ICEINSPACE
Most Read Articles
• Reviews
Moon Phase
CURRENT MOON Waning Crescent
19.3%
Moon Phase...
The Sun Now
Go Back   IceInSpace > General Astronomy > General Chat
Reload this Page Comet near the Sun
Register FAQ Calendar Today's Posts Search

Reply
 
Thread Tools Rate Thread
  #1  
Old 16-01-2010, 04:51 PM
glenc's Avatar
glenc (Glen)
star-hopper

glenc is offline 		 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Terranora
Posts: 4,380
Comet near the Sun
The comet was discovered by Australian amateur astronomer Alan Watson
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap100116.html
see also http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ht=alan+watson
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 17-01-2010, 11:55 PM
Ric's Avatar
Ric
Support your local RFS

Ric is offline 		 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Wamboin NSW
Posts: 12,405
A nice discovery.

From what the article was saying it had a short but spectacular life.
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 18-01-2010, 03:00 AM
glenc's Avatar
glenc (Glen)
star-hopper

glenc is offline 		 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Terranora
Posts: 4,380
It must have been a hot comet!
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT +10. The time is now 06:57 AM.

Contact Us - IceInSpace - Archive - Top
Powered by vBulletin Version 3.8.7 | Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Advertisement
Bintel
Advertisement