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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 25635188  United States12/08/2012 11:48 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Dr. Astro Not to be confused with Phil Plait  User ID: 27749847 United States12/08/2012 11:49 PM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: Dr. Astro Which objects? Earth and the comet? About 1.4 astronomical units. Between STEREO Behind and the comet the distance is about half an astronomical unit. I meant the comet and the asteroid? 1.36 AUs. So roughly 96+ million miles apart, no easily mistaken for each other? No, not at all. It's not nearly as inclined either.  |
| KwittyKwitty Red Tailed Hawk Medicine Maker User ID: 29040123 United States12/08/2012 11:52 PM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | i hope it kills us all Quoting: im rootin for this thing too 1908267 not most of us all of us who's with me????????? I don't know if I actually hope for that, but am definitely okay with that being the outcome. Death is but a doorway. "In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." -- George Orwell |
| Éireann Eisteacht le gra! User ID: 1256234 United States12/08/2012 11:53 PM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 18622835 Actually, I truly follow the dictum of this site at the bottom of the page----------don't believe anything you read on this site. It's also that I don't tend to trust the Government telling me what's what either. I was simply replying to the person above who seemed to be placing trust in Gov. sites. Would it calm your mind if I were to calculate the orbit of C/2012 V4 myself using nothing but amateur astrometric measurements and then load that into Celestia and see if it still matches what STEREO-B HI2 sees? Please show your work so as to entertain the wannbe astro-geeks. k? Ok, but only if I get to use some overly dramatic background music to punctuate my own awesomeness (this is tongue in cheek humor to those of you who think I'm being arrogant). Oh, sure! Absolutely! Be creative! Éireann~ Eisteacht le gra! ~ArunaLuna (Translation from Gaelic: "Listen to Love!") "And I sincerely believe, with you, that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies; and that the principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale." - Thomas Jefferson, from a Letter to John Taylor written in 1816 "Unfortunately, it is in the nature of man to tinker - even with immutable truth. Thus, we must be ever vigilant.." - James Munford You can educate the ignorant, but you can't fix stupid! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ I do not give negative Karma. I believe that all opinions are worthy of debate and discussion. Free speech is essential to the growth and advancement of each individual and all of Humankind. |
| no he does not User ID: 29074659 United States12/08/2012 11:55 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| yahwehs princess (OP) User ID: 23672607 United States12/08/2012 11:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Éireann Eisteacht le gra! User ID: 1256234 United States12/09/2012 12:02 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | THIS IS WHY JESUS SAID MANS WISDOM IS FOOLISHNESS TO GOD! TO CRAZY ASS SCIENTIST TURNED A PERFECTLY GOOD THREAD ABOUT ENIKI AND ENIL AND ALL THEM NAGGAS INTO A ALGEBRA 13 CLASS FOR ASTRO-TARDS!!! Quoting: yahwehs princess 23672607  Um....  Éireann~ Eisteacht le gra! ~ArunaLuna (Translation from Gaelic: "Listen to Love!") "And I sincerely believe, with you, that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies; and that the principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale." - Thomas Jefferson, from a Letter to John Taylor written in 1816 "Unfortunately, it is in the nature of man to tinker - even with immutable truth. Thus, we must be ever vigilant.." - James Munford You can educate the ignorant, but you can't fix stupid! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ I do not give negative Karma. I believe that all opinions are worthy of debate and discussion. Free speech is essential to the growth and advancement of each individual and all of Humankind. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 29213827 United States12/09/2012 12:05 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
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| Isis One User ID: 14343270 United States12/09/2012 12:58 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Here's the title of my new thread Comet C/2012 V4 heads straight for planet Earth, bring in your tomato plants........only KIDDING |
| yahwehs princess (OP) User ID: 23672607 United States12/09/2012 12:58 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Dr. Astro Not to be confused with Phil Plait User ID: 27749847 United States12/09/2012 01:21 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Dr. Astro Not to be confused with Phil Plait User ID: 27749847 United States12/09/2012 01:24 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: Dr. Astro Would it calm your mind if I were to calculate the orbit of C/2012 V4 myself using nothing but amateur astrometric measurements and then load that into Celestia and see if it still matches what STEREO-B HI2 sees? Please show your work so as to entertain the wannbe astro-geeks. k? Ok, but only if I get to use some overly dramatic background music to punctuate my own awesomeness (this is tongue in cheek humor to those of you who think I'm being arrogant). Oh, sure! Absolutely! Be creative! As you can see at the end, C/2012 V4 using an orbit I calculated using only amateur observations (I excluded every professional measurement one by one at the beginning) still appears right where it appeared using the "official" orbit in my original video. Last Edited by Dr. Astro on 12/09/2012 01:25 AM |
| Isis One User ID: 14343270 United States12/09/2012 01:47 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Ok, but only if I get to use some overly dramatic background music to punctuate my own awesomeness (this is tongue in cheek humor to those of you who think I'm being arrogant). Oh, sure! Absolutely! Be creative! As you can see at the end, C/2012 V4 using an orbit I calculated using only amateur observations (I excluded every professional measurement one by one at the beginning) still appears right where it appeared using the "official" orbit in my original video. VERY IMPRESSIVE, I skipped ahead alittle, loved the dramatic background music, you deserve a GLP Geek award for this for sure. You sure know your way around those sites!! |
