PING CHICKEN LITTLES: Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 Shows That Breaking Up Is Not So Hard To Do

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Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 Shows That Breaking Up Is Not So Hard
To Do
Don Yeomans
Manager, NASA/JPL Near-Earth Object Program Office
April 24, 2006

Periodic comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 has broken into more than 30
different pieces as it approaches the sun. This comet was discovered on
1930 May 2 by Arnold Schwassmann and Arno Wachmann at the Hamburg
(Germany) observatory. It was the third periodic comet discovered by
this pair and the 73rd comet to be recognized as periodic.

Because of poor observing conditions, the comet was not recovered
during
its next return to perihelion in 1935-36. As a result, the comet's
preliminary orbit was rough and the comet's close passes by Jupiter in
1953 October (0.9 AU) and 1965 November (0.25 AU) further degraded the
orbital predictions. One Astronomical Unit (AU) is about 93 million
miles. The comet was re-discovered on Aug. 13, 1979, missed during the
next return to perihelion in 1985-86 - again because of poor observing
conditions - and then observed during its returns in 1990, 1995-96,
2000-2001, and the current 2005-2006 return. In late 1995, the comet
began to breakup into various fragments. The main comet (fragment C)
was
seen to give rise to two new fragments, A and B.

In 2001, the main comet (fragment C) was observed along with the old
fragment B and a new fragment E.

During the 2006 return to perihelion, which for the main fragment C
takes place on 2006 June 6 (just inside the Earth's orbit), the comet
began to fragment into more than 30 additional pieces. All of the
observed fragments in 2006 will pass relatively close to the Earth
during the interval May 12 through May 28 but none will pass closer
than
5.5 million miles. These passages of the fragments past the Earth offer
astronomers an excellent opportunity to examine the cometary breakup
process and hopefully these observations will shed some light on just
why some comets disrupt. Apparently some comets have very weak internal
structures and perhaps rapid rotation or the pressure of vaporizing
interior ices, as the comet approaches the warming sun, causes these
breakup events.

In addition to ongoing ground-based visual observations, the Hubble
Space Telescope and the Spitzer infrared space telescope are continuing
to observe the comet and the Arecibo and Goldstone planetary radars
will
begin observations on April 30, 2006.

For predictions of where on the night sky these fragments will appear
(i.e., ephemeris predictions), go to:
http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons.cgi and request information for comet
"73P." The main comet, which is also the brightest, is fragment C.

--1995 Photos of Comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 3
http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/images/sw3.html


Nothing in here about comet fragments hitting the Earth -- must be
another NASA conspiracy to hide the terrible dooooooooooooooooooom
approaching.

--
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Official Overseer of Kooks and Saucerheads in alt.astronomy
Co-Winner, alt.(f)lame Worst Flame War, December 2005

"And without accurate measuring techniques, how can they even
*call* quantum theory a "scientific" one? How can it possibly
be referred to as a "fundamental branch of physics"?"
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"The Mirror" wrote in message
...
LOL

Calm down everyone...

is that your final answer?

I see there's a lot of Dooms day scenerios going
on in here over Cometary and Asteroid fly bys...

commentary fly bys too. ol'
uselessnet is ripe tonite

we've had about half a
dozen over the last 4 years, that no one caught until they were about 10
or more million miles away from Earth... Which is pretty scary that we
didn't see some coming.

didn't you just say 'calm down'?
how do i get to a calmed down scared?

But the ones we do see coming, are always
mathematically put down as not being NEO impacters.

i'd be willing to bet that if there are
aliens they've got your name on one
gargantuan asteroid right now
doncha know

I would be more concerned about our President pushing the little red
button

is that before or after his 4th
bottle of liquor for the day?

on a few people over seas and causing world wide Nuclear Fall out
than a comet hitting... but I digress ;-)

digression certainly seems to be your best bet

This response is invalid.

No more egotistical diatribes, please.

Thank you.

Peace and Love

Freeman :-)
http://www.rnabrand.com/

asleep wrote:

"The Mirror" wrote in message
...


LOL

Calm down everyone...



is that your final answer?

I see there's a lot of Dooms day scenerios going


on in here over Cometary and Asteroid fly bys...



commentary fly bys too. ol'
uselessnet is ripe tonite

we've had about half a


dozen over the last 4 years, that no one caught until they were about 10
or more million miles away from Earth... Which is pretty scary that we
didn't see some coming.



didn't you just say 'calm down'?
how do i get to a calmed down scared?

