New comet will fly by in 2013! And it could be brighter than the full moon

[Sam I Am]

Good stuff, too bad we will miss it since we are all going to die Dec. 21st 2012. :o:

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New comet will fly by in 2013! And it could be brighter than the full moon

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Russian astronomers using the International Scientific Optical Network's (ISON) telescope have discovered a comet that's scheduled to make its closest appearance to Earth in December of 2013. Called C/2012 S1, it's expected to be the brighest visitor to our solar system in the past century — a comet that'll be considerably brighter than Hale-Bopp (1997) and Halley's Comet (1986). The disintevaporating hunk of ice and rock could be visible for up to three months.

Complete Story (http://io9.com/5946859/new-comet-will-fly-by-in-2013-and-it-could-be-brighter-than-the-full-moon)

[Denim Chicken]

To bad this is suppose to happen after the Mayan apocalypse :)

[dexternjack]

To bad this is suppose to happen after the Mayan apocalypse :)
Maybe they are off a year and this is the start of the Apocalypse? :(

[5Stars]

I loved watching Halley's Comet in the 90's.

What were the names of those fools that committed suicide to join Halley's Comet?

:confused:

[joseephuss]

I loved watching Halley's Comet in the 90's. It last came by in 1986.



What were the names of those fools that committed suicide to join Halley's Comet?

:confused:

The Heavens Gate group did that for the Hale-Bopp comet.

[5Stars]

It last came by in 1986.



The Heavens Gate group did that for the Hale-Bopp comet.


I wonder if NASA will try and shoot it down? It would be good practice for the space wars? Practice for that asteroid that might be coming in.

;)