UPDATE! Comet ISON-Bruce Gary-BpEarthWatch
4,866 views · Published 15 December 2013 · 8:30 · Indexed 25 October 2026
Channel: The Coming Harpazo · 2013 · News & Politics
Video by dazzathecameraman. Link to Dazza's channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/dazzathecameraman/videos I emailed Bruce Gary about BPEarthWatch's videos, here is his response.... ===================================================== David, Comet ISON has died. The remnants will consist of tiny dust particles (microscopic in size), a field of fragments (possibly the size of popcorn balls, and with a similar density), and very diffuse gas (atoms and molecules). All of these break-up products are moving away from the sun, along a trajectory that will never be closer to Earth than 50 million miles (1/2 a.u.). This is so far from Earth that we will never encounter them. All dead comets are harmless, and Comet ISON is especially harmless. Prior to Comet ISON's perihelion break-up the tiny dust particles produced by outgassing were pushed away from the comet by solar light pressure and their orbits have been altered to greatly differ from the comet's trajectory. Comet ISON passed near the Earth's orbit last November 2, at a location where Earth will pass through in mid-January, 2014. At that time it is unlikely that any of the old comet dust particles will be near the Earth, but if some are close the most that these microscopic particles would do is produce a few pretty "shooting stars." My web page with almost daily updates about Comet ISON has been misused by people who seem to want to create fear where none is justified. I suspect that when someone copies a picture from my web page and puts it on theirs with a cation stating that a UFO is flying in formation, they know exactly what they're doing and they don't care if they scare some of their viewers. Some people lack "critical thinking skills" and they are being unnecessarily frightened by outlandish claims. The most recent misuse of my web page was by a chronic abuser of it, BPEarthWatch, where I was characterized as reporting that the comet's orbit has changed, with an ominous undertone. In fact, all I reported is that my team attempted to image the comet in a wide field-of-view and a mysterious "smudge" was found 10 'arc away from the comet's expected location. The next day I reported that new imaging showed that this smudge must have been an artifact of the imaging process, and we had no idea of where the comet was. In fact, it probably is so faint (22nd magnitude by one estimate) that only a professional telescope could see it. Such "null results" should not be mis-characterized by statements claiming that the comet was found to have changed orbit with an unstated implication that we're dealing with a rogue comet that wants to harm humans. I have been asked on several occasions to complain about such mis-representations of my Comet ISON reportage, and I declined to take action. I found these people to be somewhere between pathetic and amusing, and I couldn't imagine that anyone would be alarmed by them. They were, in effect, creating something akin to a "horror movie" for the entertainment of others. But if anyone believes such outrageous distortions, then I hope someone will create counter-web pages to refute the fearful ones. I'm not intersted in doing this, so I appreciate anyone who will take on that role. Thanks you, David Greig, for being such a person. Bruce Gary Arizona, USA ========================================================== Bruce Gary's website - Re Comet ISON: http://brucegary.net/ISON/ Cosmophobia: http://www.cosmophobia.org/ Cosmophobia: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cosmo... Video by BPEarthWatch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoBIpy... Check out my Facebook discussion page: "Voices Of Reason To Explain X - VORTEX" https://www.facebook.com/groups/30806... The astronomy software I use is Starry Night Pro by Starry Night Software: http://astronomy.starrynight.com/ ==================================================== FAIR USE STATEMENT This video may contain copyrighted material the use of which has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. This material is being made available within this transformative or derivative work for the purpose of education, commentary and criticism, is being distributed without profit, and is believed to be "fair use" in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/... If you wish to use copyrighted material from this video for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. Any attempt to misuse copyright to intimidate, harass or censor this video or its author will be vigorously defended. NOTE: The author of this video uses http://www.counterdmca.com/ as an 'Agent of Service' to respond to DMCA takedown notices, and his personal information will not be divulged in the counter-notice.
