[wolfcreek]

Lulin will pass 0.41 AU (Astronomical Unit) from earth and reach the closest distance to Earth on Feb. 24 — about 14.5 times the distance between Earth and the Moon. One AU is the distance between Earth and the Sun.

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2009/01/05/190558/Comet-Lulin.htm

I don’t know. That seems a little close for comfort. (especially since they don’t know how it will react as it approaches the Sun.)

[ZX12R]

I don’t know. That seems a little close for comfort. (especially since they don’t know how it will react as it approaches the Sun.)

Maybe we'll get lucky and pass through part of the tail, and have the meteor shower of a lifetime.

[RoadKingSE]

I don’t know. That seems a little close for comfort. (especially since they don’t know how it will react as it approaches the Sun.)

HURRY! Somebody get Harry Stamper on the phone. And call Steve Tyler. The end of humanity could use some Aerosmith background music.

[Jeff Head]

If you want to worry about it, that's fine. But this comet is going to miss us by 37 million miles (or more), which is about 150 time further from earth than the moon, so I will not lose an instant of sleep over this one.