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[–] YugeDick 1 point 2 points (+3|-1) ago 

That's not how comets work for one. Two, what's your point? It has nothing to do with the corona virus. All glowing things have coronas, even street lamps.

Also, for such self described critical thinkers you should ask yourself this. How does something so small hold onto such a large atmosphere?

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[–] TheInfoManCT 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

It doesn't. It has no atmosphere. Comets, (dirty iceballs) as they approach the sun and getted heated, start to give off particles (kinda like a mist). It is highly reflective and begins to appear as a "tail" behind the comet.

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[–] YugeDick ago 

We landed in one ya know. No ice to be found. We struck another with a big ass bullet. Do you know what was expelled from the impact? Not ice.

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[–] rickki6 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago 

SHUT THE FRONT DOOR !!!!!!!

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[–] Lurker17 [S] 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago 

SKY EVENT!

Comet core is a few miles in diameter but has a huge gas cloud around it, they must be comparing the size of the gas cloud to Jupiter.

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[–] rickki6 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

wOw!

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[–] 4TheRepublic ago 

No.

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[–] crazy_eyes 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Sounds a lot like nibiru

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[–] dirtbeard 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Haven't heard much on nibiru for awhile

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[–] crazy_eyes 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Not a peep for some years

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[–] 4TheRepublic 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago  (edited ago)

I think they/you mean to say that the comet will APPEAR to be 5 times Jupiter and 1/2 the size of Sun.

And LOTS of things can be referred to as "corona". For instance...

*...a usually colored circle often seen around and close to a luminous body (such as the sun or moon) caused by diffraction produced by suspended droplets or occasionally particles of dust."

"...borrowed from Latin corōna "garland worn on the head as a mark of honor or emblem of majesty, halo around a celestial body, top part of an entablature"

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corona

EDIT: This is not to say that this is not a sign in the sky. I'm just 'allergic' to sensationalism.

Best to all. Be well.

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[–] Lurker17 [S] 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago 

I pasted their title in for my post title so I cant take credit for the exceptional sensationalism. Heck, it caught my eye. Why fix something that ain't broke, as they say.

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[–] TheInfoManCT 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Hi Lurk,

This comet could be spectacular or a dud, or something in between. It all depends if keeps itself in one piece. If it breaks into two, less spectacular. Breaks into many pieces, a dud. (Lesson is that we, like it, should always keep it together).

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[–] Revodude2 ago 

That would be a heck of a lot of atmosphere for so little gravity.

Celestial event. Hmmm.

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[–] Lurker17 [S] ago 

Never heard of a comet described quite like this.

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[–] Lag-wagon ago 

You are incorrectly reporting this. Change your title.

It is only 1 or 2 miles across but it's atmosphere is 1/2 the size of the sun.

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[–] Lurker17 [S] ago 

I would, but it's too late to change the title, it's editable for about 10 minutes after submission, then it gets locked.

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[–] Lag-wagon 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Didn't realize at a certain point it gets locked.

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[–] Ardithla ago 

Project Blue Bean?

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[–] Lurker17 [S] ago 

It was discovered in December 2019 so Q should not have known about it being here and visible to the eye at the end of April.

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[–] Scablifter ago 

If it is as big as 5 jupiters it isn't a comet, its a star.

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[–] Lurker17 [S] ago 

It's just the gas cloud around it that they claim is that big, they say the solid core is only a couple of miles in diameter. I hope it survives long enough to give us a good show!

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