Comments on: A dead comet for SOHO

By: Oz Engineer

Oz Engineer — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 05:45:26 +0000

I agree with Hugh – This is exactly why I read the BA blog so eagerly. Now that I think of it, aren’t dark comets dangerous to Earth? They must be difficult to see, presumably their orbits take them out past Earth and back again, in this case every four years.

As stated in the article, they are too small to see from Earth.

What’s the chance of a thousand tonne bull’s-eye? That would take the enhanced greenhouse effect off the front page for a while… presuming that there are still front pages.

By: Hugh

Hugh — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 08:43:01 +0000

Wow, this is exactly why I read BA – this is something I’d never even pondered and from the animations it’s one of the more beautiful events our universe has to offer.

By: OneHotJupiter

OneHotJupiter — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 02:34:02 +0000

That animation is some of the coolest stuff I’ve ever seen! Amazing to see the Sun , just bellow out all that stuff! Fascinating!!

By: Kevin F.

Kevin F. — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:34:39 +0000

Butch: I just finished rereading that! A favorite.

By: Just Al

Just Al — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:29:45 +0000

Tacitus:

Beware The Centipede. He’s got a big bone held behind his back.

[Cue superdramatic music]

By: The Centipede

The Centipede — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:10:40 +0000

Tacitus:

I’ve got a lunar magnetic anomaly whose origin point lies twenty meters under the surface of Tycho Crater that I’d like to show you…

By: A Ler…-- Rastos de Luz

A Ler…-- Rastos de Luz — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:54:15 +0000

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