CHAPTER 1 Meteorites, Asteroids, and Comets
... – In 1910, Comet Halley was spectacular. – On the night of May 19, Earth actually passed through the tail of the comet—and millions of people ...
... – In 1910, Comet Halley was spectacular. – On the night of May 19, Earth actually passed through the tail of the comet—and millions of people ...
2012 December Vol. 49 No 584
... the light pollution which most of us suffered today wherever we are in the world. However against this simplistic comparison with today’s astronomers, those in the past did not necessarily have the same quality optics even if of similar aperture. Also various aspects of the weather such as haze and ...
... the light pollution which most of us suffered today wherever we are in the world. However against this simplistic comparison with today’s astronomers, those in the past did not necessarily have the same quality optics even if of similar aperture. Also various aspects of the weather such as haze and ...
Oort Cloud Formation and Dynamics
... of the planetesimals onto planet-crossing orbits in 10 m.y. or less (Gladman and Duncan, 1990; Holman and Wisdom, 1993; Levison and Duncan, 1993; Grazier et al., 1999a,b). The major exception to this rule is in the Kuiper belt, where some orbits remain stable for billions of years (Holman and Wisdom ...
... of the planetesimals onto planet-crossing orbits in 10 m.y. or less (Gladman and Duncan, 1990; Holman and Wisdom, 1993; Levison and Duncan, 1993; Grazier et al., 1999a,b). The major exception to this rule is in the Kuiper belt, where some orbits remain stable for billions of years (Holman and Wisdom ...
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... its near-space celestial environment. But is astronomical change on such historical timescales possible? ...
... its near-space celestial environment. But is astronomical change on such historical timescales possible? ...
THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF LONG-PERIOD COMETS ABSTRACT
... of our sample due to failed follow-up. This is probably a conservative upper limit: most of these lost objects were most likely either not real to begin with or fastmoving objects only visible for a short window of time. Secondly, some comets might have been inactive at these large heliocentric dist ...
... of our sample due to failed follow-up. This is probably a conservative upper limit: most of these lost objects were most likely either not real to begin with or fastmoving objects only visible for a short window of time. Secondly, some comets might have been inactive at these large heliocentric dist ...
Full text - FNWI (Science) Education Service Centre
... We know that the planets in the outer solar system can give comets a boost when they enter the Hill radius of the gas giants. If they are given a high enough dose of extra energy, the comets can be ejected into interstellar space. In our solar system, the planets Jupiter and Saturn are found to be m ...
... We know that the planets in the outer solar system can give comets a boost when they enter the Hill radius of the gas giants. If they are given a high enough dose of extra energy, the comets can be ejected into interstellar space. In our solar system, the planets Jupiter and Saturn are found to be m ...
Critique of Modern Oort Comet Theory
... perihelia would initially be in the region of the Kuiper belt. Levison et. al. (2006) study a scenario in which scattered disk objects first have their orbits lengthened by the outer planets to put them in the Oort cloud. They may stay in the Oort cloud for a long period of time, but they eventually ...
... perihelia would initially be in the region of the Kuiper belt. Levison et. al. (2006) study a scenario in which scattered disk objects first have their orbits lengthened by the outer planets to put them in the Oort cloud. They may stay in the Oort cloud for a long period of time, but they eventually ...
Characterization of the physical properties of the ROSETTA target
... of the nucleus of the ROSETTA target comet and its dust environment far away from the Sun. This information is of high importance for a good planning of the rendezvous of the ROSETTA spacecraft with 67P/C-G. Moreover, this study will provide valuable information on the basic physical properties of t ...
... of the nucleus of the ROSETTA target comet and its dust environment far away from the Sun. This information is of high importance for a good planning of the rendezvous of the ROSETTA spacecraft with 67P/C-G. Moreover, this study will provide valuable information on the basic physical properties of t ...