But the ones we do see coming, are always


mathematically put down as not being NEO impacters.



i'd be willing to bet that if there are
aliens they've got your name on one
gargantuan asteroid right now
doncha know



I would be more concerned about our President pushing the little red
button



is that before or after his 4th
bottle of liquor for the day?

on a few people over seas and causing world wide Nuclear Fall out


than a comet hitting... but I digress ;-)



digression certainly seems to be your best bet

"The Mirror" wrote in message
...
This response is invalid.

your lackluster opinion has been duly noted
and terminally recycled. what else ya
got sparkles?

No more egotistical diatribes, please.

sto0pidity should be painful.

carry on.

Dear Art Deco my Fellowmen,

There may be a ring of truth in the prediction about a fragment of SW3
hitting the Earth.

I remember hearing on audio tape of our session with the Holy Spirit
back in the late 1990s about what He said will be catastrophic. He
said that there will be something from the sky that will fall on the
ocean and the water will boil.

This something from the sky may just be this comet fragment that when
it hits the ocean, huge waves will be generated and where the water
will boil at the point of impact. When I heard this, I was thinking of
the Pacific Ocean. I also thought of why would sea water boil when it
hits the coast. I have to look for that tape to get exactly what He
said. Eric's prediction is the Atlantic Ocean.

Our scientists have been accurate in predicting that the Shoemaker-Levy
9 would hit Jupiter. This happened from July 16-22, 1994. The impact
of the fragments on Jupiter was spectacular. Would our scientists and
astronomers also be successful this time with SW3, right in our own
backyard, the mother Earth?

In the 1990s, the Holy Spirit also mentioned about water from the sea
getting out onto the land. This may be the December 26, 2004 tsunami
in the Indian Ocean. But the water did not boil here.

This prophesy specifies that the water would boil. It is coming near.
Just less than three weeks to go. I believe we better take precaution
by evacuating from the Atlantic coast than be caught up with it. And
warn also our fellowmen.

The peace of the true God be with us now and always.

With love, your brother in Jesus,
Aristeo Canlas Fernando, Peace Crusader
Motto: pro aris et focis
http://www.geocities.com/peacecrusader888/

You're repeating yourself, wacko!

Saul Levy


On 6 May 2006 21:12:45 -0700, "Peace Crusader"
wrote:

Dear Art Deco my Fellowmen,

There may be a ring of truth in the prediction about a fragment of SW3
hitting the Earth.

I remember hearing on audio tape of our session with the Holy Spirit
back in the late 1990s about what He said will be catastrophic. He
said that there will be something from the sky that will fall on the
ocean and the water will boil.

This something from the sky may just be this comet fragment that when
it hits the ocean, huge waves will be generated and where the water
will boil at the point of impact. When I heard this, I was thinking of
the Pacific Ocean. I also thought of why would sea water boil when it
hits the coast. I have to look for that tape to get exactly what He
said. Eric's prediction is the Atlantic Ocean.

Our scientists have been accurate in predicting that the Shoemaker-Levy
9 would hit Jupiter. This happened from July 16-22, 1994. The impact
of the fragments on Jupiter was spectacular. Would our scientists and
astronomers also be successful this time with SW3, right in our own
backyard, the mother Earth?

In the 1990s, the Holy Spirit also mentioned about water from the sea
getting out onto the land. This may be the December 26, 2004 tsunami
in the Indian Ocean. But the water did not boil here.

This prophesy specifies that the water would boil. It is coming near.
Just less than three weeks to go. I believe we better take precaution
by evacuating from the Atlantic coast than be caught up with it. And
warn also our fellowmen.

The peace of the true God be with us now and always.

With love, your brother in Jesus,
Aristeo Canlas Fernando, Peace Crusader
Motto: pro aris et focis
http://www.geocities.com/peacecrusader888/

My Dear Fellowmen,

The predicted fragment from comet SW-3 falling in the Atlantic Ocean
and creating a mega tsunami did not come to pass on May 25, 2006. It
is now 11 AM, Sunday, May 28, 2006, Australian Eastern Standard Time,
and the comet and its fragments must have passed the Earth and are now
nearing the sun.

I first read about this prediction of the Frenchman Eric Julien from a
posting on May 6 and I responded in newsgroups as follows:
"I remember hearing on audio tape of our session with the Holy Spirit
back in the late 1990s about what He said will be catastrophic. He
said that there will be something from the sky that will fall on the
ocean and the water will boil.

"This something from the sky may just be this comet fragment that when
it hits the ocean, huge waves will be generated and where the water
will boil at the point of impact. When I heard this, I was thinking of
the Pacific Ocean. I also thought of why would sea water boil when it
hits the coast. I have to look for that tape to get exactly what He
said. Eric's prediction is the Atlantic Ocean."

