comet

I wanted to go see it this week, then tonight, but a winter storm, root canal, and light pollution precluded my planned viewing. (Sadly, it is about a 2 hour drive to somewhere I can see the night sky- and iffy even then.) I'd rather hear some posters share if they have seen Mr. Green Comet...

Very cool animation of Enke's tail being disrupted. http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

Has anyone seen this? I had a look tonight with naked eyes but I think it can only be seen with binoculars since although it is relatively bright (mag 2.5) it's quite close to the sun.

This is a really fascinating event.... The Tunguska event was a natural explosion that occurred in Siberia on June 30, 1908. The energy of the blast was later estimated to be between 10 and 15 megaton TNT. It felled an estimated 60 million trees over 2,150 square kilometers.....just before the...

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050705/ap_on_fe_st/russia_comet_case Sort of begs the question of why the astrologer didn't foretell this incidence.... SORRY -- POSTED TOO LATE, I see a thread already exists....:o

After the shuttle disaster, this is the last thing NASA needs. :( http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/07/04/deep.impact/index.html

Just checked out Comet Machholz which is visible to the naked eye tonight (just). Easily seen with binoculars just under The Pleiades (to the right of Orion). Not as good as Hale-Bopp but about the same as Halleys

Have fun.

The craft has been racing through space for five years to get itself into a position on Friday where it will be within 300 km of the "dirty ice-ball". Stardust will photograph the object and grab particles streaming away from its nucleus for return to Earth in 2006. Scientists believe the...

Is is a ca. 1550 engraving. What do you see? It reminded me of the panel from the Bayeux tapestry that I try to post below. Von Danekin would say anicent astronauts, Luci would say a discarnate spirit, Steve would say let's not be hasty. What do you think? To be more explicit: -Is this...

Really cool images from the SOHO LASCO C3 camera over the last 24 hours or so: http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime/realtime-c3.html Is this a comet, or some crud on the lens, or space junk, or what? Or a "Ra Cruiser" or whatever the spaced dingleberries call it? Is the Bad Astronomer...