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Elenin Eclipse of the Sun September 24 to 26.

 

This video along with many web pages are suggesting that when comet Elenin passes between the sun and the earth in September 2011, that it will eclipse the sun as seen from the earth for three days.

 

Elenin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KctRYOz_Cl0

 

If you know anything about astronomy, you will know that in order for a body to eclipse the sun it has been be right on the ecliptic, which is the apparent path of the sun as seen from the earth AND the apparent path of the earth seen from the sun. Just as not every new moon, (when the moon passes between the sun and the earth) is an eclipse, because the moon can be as much as 5 degrees away from the ecliptic. Mercury is the most erratic planet and can be as much as 7 degrees from the ecliptic. 

 

The range of Mercury defines what we know as the zodiac belt, as all the planets are always seen within a band 7 degrees on either side of the ecliptic.

 

SO, back to the idea that Elenin will eclipse the sun for three days in September. In order for it to do that it will need to 1) be right on the ecliptic, and 2) exactly match the speed at which the earth is orbiting the sun for three days. See this article from Sky&Telescope about viewing the comet:

 

Bright Prospects for Comet Elenin?

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/observingblog/112431829.html

 

"The comet's elongation from the Sun shrinks to just 1° following perihelion, but soon thereafter the comet gets enough separate to position itself nicely for viewing in the predawn sky."

 

That means that just after it reaches its close point to the sun (its perihelion) it will be 1 degree from the sun. Enough seperate for viewing. This means if it is separated from the sun, that it can't eclipse the sun. 

 

"Moreover, it's traveling very near the ecliptic plane, and as it sweeps close to the Sun its sky location won't stray far from the ecliptic until mid-September, when the path arcs slowly northwestward through Leo. That's a plus for skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere."

 

It strays from the ecliptic in mid-September. Again, if it is not right on the ecliptic, unless it is HUGE, it can't eclipse the sun. The sun's apparent width as seen from the earth is 30 arc minutes, or a half of a degree.

 

Here is a page with an angular size calculator that you can play with to see how big it would need to be and how close in order to really eclipse the sun, if it were right on the ecliptic as it passes betwen the sun and the earth:

 

http://www.1728.com/angsize.htm

 

Don't believe everything you read.

• Anonymous

  The link to the angular size calculator no longer works because the 1728.com domain name was stolen from me last month. This new link will work:
  http://www.1728.org/angsize.htm
  Luckily I still had 1728.org in my possession.

  Jun 24, 2011, 10:51 pm 0 Reply
• Anonymous

  The link to the angular size calculator no longer works because the 1728.com domain name was stolen from me last month. This new link will work:
  http://www.1728.org/angsize.htm
  Luckily I still had 1728.org in my possession.

  Jun 24, 2011, 10:58 pm 0 Reply
• Anonymous

  Dear Sir,

  Please be aware that, my inner consciousness shines in the sun for some mysterious reason…. even the faces of the people, I see do appear on the surface of the sun as imaged by NASA SOHO Satellite….

  http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.298881036792680.94439.100000123579172&type=1

  and even on the weathersat images……

  http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.298197196861064.94254.100000123579172&type=1

  So I went into extreme isolation to test it out…. and some images are splashed on my profile there on facebook…. and the sun-spots and the flares on lasco c2 were missing for a while…. they are just the signs of friends I have down here, now they are on the rise & everyone is crying foul….

  Just get used to living with the sun, as a man down here….
  on, and even we were troubled…. and it took us extreme pest control measures to get rid of those pest infestations…

  Now you may also like to get rid of the spooks/creatures hidden in your home, that defy gravity and can crawl on the walls & ceilings…. and be healed….

  The world been following us in the astral for no reason, those swarms of little insects, maybe they were just you following us in the astral for no reason….

  But if you wish to be our family friend, you are most welcome to visit us through regular jumbo planes, and never in the astral again…. it disturbs us…

  And maybe your halo, also might show up somewhere near the sun…. and be aware, it ain’t going to harm us or you either….

  And please don’t say anything bad about the SUN…. Maybe you are saying it for a real person down here…. But why it is so, even I am not aware…. Maybe you are still a slave to the spooks, and not going to believe it….

  Thanks for your support, kindness & understanding….

  And when you any of you ever think of elenin or any other comet…. just watch out for the arrival of the new monster (household lizard) that shall try to sneak into your home after dark…. to find a place, maybe in the electrical fittings…. But be sure, it is not friendly…. and what must be done, is left to your imagination….

  Nov 15, 2011, 7:08 am 0 Reply