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Watch a bright comet head for the sun
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Cameras, Internet, Science,
Soon after Australian amateur astronomer Terry Lovejoy discovered a comet in an automated search program using a telescope equipped with a CCD detector on Nov. 27, it became clear that he had found something special.
Follow-up observations determined that the comet belonged to the Kreutz group of sungrazing comets, so called because members of this comet family—which all travel in similar orbits—pass extremely close to the Sun. The brightest Kreutz comets, such as the great comets of 1066, 1843, 1882, and 1965, have been among the most spectacular comets on record. The Kreutz group is believed to be the remnants of what was once a single, larger comet that has progressively fragmented over the past couple thousand years.
Although Lovejoy's comet—now officially known as C/2011 W3 (Lovejoy)—is not expected to rival the greatest Kreutz comets, it’s the first sungrazer to be found by a ground-based observer in over 40 years, and it should put on an impressive show online. It’s now visible in the images of several spaceborne observatories that monitor our star—the twin STEREO spacecraft and the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO)—and should brighten as it makes what’s likely a suicidal run at the Sun.
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TV on DVD: October 13, 2009
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, BBC, Cable, CBS, FOX, MTV, Syndication, The CW, DVR,
Here are some of the TV on DVD options available this Tuesday.
- Flashpoint (Season 1)
- Futurama (Complete Collection)
- Girlfriends (Season 7)
- The Haunted Airman (TV Movie)
- The Hunger (Season 2)
- Inspector Lewis (Series 2)
- Jackass: The Lost Tapes
- Legend of the Seeker (Season 1)
- Lovejoy (Season 6, Complete Collection)
- Married with Children (Season 11)
- The Mighty Boosh: Special Edition (Seasons 1-3)
- My Family (Seasons 3 & 4)
- Wycliffe (Series 2)
Make sure to also check out the DVD and Blu-ray film options for this week.
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TV on DVD: May 12, 2009
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, BBC, Cable, CBS, NBC, Showtime, DVD,
Here are some of the TV on DVD options available this Tuesday.
- The Best of Star Trek: The Original Series
- The Best of Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Case Closed (Season 5)
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Season 1) **Blu-ray**
- The Dana Carvey Show
- The Jeff Foxworthy Show (Season 2)
- Lovejoy (Season 5)
- Murder Princess (Complete Series)
- Penn & Teller: Bullsh*t (Season 6)
- Pie in the Sky (Series 1)
- The Rez (Complete Series)
- Two and a Half Men (Season 5)
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TV on DVD: January 13, 2009
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Prime Time, BBC, Cable, FOX, HBO, NBC, WB,
Here are some of the TV on DVD options available this Tuesday.
- Ben 10 Alien Force (Season 1, Vol. 2)
- Dallas (Season 10)
- House of Payne (Volume 3)
- Little Britain USA (Season 1)
- Lovejoy (Season 4)
- Man vs. Wild (Season 2)
- Matlock (Season 2)
- Reba (Season 5)
- Saxondale (Seasons 1 & 2)
- Skins (Volume 1)
- ‘til Death (Season 2)
- Walker, Texas Ranger (Season 6)
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TV on DVD: May 13, 2008
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Late Night, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, BBC, Cable, CBS, FOX, NBC, American Idol, Saturday Night Live, DVD,
Here are some of the TV on DVD options available this Tuesday.
- American Idol: Season 6 Finale
- Backyardigans: High Flying Adventures
- The Chase (Season 1)
- Drawn Together (Uncensored) (Season 3)
- Lovejoy (Season 3)
- The Magnificent Seven (Complete Series)
- Mission Impossible (Season 4)
- A Raisin in the Sun
- The Rat Patrol (Complete Series)
- Saturday Night Live (Limited Edition) (Season 3)
- Shin Chan (Season 1, Part 1)
- Stargate Infinity (Complete Series)
- Two and a Half Men (Season 3)
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TV on DVD: January 8, 2008
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Reality, BBC, Cable, CBS, FX, MTV, DVD,
Here are some of the TV on DVD options you can find on the shelves starting today.
- Animal Planet: Growing Up Arctic (Season 1)
- The Beverly Hillbillies Collection
- Gunsmoke (Season 2, Volume 1)
- Lovejoy (Season 2)
- MI-5 (Volume 5)
- The Naked Brothers Band (Season 1)
- Rob & Big (Seasons 1 and 2)
- The Riches (Season 1)
- Two and a Half Men (Season 2)
- The Waltons (Season 6)
- WWE: Royal Rumble Complete Anthology (Volume III)
- WWE: Royal Rumble Complete Anthology (Volume IV)
Click here to see the new titles released on HD DVD and Blu-Ray.
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