peppercorn Posted September 23, 2011 Author Share Posted September 23, 2011 At the time the press was claiming the supernova in the Pinwheel Galaxy was visible with binoculars (it wasn't) two weeks ago, this comet actually was visible with a pair of binoculars. So in answer to your final question, it does exist, yes. As for the rest of the nonsense, it's nonsense. Have you been listening to David S*Icke? David WHO??? I was internet surfing earlier and came across this site which says the sun is going to be blocked out for three days and we are all going to fry Just got me thinking of the possibility of a rogue comet hitting us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karis Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 Don't worry; it's not. It's really really not! But maybe one day... But if there IS going to be a comet strike the Earth, you can bet there'll be a lot more fuss from the thousands of astronomers around the Earth, all of whom won't be kept silent... Trust me, we'll know if it's going to happen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiSiSi Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 Apparently it's going to disintegrate? Oh well, the 300 loaves of bread and 800 jars of baby food that I went out and bought will have to be consumed when the snow comes. I might still pop out and get a few more just in case it snows for more than 3 days though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 David WHO??? I was internet surfing earlier and came across this site which says the sun is going to be blocked out for three days and we are all going to fry Just got me thinking of the possibility of a rogue comet hitting us. The Earth passed directly through the tail of Halley's Comet in 1910; there was quite a bit of hysteria then, since a comet's tail is made up largely of poisonous gases and people believed it would kill all life on earth. A comet's tail is, indeed, made up largely of poisonous gases, but they are spread so unimaginably thinly that a million square miles of comet gas would not even fill a teaspoon if you brought it down to Earth's atmospheric pressure. There was no risk to life whatsoever, as it turned out. A comet directly hitting the planet would be a major catastrophe; a comet's main nucleus passing through the atmosphere and "sideswiping" the planet might be unpleasant, but the level of precision involved for that to happen is akin to firing a cannonball at someone from two miles away and having it pass through the side of the shirt without hitting them. A comet passing within a few thousand miles of the Earth - let alone a few million miles of it - is utterly harmless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karis Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 A comet passing within a few thousand miles of the Earth - let alone a few million miles of it - is utterly harmless. No it's not! We're all going to die! Die, I tell thee! ... Sorry, I was channelling David Icke for a second! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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