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Double Comet Spectacular... Maybe 28

jd writes "CNN is reporting that two comets, named NEAT and LINEAR after the obervatories that found them, may both be visible in the sky at the same time. The prediction is that they will first be seen in the southern hemisphere in mid-April, becoming visible in the northern skies in May. This is believed to be the first time these comets have passed through the inner solar system, so astronomers are hedging their bets on how bright they will be. Guesses range from plus infinity to minus infinity."
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Double Comet Spectacular... Maybe

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  • Re:ruh oh (Score:4, Insightful)

    by Mr. Slippery ( 47854 ) <tms&infamous,net> on Tuesday March 02, 2004 @06:06PM (#8445417) Homepage
    He got a plane crash right in 1979

    "Got it right" how? "On March 2 1979, FooBar Airlines flight 17 out of XYZ Airport will suffer engine failure and crash on takeoff", or "Somewhere near a major city in the late winter or spring there will be an accident involving a plane"?

    And how many did he not get right? Make enough predictions and you'll have a few hits.

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