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Originally posted by Open2Truth
Is there a way to measure the extent of, and potential consequences, of the earth's passing through the tail?
The Earth will not pass through Elenin’s Tail
“A common misconception of comets is that the tail streams out behind the comet. Even if that were the case, the images and video above show that we would not pass through the tail. However, the tail of a comet does not stream out behind the comet’s path, but rather points away from the sun. As such, the tail will never be in a position to cross the path of the earth.
“Even if the earth were to pass through the tail of the comet, the only effect on the earth would be a nice show of meteors. Perseid meteor shower occurs every year between August 9 and 13 when the Earth passes thru the orbit of Comet Swift-Tuttle. Comet Halley is the source of the Orionid shower in October.
when comets travel close to the sun, plasma discharges (aka Coronal Mass Ejections) have been observed to occur. Most astronomers are puzzled by such events which they currently regard as mere coincidence. For supporters of plasma cosmology, however, the sun’s behavior when comet’s approach is evidence of the plasma discharge that regularly occurs when two charged celestial bodies approach each other.
Originally posted by heineken
nice find dalke!!
strange they know little about it isnt it
or the whole thing is quiet confused