Comet Watch

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JaundicedEye Send message Joined: 14 Mar 12 Posts: 5375 Credit: 30,870,693 RAC: 1	Message 1644672 - Posted: 20 Feb 2015, 21:57:37 UTC Quote from SpaceWeather.com Astronomers are scratching their heads over an unusual comet that is passing by the sun. The icy visitor to the inner solar system does not belong to any known family of sun-grazing comets, and it appeared to be doomed as it made its plunge toward the sun on Feb. 19th. Instead of disintegrating, however, the comet has emerged apparently intact, and could become a target for telescopes on Earth when it emerges from the sun's glare in the weeks ahead. Images and updates may be found on http://spaceweather.com "Sour Grapes make a bitter Whine." <(0)> ID: 1644672 ·

Julie Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18	Message 1644850 - Posted: 21 Feb 2015, 9:47:41 UTC Very interesting.. Thanx DG! rOZZ Music Pictures ID: 1644850 ·

JaundicedEye Send message Joined: 14 Mar 12 Posts: 5375 Credit: 30,870,693 RAC: 1	Message 1644885 - Posted: 21 Feb 2015, 12:57:53 UTC - in response to Message 1644851. Most comets that SOHO sees belong to the Kreutz family. Kreutz sungrazers are fragments from the breakup of a single giant comet many centuries ago. They get their name from 19th century German astronomer Heinrich Kreutz, who studied them in detail. SOHO-2875, however, is not one of those fragments. "Non-group comets like this appear a few times a year, so in that sense it's not too unusual," continues Battams. "But this one is relatively bright". This has happened before and all the conspiracy theorists said it was an ET space ship!!! "Little Green Men" travel in mysterious ways...... "Sour Grapes make a bitter Whine." <(0)> ID: 1644885 ·

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