OM wrote:
On Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:53:47 -0800, Dave Michelson
wrote:

Hmm. This has all the makings of a "Star Trek" episode. Oh, wait.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masks_(TNG_episode)

...Or it could have a suicidal Q locked in it, or Balok could be
waiting there, surrounded by his insanity paintings, or a spaceship
full of vampires could be in orbit around it.

So you *were* a member of Rick Berman's inner circle. I should have
guessed!

Hmmm. How many ST episodes featured a comet? The first season TOS
episode "Balance of Terror" did.

Wait. Someone has already researched this:

http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Comet

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Dave Michelson