I just did an updated video about Comet Elenin and the questions regarding the Comet that have not been answered as of yet.
In this video I just did - I have the question of "why haven't the exact coordinates been released"? On the original video I have "Where to look", which is a drawing by someone, but there are no exact coordinates for it.
My original Video I put together for Comet Elenin
Perhaps this will put your trembling heart at ease:
ReplyDeletehttp://spaceobs.org/en/2011/02/11/prolet-komety-c2010-x1-elenin-skvoz-vnutrennyuyu-chast-solnechnoj-sistemy/
"February 11, 2011: ... At the moment the comet’s orbit has been calculated well enough that there will be no serious changes. ... Closest approach to the Earth will be October 16th (Δ = 0.24 а.u.)."
Sure the path is calculated right now, but read the below - it is actually quite uncertain, as there are many unknowns about it.
ReplyDeleteIt is called Elenin since it was discovered by Leonid Elenin. I expect the internet to soon be ringing with rumors and news bytes about this comet. For now, there isn't much to say so I'm sharing what I've received in private from an astronomer at a big observatory that shall remain anonymous for the moment. He says:
1. It is too early to accurately predict the future path - it's orbital parameters haven't been revised.
2. Among the observable hyperbolic and parabolic comets (those that come from the Oort cloud) this one has the smallest perihelion distance and the smallest inclination to the ecliptic plane.
3. Comet Elenin's orbit may be unstable as it may encounter some dark bodies, for example, in the asteroid belt or even some Taurid objects. What would happen in those cases is a matter of luck.
4. This comet may carry a significant amount of material with it and if it follows the currently projected orbit, the Earth may very well pass through this material.
5. If Elenin is anything like what Victor Clube or James McCanney describes, we might be in for some surprises - good or bad, who knows?
http://www.sott.net/articles/show/221672-Comet-Elenin-is-Coming-