the UFO on the Rosetta Comet

[Jacques Terreur]

Why is Rosetta's comet spewing jets of water? Mysterious plumes of vapour are spotted on 67P

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uhm, correct me if i am getting it wrong....but isn't that exactly the stuff comets DO ?

[some new guy]

whoa! - that link had a nice soundtrack, like some Brian Eno action

BEST - Ron

[kitco]

This is going to be unexplained untill we have a higher resoulution photo of the suface of that comet.

[Merc14]

This is going to be unexplained untill we have a higher resoulution photo of the suface of that comet.

Maybe, maybe not. It looks like the sun glinting off some shiny surface that may never be at the right angle again or covered up as the comet begins to outgas. Remember, the comet is starting to outgas, as shown by SP's post above, so we are bound to see some really odd sights over the next few months.

Outgassing mosaic assembled on 9/2/2014

Edited September 18, 2014 by Merc14

[Astral Hillbilly]

This topic was approached, sort of, on this thread

http://www.unexplain...t

And the SAME website was then claiming a face on the comet

http://www.ufosighti...of-face-on.html

Scott C. Waring who runs that website is forever seeing 'stuff' that isnt there and posting about it

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This topic was approached, sort of, on this thread

http://www.unexplain...t

And the SAME website was then claiming a face on the comet

http://www.ufosighti...of-face-on.html

Scott C. Waring who runs that website is forever seeing 'stuff' that isnt there and posting about it

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I think the face stuff is a load of crap, but this object is definitely out of place. It appears to be perfectly round at the top, like a telescope. Could an alien race mount a telescope on an asteroid for a free ride around the cosmos ?

[toast]

No UFO, see arrow marked area + click to enlarge:

http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2014/09/Comet_on_14_September_2014_-_NavCam

[Gaden]

I think the face stuff is a load of crap, but this object is definitely out of place. It appears to be perfectly round at the top, like a telescope. Could an alien race mount a telescope on an asteroid for a free ride around the cosmos ?

Wouldn't the spin of the comet negate any practical reason(s) for mounting a reflector or telescope? Why would riding on a comet be better than sending something on it's own journey? You only need propulsion to get it up to the speed you want, after that, it's a 'free ride'. As for the object being round, most reflections are going to appear round, as that is the shape of lenses and mirrors in an imaging device.

Edited September 18, 2014 by Gaden

[Merc14]

Wouldn't the spin of the comet negate any practical reason(s) for mounting a reflector or telescope? Why would riding on a comet be better than sending something on it's own journey? You only need propulsion to get it up to the speed you want, after that, it's a 'free ride'. As for the object being round, most reflections are going to appear round, as that is the shape of lenses and mirrors in an imaging device.

Great questions and of course the answer to both is yes. I might add that the telescope and reflector would be nonfunctional during all outgassing events. Also, why put either a reflector or a telescope in a valley between the head and body of the comet?

Edited September 18, 2014 by Merc14

[highdesert50]

Has a mechanical issue been eliminated from the possibilities? For example, consider such common digital issues as hot, stuck, or dead pixels.

[Lilly]

here they are:

it's a british Kids Show.....

Aww...they're cute!

[qxcontinuum]

Wouldn't the spin of the comet negate any practical reason(s) for mounting a reflector or telescope? Why would riding on a comet be better than sending something on it's own journey? You only need propulsion to get it up to the speed you want, after that, it's a 'free ride'. As for the object being round, most reflections are going to appear round, as that is the shape of lenses and mirrors in an imaging device.

An artificial made object lanched in space wouln't offer the same protection a meteorite or comet does. In the same time it might not necessarily be a telescope but instead some sort of transparent protecting cylinder containing a message like a bottle in the see. Perhaps this is their way to send messages in deep space as we did with both voyager in 1970's.

Imagine how easy a space probe can smash in an impact with any other relatively smaller sized object flying at 40.000 km. logically a meteorite should be much safer for transportation.

[coolguy]

Its the Millennium Falcon hiding from tie fighters .

Edited September 19, 2014 by coolguy

[stereologist]

A comet is going to be a terrible place to hitch a ride. It is an unstable platform. The path is not predictable. It breaks up and spews material that can coat, clog, and mess things up.

[Merc14]

An artificial made object lanched in space wouln't offer the same protection a meteorite or comet does. In the same time it might not necessarily be a telescope but instead some sort of transparent protecting cylinder containing a message like a bottle in the see. Perhaps this is their way to send messages in deep space as we did with both voyager in 1970's.

Imagine how easy a space probe can smash in an impact with any other relatively smaller sized object flying at 40.000 km. logically a meteorite should be much safer for transportation.

Huh?

[+Hammerclaw]

It's a reflective patch of detritus on a comet. Everything said about it in this thread, other than that, is a product of the author's imagination.

