ELEnin Dwarf Star Warning September 26, 2011 - Make Viral!

Did Elenin not disintegrate or blow up or something?

Originally posted by misfitofscience
Did Elenin not disintegrate or blow up or something?

Sadly Elenin did not disintegrate a thread, on ATS cliamed that those were jus rumors it seems.

Well then, we shall wait and see if hoagland's "research" holds any truth.

He is speaking this weekend, leaking some "ground breaking" information.

If it goes bust we know he is a bust! Another bites the dust!

Originally posted by misfitofscience
Did Elenin not disintegrate or blow up or something?

Yes, its post-disintegration magnitude is less than magnitude 10, and it is following the magnitude curve expected for a disintegrating comet perfectly.
www.aerith.net...
The grey line shows the originally expected light curve had the comet remained intact, the red line shows the current expected light curve for a disintegrating comet.

reply to post by ngchunter

Careful, some equate disintegrate with disappear.

Originally posted by Devino
reply to post by ngchunter

 

Careful, some equate disintegrate with disappear.

An unfortunate misconception. Disintegration simply means the nucleus has fallen apart, but the remnants do continue to move along the original orbit, they're simply gradually dispersing along that orbit. The comet will diffuse and fade as that happens, but it is a gradual process. Nonetheless, Elenin will be much, much dimmer than originally anticipated, as the graph shows.

are we dead yet?
it is still monday somewhere right?
it is the 26th isn't it?


Miscellaneous Reading Material

Newer Sources
MSNBC - Doomsday Comet Fades Away
Universe Today - Comet Elenin is Now Fading Away
Sky And Telescope - Comet Elenin Self Destructs

Older Sources
Sott.net - Comet Elenin Could Be Disintegrating
Solarimg - Elenin Appears To Be Disintegrating
Cosmic Gnostic - Elenin In The Process of Disintegrating

ATS Threads
ATS - Elenin Breaking Up, So much for Doomsday
ATS - Is Elenin Disintegrating?