Re: B.S. media hype surrounding Deep Impact

On Wed, 29 Jun 2005 15:15:01 -0700, Florian
<Florian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>>Even so-called, scientific organizations
>>are not immune from it. Check out the term,
>>"fireworks" used below.
>
>
>If the comet brightens by several magnitude as some are predicting i'd
>call that MORE exciting than any fireworks i've ever seen.
>
>-Florian

What is the exact mechanism they are citing that might produce this?
-Rich
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