SkinsGuy Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,494944,00.html Unfortunately, you are going to have to be far away from city lights and be telescope-savy to see it. Astronomers don't think it will be very visible with the naked eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnyderShrugged Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Is it just me or are a lot of strange things happening in space and/or dropping to earth lately? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Been seeing a lot of stories like this (meaning: weird) coming from Fox News for the last year or so. Doesn't fit the image of everything they do coming from the GOP. (Now I'm thinking of the line "Best investigative journalism on the planet.") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SnyderShrugged Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 wasnt there an unidentified meteor looking thing seen by many in TX just this week? Add in the satellite crash and some of the other "dropping from the sky" news stories of late and it is something to make you wonder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsGuy Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 Is it just me or are a lot of strange things happening in space and/or dropping to earth lately? I know there is a lot of strange things on Earth. Actually, I think it is just the advent of mass communication like 24/7 cable news, and especally the internet. You are just hearing (and reading) about things that, say, 30 years ago, you would've never heard of b/c all you had was the evening news and the local paper for info. Most likely, neither would've paid attention to something like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttr77 Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 How long until these strange green comets are sponsored by some environmentally-friendly companies? "The 'Go-Green.com' comet passes tonight!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy Burner Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 I'll try to get a look at it. It's a different kind of comet and this is the only pass that it will ever make by the sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 I'll try to get a look at it. It's a different kind of comet and this is the only pass that it will ever make by the sun. Because it's not going to survive the trip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsGuy Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 I'll try to get a look at it. It's a different kind of comet and this is the only pass that it will ever make by the sun. True. The article said that it will probably break free of the solar system, and will never be by here again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Superman is already feeling weaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy Burner Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Because it's not going to survive the trip? The gravity of the sun is going to hurl it out of the solar system and it is going clockwise around the sun - another article said that all comets circle the sun in a counter-clockwise direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighOnHendrix Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 += Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Oooh, that implies that it's extra-Solar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingtar Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 get ready for zombies..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Thinking of a Larry Niven story, in which a planet who's course was from outside our Galaxy was composed of antimatter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zguy28 Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 get ready for zombies.....Nope. Trucks.Maximum Overdrive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuraitengai Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Superman is already feeling weaker. lol, someone beat me to the superman reference. damn it. ah, well. anyways... holy glowing moon rocks, batman. its kryptonite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 NASA released an image of the green Comet. It's tough to see it now, but this is a pretty clear image: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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