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warrior1

(12,325 posts) Sat Nov 30, 2013, 04:52 PM Nov 2013

Comet Ison dies again.

http://spaceweather.com/

Comet ISON is fading fast as it recedes from the sun. Whatever piece of the comet briefly survived its Thanksgiving Day brush with solar fire is now dissipating in a cloud of dust. Click to view a 3-day movie centered on perihelion (closest approach to the sun):

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Comet Ison dies again. (Original Post) warrior1 Nov 2013 OP

When you fly too close to the sun, you are going to get burned liberal N proud Nov 2013 #1

change it's name to icarus leftyohiolib Nov 2013 #2

Comets are named for their discoverers. longship Nov 2013 #5

Great animation. Thanks for posting. n/t Laelth Nov 2013 #3

"Today Al Queda officially declared comet Ison as its next #2" DJ13 Nov 2013 #4

liberal N proud

(60,336 posts)

1. When you fly too close to the sun, you are going to get burned

Reply to warrior1 (Original post)

Sat Nov 30, 2013, 04:59 PM

Nov 2013

leftyohiolib

(5,917 posts)

2. change it's name to icarus

Reply to warrior1 (Original post)

Sat Nov 30, 2013, 05:02 PM

Nov 2013

longship

(40,416 posts)

5. Comets are named for their discoverers.

Reply to leftyohiolib (Reply #2)

Sat Nov 30, 2013, 06:44 PM

Nov 2013

Not some arbitrary name. So unless some person named Icarus discovered the thing, it will forever be known as ISON. Actually, it is named C/2012 S1 (ISON). ISON is an acronym for International Scientific Optical Network which made the discovery.

That's the way it is with comets.

Laelth

(32,017 posts)

3. Great animation. Thanks for posting. n/t

Reply to warrior1 (Original post)

Sat Nov 30, 2013, 05:31 PM

Nov 2013

-Laelth

DJ13

(23,671 posts)

4. "Today Al Queda officially declared comet Ison as its next #2"

Reply to warrior1 (Original post)

Sat Nov 30, 2013, 05:33 PM

Nov 2013

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