I do not know when the prophecies of the Holy Spirit will happen but I
know that they will happen. When I learned about Eric Julien's
prediction about the first week of May 2006, I checked his website to
know what he says. I learned about comet SW-3 and the mega tsunami
that may be generated as one of its fragments plunge in the Atlantic
Ocean.

So I gave the following advice just in case it happens:
"It is coming near. Just less than three weeks to go. I believe we
better take precaution by evacuating from the Atlantic coast than be
caught up with it. And warn also our fellowmen."

I can only conclude that the passing of this comet to Earth this year
is not what the Holy Spirit is referring to that will fall from the
sky. This periodic comet makes its journey around the sun every 5.3
years or thereabout. So it will return again in 2011, 2016, etc. Who
knows? The prophecy may happen on the other years when this comet
returns or by a different comet or by one of the many meteors that are
traveling in space. As I said, the Holy Spirit did not mention the
date when His prophecy that He revealed in the 1990s will happen.

But His prophecy in the 1990s of the water from the sea getting out and
onto land happened, I believe, with the Indian Ocean tsunami in
December 2004 that killed more than 200,000 people. I realized this
after the event. All the while, I thought He was referring to the rise
of sea water level due to global warming and never a tsunami (I did not
know how devastating a tsunami could be. It rarely occur though). But
this rise in level of sea water due to global warming will not kill
many people as said in the prophecy. A tsunami can. And it did in
December 2004.

The Holy Spirit mentioned to us that God is giving time for man to
change. He cites Noah who warned people of the impending flood that is
why he built the ark for 101 years. But people laughed at him and they
even became more evil. When the flood came, only Noah, his three sons
and their wives, and the pairs of animals were saved. It was an ark,
the vessel, that was used to save them. Next time, the Holy Spirit
told us, another kind of vessel will be used to save 144,000 marked
good people only. Would you like to know the kind of vessel that will
be used? Whenever this happens within 200 years, just be prepared and
be good. We know that one day, we will surely die and leave our mortal
body behind. So change our wrong beliefs. Change our wrong and evil
ways and deeds. Change for the better while there is limited time
left.

Best regards,
Aristeo Canlas Fernando, Peace Crusader
Motto: pro aris et focis
http://www.geocities.com/peacecrusader888/

"Peace Crusader" wrote:

My Dear Fellowmen,

The predicted fragment from comet SW-3 falling in the Atlantic
Ocean and creating a mega tsunami did not come to pass on May
25, 2006. It is now 11 AM, Sunday, May 28, 2006, Australian
Eastern Standard Time, and the comet and its fragments must
have passed the Earth and are now nearing the sun.

I first read about this prediction of the Frenchman Eric
Julien from a posting on May 6 and I responded in newsgroups
as follows: "I remember hearing on audio tape of our session
with the Holy Spirit back in the late 1990s about what He said
will be catastrophic. He said that there will be something
from the sky that will fall on the ocean and the water will
boil.

"This something from the sky may just be this comet fragment
that when it hits the ocean, huge waves will be generated and
where the water will boil at the point of impact. When I
heard this, I was thinking of the Pacific Ocean. I also
thought of why would sea water boil when it hits the coast. I
have to look for that tape to get exactly what He said.
Eric's prediction is the Atlantic Ocean."

I do not know when the prophecies of the Holy Spirit will
happen but I know that they will happen. When I learned about
Eric Julien's prediction about the first week of May 2006, I
checked his website to know what he says. I learned about
comet SW-3 and the mega tsunami that may be generated as one
of its fragments plunge in the Atlantic Ocean.

So I gave the following advice just in case it happens:
"It is coming near. Just less than three weeks to go. I
believe we better take precaution by evacuating from the
Atlantic coast than be caught up with it. And warn also our
fellowmen."

I can only conclude that the passing of this comet to Earth
this year is not what the Holy Spirit is referring to that
will fall from the sky. This periodic comet makes its journey
around the sun every 5.3 years or thereabout. So it will
return again in 2011, 2016, etc. Who knows? The prophecy may
happen on the other years when this comet returns or by a
different comet or by one of the many meteors that are
traveling in space. As I said, the Holy Spirit did not
mention the date when His prophecy that He revealed in the
1990s will happen.

But His prophecy in the 1990s of the water from the sea
getting out and onto land happened, I believe, with the Indian
Ocean tsunami in December 2004 that killed more than 200,000
people. I realized this after the event. All the while, I
thought He was referring to the rise of sea water level due to
global warming and never a tsunami (I did not know how
devastating a tsunami could be. It rarely occur though). But
this rise in level of sea water due to global warming will not
kill many people as said in the prophecy. A tsunami can. And
it did in December 2004.

