Steve, I envy your trip to Gosse's Bluff
what a buzz!
I kinda remember you had a thread on this trip once? any pics?
had a mate who went to wolfe creek and took a stitched panorama shot of it back in the '80's that was what piqued my interest firstly anyway - its great photo montage, one of my favourites of his. i keep picturing the shot I want in my mind, with just enough moonlight to light the scene, but still with enough stars to do the job
maybe with a big comet in shot
we can dream!
some awesome links to mate, cheers!
henbury is definately a lot more realistic target for me, living here, I suppose.
with comets, i dont understand how you get an impact crater easily, they are too fragile (being iceblocks or 'dirt balls' even if they are a little rocky in composition, they are still loosely bonded and easily come apart? and usually break up/disintergrate easily - well before the ground ie Tunguska is thought to have possibly been a cometary type body, possibly, and that is why it didnt make it to the ground, even tho it is connected strongly with taurids which are asteroidal!. I guess if they are big enough, they might do it? plenty of theories out here!
but then many asteroids are thought were possibly once comets, and have lost all their gasses and are defunct. interesting area
cheers - and here's hoping we all get to see them all before too long