[Atmob-discuss] Comet 17P/Holmes

[micmattei at comcast.net]

Take me I'm yours!

          Mike


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From: "Steve Beckwith" <stevebeckwith at comcast.net> 

> Great Image Mario! 
> 
> I guess it's safe now to let everyone know that this is the mothership 
> I've been waiting on for two hundred years. My time being stationed on 
> this dirt ball and among you primates is just about over. While there 
> has been difficult times (by the great Ginga, some of those ATMoB 
> meetings can certainly last long), I can say my time here has been 
> pleasant and being a member of the primate's ATMoB organization was the 
> closest thing I found to being back on my home planet of Snort. 
> However, my research is over and has been extremely successful. As a 
> result, my people have a new food source! I will be returning shortly 
> with the Harvest Fleet (I already have beamed my "Dibs" on the tasty 
> Mike Mattei to the mothership". 
> 
> See you primates soon! 
> 
> - Gurglesnick 
> 
> Junior Agricultural Specialist 
> Department of Tasty Morsels 
> Snort 
> Orion Arm 
> Milkyway 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Mario Motta [mailto:drmariomotta at gmail.com] 
> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 2:46 AM 
> To: mmotta at massmed.org 
> Cc: Steve Beckwith; atmob-discuss at atmob.org; AAVSO-DIS 
> Subject: Re: [Atmob-discuss] Comet 17P/Holmes 
> 
> 
> OK, I just uploaded an image of Comet Holmes, about mag 2 visual. it is 
> on the ATMOB website, wingaersheek gallery. Direct link: 
> 
> http://www.atmob.org/gallery/showgallery.php?id=43 
> 
> This is without doubt one of the weirdest things I have ever seen! 
> Visually it has a dense central core, with a small fan splaying to the 
> west, surrounded by a large shell, looks like 2 concentric shells. Has 
> the appearance of a planetary nebula with a bright central star. I 
> suspect it must have split in at least 2 pieces and must be spewing 
> out volatiles. But why, and so far from the sun?? Anyone got real data 
> on this thing? 
> 
> Mario Motta 
> 
> 
> 
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