this will be worth seeing....new comet as bright as the full moon

[strollingbones]

Late next year, there will be a new object in the night sky nearly 10 times brighter than the full moon. This temporary attraction, called C/2012 S1, is a comet that has likely never passed through our inner solar system before, so it's larger and more reflective than those our sun has already blasted.

C/2012 S1 won't just be bright; it'll be large enough to see without the need for binoculars or a telescope. Its brightness magnitude is expected to be -16, with the Sun by comparison being -26. Comet Hale-Bopp, seen above, was magnitude -1 when it passed through our solar system in 1997. Astronomers are predicting that C/2012 S1 will appear in the sky near the sun and horizon, so it should be fairly easy to pinpoint without a sky map. Should it contain a large amount of gas beneath its icy exterior, the comet could sprout a massive glowing tail as it nears the sun and the ice is melted away, making it even easier to see — not to mention much cooler looking.

Comet due in 2013 could be brighter than the full moon | Technology News Blog - Yahoo! News

 

[bobcollum]

Nice...remember Halle-Bopp during the late 90's?

That shit was mind-blowing.

 

[strollingbones]

why yes i do..and i remember the big dude kotenkul or whatever......a friend of mine...dumb bitch that she was..named her kid after the comet that wasnt

 

[bobcollum]

Bones, next time I'm throwing in the magical FZ word.

 

[del]

Comet Kohoutek - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[strollingbones]

fuck fuck fuck....someone moved the thread....i swear...if i wanted it in science i would have put it there

 

[bobcollum]

Halle-Bopp:

 

[strollingbones]

hold up there....perhaps i did put it here...nevermind....

 

[strollingbones]

you could just stand and watch it all night and sometimes during the day

 

[bobcollum]

No you didn't, it was in the FZ, unless I've gone crazy.

 

[Valerie]

hold up there....perhaps i did put it here...nevermind....

Did you ever find your pinky ring? I've been hoping for ya!

 

[strollingbones]

no ring but i found a replacement lol...hubby aint shelling out the cash however...keeps reminding me that i am financially challenged....his nice way of saying broke...he calls me when i am window shopping to remind me...

 

[strollingbones]

you know you would think the mods would just have better things to do than move my threads

 

[L.K.Eder]

Halle-Bopp:

i am pretty sure that that's a pyramid, bob.

 

[Valerie]

No you didn't, it was in the FZ, unless I've gone crazy.

yip, c&p from another open window:

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[Ravi]

Halle-Bopp:

Remember that group that committed mass suicide to catch a ride on the comet?

Maybe USMB rightwingnutters should consider riding this one to alleviate their despondency after the elections.

 

[bobcollum]

Ah yes, Heavens Gate.

They thought it was a space ship.

 

[strollingbones]

and yet they were going for a longer life with castration lol

 

[Zebra]

soon a comet will come again!