Comet Atlas Time Lapse

Hi that was super cool! Thanks! Will you be streaming gain when it gets closer? Is there any idea of around when that should be, more or less ?? Thanks again

Hi that was super cool! Thanks! Will you be streaming gain when it gets closer? Is there any idea of around when that should be, more or less ?? Thanks again

Stellardrone.

Fuck you are seriously such a gun, thankyou dude.

if its a rock why is it glowin?

Thank you for the time and effort to do this.

Astro, and light curves for Atlas you're watching.

This one I saw on twitter would make Atlas it the brightest comet of our lifetimes easily-

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I don't know how good the modeling is on that light curve. Here's the one I've been going by.
[link to aerith.net]
There's really no doubt that it will be a good comet. The question is just how visible it will be after perihelion.

It's surrounded by gas and dust that has been coming off the comet as it heats up. It's in a very elliptical orbit that carries it into the inner solar system from the Oort cloud, and in fact it's traveling in an orbit very similar to a great comet from over 100 years ago (C/1844 Y1) so it may be a related object. That means it has plenty of volatile ices that will sublimate away into gas and carry away dust from the surface of the comet as it approaches the sun.

Nice to have an interesting thread.

Very cool, Astro.

It's really striking how similar the orbit of ATLAS is to this great comet from the 19th century.
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I don't think there's any doubt that these objects are related. Possibly fragments of an even larger comet that came apart some time ago. Even back in the 19th century astronomers were investigating whether that comet was related to any others. Now we finally have one of its siblings in view.
[link to adsabs.harvard.edu]

Ahh the fiery comet.

Brace yourselves for the fiery time, its will be dry and very hot and fiery.

Los Angeles the crystal swamp will fry and people all over the world will become mentally and physically battered.

For cosmological disasters coming one right after another from all directions, beating them down.

Oh many signs for all to see, the truth of this true prophecy, but watch out for its coming tail.

Neat little time lapse you have there.

Pretty neat

Nice Job Doc! Where' are all the 'Tards who were proclaiming a world ending impact?

Thank you!

That was lovely!

I owe you an apology for saying you never show us anything.
Please forgive me.

Wow, amazing! Thanks so much! I hope you get recognition beyond GLP!

Very nice.

I got a kick out of the 80's-style soundtrack.

Astro 5 Stars

Well done.

Beautiful AF!!

Honest question

Is it possible it is going to hit the moon?

Did that bitch shrug.

No.

Brilliant OP, just brilliant work. 5*

Nice! Comet is moving fast!

Hi Astro,

I have some questions about another Asteroid that is coming towards Earth. It seems that Atlas will not get too close to Earth but what about Asteroid 1998 OR2? This Asteroid is estimated to be between 1.1 and 2.5 miles wide and it’s closest approach will supposedly be on April 29th, 2020?

ATLAS C/2019 Y4 -

The distance of Comet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) from Earth is currently 160,413,685 kilometers, equivalent to 1.072299 Astronomical Units

The closest approach of Comet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) to Earth happens on Sat May 23 2020 at a distance of 0.78113215 Astronomical Units, or 116,855,706 kilometers, which is 72,610,769 miles from Earth.

Asteroid 52768 (1998 OR2) -

The distance of Asteroid 1998 OR2 from Earth is currently 25,734,025 kilometers, equivalent to 0.172021 Astronomical Units.

On Wed Apr 29 2020 at a distance of 0.0420477448451681 Astronomical Units, or 3,718,232 miles from Earth, with an impact Risk of 8.70. I'm not sure if that impact risk is bad?

Two Asteroids that are being closely monitored by NASA - Asteroids - 1998 OR2, as well as another near-Earth asteroid, labeled 1998 OH. Because of their trajectories, the asteroids have been deemed “potentially hazardous” by NASA.

It makes sense why the Government put this elaborate “Corona Virus Plan” together because of what is coming towards Earth?? Is there reason for concern?

1950-May-30 00:03 – Maximum Distance 0.308906271872247
2009-Mar-12 01:47 – Maximum Distance 0.179453846270428
2020-Apr-29 09:56 – Maximum Distance 0.0420489768861624
2031-May-18 06:56 – Maximum Distance 0.127114304814958
2042-May-30 22:47 – Maximum Distance 0.265009954350381
2068-Feb-28 15:25 - Maximum Distance 0.33459520216432
2079-Apr-16 13:31 - Maximum Distance 0.0118497442728651

Thanks, great show!