Comet Elenin

[mkrnhr]

Another one from L. Elenin's blog:

American radio astronomers report that did not detect any water coming from any remains of comet Elenin. Amy Lovell observed it for 7 hours on Sept 7 using the Green Bank Telescope (it is not yet in the Arecibo declination window) and did not detect any OH line above the noise level of 2.4 mJy. This puts a limit of a few times 107 molecules/second on the gas production rate, which is about 100 times less than earlier predictions. This data may confirm disintegration proccess in comet’s nucleus which stareted on mid August. The next radio observations may be carry out on October by Arecibo radio observatory, of course if we will see comet Elenin on images from SOHO spacecraft.

Now that the end-of-the-world/Nibiru people are going relatively quiet, we can hope for some interresting info from time to time.

 

[Lycan]

Another one from L. Elenin's blog:

American radio astronomers report that did not detect any water coming from any remains of comet Elenin. Amy Lovell observed it for 7 hours on Sept 7 using the Green Bank Telescope (it is not yet in the Arecibo declination window) and did not detect any OH line above the noise level of 2.4 mJy. This puts a limit of a few times 107 molecules/second on the gas production rate, which is about 100 times less than earlier predictions. This data may confirm disintegration proccess in comet’s nucleus which stareted on mid August. The next radio observations may be carry out on October by Arecibo radio observatory, of course if we will see comet Elenin on images from SOHO spacecraft.

Now that the end-of-the-world/Nibiru people are going relatively quiet, we can hope for some interresting info from time to time.

Yeah it seems Elenin won't be what they expected to be. But I'm not worry about them, eventually they will find another one these days...

 

[luke wilson]

I don't know much about comets, am hoping I can get some info.

According to this recent article in SOTT, comet elenin is disintegrating. What does this mean? Will it make it back out of the solar system?

 

[RyanX]

I don't know much about comets, am hoping I can get some info.

According to this recent article in SOTT, comet elenin is disintegrating. What does this mean? Will it make it back out of the solar system?

Some parts of it might. Most likely it's going to leave a big trail of dust in its wake.

 

[luke wilson]

I don't know much about comets, am hoping I can get some info.

According to this recent article in SOTT, comet elenin is disintegrating. What does this mean? Will it make it back out of the solar system?

Some parts of it might. Most likely it's going to leave a big trail of dust in its wake.

Will the planet pass through the trail of dust left behind? Can one see this in the sky as the planet is passing through it? Maybe colours and the such?

 

[mkrnhr]

Maybe increased shouting stars? Comet trails usually leave meteor showers.

 

[Eongar]

I don't know much about comets, am hoping I can get some info.

According to this recent article in SOTT, comet elenin is disintegrating. What does this mean? Will it make it back out of the solar system?

Some parts of it might. Most likely it's going to leave a big trail of dust in its wake.

Increased the percentage of the Black Death that fall on Earth, then.

 

[Mikey]

Increased the percentage of the Black Death that fall on Earth, then.

Increased probability, yes. If the comet is "disintegrating", this just means that it's radius gets larger and the material will be distributed more widely than would have been otherwise the case. All of Elenin's material won't just vanish.

Edit: Spelling

 

[mkrnhr]

Yes, the material is out there, even if unseen.

 

[tschai]

Increased the percentage of the Black Death that fall on Earth, then.

Increased probability, yes. If the comet is "disintegrating", this just means that it's radius gets larger and the material will be distributed more widely than would have been otherwise the case. All of Elenin's material won't just vanish.

Edit: Spelling

Indeed- I would think the potential for large chunks-some possibly big enough to cause serious impact damage, as well as dust loading would be increased by the break up of a cometary body. It make take a while for them to get here, which makes it scarier-people will think the coast is clear and this debris will end up hitting months down the road-guess we'll have to wait this out and see what happens

 

[mkrnhr]

The big chunks of the comet are very likely to continue on the same trajectory. It is a disintegration, not and explosion. The smaller particles, or dust, will be scattered and possibly cross our orbit.

 

[tschai]

The big chunks of the comet are very likely to continue on the same trajectory. It is a disintegration, not and explosion. The smaller particles, or dust, will be scattered and possibly cross our orbit.

Probably that is so -but couldn't some of the pieces react like billiard balls and be knocked off the original trajectory into an earth crossing path?

I am not real knowledgable on the physics here...

Maybe I am way out in left field and making much out of nothing...comments to educate me are most welcome!

Besides the dust alone is enough of a problem with the potential to change weather patterns and possible carrying of pathogens

 

[Adolanaea]

Guys, I saw it this morning from Arizona, it looks like a big flash light raising from the west and setting on the east, very slow, the sky was clear, it was an eye opener

 

[anart]

Guys, I saw it this morning from Arizona, it looks like a big flash light raising from the west and setting on the east, very slow, the sky was clear, it was an eye opener

I think that was a fireball that was reported in the news - http://www.sott.net/articles/show/235027-Fireball-sparks-panic-as-it-shoots-across-250-miles-of-night-sky-above-California NOT comet Elenin, which is currently millions of miles away.

 

[Gimpy]

Maybe increased shouting stars? Comet trails usually leave meteor showers.

Just had an image of a star 'screaming' AAAAAAAGGGGGHHHH! across the horizon...Thanks for the laugh!