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onehandle

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9. I hope so. I've been waiting my whole life for a truly spectacular out of orbit event.

Reply to G_j (Original post)

Fri Sep 28, 2012, 01:48 PM

Sep 2012

All the comets in our lifetimes have been weak at best.

In orbit-wise I've spotted a couple of bolides. One crackled and exploded audibly.

Here's hoping.

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New comet will fly by in 2013! And it could be brighter than the Full Moon [View all] G_j Sep 2012 OP

Is it called Kohoutek? Brickbat Sep 2012 #1

Geez, you beat me to it. trackfan Sep 2012 #6

I posted, then went off to google to confirm the spelling. Brickbat Sep 2012 #10

Hope their calclators work, and it doesn't become 'fly into' democrat_patriot Sep 2012 #2

As long as they are using the metric system and not inches....oh wait. Lochloosa Sep 2012 #3

No worries. The world is ending on 12/21/12 anyway! n/t DawgHouse Sep 2012 #7

Yeah, except everyone know that that is off by a year Matariki Sep 2012 #19

Nibiru! Pab Sungenis Sep 2012 #4

Yikes! "Night of the Comet" louis-t Sep 2012 #5

I missed the one in 1987 Ash_F Sep 2012 #8

I hope so. I've been waiting my whole life for a truly spectacular out of orbit event. onehandle Sep 2012 #9

Hale-Bopp and Hyakutake were pretty good. Liberal Veteran Sep 2012 #12

Neither were brighter than the brightest stars. Nowhere near a good angle on Venus. onehandle Sep 2012 #15

Seriously??? WolverineDG Sep 2012 #17

Jesus, is that you? Arctic Dave Sep 2012 #11

Hint: don't look in the Republican party. ToxMarz Sep 2012 #14

December, bright star......? Grey Sep 2012 #13

I remember Hale-Bopp BumRushDaShow Sep 2012 #16

I too recall Hale-Bopp benld74 Sep 2012 #18

Damn! We're all going to miss it! BlueToTheBone Sep 2012 #20