Posted on 10/19/2023 10:35:38 AM PDT by Red Badger
Maybe I’ll reread those before long. It’s been a while.
It's more of a "what's happening" than a who-dun-it. Fun to watch.
TPTB wouldn’t tell us until you hear on the radio “a giant comet is set to hit the earth in 45 minutes!”
They couldn’t keep it a secret. Too many amateur astronomers out there......................
If the Lions win Super Bowl it’s Revelations time.🤣🤣
This author has gone completely berserk with the metaphors. Celestial hailstone, cosmic ice cube, blew its stack, hurtling towards Earth. It is not hurtling towards Earth, and the rest of the writing is a reporter trying to sound smart.
The Devil Comet will break into dozens of baby demon comets and they'll all plunge toward earth in a pitchfork pattern.
Yeah, this comet bears watching. It hopefully put on a good show for us next year.
Unless some of our descendants are out there before then.
It’s a mind-bender, alright.
#19 Can you imagine the hysteria if this comet were actually headed to Earth in 2024?...................
It means no fishing limits.
I only know that acronym as it relates to Nissan Frontiers of a certain vintage.
Sweet
Meteor
Of
Death
.
SMOD
The Gripping Hand is unreadable.
How much toilet paper should I buy?
Will I need a vaccine and some boosters?
I guess I’d better get a stash of masks.
What an utterly sophistic headline. How do you determine how “big” a 29,000-foot high mountain is when it’s sitting on a 15,000-foot high plateau? After all, Mauna Kea is “bigger” from its base to its summit.
Not quite, but close. They should have left Mote as a standalone.
Lets call it ....>Wormwood.
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks is a Halley-type periodic comet that was first discovered by Jean-Louis Pons on July 12, 1812 and then independently rediscovered by William Robert Brooks in 1883. It has an orbital period of about 71.3 years. During its closest approach to the Sun, or perihelion, the comet comes within about 0.78 astronomical units (AU) of the Sun, while at its furthest point, or aphelion, it is located at a distance of about 17.2 AU. Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks is also known for being the probable parent body causing the κ-Draconids meteor shower. Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks will make its return in 2024 and it is expected to reach its maximum brightness (potentially visible to the naked eye) during the month of April. With its closest approach occurring just a few days before a total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, it presents a unique opportunity for skywatchers to potentially view the comet during the eclipse.
https://theskylive.com/12p-info
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks has been identified as a comet observed in 1385 and in 1457. The 1385 apparition was very favourable and the comet was recorded by the Chinese in Ming Shilu and was also mentioned in some European sources. A comet observed by Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli in January 1457 and also mentioned in Chinese sources is also identified as comet 12P/Pons-Brooks. In both apparitions the comet had a magnitude of 3 or brighter, not accounting for possible outbursts. It is possible that it was also a comet recorded in Chinese sources in September 245 CE.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12P/Pons%E2%80%93Brooks#Before_1812
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