDT by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: PrkChps

LOL!


12 posted on 09/26/2012 6:48:04 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: SunkenCiv
Am starting to be sorry for astronomers. Doesn't their necks hurt looking up all the time? Anyways, Thanks for the heads up.
13 posted on 09/26/2012 6:53:01 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Please God, Protect and Bless Our Men and Women in Uniform with Victory. Amen.)
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To: SunkenCiv

ping


14 posted on 09/26/2012 6:55:47 PM PDT by dalebert
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To: no-to-illegals
Not a problem. ☺


15 posted on 09/26/2012 6:57:00 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: SunkenCiv

Maybe it’s actually......Planet X.


16 posted on 09/26/2012 6:58:10 PM PDT by stevio (God, guns, guts.)
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To: GeronL
It’ll be interesting to see what happens when it gets that close to the sun

For 2.3 seconds, Stevie.

"Mama always told me not to look into the eyes of the sun..."

17 posted on 09/26/2012 6:59:58 PM PDT by bigheadfred (juuuussst kidding)
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To: SunkenCiv

I may hit the lotto.


18 posted on 09/26/2012 7:01:06 PM PDT by 23 Everest (When seconds count. The police are just 23 minutes away. 831 Bonnie)
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To: mylife

Gee doesn’t that thing have to be lined up? That calls for neck breaking skills.


19 posted on 09/26/2012 7:03:37 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Please God, Protect and Bless Our Men and Women in Uniform with Victory. Amen.)
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To: Red Steel
Having just watched Omen, the 2006 version, this headline gave me frikking goosebumps. Here is the poem from that version:

When the Jews return to Zion
And a comet rips the sky
And the Holy Roman Empire caliphate rises,
Then you and I must die.
From the eternal sea (politics) he rises,
Creating armies on either shore,
Turning man against his brother
'Til man exists no more.

It is possible that this might refer to the Catholic church rising up against obama's ultimatum, but to me it seems larger than that. When this was written, no one foresaw a mohammedan caliphate as a danger since mohammed had not been born yet. NOW we see that it has become the biggest danger to civilization that has ever existed and it covers the world.

20 posted on 09/26/2012 7:03:50 PM PDT by MestaMachine (obama kills and bo stinks)
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