ISON- 3 Comets Threaten Earth With Unprecedented Meteor Showers (Video)

Wonderful video, and great information. Thanks, Tulessa!

I find it totally fascinating that we haven't been hearing about ISON as much as we had in the past, and that LOVEJOY was only discovered in early September, and I hadn't heard a thing about it- and yet, it's projected to be brighter than ISON.

And I didn't realize the Tugunska event (I know I misspelled that, sorry) in 1908 is thought to be part of ENCKE's debris field...which will be passing us 11/21.

So. Perihelion for the trio will be;

Encke is 11/21.
Ison is 11/28.
Lovejoy is 12/25.

I bet that we see some pretty interesting things happen...maybe a few meteor strikes, but at the very least, some very interesting and cool sky shows. And I bet we find some very strange cult folks doing some pretty scary things, too, especially with LOVEJOY coming at Christmastime.

Off to check emergency supplies for me and the herd...

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Herding Cats
 
Wonderful video, and great information. Thanks, Tulessa!

I find it totally fascinating that we haven't been hearing about ISON as much as we had in the past, and that LOVEJOY was only discovered in early September, and I hadn't heard a thing about it- and yet, it's projected to be brighter than ISON.

And I didn't realize the Tugunska event (I know I misspelled that, sorry) in 1908 is thought to be part of ENCKE's debris field...which will be passing us 11/21.

So. Perihelion for the trio will be;

Encke is 11/21.
Ison is 11/28.
Lovejoy is 12/25.

I bet that we see some pretty interesting things happen...maybe a few meteor strikes, but at the very least, some very interesting and cool sky shows. And I bet we find some very strange cult folks doing some pretty scary things, too, especially with LOVEJOY coming at Christmastime.

Off to check emergency supplies for me and the herd...

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Herding Cats

You're very welcome HC! I love anything to do with the night sky. I woke my son up at 4 am when Halley's comet passed over us in the 80's. These things fascinate me, and I'm a very avid meteor watcher. :)
 
I remember taking a night trip out to the desert with my then bf in his truck...it was so awesome...we had a pair of Binocs and a telescope, and had a great night laying in the desert watching the stars and Halley's comet. It rocked.

It will be interesting to see what happens...I don't recall a time where we had three comets in such rapid succession...and with being in the middle of the galactic plane, I'm sure that has a lot to do with it.

This is interesting!

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Herding Cats
 

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