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According to the Russian astronomer Nikolai Fedorovsky, a giant comet flying at top speed is bound for Earth. Should the comet stay on the collision course, it may hit the planet in late October. The impact will cause devastating tsunamis, earthquakes and avalanches, says Fedorovsky. He saw the killer comet in a telescope two weeks ago. He managed to calculate the comet’s trajectory. We got in touch with Nikolai Fedorovsky:
We could obtain more accurate calculations if other astronomers join forces
You're right Pie, i'll check around to see if others agree or not.
Originally posted by ThePieMaN
Im sure he's probably wrong anyway DG. Nothing to worry about. If we see NASA mentioning it maybe then we could start worrying.
Pie
Originally posted by ThePieMaN
If we see NASA mentioning it maybe then we could start worrying.
An asteroid about the size of a small house passed just 88,000 kilometres from the Earth by on Saturday 27 September - the closest approach of a natural object ever recorded. Geostationary communication satellites circle the Earth 42,000km from the planet's centre.
The asteroid, designated 2003 SQ222, came from inside the Earth's orbit and so was only spotted after it had whizzed by. The first sighting was on Sunday 28 by the Lowell Observatory Near-Earth Object Search program in Arizona, US.
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One scientist said there are more people working in your typical McDonald's than there are working full-time to save the planet with their telescopes.
Asteroid hunters and comet hunters have to deal with a vast universe, low budgets, highly competitive quests for grants and bone-headed media reactions to initial discoveries that suggest impending doom before the findings are refined by mathematics and time.
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Survival of civilization itself
In an "Open Letter to Congress on Near Earth Objects," the citizens group writes, "A growing body of scientific evidence shows that some of these celestial bodies, also known as Near Earth Objects (NEOs), pose a potentially devastating threat of collision with Earth, capable of causing widespread destruction and loss of life. The largest such impacts can not only threaten the survival of our nation, but even that of civilization itself."
Among signers of the letter are: Apollo 17 Astronaut, Harrison Schmitt; Neil Tyson, Director of the Hayden Planetarium; Freeman Dyson, Professor Emeritus of Princeton University; Lucy Ann McFadden, NEO scientist at the University of Maryland; New York University professor and author, William Burrows; John Lewis, a scientist at the University of Arizona, Tucson; and Thomas Jones, former astronaut and veteran of four shuttle missions.
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We have a comet in our sights during October. Comet Swan will move into the evening sky during October. While this comet is only a six magnitude object, it should be easily seen with a good pair of binoculars. The best time to see this comet should be between Oct. 17 and 19. When it is passes through the constellation Bootes near Gamma Bootes, which is the star Segihus, look for it low in the southwest after sunset. It will move from Bootes into Hercules by the end of the month.
[II.62] Mabus then will then soon die, there will come of people and beasts a horrible rout: Then suddenly one will see vengeance, hundred, hand, thirst, hunger when the comet will run.
The question is who is Mabus? There are two interpretations doing rounds these days. 1. If we unscramble the word, we can write it as "Usamb" very close to "Usama bin" the actual pronunciation in Arabic of what we call Osama. It seems to indicate that Osama bin Laden will die, probably due to bombing or due to attack of ground forces or even by suicide after being cornered. He may never be captured alive by USA. 2. Some say, Mabus is Saddam (read backwards, it spells "sudam" after some alteration). The "horrible rout" of people as well as beasts indicate not death due to war but due to some disease. This might be the same event described in the IX.55, the death of people and animals due to Anthrax or other Weapons of Mass Destruction which will spread like wildfire. "Then suddenly one will see vengeance" - vengeance by whom? Most likely by the Islamic terrorists to avenge Osama's or Saddam's death and USA's war against terror in Afghanistan and Iraq. There will be another sudden and widespread terrorist attack. The nature of this attack is not mentioned [Sollog, the modern time controversial prophet said, terrorists will explode suitcase nuclear weapons in Israel (Tel Aviv), USA (Washington DC) and Europe (Rome)]. The repeated threats of Osama and Mullah Omar comes to mind. At the same time a comet will suddenly be seen in the sky, advancing towards the earth, and ultimately striking it, resulting in devastation. It is possible that "Mabus" is neither Osama nor Saddam but it might be the name of some important Muslim leader e.g. Mohammad ABU Salem or Mahammad Abbas (the new Prime Minister of Palestine) etc. who dies just before WW-III starts.
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Originally posted by Mdv2
Nice story, yet taken out of its original context:
We have a comet in our sights during October. Comet Swan will move into the evening sky during October. While this comet is only a six magnitude object, it should be easily seen with a good pair of binoculars. The best time to see this comet should be between Oct. 17 and 19. When it is passes through the constellation Bootes near Gamma Bootes, which is the star Segihus, look for it low in the southwest after sunset. It will move from Bootes into Hercules by the end of the month.