No, EPOXI aka the Deep Impact Probe will NOT be aligned with comet ISON at perihelion

Hardly. I have no problem arguing it with him, he thinks I'm a shill, he's dead wrong so how could I possibly lose. He wins though in that it derails the thread. Soooo many threads have been derailed because I've had to defend myself against the accusations. At least here I can stop him dead in his tracks.

Like you derail everyone else's threads?

I simply asked a valid question, that's all. I'm not abusing you.

You do realise, the more you edit and censor your thread, the more weight you give those who accuse u of being a shill.

Werent you the one moaning about ppl censoring you earlier?

There's no derail? I asked u 1 question.

Small particles from space impact Earth daily...

How is presenting facts on the ontopic derailing a thread? Please elaborate.

why would anyone post in a shill post is beyond me

Huh?

Your evidence being?

Some my think your pointing out that you to are working for the same organization but playing different roles. You know, good cop, bad cop

Are you?

In addition, I actually applauded ur earlier post in another thread. Also, i gave u the credit.of being more knowledgeable than most on the subject of this thread.

Is asking a question derailing?

I don't have anyone in here with me to tag team, may I add. Just Lil ol me.

You didn't ask a valid question, you asked a bunch of personal questions in an attempt to portray me as a shill. If you want to ask a valid question, try asking something that's actually related to the thread. Last warning.

And then you went right back to calling me a shill on this thread. Your applause was apparently hollow. Your questions were about me personally and had nothing to do with the actual subject of the thread. I will NOT allow you to derail it. I don't care if you argue the subject with me, but this ad hominem shit stops now.

Warning for what? Your being very defensive.

ontopic? As usual...

I know it might be hard for all you neanderthal worker ants and bees to comprehend, but some assignments have quite a bit of 'waiting' time in betwixt the actual elements of said job requirements. Say for instance you're stationed down at McMurdo and are tired of watching MacGyver reruns while waiting for your batch samples to be sliced...lo and behold the lure of a siren's song enchants you...an internet chat room filled with uneducated morons who have opinions they confuse with facts so mundanely pedestrian they create complex webs of utter crap and call it a conspiracy. I mean you could keep on watching those MacGyver reruns, but let's face it, they're even worse... or you could try to beat that case of insomnia tilting with retards....which naturally begs another question, lost I'm sure upon the majority here, and alas the very ether this little old world floats upon. Ah well, there is always that proof on transcendental idealism...

What i find hilarious about this subject is that it was his NASA buddies saying we will get double dusted as we pass through Isons tail.. and yet he comes along and says we wont while spouting his nasalove all over us.. its a hoot..

You called it ISON. It's BRRISON. I don't know of any plans to get it operational in time for ISON, but I don't have any contacts on that particular team. The equipment will likely be recycled for another mission later, probably with a different target.

Ah, ok... wasn't aware of being in a court ;) But most here seem to like the "simple wording"

You surely can imagine if someone stated "parts of Ison will impact earth" (even if correct concerning the dust) it would cause a hysteria

Sorry doc, I was just checking ( maybe is off topic in case please delete )

Is this the last shot deep impact got from ISON ?



The mission wasn't stopped in September ?

Thanks

The mission wasn't stopped in September, no, but they don't use the spacecraft constantly either. Most of the time it's just idling. Deep space network time is a precious and over-tapped resource used by every single deep space mission simultaneously. Furthermore, they were understaffed as it was in terms of operating the Deep Impact spacecraft. It was a very minor priority in the grand scheme of things. The purpose and intent of trying to get the later observations was to acquire the comet while it was still difficult or impossible to see from earth's perspective. There's no more point in that since we can see it equally well from earth now.

Oh :/

Damn line of sight in curved space.

I don't know how people orient to a sky map. I don't. Everything is round! I do better with plain, old squares! Orbital dynamics makes my brain hurt.

Which is why I'm glad we have folks like you and twenty others around these forums who know how to figure that shit out, because I sure don't.

Why do you assume that Ison is interesting? I mean, i get that it is interesting to us here, but in the end it is a comet. why should it merit special attention from nasa that would go above and beyond the norm for comets? Comets are common. Ison is one of the rarer types, but not so rare that the world has to stop and watch in awe.

Astro I love your truth, but you gotta stop banning people and deleting comments, no one does that to you on other their threads.

People can see the abusive twats for themselves, just ignore them, but please don't censor.

Shill mutt

Personally, I believe it to be the latter. Astro has seemingly forgot some very basic rules about online debating. One of the most important rules he has forgotten about is image. Even if Astro is 100% in any of his assessments or predictions about ISON, his very image alone when cause people not to care.

Astro is indeed obsessed about ISON, whether he wants to admit it or not, and due to him being a paid subscriber to the site and his green karma that he can use to pin whatever he wants to, there is not a single thing you can do to stop him other than using a browser script to filter out his name and any posts/threads made by him.

Ultimately, only time will tell which argument is the correct one.

Please repeat the question?

we know what you meant!you said ison, and ison is a comet that wont impact us. ISON"S dust is different than ISON, and i think the word play attacks are designed to be antagonistic, imo.

I love those cutie bugs)))



Hey Dr Astro or anyone,
I was wondering if they are dirty snowballs... they must contain enough mass to support a tail through their journey. What is the math, (assuming the nucleus is super dense)... It still seems that the tail would consume the matter in the coma considering the distance.

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Actually you called me a shill and then pontificated about me, and then asked about me personally rather than about something having to do with the subject.