Re: Visible Comet December 10, 2007

On Dec 12, 4:19 pm, Dr J R Stockton <j...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
In sci.astro message <zpO7j.94107$EU1.36...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:07:27, Androcles <Engin...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
posted:

Seriously, though, it cannot have been a comet, world wide amateur
astronomers would know it long before it became visible to the
naked eye.

Not true. See the start of Wikipedia on 17/P Holmes. Forty-two hours
is incompatible with your "long before".

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Okay, my bad. Just read about the Atlas fuel dump and saw the video.
That was it.
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  • Re: Visible Comet December 10, 2007
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  • Re: Visible Comet December 10, 2007
    ... astronomers would know it long before it became visible to the ... naked eye. ... See the start of Wikipedia on 17/P Holmes. ... Check boilerplate spelling -- error is a public sign of incompetence. ...
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