There well be Great new comet data that's for sure, but (sadly) after the world doesn't end I'm sure that there well be lots of claims that NASA hoaxed the mission.

Welcome, GA

I'll answer in a couple of days, then claim that whatever the outcome was written by Nostradamus 8)

Is anyone here willing to write a "prophecy" which will be vague enough to answer all 3 of the above questions? I would, but me engliush no write too good

Later

Pete

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There's so much I don't know about astrophysics. I wish I had read that book by that wheelchair guy.

I predict that the impact will create a larger plume than expected, and that it will be easily visible for backyard astronomers with the appropriate scopes... possibly even binoculars (taking my que from Shoemaker-Levy 9).

And the rest of the solar system will barely even notice.

...John...

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[prophecy]And so it is written that the work of man will look upon the flaming rock and man shall be taught.[/prophecy]

Yeah, we'll be taught by a miss, a collison reuslting in the path of the comet crossing ours, or a successful mission. And the you know, the vehical is in space already, and if it near misses or hits, it would definately be within eye-shot of the comet... 8-[ I am now Nostra-hip-us, i guess...

Ok, really, I think the mission will be a success and we're going to get a ton of data on comets.

--htx

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I think that's wishfull thinking....but I've got my fingers crossed.

with regards

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Welcome!!!!

And, Great Location!!!

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Great new data and the Washington skies will magically clear meaning that the Great Dob will not have been dragged onto the deck in vain. If there are clear skies here, the unfortunate choice of dates will probably result in some twit shooting off sky shells and the light screwing up the seeing.

Psi-less

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In response to a prediction of disaster, I had already chosen to make a prediction of my own, here.

I predict that the comet will, at the last moment turn into a supermarket and the projectile will turn into a obese lady in her midle age and she will go in and buy half a kilo of sausages at 10%off.

Haha. Good way to start the day with a good laugh! Is you improbability Drive still running? You might want to dial your normality back to something more reasonable.

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And I think that this theory should be given equal time in schools!

I voted for 1, but part of me really, really, really, wants them to miss, though I think it's the same part that watches F1 for the crashes.

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For some bizarre reason the song going around my head is


"It's the end of the world as we know it" by REM

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I prefer Jerry Lee lewis: Great Balls of Fire

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There is always Tom Leher's "Oh we'll all go together when we go" =D>

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WTG, John! =D>

What did you win? 8)

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Sweet! I won a day off! Parades, BBQ, fireworks... of course, it is all for the 4th, not me, but that's okay

But seriously, I can't wait for more data to become available. To me, this is one of the more exciting space missions!

...John...

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Video of the event: http://cc.jpl.nasa.gov/events/050705-di-event.ram

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