To: garbageseeker
Hey, at least comets are easy to spot. Asteroids are only easy to spot as they enter the atmosphere and produce a tongue of flame on impact. ;')
15 posted on
08/26/2006 5:41:38 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
That is true. I am very happy that astronomers are able to spot these now. 20 years ago, they had a tough time spotting these objects in the vicinity of that giant.
16 posted on
08/26/2006 5:43:27 PM PDT by
garbageseeker
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To: SunkenCiv
They are also getting better at spotting asteroids. 50 years ago they were still arguing as to what killed the dinosaurs.
17 posted on
08/26/2006 5:45:19 PM PDT by
garbageseeker
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