New Green Comet: "Lovejoy"


	New Green Comet: "Lovejoy"

invictus

3-20-2007 10:32 AM

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3-20-2007 1:04 PM

Laustere

...Lovejoy.

Hehehehehe...

3-28-2007 9:31 AM

thisnamecantbetaken

Oh my goodness, couldn't that comet be interpreted as being blue? I seem to recall having heard or read some myths and legends regarding when the "blue star" appears and that it should be a signal for the end of days. I know that sounds far out, but I think it was the Hopi Indians who have a myth something like that...

3-28-2007 9:35 AM

thisnamecantbetaken

Yup! I thought so. Here's something Hopi:

http://www.crystalinks.com/hopi2.html

So what do you reckon? Could it be blue? .

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