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Ep. 768: Comets' Unpredictability

Ep. 768: Comets' Unpredictability

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition vor 10 Monaten

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Streamed live on Oct 13, 2025.

So it’s been decades since we’ve seen a bright comet in the sky.
And actually there was a pair — Hale-Bopp and Hyakutake. And
then, silence! And unmet promises by the Universe to give us a
bright comet. Comets are unpredictable, and they arrive precisely
when they intend to. Is it time again for a bright comet? If you
asked us in January if 2025 was going to have any outstanding
comets would fly through the Solar System, we would have (and we
did) say "no." And we were wrong. Comets are fickle,
unpredictable, and like to do exactly what we didn't predict.

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In this episode, we'd like to thank: Andrew Poelstra, BogieNet,
Brian Cagle, Burry Gowen, David, David Rossetter, David Truog,
Ed, Gerhard Schwarzer, Jason Kwong, Jeanette Wink, Michael
Purcell, Olger, Sergio Sancevero, Sergey Manouilov, Siggi
Kemmler, Stephen Veit