Hello y'all! And you just thought i was kidding about being back...i just thought i'd throw a controversial log on the fire...see what sparks may fly...
after eating dinner i was nose-glued to a magazine (i absolutely love cooking magazines around this time of year) when i realized i was alone in the house. being a social little bug, i strarted scrounging around for everyone...i found them all down the street, on the corner, staring at the sky. after hearing that they had just witnessed what they could only identify as an honest-to-goodness UFO, my skepticism of whatever else they might scream was a bit high.
BUT, i found they had a little validity. seems there's an astronomical anomaly going on under our very noses...or, rather, above our shaggy heads.
October brought us a visual of Comet Holmes.
an 1892 comet that's just become visual to the human eye.
it's kind of a big deal.
many amateur's and professionals are touting the star's newness...meaning brand-spankin'. and there's definitely controversy surrounding lil' Holmes (so named by it's 1982 founder). in all my amateur atronomer days (counting 1 thus far), i'm on the side that says it's new.
one funny 'coincidence' to the whole bit is the star appeared directly on the heels of a very controversial article. the article works to shake the theological feet of Bethlehem star believers. all to say, take a minute to glance at his thoughts (pick up the magazine or take a glance through his comments on the http://www.skyandtelescope.com/ website...check out the article on the new star and the article on Bethlehem's star).
better yet....take a walk on a clear evening and see this star that is growing in brightness (right below Cassiopea...think Serendipity... ;0)...breathe in a bit of fresh (or polluted as your case may be) air and realize we're in a God-given environment...
peace.
ignorance abounds...starting with me.
p.s. there's a fun little article about the star names, etc., on the Brock and Bodie Theone website: http://www.thoenebooks.com/blog.asp ...it's the article titled: WHAT WISE MEN SEE—2007 COMET IN PERSEUS...
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Just wanted to say that I went out tonight and tried to see the comet. I couldn't...wonder why? Oh wait, I'm in a big freagin city! I'll try to get out to some country land this weekend. Anyway, sounds like you are doing good. Look forward to reading more...
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