PowerPoint Presentation - Report from the Oort
... Icy planetesimals formed in the region of the giant planets Some formed the cores of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune Some stayed small and were scattered into big orbits Most were ejected from the Solar System, but the orbits of some were lifted from the planetary region by galactic tides and p ...
... Icy planetesimals formed in the region of the giant planets Some formed the cores of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune Some stayed small and were scattered into big orbits Most were ejected from the Solar System, but the orbits of some were lifted from the planetary region by galactic tides and p ...
Report from the Oort Cloud
... Icy planetesimals formed in the region of the giant planets Some formed the cores of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune Some stayed small and were scattered into big orbits Most were ejected from the Solar System, but the orbits of some were lifted from the planetary region by galactic tides and p ...
... Icy planetesimals formed in the region of the giant planets Some formed the cores of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune Some stayed small and were scattered into big orbits Most were ejected from the Solar System, but the orbits of some were lifted from the planetary region by galactic tides and p ...
Planet X, Comets and Earth Changes
... astronomers still resist accepting his theoretical work, he is generally well respected amongst his peers in these communities when attending professional conferences. He is what some have called “the last of the independent scientists” who were able to work “on the inside” and still remain active t ...
... astronomers still resist accepting his theoretical work, he is generally well respected amongst his peers in these communities when attending professional conferences. He is what some have called “the last of the independent scientists” who were able to work “on the inside” and still remain active t ...
Pluto`s Identity Crisis
... NARRATOR: “The journey continued. Icy Comet called out to each planet the same way, and each time the response left Pluto feeling less and less like a planet. Uranus claimed to be a planet because of thick clouds — thick clouds that Pluto did not share. For Saturn it was rings that glistened silver ...
... NARRATOR: “The journey continued. Icy Comet called out to each planet the same way, and each time the response left Pluto feeling less and less like a planet. Uranus claimed to be a planet because of thick clouds — thick clouds that Pluto did not share. For Saturn it was rings that glistened silver ...
The populations of comet-like bodies in the Solar system
... & Duncan 1997). Centaur orbits are typically planet-crossing and have relatively short dynamical lifetimes (∼106 yr). Chiron, which is one of a number of exceptionally large minor bodies with perihelia close to or within the orbit of Saturn, exhibits cometary activity (e.g. Luu & Jewitt 1990) and ev ...
... & Duncan 1997). Centaur orbits are typically planet-crossing and have relatively short dynamical lifetimes (∼106 yr). Chiron, which is one of a number of exceptionally large minor bodies with perihelia close to or within the orbit of Saturn, exhibits cometary activity (e.g. Luu & Jewitt 1990) and ev ...
DYNAMICAL EVOLUTION OF THE OORT CLOUD Paul R
... It was found that 23% of the stars failed to survive for ten orbits, the estimated number of observed cycles of extinction in the fossil record. Most of those lost diffused to aphelia beyond the sun's sphere of influence, a likely result considering the large initial aphelion. Continuing the integra ...
... It was found that 23% of the stars failed to survive for ten orbits, the estimated number of observed cycles of extinction in the fossil record. Most of those lost diffused to aphelia beyond the sun's sphere of influence, a likely result considering the large initial aphelion. Continuing the integra ...
Here - ScienceA2Z.com
... the solar wind. This forms a bluish colored ion tail. The dust particles are pushed away from the comet by solar radiation, forming a dust tail that can be many millions of miles long. The dust tail is the easiest to see with the unaided eye, but occasionally the ion tail is visible as well. Each ti ...
... the solar wind. This forms a bluish colored ion tail. The dust particles are pushed away from the comet by solar radiation, forming a dust tail that can be many millions of miles long. The dust tail is the easiest to see with the unaided eye, but occasionally the ion tail is visible as well. Each ti ...
Here - ScienceA2Z.com
... the solar wind. This forms a bluish colored ion tail. The dust particles are pushed away from the comet by solar radiation, forming a dust tail that can be many millions of miles long. The dust tail is the easiest to see with the unaided eye, but occasionally the ion tail is visible as well. Each ti ...
