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I think Mark has every right to his questions, even in commenting in a way that addicts would find viral. Discussion is the black hole of civilizations. Science gave us abortion, and said it was good, after all we are either all atheists or fools. Now we see the most fervent opposition to abortion c...

I think Orin is correct. When determining the rotation direction, It does depend on which side of the galaxy is facing our view. As an older newbie and very much a novice, Case intrigues me with the studies he has cited. Is the term "spiral" galaxy but a term assigned a particular looking ...

Hello Chris, "By applying a set of mathematical transforms, a new image was created..." "This wasn't invented mathematically- it is real..." You are kidding right? I have a wonderful view of our unimaginable universe. But I'm not the one trying to put lipstick on the pig. 100s of...

Kovil, "Infinity ; what a concept. If the Universe is infinite, would that then indicate that there is no God?" I think it proves there is. And He is much bigger than infinity. Which would be a term we haven't even conceived yet. As you have watched these great minds argue how things are o...

Hi Bamone Gosh this is beginning to take on the appearance that space is all in the imagination of mathematicians. Calculations of wobbles and strobes that indicate something is there. It seems to take trick photography, artist renditions, and graphic designers to convince us. When the first man wal...

Oh I agree, I agree!!! But the argument has left the arena and is poured into the streets. The wondrous ponderings of the universe posed in the original post, has diminished to chaotic rock throwing riots of mathematical wizardry which answers are equivalent to, "how big can you build an abacus...

Stunning!!! Bravo, Bravo. A scientific knowledge base, with the ability and willingness to share with the humble masses. Thank you Chris, you're a gem in a river of stones! You're explanation is very acceptable indeed, and the props are fantastic. Might I for a moment draw your attention to this APO...

Welcome aboard Chris/Lucky I have agreed earlier that the coma light is sunlight. Very nice picture. Are you saying the bright light in the HST coming from the core is sunlight too? That bright? I have also pointed out Hubble's variety of filters (settings) something on Hubble that can see and prese...

PassionateBomba wrote: Looking at this orbit it seems to pass through or close to the asteroid belt. Maybe Holmes shakes a few pieces loose for us from time to time. Seems also like its erratic orbit could be Jupiter's influence. Case wrote: The mass of the comet and the mass of the astroid belt obj...

If you substitute 6.7% in my comment, then it would read; 6.7% pull in another direction in the void of space would be quite significant. (see above; also not a pro typer) ;) Wiki? Now there's a scientific reference if ever was one! However, lending it some credibility by virtue of your knowledge, i...

Now I'm just a thinker, not a pro I believe orbits are somewhat erratic. Like a finger print, all alike but none the same. Next summer Earth will be a little closer or a little further from the Sun at equinox than last year. A little pos/neg of the solar plane. This may depend on the location of the...

Well 59 reads and doesn't anybody know? The comet coma is lit by the Sun. These ice and dust particles are of a mass that can be see by the naked from almost as far away as halfway between Jupiter and Mars. That is a fairly dense field of debris. Enough one would think would decrease Sun light from ...

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Not a pro. In today's APOD, a close up of Holmes nucleus from Hubble. The Coma is dust lit by the Sun. Why is the Nucleus so bright? It seems to emit its own light. The reflection of the dust should actually block light from reaching the nucleus, thus making it dimmer? In answer to finding Holmes, m...

Just after dark, NNE Look up and find bright stars shaped like a misformed "W" Go down to the left a little, after a gap about the size of the entire "W" you will see 3 stars not quite in a row. The center star is the brightest. The comet is just above and right of the center sta...