Author Topic: Raise your glass to Comet Lovejoy  (Read 1398 times)

Offline Nic in Western NYS

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Raise your glass to Comet Lovejoy
« on: October 25, 2015, 06:13:14 AM »
This comet was putting out alcohol equivalent to 500 bottles of wine per second, plus a lot of sugar (Thunderbird wine? Manischewits?)

Who knew?

https://astronomynow.com/2015/10/24/happy-hour-on-comet-lovejoy/

(Regarding lack of Guzzi content - hopefully enough astro plus alcohol plus dessert geeks will approve to make this ok for the list)
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Re: Raise your glass to Comet Lovejoy
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2015, 09:17:05 AM »
Where else can one get a lesson in science before breakfast on Sunday morning  :bow:

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Re: Raise your glass to Comet Lovejoy
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2015, 12:59:42 PM »
Damned interesting article...I wonder how the formation of that alcohol worked out...Solar heat distilling it off I can understand, but for it to occur by fermentation would require some favorable conditions.
That's the combustion chamber of the turbo shaft. It is supposed to be on fire. You just don't usually see it but the case and fairing fell off.

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Re: Raise your glass to Comet Lovejoy
« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2015, 05:06:30 PM »
Give that comet some oxygen and you'll get a nice big fireball!

A Space BBQ! Now which comet tastes like chicken?
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