... the solar wind. This forms a bluish colored ion tail. The dust particles are pushed away from the comet by solar radiation, forming a dust tail that can be many millions of miles long. The dust tail is the easiest to see with the unaided eye, but occasionally the ion tail is visible as well. Each ti ...
the comet`s tale - Institute of Astronomy
... and had been hunting comets for several months. He had made a pre-discovery of Gale, and did not only observe in the evening, but “he continued long after midnight”. He had discovered a new comet in the small hours of the morning and had observed it on December 31, January 3, 5, 6 and 9; but had fai ...
... and had been hunting comets for several months. He had made a pre-discovery of Gale, and did not only observe in the evening, but “he continued long after midnight”. He had discovered a new comet in the small hours of the morning and had observed it on December 31, January 3, 5, 6 and 9; but had fai ...
the role of comets in panspermia - ORCA
... incorporation into exosolar planetary systems. The final chapter considers the problem of liquid water in comets. Arguments for radiogenic melting of primordial comets are re-examined. It is shown that comets with radii > 8km can retain liquid water cores for timescales - lMy after their formation, ...
... incorporation into exosolar planetary systems. The final chapter considers the problem of liquid water in comets. Arguments for radiogenic melting of primordial comets are re-examined. It is shown that comets with radii > 8km can retain liquid water cores for timescales - lMy after their formation, ...
Evolution of Comets Into Asteroids - SwRI Boulder
... region by their gravitational interactions with those planets. (Many of those scattered comets are preserved in the Oort cloud.) As a result, the critical transition zone between rocky and icy objects has likely been lost from the "stratigraphic" record. In general, the distinction between comets a ...
... region by their gravitational interactions with those planets. (Many of those scattered comets are preserved in the Oort cloud.) As a result, the critical transition zone between rocky and icy objects has likely been lost from the "stratigraphic" record. In general, the distinction between comets a ...
Isaac NEWTON: Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica. 3 Ed
... diameter of the planet directly & inversely in the inverse square root ratio of the light [of the comet] to the light of the planet. Thus if the smallest diameter of the hairs of the comet of the year 1682, observed by Flamsted with an optical tube 16 feet long & measured by a micrometer, was equal ...
... diameter of the planet directly & inversely in the inverse square root ratio of the light [of the comet] to the light of the planet. Thus if the smallest diameter of the hairs of the comet of the year 1682, observed by Flamsted with an optical tube 16 feet long & measured by a micrometer, was equal ...
Observationes Cometarvm Anni 1618
... Caschau in Hungary on 25 August in the morning skies at magnitude 2 – 3, and by Johannes Kepler (1571–1630) at Lintz on 27 August. On 1 September, its tail was up to 5° long. It passed closest to the Earth at 0.5162AU on 19 August and was last seen on 25 September. This comet holds the distinction o ...
... Caschau in Hungary on 25 August in the morning skies at magnitude 2 – 3, and by Johannes Kepler (1571–1630) at Lintz on 27 August. On 1 September, its tail was up to 5° long. It passed closest to the Earth at 0.5162AU on 19 August and was last seen on 25 September. This comet holds the distinction o ...
PYTS/ASTR 206 – Comets
... Renaissance astronomers thought comets moved in straight lines through the solar system ...
... Renaissance astronomers thought comets moved in straight lines through the solar system ...
Comet Hale–Bopp
Comet Hale–Bopp (formally designated C/1995 O1) was perhaps the most widely observed comet of the 20th century and one of the brightest seen for many decades. It was visible to the naked eye for a record 18 months, twice as long as the previous record holder, the Great Comet of 1811.Hale–Bopp was discovered on July 23, 1995, at a great distance from the Sun, raising expectations that the comet would brighten considerably by the time it passed close to Earth. Although predicting the brightness of comets with any degree of accuracy is very difficult, Hale–Bopp met or exceeded most predictions when it passed perihelion on April 1, 1997. The comet was dubbed the Great Comet of 1997.