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| Dr. Astro Not to be confused with Phil Plait User ID: 27749847 United States12/09/2012 01:49 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: Dr. Astro Ok, but only if I get to use some overly dramatic background music to punctuate my own awesomeness (this is tongue in cheek humor to those of you who think I'm being arrogant). Oh, sure! Absolutely! Be creative! As you can see at the end, C/2012 V4 using an orbit I calculated using only amateur observations (I excluded every professional measurement one by one at the beginning) still appears right where it appeared using the "official" orbit in my original video. VERY IMPRESSIVE, I skipped ahead alittle, loved the dramatic background music, you deserve a GLP Geek award for this for sure. You sure know your way around those sites!! Thanks! I should point out that the website that gets pulled up is a local file generated by FindOrb itself as a "pseudo-MPEC" which automatically formats the orbital data in the same format as the minor planet center. In this case, the orbital data is all amateur, not a single professional observation in the mix. |
| Éireann Eisteacht le gra! User ID: 1256234 United States12/09/2012 01:54 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Ok, but only if I get to use some overly dramatic background music to punctuate my own awesomeness (this is tongue in cheek humor to those of you who think I'm being arrogant). Oh, sure! Absolutely! Be creative! As you can see at the end, C/2012 V4 using an orbit I calculated using only amateur observations (I excluded every professional measurement one by one at the beginning) still appears right where it appeared using the "official" orbit in my original video. Uitstekend!!  Éireann~ Eisteacht le gra! ~ArunaLuna (Translation from Gaelic: "Listen to Love!") "And I sincerely believe, with you, that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies; and that the principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale." - Thomas Jefferson, from a Letter to John Taylor written in 1816 "Unfortunately, it is in the nature of man to tinker - even with immutable truth. Thus, we must be ever vigilant.." - James Munford You can educate the ignorant, but you can't fix stupid! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ I do not give negative Karma. I believe that all opinions are worthy of debate and discussion. Free speech is essential to the growth and advancement of each individual and all of Humankind. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 28914510 United States12/09/2012 02:02 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| StormeyGoddess User ID: 22004193 United States12/09/2012 02:04 AM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | THIS IS WHY JESUS SAID MANS WISDOM IS FOOLISHNESS TO GOD! TO CRAZY ASS SCIENTIST TURNED A PERFECTLY GOOD THREAD ABOUT ENIKI AND ENIL AND ALL THEM NAGGAS INTO A ALGEBRA 13 CLASS FOR ASTRO-TARDS!!! Quoting: yahwehs princess 23672607 Um.... Astrotards, we ride!!!!   HEY, HEY!!!!! Don't leave without meeeeeee!!!!!!! When in doubt, be kind. When you are certain, be even more so. "As for me and my family, we will serve the Lord.” |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 28914510 United States12/09/2012 02:09 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
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| Dr. Astro Not to be confused with Phil Plait User ID: 27749847 United States12/09/2012 02:17 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| TBar1984 User ID: 29378283 United States12/09/2012 02:36 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | LOL, that's a first, you usually beat me to the punch ;). Glad you also covered the earth glare in HI1, I didn't get around to that. I've been spending too much time booted into XP to use the Video cards to crunch SETI numbers. I don't have XP setup for anything, and I keep forgetting to turn on the e-mail program. It's been real quiet around here... You can even hear the bugs in the video. I guess I should close the door when making a video. |
| Éireann Eisteacht le gra! User ID: 1256234 United States12/09/2012 02:39 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | LOL, that's a first, you usually beat me to the punch ;). Glad you also covered the earth glare in HI1, I didn't get around to that. I've been spending too much time booted into XP to use the Video cards to crunch SETI numbers. I don't have XP setup for anything, and I keep forgetting to turn on the e-mail program. It's been real quiet around here... You can even hear the bugs in the video. I guess I should close the door when making a video. Actually, the lovely night sounds in the background give your video the feel of being outdoors and looking up at the stars. I think you should leave the door open :) Éireann~ Eisteacht le gra! ~ArunaLuna (Translation from Gaelic: "Listen to Love!") "And I sincerely believe, with you, that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies; and that the principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale." - Thomas Jefferson, from a Letter to John Taylor written in 1816 "Unfortunately, it is in the nature of man to tinker - even with immutable truth. Thus, we must be ever vigilant.." - James Munford You can educate the ignorant, but you can't fix stupid! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ I do not give negative Karma. I believe that all opinions are worthy of debate and discussion. Free speech is essential to the growth and advancement of each individual and all of Humankind. |
| Dr. Astro Not to be confused with Phil Plait User ID: 27749847 United States12/09/2012 02:40 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | LOL, that's a first, you usually beat me to the punch ;). Glad you also covered the earth glare in HI1, I didn't get around to that. I've been spending too much time booted into XP to use the Video cards to crunch SETI numbers. I don't have XP setup for anything, and I keep forgetting to turn on the e-mail program. It's been real quiet around here... You can even hear the bugs in the video. I guess I should close the door when making a video. Actually, the lovely night sounds in the background give your video the feel of being outdoors and looking up at the stars. I think you should leave the door open :) 2nd'ed |
| Dr. Astro Not to be confused with Phil Plait User ID: 27749847 United States12/09/2012 02:50 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 29118627 United States12/09/2012 06:41 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 29118627 United States12/09/2012 07:26 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I JUST TOOK A HOT BATH AND CAME BACK TO SEE WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON AND I STILL HAVE NO CLUE! ARE ENKI AND ENIL AND ALL THEM NAGGAS COMING BACK TO MAKE US SLAVES OR NOT??? Quoting: yahwehs princess 23672607  they are coming back under the guise of angels of Light and your affiliation with them will cost you dearly in the Millennium so I wouldn't get too excited if I were you lol they'll only be here 5 months as that's all the time they've been allotted to wear out the saints |
| Artaius Be The Spark User ID: 29409054  Germany12/09/2012 03:54 PM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | So according to the way it took in those three days, this thing will arrive before dec. 21...  There will come a time when you believe everything ends. This will be the beginning [Louis L'Amour] my flickr [link to www.flickr.com] |
