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The Green Lanterns Are Coming?
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:44 pm
by ChimeraCreative
WASHINGTON - An odd, greenish backward-flying comet is zipping by Earth this month, as it takes its only trip toward the sun from the farthest edges of the solar system.
The comet is called Lulin, and there's a chance it can be seen with the naked eye - far from city lights, astronomers say. But you'll most likely need a telescope, or at least binoculars, to spot it. The best opportunity is just before dawn one-third of the way up the southern sky. It should be near Saturn and two bright stars, Spica and Regula.
On Monday at 10:43 p.m. EST, it will be 61 million kilometres from Earth, the closest it will ever get, according to Donald Yeomans, manager of NASA's Near Earth Object program.
It would be thoughtless not to post something here about the green comet. Once in a lifetime opportunity folks! ^_^
http://technology.sympatico.msn.ca/News ... &date=True
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:52 pm
by wolf_2099
Apparently this was discovered by a Chinese(?) boy who was a day late in discovering Hailey's comet.
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 4:49 pm
by The French Biscuit
But will it give me superpowers?!
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 12:51 pm
by Mr Wallstreet
Does radiation poisoning count?
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 12:51 pm
by Mr Wallstreet
Does radiation poisoning count?
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 5:50 pm
by The French Biscuit
Mr Wallstreet wrote:Does radiation poisoning count?
Only if you consider glowing in the dark and six toes on each foot as superpowers.
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:58 pm
by jedispyder
I was wondering about your Green Comet story, lol...
Now I'm just thinking of that old movie, Comet Man, from the mid 90s. That was a weird one...
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 8:47 pm
by ChimeraCreative
When I read about the green comet I thought about the book, 'Day of the Triffids'. There was a meteor shower one night and the next day everyone who'd witnessed the meteor shower was rendered permanently blind. And then tall, shuffling, carnivore plants showed up and began killing everyone... O.o
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:07 pm
by jedispyder
..."tries to remember title to read later"...
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:17 am
by CountD
I'd expose myself for superpowers.
waitaminute....YEAH, I WOULD.
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 2:03 pm
by ChimeraCreative
It'll be out there all week... it was too cloudy to see it last night... I will persevere...
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 4:16 pm
by jedispyder
I totally forgot to go out and look for it =o/ Hope I remember tonight...
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 7:58 pm
by jedispyder
FYI tonight is a New Moon, so if its not cloudy then hopefully you can catch the comet (if its still around)...
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 8:02 pm
by ChimeraCreative
IT WOULD MAKE A GREAT DATE, EH JEDISPYDER? ^_^
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:19 pm
by jedispyder
I really shouldn't have told you about that, lol
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 5:53 am
by CBKA
jedispyder wrote:FYI tonight is a New Moon, so if its not cloudy then hopefully you can catch the comet (if its still around)...
what happened to the old moon?
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:05 am
by ChimeraCreative
jedispyder wrote:I really shouldn't have told you about that, lol
Oh, please. If you could go back in time and choose another path, you still would have told me. Only I would have gotten more sordid details out of you, mwha.
