Comments on: One more Lovejoy time lapse… maybe the last http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/12/29/one-more-lovejoy-time-lapse-maybe-the-last/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Fri, 25 May 2012 10:08:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kris http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/12/29/one-more-lovejoy-time-lapse-maybe-the-last/comment-page-1/#comment-462105 Kris Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:23:16 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=42501#comment-462105 Everytime I see a Lovejoy article, I think "Why can't they leave the nice reverend alone?" Everytime I see a Lovejoy article, I think “Why can’t they leave the nice reverend alone?”

]]> By: Messier Tidy Upper http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/12/29/one-more-lovejoy-time-lapse-maybe-the-last/comment-page-1/#comment-461438 Messier Tidy Upper Fri, 30 Dec 2011 02:47:07 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=42501#comment-461438 Thinking of that <b>666</b> year orbit I wonder what the <i>"Comet Lovejoy survived because it looked like a Cross!"</i> dingbat here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySSLfBVBYig&feature=related would make of that co-incidence? ;-) <b>WARNING – turn DOWN your volume</b> for that clip. Turn it wa-aay down & hover over the mute button ready to click it pronto! Trust me, you’ll want to. Really dreadful “singing” as well as the religious equivalent of a shouty carpet salesman advert. The stoopid there, it burns. Thinking of that 666 year orbit I wonder what the “Comet Lovejoy survived because it looked like a Cross!” dingbat here :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySSLfBVBYig&feature=related

would make of that co-incidence? ;-)

WARNING – turn DOWN your volume for that clip. Turn it wa-aay down & hover over the mute button ready to click it pronto! Trust me, you’ll want to. Really dreadful “singing” as well as the religious equivalent of a shouty carpet salesman advert. The stoopid there, it burns.

]]> By: MichaelL http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/12/29/one-more-lovejoy-time-lapse-maybe-the-last/comment-page-1/#comment-461419 MichaelL Fri, 30 Dec 2011 01:58:06 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=42501#comment-461419 I can't help but hear the Rev. Lovejoy speaking in my head whenever I hear the name of this comet! I can’t help but hear the Rev. Lovejoy speaking in my head whenever I hear the name of this comet!

]]> By: Messier Tidy Upper http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/12/29/one-more-lovejoy-time-lapse-maybe-the-last/comment-page-1/#comment-461368 Messier Tidy Upper Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:55:10 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=42501#comment-461368 Great time lapse thanks! :-) I'd be careful about predicting its the very last one though! Y'never know what's in the pipeline. @1. NoPepperGames : <i>"So what’s in the future for Lovejoy? When’s his next return trip?"</i> The amateur astronomer named Terry Lovejoy will hopefully have a very bright future continuing to discover comets and more. Terry Lovejoy's next trip may well be to the shops or to visit friends and relatives for new years. ;-) Reverend Lovejoy's next appearence and whether it involves travel or just boring preaching and the odd one-liner depends on the producers of <i>'The Simpsons'</i> cartoon. Comet Lovejoy (designation C/2011 W3) has an orbital period of 666 years and is due back in 2677 C.E. / AD. So not in our lifetimes. Enjoy it while you can folks! 8) Source : Wikipedia - Comet Lovejoy page - click on my name if you'd like to see it for yourselves. Great time lapse thanks! :-)

I’d be careful about predicting its the very last one though! Y’never know what’s in the pipeline.

@1. NoPepperGames : “So what’s in the future for Lovejoy? When’s his next return trip?”

The amateur astronomer named Terry Lovejoy will hopefully have a very bright future continuing to discover comets and more. Terry Lovejoy’s next trip may well be to the shops or to visit friends and relatives for new years. ;-)

Reverend Lovejoy’s next appearence and whether it involves travel or just boring preaching and the odd one-liner depends on the producers of ‘The Simpsons’ cartoon.

Comet Lovejoy (designation C/2011 W3) has an orbital period of 666 years and is due back in 2677 C.E. / AD. So not in our lifetimes. Enjoy it while you can folks! 8)

Source : Wikipedia – Comet Lovejoy page – click on my name if you’d like to see it for yourselves.

]]> By: Steve D http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/12/29/one-more-lovejoy-time-lapse-maybe-the-last/comment-page-1/#comment-461348 Steve D Thu, 29 Dec 2011 23:50:11 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=42501#comment-461348 The Kreutz sun-grazers have extremely elongated orbits. Thousands or tens of thousands of years. The Kreutz sun-grazers have extremely elongated orbits. Thousands or tens of thousands of years.

]]> By: NoPepperGames http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/12/29/one-more-lovejoy-time-lapse-maybe-the-last/comment-page-1/#comment-461305 NoPepperGames Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:53:08 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=42501#comment-461305 So what's in the future for Lovejoy? When's his next return trip? So what’s in the future for Lovejoy? When’s his next return trip?

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