[Gaden]

An artificial made object lanched in space wouln't offer the same protection a meteorite or comet does. In the same time it might not necessarily be a telescope but instead some sort of transparent protecting cylinder containing a message like a bottle in the see. Perhaps this is their way to send messages in deep space as we did with both voyager in 1970's.

Imagine how easy a space probe can smash in an impact with any other relatively smaller sized object flying at 40.000 km. logically a meteorite should be much safer for transportation.

How long has Voyager been traveling? Why send a message on an object that has it's own orbit, no where near a planet such as Earth. We sent Voyager exactly where we wanted it to go. You're grasping at straws.

[JesseCuster]

"transparent protecting cylinder"

Lol!

Amazing what people will see in tiny little blurry blobs on astronomy photos.

[qxcontinuum]

"transparent protecting cylinder"

Lol!

Amazing what people will see in tiny little blurry blobs on astronomy photos.

Haha ...indeed

This is the problem when the photo cameras mounted on space probes cost a few hundred thousands dollars while they are good to take pictures with a quality for 1980's...

Edited September 19, 2014 by qxcontinuum

[Merc14]

Haha ...indeed

This is the problem when the photo cameras mounted on space probes cost a few hundred thousands dollars while they are good to take pictures with a quality for 1980's...

These images are from the relatively low resolution NAVCAM rather than the high resolution OSIRIS cameras. Apparently there is a 6 month proprietary waiting period on all Rosetta science instrument data http://blogs.esa.int/rosetta/2014/06/25/comet-67pc-g-in-rosettas-navigation-camera/ but the NAVCAM is an always on non-science instrument used for navigation and is separate from the science package so as not to interfere with experiments when performing navigation tasks.

[Astra.]

These images are from the relatively low resolution NAVCAM rather than the high resolution OSIRIS cameras. Apparently there is a 6 month proprietary waiting period on all Rosetta science instrument data http://blogs.esa.int...igation-camera/ but the NAVCAM is an always on non-science instrument used for navigation and is separate from the science package so as not to interfere with experiments when performing navigation tasks.

You are sooo! pedantic Merc....what a scientific and inquisitive mind you have

[qxcontinuum]

Interesting fact , thanks for highlighting. I knew there is a proprietary waiting period but never have thought of it in this case. What can I say? Almost sounds like a conspiracy isn't it? Lets hold back from sharing good pics to the public until wil skim through them and serve them what we want them to see...

Space exploration mingled with human personality.... And photoshop

Edited September 19, 2014 by qxcontinuum

[Merc14]

Interesting fact , thanks for highlighting. I knew there is a proprietary waiting period but never have thought of it in this case. What can I say? Almost sounds like a conspiracy isn't it? Lets hold back from sharing good pics to the public until wil skim through them and serve them what we want them to see...

Space exploration mingled with human personality.... And photoshop

I think it is less about conspiracy to keep people uninformed and more about allowing the scientists who developed the instruments some lead time to study the data and get the first jab at publishing results. http://blogs.esa.int...o-rosetta-data/

Edited September 19, 2014 by Merc14

[Astra.]

Quiet frankly, I'm over this ET topic.

It doesn't matter what any body says.....it is ridiculed from the start from the bloomin! naysayers!

Booooring! is all I can say......the same predictable group giving their same "blah! blah! boring predictable comments.

Frankly, I don't care if the damn Martians do an English jig on the Queens toilet.......who GAF!

Not me! ....

[JesseCuster]

These images are from the relatively low resolution NAVCAM rather than the high resolution OSIRIS cameras. Apparently there is a 6 month proprietary waiting period on all Rosetta science instrument data http://blogs.esa.int...igation-camera/ but the NAVCAM is an always on non-science instrument used for navigation and is separate from the science package so as not to interfere with experiments when performing navigation tasks.

Kindly take your facts somewhere else. This is the place for baseless fact-free speculation.

[qxcontinuum]

Quiet frankly, I'm over this ET topic.

It doesn't matter what any body says.....it is ridiculed from the start from the bloomin! naysayers!

Booooring! is all I can say......the same predictable group giving their same "blah! blah! boring predictable comments.

Frankly, I don't care if the damn Martians do an English jig on the Queens toilet.......who GAF!

Not me! ....

I think the original link to the blog that started this thread was somewhat making false suppositions naming the object an UFO or Aliens etc... that "something" would have been more serious analyzed and would have passed the "quality control" imposed by some "non believers" existent on these forums.

The reality is...there is a "something" there that unfortunately cannot be properly seen due to poor imaging, which usually leaves place for suppositions and interpretations. It doesn't mean that something cannot be indeed an artificial object or in the same time a rock.

This is why finding ET live sucks and it is resuming to only words; lacking real enthusiasm , proper investigation of non eligible (out of planning) details, employment of older technologies costly enough and I can name a few more.