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I was always told to be wary of any comet that doesn't show a tail. That's because the tail is streaming out directly behind it, opposite to its direction of travel, so you just can't see it.Of course, that may not be the only reason for the absence of an observable tail.Comet Holmes orbits the Sun once every 7 years at a distance of about 200 million miles (compared to Earth’s 93-million-mile orbit). As a result, it was re-observed in 1899 and 1906 before being lost for nearly six decades. Based on a prediction by Brian Marsden, of the Minor Planet Centre, the comet was recovered in 1964.Given that the resources required for tracking and compiling trajectories for these objects are mostly in the hands organisations and/or institutions which are capable of withholding calamitous information from the general public, the question must be asked:- Would 'They' tell us if it was going to hit?
Originally posted by Now_Then
I'm more concerned about the moon. I mean think about it, most nights it's just there, it's like I'm here, and were like yheah. But I think it's more than that, I think the moon is waiting, waiting for us to be watching for comets or stuff. That's when the moon will strike, when were looking for comets and stuff. And the moon will be all like what are you going to do? And we'll like be all arragh. And stuff.
Originally posted by jra
Originally posted by XFoxMulderX
So, what do you think? Is an impact nearing
Not at all. Its orbit stays between Mars and Jupiter, as you can see here, so there's no reason to worry about it hitting us.