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The sun-kissing comet Ikeya-Seki, as it appeared in the dawn sky in 1965.

Photograph by Victor R. Boswell, Jr., National Geographic

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1 posted on 01/20/2011 5:39:28 AM PST by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger
Bigger Sun-Kisser Coming?

sometime around 12/21/2012??

2 posted on 01/20/2011 5:43:28 AM PST by Vaquero (BHO....'The Pretenda from Kenya')
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To: Red Badger
Seeing "25 comets in just ten days, that's unprecedented," Karl Battams, of the United States Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C., said in a statement. "It was crazy!"

Er, they've only had the scope up since 1995. You would need centuries or millenia or even mega-years of data before you could determine what is "unprecedented" or "crazy".

4 posted on 01/20/2011 5:45:56 AM PST by Seruzawa (If you agree with the French raise your hand - If you are French raise both hands.)
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To: Red Badger

What ever happened to our FRiend who posted the “Astronomy Picture Of The Day”?


5 posted on 01/20/2011 5:51:41 AM PST by gigster
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To: SunkenCiv; The Comedian

Ping


12 posted on 01/20/2011 6:35:32 AM PST by Silentgypsy
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To: Red Badger

Bigger Sun-Kisser Coming?

When she does come, it'll be quite a thing to behold!


25 posted on 01/20/2011 8:52:58 AM PST by COBOL2Java (Obama is the least qualified guy in whatever room he walks into.)
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