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Hartley passed us a few months ago at around 0.12 AU distance and it certianly did't get anywhere near 2 mag. More like 5. Ok thats 4 times further away and mag 5 is 16x dimmer than mag 2 so this seems to say that the guys plotting expected brightness are expecting it to be sort of hartley sized/active. The starting point is at ~4AU away at discovery its only mag 19
Originally posted by PuterMan
reply to post by Zagari
If the electric comet theory is to be believed then a brush with the tail of the comet could turn out to be interesting.
I am more concerned with the debris that might be following in it's wake if it is large enough to drag anything with it.
Keep the coincidences coming! Fascinating stuff
Originally posted by tim3lord
Originally posted by PuterMan
reply to post by Zagari
If the electric comet theory is to be believed then a brush with the tail of the comet could turn out to be interesting.
I am more concerned with the debris that might be following in it's wake if it is large enough to drag anything with it.
Keep the coincidences coming! Fascinating stuff
Exactly this will be an excellent chance for astronomers armature and professional to observe a comet up close and put to rest a few suspicions. I for one am exited and cant wait for this even. If we are all going to die there is nothing we can do about it anyway and we dont then we are in for one hell of a aerial display. what a fantastic time to be alive.
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