The Holy Spirit mentioned to us that God is giving time for
man to change. He cites Noah who warned people of the
impending flood that is why he built the ark for 101 years.
But people laughed at him and they even became more evil.
When the flood came, only Noah, his three sons and their
wives, and the pairs of animals were saved. It was an ark,
the vessel, that was used to save them. Next time, the Holy
Spirit told us, another kind of vessel will be used to save
144,000 marked good people only. Would you like to know the
kind of vessel that will be used? Whenever this happens
within 200 years, just be prepared and be good. We know that
one day, we will surely die and leave our mortal body behind.
So change our wrong beliefs. Change our wrong and evil ways
and deeds. Change for the better while there is limited time
left.

Best regards,
Aristeo Canlas Fernando, Peace Crusader
Motto: pro aris et focis
http://www.geocities.com/peacecrusader888/

Well, that was a fine load of horse****. Get a shovel.

On 28 May 2006 16:12:03 GMT, fagboi John Gwiffin
wrote:

"Peace Crusader" wrote:

My Dear Fellowmen,

The predicted fragment from comet SW-3 falling in the Atlantic
Ocean and creating a mega tsunami did not come to pass on May
25, 2006. It is now 11 AM, Sunday, May 28, 2006, Australian
Eastern Standard Time, and the comet and its fragments must
have passed the Earth and are now nearing the sun.

I first read about this prediction of the Frenchman Eric
Julien from a posting on May 6 and I responded in newsgroups
as follows: "I remember hearing on audio tape of our session
with the Holy Spirit back in the late 1990s about what He said
will be catastrophic. He said that there will be something
from the sky that will fall on the ocean and the water will
boil.

"This something from the sky may just be this comet fragment
that when it hits the ocean, huge waves will be generated and
where the water will boil at the point of impact. When I
heard this, I was thinking of the Pacific Ocean. I also
thought of why would sea water boil when it hits the coast. I
have to look for that tape to get exactly what He said.
Eric's prediction is the Atlantic Ocean."

I do not know when the prophecies of the Holy Spirit will
happen but I know that they will happen. When I learned about
Eric Julien's prediction about the first week of May 2006, I
checked his website to know what he says. I learned about
comet SW-3 and the mega tsunami that may be generated as one
of its fragments plunge in the Atlantic Ocean.

So I gave the following advice just in case it happens:
"It is coming near. Just less than three weeks to go. I
believe we better take precaution by evacuating from the
Atlantic coast than be caught up with it. And warn also our
fellowmen."

I can only conclude that the passing of this comet to Earth
this year is not what the Holy Spirit is referring to that
will fall from the sky. This periodic comet makes its journey
around the sun every 5.3 years or thereabout. So it will
return again in 2011, 2016, etc. Who knows? The prophecy may
happen on the other years when this comet returns or by a
different comet or by one of the many meteors that are
traveling in space. As I said, the Holy Spirit did not
mention the date when His prophecy that He revealed in the
1990s will happen.

But His prophecy in the 1990s of the water from the sea
getting out and onto land happened, I believe, with the Indian
Ocean tsunami in December 2004 that killed more than 200,000
people. I realized this after the event. All the while, I
thought He was referring to the rise of sea water level due to
global warming and never a tsunami (I did not know how
devastating a tsunami could be. It rarely occur though). But
this rise in level of sea water due to global warming will not
kill many people as said in the prophecy. A tsunami can. And
it did in December 2004.

The Holy Spirit mentioned to us that God is giving time for
man to change. He cites Noah who warned people of the
impending flood that is why he built the ark for 101 years.
But people laughed at him and they even became more evil.
When the flood came, only Noah, his three sons and their
wives, and the pairs of animals were saved. It was an ark,
the vessel, that was used to save them. Next time, the Holy
Spirit told us, another kind of vessel will be used to save
144,000 marked good people only. Would you like to know the
kind of vessel that will be used? Whenever this happens
within 200 years, just be prepared and be good. We know that
one day, we will surely die and leave our mortal body behind.
So change our wrong beliefs. Change our wrong and evil ways
and deeds. Change for the better while there is limited time
left.

Best regards,
Aristeo Canlas Fernando, Peace Crusader
Motto: pro aris et focis
http://www.geocities.com/peacecrusader888/

Well, that was a fine load of horse****. Get a shovel.

Stick the shovel up your diseased faggot ass, Gwiffin!