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dcman
There is sufficient evidence to suggest that NASA has deliberately tampered with satellite imagery depicting a comet changing its flight path after interacting with the sun on February 18. Comet NEAT (C/2002 V1) was first observed by astronomers in November 2002 and was initially described as a 'small' comet that would come closest to the Earth on December 24, 2002, when it would be at 0.8 AU (note: 1 AU equals 93 million miles the distance between the Earth and the sun). Astronomers suggested that NEAT would brighten considerably as it approached its perihelion ( approach to the sun) of 0.1 AU (go to <a href="http://cometography.com/lcomets/2002v1.html" target="_blank">http://cometography.com/lcomets/2002v1.html</a>) . By the time of its eventual arrival in the sun's vicinity, the precise size of the comet had become a matter of controversy as evident in a February 19, BBC report that described the comet as "unusual in that it is very large and very bright. In fact, it is the brightest comet ever observed by one of Soho's instruments." (<a href="http://Http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/science/nature/2779633.stm" target="_blank">Http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/scie...ure/2779633.stm</a>)


linked-imageAccording to NASA flight projections, the comet would flyby the sun and continue its orbit without having an appreciable impact on either the sun or the Earth. Real time photographs of the comet by the SOHO satellite positioned between the Sun and Earth showed the comet's passage around the sun (for NASA's projected passage, see image on left). As predicted, the comet appeared very large, with some estimates of its coma (gases, ice, etc., surrounding the core) up to four times the size of Jupiter while having a planet sized core up to the size of Mercury.

For more please click on link: <a href="http://www.exopolitics.org/CometNeat.htm" target="_blank">http://www.exopolitics.org/CometNeat.htm</a>
ships-cat
Err... why ?

Meow Purr.
Waspie_Dwarf
Moved from Space and Astronomy to conspiracies.
Celumnaz
Project BlueBeam test?
Waspie_Dwarf
My Apologies to dcman. The copyright notice was included however the permission note allowing the article to be copied in full, which is on the original site, was not. As such I thought this was excessive use of copyrighted material.
Unlimited
like the cat said..why?...whats the signifigance?
dcman
QUOTE (dcman @ Oct 26 2007, 03:55 PM) *
There is sufficient evidence to suggest that NASA has deliberately tampered with satellite imagery depicting a comet changing its flight path after interacting with the sun on February 18. Comet NEAT (C/2002 V1) was first observed by astronomers in November 2002 and was initially described as a 'small' comet that would come closest to the Earth on December 24, 2002, when it would be at 0.8 AU (note: 1 AU equals 93 million miles the distance between the Earth and the sun). Astronomers suggested that NEAT would brighten considerably as it approached its perihelion ( approach to the sun) of 0.1 AU (go to <a href="http://cometography.com/lcomets/2002v1.html" target="_blank">http://cometography.com/lcomets/2002v1.html</a>) . By the time of its eventual arrival in the sun's vicinity, the precise size of the comet had become a matter of controversy as evident in a February 19, BBC report that described the comet as "unusual in that it is very large and very bright. In fact, it is the brightest comet ever observed by one of Soho's instruments." (<a href="http://Http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/science/nature/2779633.stm" target="_blank">Http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/scie...ure/2779633.stm</a>)


linked-imageAccording to NASA flight projections, the comet would flyby the sun and continue its orbit without having an appreciable impact on either the sun or the Earth. Real time photographs of the comet by the SOHO satellite positioned between the Sun and Earth showed the comet's passage around the sun (for NASA's projected passage, see image on left). As predicted, the comet appeared very large, with some estimates of its coma (gases, ice, etc., surrounding the core) up to four times the size of Jupiter while having a planet sized core up to the size of Mercury.

For more please click on link: <a href="http://www.exopolitics.org/CometNeat.htm" target="_blank">http://www.exopolitics.org/CometNeat.htm</a>


Being a little excessive with the deletes aren't you?
From the Author: Copyright © Michael E. Salla, PhD (Feb 26, 2003, updated March 1, 2003)

Forward as you wish. Permission is granted to circulate among private individuals and groups, post on all Internet sites and publish in full in all not-for-profit publications.
http://www.exopolitics.org/CometNeat.htm
ships-cat
Weeell... the ToC DO say "only post minimum necessary.. provide link". You could have done something like...

QUOTE ("hypothetical version")
Did NASA fake images of a comet fly-past ? Telescope and satellite data have mysterious 'gaps'.
link


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Celumnaz
hate it when links disappear, or the content has been reworked and no evidence to what was originally stated exsists
http://www.au.af.mil/au/2025/volume4/chap03/b5_6.htm
Waspie_Dwarf
What a plie of nonsense that is. It is full of idiotic accusations such as :
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At this point, amateur astronomers on Web discussion boards began crying foul and were accusing NASA of image tampering.
Which amateur astronomers? What web discussion boards? It doesn't say, now why can that be?

Again he says,
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For amateur astronomers, this was the smoking gun they had been looking for
again no names, no links.

I have spent a large portion of my life reading astronomical magazines and following events on astronomical websites. I have never seen any such claims on any site except conspiracy sites (and then only on the real way out ones).

The fact is that this is a very old and very debunked piece of nonsense. The respected website Space.com debunked tnis silliness back in 2003: HERE.

The fact is that NEAT brightened and, in 2004, was photographed by thousands of amateur astronomers EXACTLY WHERE IT SHOULD BE.

There was nothing special about NEAT, it was not the have
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a planet sized core up to the size of Mercury.
as the fool that wrote this garbage claimed.

Indeed the fool claims that the comet had broken up and fragmented:
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The cometary debris which NASA claims is associated with the comet Bradfield, is in most likelihood, the first physical manifestation of the comet NEAT's break up and/or changed flight pattern.


If this is true then it is an amazing coincidence that there was a comet in exactly the correct orbit at exactly the correct time as that which was predicted for NEAT before its orbit was changed and it broke up.which was photographed by astronomers all over the world.
Waspie_Dwarf
QUOTE (Celumnaz @ Oct 26 2007, 05:39 PM) *
hate it when links disappear, or the content has been reworked and no evidence to what was originally stated exsists
http://www.au.af.mil/au/2025/volume4/chap03/b5_6.htm


I hate it when rubbish like this doesn't disappear.
Celumnaz
That was some amazing technology and now the information is gone.
Enigma wrapped in a puzzle
QUOTE (ships-cat @ Oct 26 2007, 04:01 PM) *
Err... why ?

Meow Purr.


oh how cute a cat gimick with a signature or meow purr after every post sleepy.gif
Unlimited
QUOTE (Enigma wrapped in a puzzle @ Oct 26 2007, 07:21 PM) *
oh how cute a cat gimick with a signature or meow purr after every post sleepy.gif


save that noise..the cats with me..
Lilly
QUOTE (Waspie_Dwarf @ Oct 26 2007, 05:06 PM) *
...If this is true then it is an amazing coincidence that there was a comet in exactly the correct orbit at exactly the correct time as that which was predicted for NEAT before its orbit was changed and it broke up.which was photographed by astronomers all over the world.


Maybe NASA secretly launched a space shuttle that diverted the comet to the exact orbit at the exact time predicted? Or, perhaps it's just a load of rubbish? Hmmm... laugh.gif
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