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What's the chances an undiscovered comet would make a close passage to Earth ... | |
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| bbristowe
User ID: 1307617  Canada03/22/2011 02:38 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | [link to ssd.jpl.nasa.gov] Link to the exact location of supposed comet. I think the threat is not the comet itself but the near million mile tail behind it that the earth would pass through right afterwards. Never mind whatever gravitational pull would disturb EVERYTHING on earth. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 1295229 United States03/22/2011 02:45 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Comets that are Earth-bound which are large enough to be of concern for an E.L.E. type event would be lit up by the sun, enough to be noticed by astronomers, particularly when they pass onto the inner side of Jupiter's orbit. Comets tend to be loud and obnoxious, so-to-speak. A brown dwarf, to get this matter cleared up, would light up even brighter. Jupiter itself is considered by a few to be a failed star, and it is much smaller than a typical brown dwarf, and there is no way to miss it in the night sky. A brown dwarf would be as bright as Venus as it got closer, even brighter, if one were in-bound. About the only object that could really take us off-guard would be an asteroid. They typically do not have tails and are are composed of less reflective materials. |
| bbristowe
User ID: 1307617 Canada03/22/2011 02:47 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Comets that are Earth-bound which are large enough to be of concern for an E.L.E. type event would be lit up by the sun, enough to be noticed by astronomers, particularly when they pass onto the inner side of Jupiter's orbit. Comets tend to be loud and obnoxious, so-to-speak. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1295229A brown dwarf, to get this matter cleared up, would light up even brighter. Jupiter itself is considered by a few to be a failed star, and it is much smaller than a typical brown dwarf, and there is no way to miss it in the night sky. A brown dwarf would be as bright as Venus as it got closer, even brighter, if one were in-bound. About the only object that could really take us off-guard would be an asteroid. They typically do not have tails and are are composed of less reflective materials. I've read that this Brown Dwarf is -70 Kal making the new infrared telescope the only one that would be able to capture it. These photos are due in April. |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 1305837 United States03/22/2011 06:30 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Comets that are Earth-bound which are large enough to be of concern for an E.L.E. type event would be lit up by the sun, enough to be noticed by astronomers, particularly when they pass onto the inner side of Jupiter's orbit. Comets tend to be loud and obnoxious, so-to-speak. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1295229A brown dwarf, to get this matter cleared up, would light up even brighter. Jupiter itself is considered by a few to be a failed star, and it is much smaller than a typical brown dwarf, and there is no way to miss it in the night sky. A brown dwarf would be as bright as Venus as it got closer, even brighter, if one were in-bound. About the only object that could really take us off-guard would be an asteroid. They typically do not have tails and are are composed of less reflective materials. You are "shilling" me dude. |
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